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Bill: Border Control Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Conservative Union
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: July 2547
Description[?]:
| An act to open up Pontesia's borders in order to encourage tourism and foreign visitors. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 does not allow any visitors unless a specific permit is authorized by the Foreign Minister.
Proposed: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:11:51, March 13, 2008 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Border Control Act |
| Message | We're in favor of this bill. |
| Date | 00:05:42, March 15, 2008 CET | From | Wessex High Imperial Party | To | Debating the Border Control Act |
| Message | We feel that relaxing borders will bring us to ruin and jeopardize spreading our resources too thin. In order to protect and serve the welfare of Pontesi citizens, WHIP must oppose this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 179 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 49 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 97 |
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