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Bill: Foreign Embassies Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Socialist Party
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: November 2543
Description[?]:
| The Foreign Office needs to have the discretion to grant or with-hold permission for another country to build an embassy here, if only for the reason that certain countries around the world would use an embassy in our capital city to orchestrate terrorist acts atrocities against us. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:15:28, March 09, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan Popular Front | To | Debating the Foreign Embassies Act |
| Message | There's nothing wrong with monitoring embassies as they are here, surely. We oppose this measure, as we should keep a line to all nations, however odious we find their regimes. |
| Date | 22:39:42, March 09, 2008 CET | From | Gluaiseacht Shaoráil DhaonlathachIt | To | Debating the Foreign Embassies Act |
| Message | The DFM favours a foreign policy of neutrality, like this Government. Therefore we also believe that every nation should be able to establish an embassy. We'll vote No. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 207 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 328 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 182 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has." - Confucius |