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Bill: Diplomatic Channels Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Front for State Prosperity
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: April 2144
Description[?]:
| Whereas: It is recognized that for diplomacy to function, diplomatic channels must remain open at all times regardless of unusual circumstance, exceptional conditions, and unsavory governments. Whereas: The Likatonian government recognises that diplomacy is essential for peace in our world. Whereas: The Likatonian government is openly and clearly in favor of peace in our world. Therefore: The Likatonian government will allow embassies and open diplomatic channels with any government that seeks them Therefore: The Likatonian government will not show favor for or prejudice against other countries in the placement of embassies. Therefore: The Likatonian government states that the positioning of embassies does not reflect on its stance in negotiations for or against the nation which houses a particular embassy. |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:26:10, November 18, 2005 CET | From | Front for State Prosperity | To | Debating the Diplomatic Channels Act |
| Message | (Supposedly this is already in place, but I don't see it in the proposal list. I'll check back tomorrow. In the meantime please don't comment - this bill is incomplete.) |
| Date | 05:57:08, November 18, 2005 CET | From | Representative Party | To | Debating the Diplomatic Channels Act |
| Message | We should keep the right to withdraw our embassies from countries that act in ways that are extremely damaging to our interests, although this should only be used in rare cases. |
| Date | 16:06:01, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Front for State Prosperity | To | Debating the Diplomatic Channels Act |
| Message | Oops, the bill available is not what I thought it was. I'll alter the bill description to match. RP - this discrepancy was half expected, and it was the reason I asked for no comments on the bill. |
| Date | 23:44:42, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Diplomatic Channels Act |
| Message | The National Purity faction of the AAS demands that we resist encroachments of foreign powers in our sovereign territory. If we WANT a foreign embassy, we may allow it... but we should not present carte-blanche to all takers. |
| Date | 07:27:02, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Representative Party | To | Debating the Diplomatic Channels Act |
| Message | We believe that Likatonia should keep the right to expel embassies, but that this should also only be used in extreme circumstances. |
| Date | 15:24:52, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Front for State Prosperity | To | Debating the Diplomatic Channels Act |
| Message | What good would expelling an embassy do? It's not like embassies project any power in our nation. They're just representative of open communication lines. Having an internationalist stance like this would help improve our international image, diplomatic relations with others, and our trade relations. It would help prevent wars and defuse tensions. |
| Date | 06:06:26, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Representative Party | To | Debating the Diplomatic Channels Act |
| Message | Expelling an embassy would prevent it being used as a cover for intelligence gathering and criminal activites. Expelling an embassy would also send a clear message of our disaproval of a nations actions. We do believe however that this should only be done in extreme cicumstances such as in the case of war, or state sponsored terrorism. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 244 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 256 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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