Northeast Assembly Proposed Leigslation Thread

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Practical Labor Policy Act

The Northeast government shall release itself from all union contracts effective immediately.

The Northeast region shall not allow public employees to form unions, seeing these as a violation of the free market and a threat to sustainable fiscal policy in the region.

The Northeast region shall review existing public employee benefits and pensions and make the appropriate changes upon further consideration, to be completed no later than 31 August 2010.

Ewww, awful.

I'm not a lover of unions by any stretch but, yeah, this is a bit much.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Self Defense Act

1. The Northeast Region shall protect the right of any citizen to use lethal force to protect his life, liberty, or property.

I'm not debating but is this duplicitous?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Victimless Crimes Act

1. All penalties for current crimes that do not have a clear victim and perpetrator are to be abolished.

2. All Northeast citizens currently in prison and serving sentences for victimless crimes are to be released immediatly. 

This is an EXTREMELY broad measure with inevitable unforseen consequences. Xahar's comment re: this likely allowing drunk driving (outside the minority of times the driver actually hits and cripples/kills someone) is spot on.

Maybe it'd be better to review repealing arguably victimless crimes on a statute by statute basis instead?

Exactly, let's not paint with this broad of a brush.  Wanna legalize prostitution?  Then do it by itself....etc. etc.