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Bill: MDFP Devolution Plank (i)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Workers Union
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 2345
Description[?]:
| The MDFP supports sensible devolution. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Article 5
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 the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:29:31, January 16, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the MDFP Devolution Plank (i) |
| Message | Strategy wise let's get Labour and myself to vote yes, and the PSF and Centrists to vote no (remember, this is all for strategy). |
| Date | 00:33:58, January 16, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the MDFP Devolution Plank (i) |
| Message | Centrists should actually vote yes in order to make themselves more federalist and capture the large unrepresented federalist bloc in this country along with Labour. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 76 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 225 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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