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Bill: EMERGENCY DECREE- Continuation Of War Until Complete Victory, AKA. NO SURRENDER! [In case of failure in the Atyr Conference]
Details
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: November 2343
Description[?]:
| "If those Pontesians wont talk about peace then they will have to have it rammed down their throats." -- Eliyahu Asa Kason * Children must immediately take up jobs as Beiteynuese Freedom Fighters. * All media broadcasts that are not officially sanctioned by the Beiteynuese government shall be cancelled until further notice. * The following now equate to crimes against the state: ** Failure to arm oneself against occupying forces. ** Collaboration with occupational forces. ** Trade with occupational forces. ** Failure to have a official flag of Beiteynu flying in the front garden. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: All judgements are final and binding; appealing against them is not possible.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is mandatory; all children must seek employment.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state actively removes or modifies cultural and historical heritage which are considered "inappropriate", or if public interest so requires.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: The victim of eminent domain determines just compensation.
Current: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Proposed: The government does not compensate victims of eminent domain.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Current: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or used for commercial purposes.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Ownership of firearms is mandatory for all adults.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Current: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Proposed: Only government approved movies are allowed to be viewed.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Current: Parental qualifications are left to local governments.
Proposed: The state raises all children in state institutions.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: The government discriminates against minorities in its hiring.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: All educational institutions must be segregated.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:32:36, January 01, 2007 CET | From | Red Anarchy Faction | To | Debating the EMERGENCY DECREE- Continuation Of War Until Complete Victory, AKA. NO SURRENDER! [In case of failure in the Atyr Conference] |
| Message | "Even if we cannot be reunited with our Pontesian brethren, we shall continue to struggle for complete political and economic independence." |
| Date | 01:21:12, January 12, 2007 CET | From |  Ma'avak | To | Debating the EMERGENCY DECREE- Continuation Of War Until Complete Victory, AKA. NO SURRENDER! [In case of failure in the Atyr Conference] |
| Message | "With the passage of the Atyr arranged treaty in both nations we shall put this to a vote and shoot it down. The people have grown weary of wary and Mr Kason the party has grown weary of you, you are hereby expelled and relieved of your role as General of the Resistance. The Jüdische Widerstandarmee shall come under the full control of the party hierarchy and shall obey with the ceasefire arranged." -- General Secretary Tuvya Menachem |
| Date | 17:06:08, January 12, 2007 CET | From | Red Anarchy Faction | To | Debating the EMERGENCY DECREE- Continuation Of War Until Complete Victory, AKA. NO SURRENDER! [In case of failure in the Atyr Conference] |
| Message | The ASG are disgusted by this 18-wheeler. |
| Date | 18:24:29, January 12, 2007 CET | From | Ma'avak | To | Debating the EMERGENCY DECREE- Continuation Of War Until Complete Victory, AKA. NO SURRENDER! [In case of failure in the Atyr Conference] |
| Message | Yeah it's pretty shameful but it will hurt me by voting against it as well because I will lose regulatory ground, but hey it's all in the name of peace. |
| Date | 01:05:23, January 13, 2007 CET | From | Red Anarchy Faction | To | Debating the EMERGENCY DECREE- Continuation Of War Until Complete Victory, AKA. NO SURRENDER! [In case of failure in the Atyr Conference] |
| Message | You could have kept it, removed the articles from it to add to other bills for later occasions without losing quota and deleted this one afterward. |
| Date | 02:38:45, January 13, 2007 CET | From | Ma'avak | To | Debating the EMERGENCY DECREE- Continuation Of War Until Complete Victory, AKA. NO SURRENDER! [In case of failure in the Atyr Conference] |
| Message | I'm sorry :( |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 140 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 250 |
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