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Bill: Foreign Relations Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Coalition
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: July 2534
Description[?]:
| Changing our relationships with other nations |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Current: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Article 2
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 does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:10:53, February 18, 2008 CET | From |  People's Radical Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Bill |
| Message | Strongly in favour of Art. 3 here. Reciprocity is a good policy. *general shouts of "Hear! Hear!" in a sort of moustache-muffled way* |
| Date | 16:19:34, February 18, 2008 CET | From | Christian Communist Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Bill |
| Message | We favour 3 but not the first two articles. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 218 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 282 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "Someone who wields power in name only can never compete with those who wield it through action." - Franz Reichert, former Luthorian politician |