Public Policy Rebalancing Act of 2019 - Rheinland

Rationale

These changes prioritise efficiency and fiscal responsibility by focusing resources on high-impact areas while ensuring essential services remain accessible to those in greatest need.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Police Powers	Community policing focused on prevention	Focus on highest impact crimes
2	Renewable Energy Mandates	Nuclear-only energy policy (all fossil and renewable phased out for nuclear)	Renewables priority
3	Childcare Provision	Universal free childcare	Means-tested subsidised childcare
4	Healthcare System Model	Single public system, free at point of use	Public system with private top-ups
5	State Surveillance Powers	Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)	Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)

1

Police Powers

Previous law

Community policing focused on prevention

Focus on highest impact crimes

2

Renewable Energy Mandates

Previous law

Nuclear-only energy policy (all fossil and renewable phased out for nuclear)

Renewables priority

3

Childcare Provision

Previous law

Universal free childcare

Means-tested subsidised childcare

4

Healthcare System Model

Previous law

Single public system, free at point of use

Public system with private top-ups

5

State Surveillance Powers

Previous law

Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)

Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)

Proposer

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

184,673 social followers

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.

🔬 Analytical 🌟 Idealist 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

12 September 2019
Vote Open

12 September 2019
Vote Closed

11 November 2019
Became Law

11 November 2019

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed

31Yes 14No 5Abstained 19Not voted 69 seats

For: 31 / 69 seats (44.9%)

Against: 14 · Abstained: 5 · Not voted: 19

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 68.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Civic Platform	11	Yes	We agree on it, however some changes are debatable
Labour Movement	11	No	We do not want an expanded police state
Liberal Union	10	Yes	Though this hinders individual liberty, it promotes free market and law and order
National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer	10	Yes	No reason given
National People's Front	5	Abstain	No reason given
Rheinland Worker's Union	0	No	They want dissmantle our nuclear energy industry , its cheap energy for the common man. We are against that. They want to take away our civil liberties in the name of public safety. they did the same in the thirties let that not happen again.
The Christian Democrats	3	No	too many policies to agree on anything

Bundestag

Passed

276Yes 125No 34Abstained 215Not voted 650 seats

For: 276 / 650 seats (42.5%)

Against: 125 · Abstained: 34 · Not voted: 215

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 68.8%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Civic Platform	94	Yes	We agree on it, however some changes are debatable
Labour Movement	77	No	We do not want an expanded police state
Liberal Union	97	Yes	Though this hinders individual liberty, it promotes free market and law and order
National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer	85	Yes	No reason given
National People's Front	34	Abstain	No reason given
Rheinland Worker's Union	0	No	They want dissmantle our nuclear energy industry , its cheap energy for the common man. We are against that. They want to take away our civil liberties in the name of public safety. they did the same in the thirties let that not happen again.
The Christian Democrats	48	No	too many policies to agree on anything

Voting record

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

Rheinland Worker's Union

Voted Oct. 28, 2019

No

“They want dissmantle our nuclear energy industry , its cheap energy for the common man. We are against that. They want to take away our civil liberties in the name of public safety. they did the same in the thirties let that not happen again.”