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Bill: Internationalist Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militant Labour 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: March 2131
Description[?]:
| Hutorians stand shoulder to shoulder with the oppressed peoples of all nations. This legislation will put this human solidarity into practice. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
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 only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; no aid is given to them.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:49:58, October 11, 2005 CET | From |   First Socialist Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | Never, no, and never. |
| Date | 23:42:14, October 11, 2005 CET | From | United Military Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | No thank you. |
| Date | 02:09:30, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Solidarity Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | Yes. |
| Date | 22:24:32, October 12, 2005 CET | From | United Military Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | You just want terrorists to kill everyone in Parliament, don't you? |
| Date | 22:31:49, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Solidarity Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | No. But I'd rather risk the chance of a terrorist crossing the border than telling a starving refugee that they have to stay out and get killed while we watch. |
| Date | 01:03:13, October 13, 2005 CET | From | United Military Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | That's their problem, besides, if this nation would just raise the military budget a little, I'm sure we can occupy their country and give them food then...and, of course, never pull out. |
| Date | 15:26:40, October 18, 2005 CET | From | Militant Labour Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | We have a proud tradition as Trotskyists of completely opposing terrorism, whether it be state terrorism in the form of invasion and occupation of other nations, or individual terrorism to which you refer. We recognise that when terrorism does occur, it is in states in which democratic rights are at a low level and the ravaging effects of capitalism and colonialism are at its worst. We argue that, to combat terrorism, the most democratic aspects of all national cultures must be picked out and used as a framework for creating a better society. Therefore, we defend every individual's right to privately worship a religion. We defend every nationality's right to self-determination. We defend every individual's right to freedom of speech, expression, association and assembly. We also defend every community's right to defend themselves collectively against police brutality, and sectarian and racist attacks. But with these rights must come economic rights too. We recognise that vast tracts of the world live in poverty and squalor. We affirm our commitment to internationalism, and in so doing, affirm our commitment to raising the material and social levels of all oppressed peoples. You will use the argument that the Hutorian nation will be over-crowded with people if border controls are abolished. We say the only way to allow people real freedom of movement is to allow them to live in comfort in the area of their choice, save from questions of economic benefit. Only under international socialism will people have this right, and until that system is constructed, the labour power of oppressed nationalities will be used to undercut the wages of workers in Hutori. To stop this, we must provide high levels of international aid, to be distributed by democratically elected workers' and community committees. |
| Date | 05:02:16, October 21, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Militant Militia | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | Support the first, but dont support the other two. |
| Date | 03:06:32, October 25, 2005 CET | From | Democrats for Social Credit | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | Yes. It is our responsibility as human beings to do whatever we can for our fellow man. |
| Date | 13:26:27, October 25, 2005 CET | From | United Military Party | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | I could hardly call capitalism a 'terrorist system', colonialism, yes, capitalism, it has its pros and cons, but its benefits heavily outweigh the problems communism produce. |
| Date | 03:08:55, October 26, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Militant Militia | To | Debating the Internationalist Act |
| Message | You dont seem to be very capitalist. You resemble (to me) a mild socialist. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 78 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 171 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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