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Bill: Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist General Foreign Policy Agenda of 2743 (GFPA)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist 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: August 2743
Description[?]:
| The FMCP has the following general positions on foreign policy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Current: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation does not issue passports to any nationals, except on specific authorisation of the Foreign Minister.
Article 2
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: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government never offers international aid.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: No refugees are allowed to enter the country.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation does not allow any visitors unless a specific permit is authorized by the Foreign Minister.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:29:18, April 15, 2009 CET | From | Roccato Anarcho-Syndicalist Union | To | Debating the Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist General Foreign Policy Agenda of 2743 (GFPA) |
| Message | The RASU strongly opposes all but Article 3. We could not support this bill in its current form. Any single one of the other Articles is enough to ensure our opposition. |
| Date | 21:19:20, April 16, 2009 CET | From | League of Dyspeptic Veterans | To | Debating the Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist General Foreign Policy Agenda of 2743 (GFPA) |
| Message | Needlessly restrictive. The League sees no reason to support this. |
| Date | 10:50:47, April 18, 2009 CET | From | Modern Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist General Foreign Policy Agenda of 2743 (GFPA) |
| Message | We find this bill bizarre and unsettling and would all of its articles. Refusing to issue passports to the population is not something democratic governments do, our citizens would be unable to travel. Your bills on refugees, foreign travelers and international aid are abhorent to us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 138 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 491 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 121 |
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