“This is a bad idea to pass”
Drop the Carbon Tax Act of 2023
Rationale
This change removes a costly burden on heavy industry, boosting economic growth and protecting jobs while maintaining environmental goals through existing regulations.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon Pricing |
Low carbon price on heavy industry only
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No carbon price
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Carbon PricingProposer
Party
Pax Americana
We advocate for free trade, growth and democracy under Broadland's hegemony.
Core pillars
Andrew Douglas
Activist · Age 26
At 21, Andrew Douglas emerged as a vocal advocate for sweeping reforms after his viral social media exposes on local corruption, earning both adoration from activists and suspicion from entrenched elites.
Timeline
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Draft11 October 2023
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Vote Open11 October 2023
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Vote Closed10 December 2023
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Did Not Become Law10 December 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 277 / 435 seats (63.7%)
Against: 115 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 43
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Broadlands | 60 | Yes | Environmental protections cannot come at such great expense to our economy in a time like this. We can review protections down the line. |
| Homeland Union | 60 | Yes | That's a good one for the free market! |
| Pax Americana Proposer | 85 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Revolutionary Communist Front | 72 | Yes | We support this bill |
| Progressive Reform | 115 | No | This is a bad idea to pass |
Senate
FailedFor: 39 / 100 seats (39.0%)
Against: 47 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Broadlands | 0 | Yes | Environmental protections cannot come at such great expense to our economy in a time like this. We can review protections down the line. |
| Homeland Union | 0 | Yes | That's a good one for the free market! |
| Pax Americana Proposer | 39 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Revolutionary Communist Front | 0 | Yes | We support this bill |
| Progressive Reform | 47 | No | This is a bad idea to pass |
| Empty seats | 6 | Not voted |
Presidency
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Reform | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“Environmental protections cannot come at such great expense to our economy in a time like this. We can review protections down the line.”
“We cannot abandon environmental protections”
“We support this bill”
“That's a good one for the free market!”