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Bill: International Relations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Obshestvo Stroiteley Terri
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: October 2588
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: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
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 only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives moderate 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 allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:10:09, June 08, 2008 CET | From |  Family and Tradition Party (disbanded) | To | Debating the International Relations |
| Message | Absolutely not. We oppose every article in this legislation, and we will explain why: First of all, in a very broad sense, these articles are all destructive to our national autonomy and sovereignity, as well as infringing on the sovereignity and self-reliance of other countries in the case of Article 2. More specifically, we oppose Article 2 because we believe that Trigunia should take care of its own affairs, and its own domestic issues, well and truly before any aid is given to other countries. To put it a very simple way, our country should mind its own business, and every other country should mind their own business too. It is not our responsibility to look after the problems of other countries, especially when we have our own domestic issues to be taken care of which may well require funding. Trigunia must always come first. As for Article 3, we are against free trade for several reasons. First of all, we believe that free trade builds up an inter-dependance between countries on one another for subsistence, and this is destructive to sovereignity and undermines our self-reliance. We do not want to be at the complete disposal of other countries who we allow free and open access to our resources in open trade. Secondly, we believe that our job-markets and our domestic industries and businesses may often need protection from predator multi-national companies. Quite simply, our domestic industries may not be able to compete with those in other countries, and may soon be void of any importance, and will inevitably close down or be driven to failure. Allowing for tarrifs on imports gives our domestic industries the protection they need from unfair foreign competition, and allows them to thrive. We believe that we need to do what is best for Trigunia first, before any pursuit of any abstract, idealistic economic theories of free trade. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 297 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 170 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 88 |
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