“I love this bill. This a big beautiful bill.”
Market-Driven Social Policy Reforms of 2020
Rationale
These reforms modernize laws to boost efficiency, personal responsibility, and economic freedom while aligning with current societal and market realities.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organ Donation |
Presumed consent, opt-out register
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Legal commercial market in organs
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| 2 | Right to Protest |
Unrestricted right to assemble
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Right to protest with prior notice
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| 3 | Veterans' Affairs |
Guaranteed housing, healthcare, pensions for veterans
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Dedicated veterans' services
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| 4 | Parental Leave Policy |
Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them
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Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)
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| 5 | Competition & Monopolies |
No competition intervention
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No competition intervention
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Organ Donation2
Right to Protest3
Veterans' Affairs4
Parental Leave Policy5
Competition & MonopoliesProposer
Party
National League For Freedom And Democracy
Center-right liberal party, which wants to build a great future for the nation through patriotism, free market and economic solidarity in the ordoliberal spirit
Core pillars
Paul Mayer
Federal Minister of the Interior · Age 61
Raised in a factory town, Paul Mayer spent decades as a labor organizer before turning to politics, where his working-class roots and unshakable idealism now challenge both corporate excess and political cynicism.
Timeline
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Draft9 September 2020
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Vote Open9 September 2020
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Vote Closed8 November 2020
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Became Law8 November 2020
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
PassedFor: 35 / 69 seats (50.7%)
Against: 21 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 13
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 12 | No | It's too radical, sorry we cannot accept it. |
| Labour Movement | 9 | No | This is a restriction of civil liberties |
| Liberal Union | 15 | Yes | This strengthens the free market and increases innovation |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer | 13 | Yes | No reason given |
| National People's Front | 7 | Yes | I love this bill. This a big beautiful bill. |
| Socalist Liberal Front | 0 | No | We wont support this sorry |
| United Working Families | 0 | No | We are strongly against it it takes away rights and support from the Veterans and the consumers |
Bundestag
PassedFor: 332 / 650 seats (51.1%)
Against: 132 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 186
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 43 | No | It's too radical, sorry we cannot accept it. |
| Labour Movement | 89 | No | This is a restriction of civil liberties |
| Liberal Union | 117 | Yes | This strengthens the free market and increases innovation |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer | 177 | Yes | No reason given |
| National People's Front | 38 | Yes | I love this bill. This a big beautiful bill. |
| Socalist Liberal Front | 0 | No | We wont support this sorry |
| United Working Families | 0 | No | We are strongly against it it takes away rights and support from the Veterans and the consumers |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“This is a restriction of civil liberties”
“We are strongly against it it takes away rights and support from the Veterans and the consumers”
“This strengthens the free market and increases innovation”
“We wont support this sorry”
“It's too radical, sorry we cannot accept it.”