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Bill: Education Freedom Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Fasco-Communist Order
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2315
Description[?]:
Parents should have the opportunity to send their children to the best schools in Terra, and the only way we will create the greatest schools is by forcing them to compete with each other for supremecy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 11:20:37, November 16, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Education Freedom Bill |
Message | You have our support on this |
Date | 12:01:24, November 16, 2006 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Education Freedom Bill |
Message | This is taking away the option of parents sending their children to public schools instead of private. We will vote against this bill like we have voted against most of your idiotic stupid and pathetic bills. |
Date | 02:47:22, November 17, 2006 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the Education Freedom Bill |
Message | The TNP has again shown their immaturity to new ideas. It's laughable that they call themselves a political party. |
Date | 02:49:40, November 17, 2006 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the Education Freedom Bill |
Message | We would move to make the entire education system private, but some stupid treaty we signed prohibits us. |
Date | 07:21:55, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Royalist Party | To | Debating the Education Freedom Bill |
Message | We're with the Nationalists on this. This is a sick bill. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 31 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 179 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
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