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Bill: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Details
Submitted by[?]: SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL)
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 2962
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
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 imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Article 4
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 strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Proposed: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:51:10, June 29, 2010 CET | From |  Anarcho-Primitivist Concern | To | Debating the Good Fences Make Good Neighbors |
| Message | We will not support any part of this. |
| Date | 12:45:15, June 29, 2010 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Good Fences Make Good Neighbors |
| Message | We also must reject this bill in it's entirety. |
| Date | 21:21:03, June 29, 2010 CET | From | Art & Labour | To | Debating the Good Fences Make Good Neighbors |
| Message | Shall I tell you where to shove your damn bills or do you already know? |
| Date | 22:09:20, June 29, 2010 CET | From | Marxist-Leninist Party of Ikradon (LL) | To | Debating the Good Fences Make Good Neighbors |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 10:16:26, June 30, 2010 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Good Fences Make Good Neighbors |
| Message | Touchy, Touchy, Mr. Congressman SLD. ;) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 281 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 336 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 133 |
| Random fact: When your party holds the foreign affairs department, you can create new treaties. However, before writing anything new, it is a good idea to search for existing treaties which already accomplish what you desire. |
| Random quote: "Don't blow it, good planets are hard to find." - Quoted in Time Magazine |