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Bill: The Assimilation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cobura Tory 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 2592
Description[?]:
| To put our best foot forward to ensure assimilation, not bitter racial/religious/ethnic/political lines divide us. We are all Coburans before we are anything else. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Anyone is able to claim nationality.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:54:45, June 15, 2008 CET | From |  Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the The Assimilation Act |
| Message | unsure however |
| Date | 18:59:42, June 15, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party of Cobura | To | Debating the The Assimilation Act |
| Message | Cobura is a mutli-cultueral society, we will not restrict citizenship based on tests, we must be an open society and a fair society, we are all Cobura, after all. |
| Date | 19:00:43, June 15, 2008 CET | From | Cobura Tory Party | To | Debating the The Assimilation Act |
| Message | So without knowing our history, system of government, how we do business, hell, even our language, people can just waltz right into Cobura and say, *plop*, "I'm a Coburan citizen"? Seems asinine to me. |
| Date | 09:00:01, June 16, 2008 CET | From | Cobura Tory Party | To | Debating the The Assimilation Act |
| Message | I'd like an answer to my question from all the parties voting no. |
| Date | 11:54:39, June 16, 2008 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the The Assimilation Act |
| Message | "Immigrants gradually integrate into society. Something they will be forbidden to do under your version of "fair" immigration laws. Let's give people a chance" -Vivion DeValera |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 209 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 316 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
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