Modern Standards Act of 2021 - Belvaria

Rationale

These changes prioritize universal rights, worker wellbeing, and consumer safety, addressing unmet needs and systemic inequities in housing, care, labor, and corporate accountability.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Homelessness	Shelters and support services	Guaranteed housing-first support
2	Social Care for the Elderly	Capped lifetime care costs	Free universal social care
3	Maximum Working Hours	40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls	35-hour weekly maximum
4	Consumer Protection	Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards	Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products
5	Lobbying & Political Donations	Disclosure rules, few limits	Strict caps and a public lobbying register

1

Homelessness

Previous law

Shelters and support services

Guaranteed housing-first support

2

Social Care for the Elderly

Previous law

Capped lifetime care costs

Free universal social care

3

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls

35-hour weekly maximum

4

Consumer Protection

Previous law

Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products

5

Lobbying & Political Donations

Previous law

Disclosure rules, few limits

Strict caps and a public lobbying register

Proposer

Party

United Left Of Belvaria

The United Left of Belvaria stands for democratic socialism, economic justice and strong public services. We fight against inequality, corporate influence and poverty, putting people before profit and building a Belvaria that works for everyone.

Core pillars

MW

Michael Walter

Deputy Federal Chancellor · Age 60

35,903 social followers

Once a factory worker turned labor scholar, Michael Walter spent decades in academia before becoming the party’s most vocal champion of radical economic reform, known for fiery speeches that electrify both protesters and press alike.

🎓 Academic 🤝 Loyal 📺 Media Savvy 🔨 Working Class Background 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

5 January 2021
Vote Open

5 January 2021
Vote Closed

6 March 2021
Did Not Become Law

6 March 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Federal Council

Failed

18Yes 35No 17Not voted 70 seats

For: 18 / 70 seats (25.7%)

Against: 35 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 17

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 34.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Amish League	15	No	We're all for reasonable social welfare, but this infringes upon our Libertarian views a little too much.
Just A Couple Chill Guys	0	Abstain	No reason given
Liberal	15	No	It sounds good but its bad this will destroy the econmy in days
Liberty For Belvaria!	5	No	The bloated state yet again clamping down on economic freedom and market freedom under the moniker of 'regulations' and 'safety' is nothing new, but to allow this law to pass would be the beginning of democratic backsliding as the state imposes increasing laws to stifle the liberty of the market.
The National Rally	5	Yes	This will greatly improve our nation
Together We Can	6	Yes	We strongly support this proposal.
United Left Of Belvaria Proposer	7	Yes	No reason given

National Parliament

Failed

150Yes 217No 133Not voted 500 seats

For: 150 / 500 seats (30.0%)

Against: 217 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 133

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 40.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Amish League	81	No	We're all for reasonable social welfare, but this infringes upon our Libertarian views a little too much.
Just A Couple Chill Guys	0	Abstain	No reason given
Liberal	114	No	It sounds good but its bad this will destroy the econmy in days
Liberty For Belvaria!	22	No	The bloated state yet again clamping down on economic freedom and market freedom under the moniker of 'regulations' and 'safety' is nothing new, but to allow this law to pass would be the beginning of democratic backsliding as the state imposes increasing laws to stifle the liberty of the market.
The National Rally	55	Yes	This will greatly improve our nation
Together We Can	45	Yes	We strongly support this proposal.
United Left Of Belvaria Proposer	50	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	73	Not voted

Federal Chancellor

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal	1	No	No reason given

President

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Liberty For Belvaria!

Voted Jan. 26, 2021

No

“The bloated state yet again clamping down on economic freedom and market freedom under the moniker of 'regulations' and 'safety' is nothing new, but to allow this law to pass would be the beginning of democratic backsliding as the state imposes increasing laws to stifle the liberty of the market.”