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Bill: Political Independence Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2080
Description[?]:
| Legislation to force employees to be neutral. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Appointments and requirements for government employees.
Old value:: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Current: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Proposed: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:37:52, July 11, 2005 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | August 2078 opinion polls show a majority favours this proposal. |
| Date | 18:18:25, July 11, 2005 CET | From | Family First Party | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | We would be happy to support this. |
| Date | 20:01:23, July 11, 2005 CET | From | Populist Party | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | We would support this as well. |
| Date | 04:24:51, July 12, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | Agreed |
| Date | 09:36:02, July 12, 2005 CET | From | National Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | Don't like it. Government employees should be loyal to whatever party they work for. |
| Date | 02:52:26, July 13, 2005 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | They dont work for a party. They work for the government. There is a difference. And what happened to support the popular consensus? |
| Date | 08:43:16, July 13, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | We have thought long and hard about this. We are also aware that as we are the last party to vote, and a majority has already backed the proposal, we cannot change things either way, thus giving us the freedom to vote our opinions without needing to consider future ramifications for the people. It is our considered belief that government employees should believe in policy they are implementing and defending. Government employees include speechwriters, press officers and civil servants; they cannot be expected to do their best when they oppose policy. Making them promise independence will not make them independent, as the law cannot control minds, only actions, it will only punish them if they voice their true opinions. We vote against. |
| Date | 09:37:20, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Family First Party | To | Debating the Political Independence Act |
| Message | Sorry to reply to an old thread, but there can still be people employed by the political parties. Eg heads of state could still, if they wanted to, hire their own politically allinged speech writer. I think that this is meant to apply more to higher management, rather than the lower down office workers. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 251 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 169 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "I never dared to be radical when young. For fear it would make me conservative when old." - Robert Frost |