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Bill: Foreign Policy
Details
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: March 2514
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Proposed: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes "ethical" tariffs on nations with lower environmental and labour rights standards.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:38:55, January 08, 2008 CET | From |  New Daio Party | To | Debating the Foreign Policy |
| Message | Hm. A multi-article'd bill we all agreed on. No. |
| Date | 02:34:03, January 09, 2008 CET | From | Order Of The Illuminati | To | Debating the Foreign Policy |
| Message | We do not wish to see aid given to countries in need, nor do we wish to see funds spent on integrating immigrants. We allow them to come into our country freely, they can fend for themselves. We will support the other provisions of this bill, and urge you to remove articles 2 and 4 in order to ensure passage. |
| Date | 05:13:01, January 09, 2008 CET | From | Saiserist League | To | Debating the Foreign Policy |
| Message | "We cannot weaken Zardugal's borders, foreign scum must be kept outside until they are subjugated by superior Zardugalis." -Saiser Volodimir |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 103 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 222 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 53 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle |