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Bill: Higher Learning Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progress-Democracy-Reform
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: August 2330
Description[?]:
Private universities are important institutions around the world, providing quality education with little or no expense to the taxpayer, and providing future students with greater educational choice. Allowing private education will create competition that will make state universities better and will allow greater freedom for how our citizens choose to educate themselves. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 09:36:30, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Indrala | To | Debating the Higher Learning Freedom Act |
Message | We welcome the prospect of students freed from the ideologically driven curriculum of an ideologically heterogenous government |
Date | 09:37:22, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Indrala | To | Debating the Higher Learning Freedom Act |
Message | The SLP meant to say homogenous, as should hav been clear |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 126 | |||
no | Total Seats: 249 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 375 |
Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
Random quote: "God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools." - John Muir |