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Bill: Foreign Relations Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aldegar National Monarchic Front
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: May 3040
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Current: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
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 allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation does not allow any visitors unless a specific permit is authorized by the Foreign Minister.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
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 | 13:40:22, December 02, 2010 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Bill |
Message | While we support the introduction of quotas for foreign residents and an opening of the borders, we would prefer to retain the ability to choose with which nation we wish to maintain diplomatic relations and the ability to raise tariffs in areas where they might benefit our economy. |
Date | 13:52:38, December 02, 2010 CET | From | Aldegar National Monarchic Front | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Bill |
Message | This is a compromize we can accept. |
Date | 16:49:35, December 03, 2010 CET | From | Nemangha Humananghô | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Bill |
Message | The policy of isolationism should be maintained to keep out Communists from our northern border. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 35 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 96 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
Random quote: "I worked at a factory owned by Germans, at coal pits owned by Frenchmen, and at a chemical plant owned by Belgians. There I discovered something about capitalists. They are all alike, whatever the nationality. All they wanted from me was the most work for the least money that kept me alive. So I became a communist." - Nikita Khrushchev |