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Bill: LSE Programme for Freedom
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Socialists of Endralon
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: February 2326
Description[?]:
| Apolgies for putting this as one bill but they're all broadly similar policies and it's too time consuming to create tons of separate bills. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Proposed: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government never offers international aid.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:12:02, December 07, 2006 CET | From |  League of Objectivists! | To | Debating the LSE Programme for Freedom |
| Message | We'd like to hear your rationalization as to how these are 'broadly similar'? |
| Date | 22:12:04, December 07, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Socialists of Endralon | To | Debating the LSE Programme for Freedom |
| Message | Well they're not that similar but they do all reduce the power of the state. |
| Date | 01:22:39, December 08, 2006 CET | From | League of Objectivists! | To | Debating the LSE Programme for Freedom |
| Message | True enough. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 259 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 407 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Terra, the fictional world in which Particracy is set, consists of 8 continents: Artania, Dovani, Keris, Makon, Majatra, Seleya, Temania and Vascania. |
| Random quote: "When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other in order that the people may require a leader." - Plato |