“We like this. Good job”
Moderate Regulation And School Choice Act of 2023
Rationale
Relaxing tobacco rules balances harm reduction with personal freedom, selective schools improve equity, and national housing targets address shortages efficiently.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco & Vaping Regulation |
Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)
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Light regulation (age 18, designated smoking areas, health warnings)
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| 2 | School Selection |
Comprehensive, no selection
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Some selective schools
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| 3 | Housing Supply & Planning |
Override local objections, build at scale
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Strong national housing targets
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Tobacco & Vaping Regulation2
School Selection3
Housing Supply & PlanningProposer
Party
The Democratic Workersparty
The Democratic Workers Party is a centrist, worker-oriented party committed to building a strong, prosperous and democratic society. We believe that education, modern infrastructure and secure employment are the foundations of long-term national progress.
Core pillars
Dorothy Gallagher
Activist · Age 23
A 22-year-old philosophy graduate turned viral campaigner, Dorothy Gallagher rose to prominence as a student leader fighting tuition hikes, her razor-sharp debating skills and unshakable principles making her a thorn in the side of entrenched elites.
Timeline
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Draft10 August 2023
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Vote Open10 August 2023
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Vote Closed9 October 2023
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Did Not Become Law9 October 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
First Council of Ministers
FailedFor: 29 / 100 seats (29.0%)
Against: 36 · Abstained: 19 · Not voted: 16
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 19 | Abstain | We can't support reducing regulations on tobacco. Smoking is a social disease and must be eliminated. Despite this, we support articles 2 and 3, and thus will neither endorse nor condemm this bill. |
| Libertarian Congress | 21 | Yes | We like this. Good job |
| New Morning Movement | 18 | No | We can't support this bill |
| Progressive Democratic Union | 18 | No | While we support some provisions within this bill, namely Art. 2 and 3 . We do not believe a relaxation of tobbaco policy to be the utmost priority |
| The Democratic Workersparty Proposer | 8 | Yes | No reason given |
The People’s Assembly
FailedFor: 58 / 200 seats (29.0%)
Against: 71 · Abstained: 38 · Not voted: 33
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 38 | Abstain | We can't support reducing regulations on tobacco. Smoking is a social disease and must be eliminated. Despite this, we support articles 2 and 3, and thus will neither endorse nor condemm this bill. |
| Libertarian Congress | 41 | Yes | We like this. Good job |
| New Morning Movement | 36 | No | We can't support this bill |
| Progressive Democratic Union | 35 | No | While we support some provisions within this bill, namely Art. 2 and 3 . We do not believe a relaxation of tobbaco policy to be the utmost priority |
| The Democratic Workersparty Proposer | 17 | Yes | No reason given |
First Citizen
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian Congress | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We can't support this bill”
“We can't support reducing regulations on tobacco. Smoking is a social disease and must be eliminated. Despite this, we support articles 2 and 3, and thus will neither endorse nor condemm this bill.”
“While we support some provisions within this bill, namely Art. 2 and 3 . We do not believe a relaxation of tobbaco policy to be the utmost priority”