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Bill: Passport Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rightist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: August 2486
Description[?]:
| Section 1: This act shall be known as the Passport Act Section 2: People will be allowed to have passports but after a cursory background check |
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 issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:04:56, November 12, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | Nationals have a right to a passport. Why would we refuse them the ability to travel overseas? |
| Date | 21:23:38, November 12, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | What about criminals trying to flee the country to escape from justice. This will assist in that regard. This way, criminals cannot flee the country as easily as they can right now. |
| Date | 02:22:39, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Red Hammer Council | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | International intelligence will provide us with enough information if criminals reside in our Nation. If they commit a crime between our borders, they will be extradited immediately. |
| Date | 02:27:38, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | Um RHC? We already have a law on that. This is ABOUT OUR OWN PEOPLE!! In otherwords, our people WHO WANT A PASSPORT! Read the damn piece of legislation. It'll help with debate. |
| Date | 02:47:08, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Red Hammer Council | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | Indeed, we've misread the article, our apologies. You don't need to shout for that. However, our statement stays the same. Criminals who have the Tukarali nationality and travel to other countries are no longer our responsibility, but they carry their criminal history with them through international intelligence. If other countries pick them up, they have the right to sentence them as they may fit, or extradite them to our Nation. |
| Date | 04:24:45, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | Um...RHC? What international intelligence are you referring to? Last time I checked the treaty list, we are not a member of Interpol. So tell me, who do we share criminal histories with? This is the best way to make sure that our criminals do not flee the country. |
| Date | 07:16:48, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | As soon as they apply for a passport, their whereabouts will be known by police. They will be captured before they can leave the country. This law is of no consequence. |
| Date | 12:46:33, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | We're leaning to support this article |
| Date | 12:51:51, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Red Hammer Council | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | We don't need to be a member of interpol to get international intelligence. |
| Date | 14:46:42, November 13, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | I still like to know where you are getting this international intelligence bs. JUP? You really do not understand the criminal mind do you? |
| Date | 12:04:24, November 14, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | Nations share information between each other, due to mutual benefit. Interpol is a separate matter. We fail to see what relevance "the criminal mind" is to this matter. |
| Date | 17:24:01, November 14, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | They do? They only do so if they have treaties. We do not have any such treaty with any nation. Point refuted. |
| Date | 00:32:59, November 15, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | They do regardless of treaties. |
| Date | 12:37:30, November 15, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Passport Act |
| Message | We'll support the bill. But we'ld like to add we agree with the RHC: not being in Interpol does not mean no international intelligence can be shared. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 286 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 213 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word." Charles De Gaulle (1890 - 1970) |