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Bill: The Isolationist Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federalist Republicans
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2404
Description[?]:
| This bill, when passed, will set the standards for an isolationist Aloria. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Current: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation does not issue passports to any nationals, except on specific authorisation of the Foreign Minister.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Proposed: The nation maintains no intelligence agency.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:24:06, May 10, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the The Isolationist Bill |
| Message | We need more international cooperation, not less! |
| Date | 03:49:46, May 10, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the The Isolationist Bill |
| Message | Article I, II and III, the MLP disagree with wholeheartedly. Article IV we like. |
| Date | 16:36:50, May 10, 2007 CET | From | People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the The Isolationist Bill |
| Message | We disagree on all articles. |
| Date | 16:36:50, May 10, 2007 CET | From | People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the The Isolationist Bill |
| Message | We disagree on all articles. |
| Date | 16:36:52, May 10, 2007 CET | From | People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the The Isolationist Bill |
| Message | We disagree on all articles. |
| Date | 03:43:40, May 11, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the The Isolationist Bill |
| Message | What planet do you live on IS? A planet where people don't want to see the world? NO! So stop infringing on perfectly reasonable rights of your fellow humans! And the ability of a draft in times of war when needed is important! If we only have a few thousand troops what can we do? Let ourselves be swallowed by a murderous enemy? No! |
| Date | 21:33:43, May 12, 2007 CET | From | Republic People Party | To | Debating the The Isolationist Bill |
| Message | We disagree with Articles 2 and 4 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 34 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 313 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 253 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "I think you should defend to the death their right to march, and then go down and meet them with baseball bats." - Woody Allen, on the Ku Klux Klan |