Columbia
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Preston-Smith Act of 2009

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Preston-Smith Act of 2009

Proposed by National Reform · fronted by Richard Preston

Opened

16 Jul 2009

Voting closes

14 Sep 2009

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

Launching off the philosophies of both Richard Preston and the late Adam Smith, the Preston-Smith Act promotes a freer market in order to allow free trade to flourish and to let capitalism perform it's essential works on society.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Foreign Land Ownership	Foreign purchases require government approval		No restrictions on foreign land purchases
2	Gambling Regulation	State-licensed casinos and lottery only		Liberal gambling (online platforms, private casinos, sports betting all permitted)

1

Foreign Land Ownership

Previous law

Foreign purchases require government approval

No restrictions on foreign land purchases

2

Gambling Regulation

Previous law

State-licensed casinos and lottery only

Liberal gambling (online platforms, private casinos, sports betting all permitted)

Proposer

Party

National Reform

A nation reborn through tradition, renewal, and the land we cherish.

Core pillars

Richard Preston

Activist · Age 44

3,922 social followers

A former banker with a sharp eye for strategy, Richard Preston operates behind the scenes, leveraging his financial acumen and street smarts to navigate the complexities of political power.

🏦 Former Banker 🏠 Reclusive 🏙️ Street Smart

Timeline

Draft

14 July 2009
Vote Open

16 July 2009
Vote Closed

14 September 2009
Did Not Become Law

14 September 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

11Yes 74No 15Not voted 100 seats

For: 11 / 100 seats (11.0%)

Against: 74 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 15

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 12.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	22	No	No reason given
National Reform Proposer	11	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance	52	No	No reason given
Solidarity	0	No	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Failed

37Yes 256No 142Not voted 435 seats

For: 37 / 435 seats (8.5%)

Against: 256 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 142

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 12.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	124	No	No reason given
National Reform Proposer	37	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance	132	No	No reason given
Solidarity	0	No	No reason given
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Presidency

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
Socialist Alliance	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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