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Bill: Foreign Aid Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Grüne Linkspartei
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 2597
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to quickly reverse the cut in foreign aid to foreign countries and the discriminatory quota immigration system. Dorvik is better than this. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Proposed: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:35:49, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Romulan Party | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Act |
| Message | Article 1 is a no go |
| Date | 00:44:40, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Dorvik Communist Party | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Act |
| Message | "We applaude this proposition, this brings the idea of a more human dorvik state" Vask Coehl member of the DCP Central Comitée |
| Date | 21:55:47, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Technocratic Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Act |
| Message | We support article one, but are firmly against article two. Therefore, we will vote against this bill. |
| Date | 22:20:18, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Grüne Linkspartei | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Act |
| Message | Just to note, given the responses of several parties, after this measure's votes end (and I assume it fails) I'll propose the same legislation but split it into two parts so folks who feel amenable to one of the articles are in a position to vote for it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 193 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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