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Revised Social Policy Provisions of …

Legislative Bill · Broadlands

Revised Social Policy Provisions of 2018

Proposed by Progress Forward · fronted by Clifford King

Opened

13 Nov 2018

Voting closes

12 Jan 2019

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

3 changes

Rationale

These reforms modernize outdated restrictions to better reflect public preferences and evidence-based policy for free press, educational choice, and harm-reduction drug approaches given the fact that several stimulants have shown uses in helping mental conditions such as ADHD.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Press Regulation	State-recognised self-regulation	Purely voluntary self-regulation
2	School Selection	Comprehensive, no selection	Some selective schools
3	Stimulants Policy	Full prohibition; possession criminalised, prison for repeat offences	Legal for medical / supervised use only

1

Press Regulation

Previous law

State-recognised self-regulation

Purely voluntary self-regulation

2

School Selection

Previous law

Comprehensive, no selection

Some selective schools

3

Stimulants Policy

Previous law

Full prohibition; possession criminalised, prison for repeat offences

Legal for medical / supervised use only

Proposer

Party

Progress Forward

Progress Forward builds the bridges of tomorrow with unshaken foundations today. Equal, secular, and audacious we stand for the promise of what’s next.

Core pillars

Clifford King

Activist · Age 61

35,475 social followers

A disillusioned economics professor who abandoned tenure to expose corporate lobbying, Clifford King became a rallying voice for reform through sheer force of conviction and razor-sharp debate.

🎓 Academic 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🛡️ Incorruptible 🌍 Outsider

Timeline

Draft

2 September 2018
Vote Open

13 November 2018
Vote Closed

12 January 2019
Became Law

12 January 2019

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Passed

197Yes 47No 191Not voted 435 seats

For: 197 / 435 seats (45.3%)

Against: 47 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 191

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 80.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Progress Forward Proposer	197	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Populist Alliance (PPA)	47	No	No reason given

Senate

Passed

45Yes 11No 44Not voted 100 seats

For: 45 / 100 seats (45.0%)

Against: 11 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 44

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 80.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Progress Forward Proposer	45	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Populist Alliance (PPA)	11	No	No reason given
Empty seats	6	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Progress Forward Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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