Modern Living Standards Act of 2023 - Fjordheim

Rationale

Strengthening protections, rights and transparency across key areas to ensure fairness, safety and opportunity for all citizens.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Consumer Protection	Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards	Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
2	Industrial Pollution & Water	Basic emission and discharge limits	Heavy penalties and criminal liability for executives
3	Adoption & Fostering	Married couples and single parents	Any adult who passes assessment
4	Childcare Provision	Means-tested subsidised childcare	Universal free childcare
5	Government Transparency	Freedom-of-information system with security exemptions	Open by default; contracts, meetings and expenses all published

1

Consumer Protection

Previous law

Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards

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

2

Industrial Pollution & Water

Previous law

Basic emission and discharge limits

Heavy penalties and criminal liability for executives

3

Adoption & Fostering

Previous law

Married couples and single parents

Any adult who passes assessment

4

Childcare Provision

Previous law

Means-tested subsidised childcare

Universal free childcare

5

Government Transparency

Previous law

Freedom-of-information system with security exemptions

Open by default; contracts, meetings and expenses all published

Proposer

Party

Movement For Socialism

A democratic socialist movement uniting Fjordheim's coastal, highland, and working communities. We believe our natural resources and oil wealth belong to all citizens. We stand for public ownership, universal welfare, environmental stewardship, and secular governance to build a truly equal society.

Core pillars

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Annika Lindberg

Activist · Age 22

94,108 social followers

Annika Lindberg abandoned the gilded life of upper-class society after a summer spent documenting industrial pollution along Fjordheim’s coast, her passionate oratory and inherited wealth now poured into grassroots movements that demand systemic change.

🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🌟 Idealist 💰 Wealthy

Timeline

Draft

29 October 2023
Vote Open

29 October 2023
Vote Closed

28 December 2023
Became Law

28 December 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Nordting

Passed

24Yes 8No 3Not voted 35 seats

For: 24 / 35 seats (68.6%)

Against: 8 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 3

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 75.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
A Better Fjordheim	8	No	ABF supports reasonable consumer protections, environmental standards, childcare assistance and transparent government. But this bill repeatedly replaces targeted safeguards with heavier state intervention: multi-year mandatory warranties increase business obligations, criminal liability for executives goes beyond proportionate regulation, and universal free childcare replaces targeted support with a blanket state funded system. Our Welfare pillar means protecting people who need support, our Free Market pillar means preserving competition, flexibility and private enterprise. We support several goals in this bill, but not this level of unnecessary regulation and universalisation.
ASTER	7	Yes	Every article here protects dignity in some quiet, everyday way: consumers no longer stuck with defective goods, families no longer defined by marital status when a child needs a home, childcare that doesn't ask how much you earn first, and a government that shows its work by default. None of it costs ASTER anything we believe in — it only adds to it. ASTER votes Yes.
Democratic Liberal Platform	3	Yes	We support this proposal
Movement For Socialism Proposer	14	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Union Of Workers	0	Yes	We support this proposal

Voting record

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

A Better Fjordheim

Voted Nov. 2, 2023

No

“ABF supports reasonable consumer protections, environmental standards, childcare assistance and transparent government. But this bill repeatedly replaces targeted safeguards with heavier state intervention: multi-year mandatory warranties increase business obligations, criminal liability for executives goes beyond proportionate regulation, and universal free childcare replaces targeted support with a blanket state funded system. Our Welfare pillar means protecting people who need support, our Free Market pillar means preserving competition, flexibility and private enterprise. We support several goals in this bill, but not this level of unnecessary regulation and universalisation.”

ASTER

Voted Nov. 1, 2023

Yes

“Every article here protects dignity in some quiet, everyday way: consumers no longer stuck with defective goods, families no longer defined by marital status when a child needs a home, childcare that doesn't ask how much you earn first, and a government that shows its work by default. None of it costs ASTER anything we believe in — it only adds to it. ASTER votes Yes.”

Democratic Liberal Platform

Voted Nov. 1, 2023

Yes

“We support this proposal”

Socialist Union Of Workers

Voted Oct. 30, 2023

Yes

“We support this proposal”