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Examples of the Legislation in Action
How might all this work in practice? Let us consider some examples.
Example 1: The Passage of a Proposal by a Private Citizen
Suppose Bill Brown decides that Watchamacallit Bay is over-fished. He writes a letter to the Assembly:
Dear Sirs and Madams,
Watchamacallit Bay is hopelessly overfished, when I was a kid there was fish everywhere, now its DEAD!!! Theres no fish left!
Fishing should be banned in Watchamacallit Bay.
Yours etc, Bill Brown
He receives a reply in warm, friendly, bureaucratic style from the Proposals Committee:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Proposal to ban fishing in Watchamacallit Bay.
The Proposals Committee has received your proposal, and thanks you for it.
Proposal Number: 2050/456789 (please quote this reference in correspondence)
Status of proposal: Pending. (You will be informed of changes to the status.)
Current Regulations in force concerning this matter, or which may be affected:
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