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Bill: Diplomatic immunity bill of 3217
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republic Progressionist Party
Status[?]: passed
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 3219
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Old value:: The Government grants full diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are protected from arrests and prosecution from all laws and are protected from civil lawsuits, but may be expelled.
Current: Diplomats are exempt from prosecution for criminal acts but not from civil lawsuits, but may still be expelled because of criminal acts.
Proposed: Diplomats are exempt from prosecution for criminal acts but not from civil lawsuits, but may still be expelled because of criminal acts.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:50:00, November 24, 2011 CET | From | Federal Republic Progressionist Party | To | Debating the Diplomatic immunity bill of 3217 |
| Message | We should not be letting diplomats have the feeling that they are free from punishment. People in our country must still abide by our rules. |
| Date | 22:53:37, November 24, 2011 CET | From | United Liberal Caucus | To | Debating the Diplomatic immunity bill of 3217 |
| Message | This has our support |
| Date | 00:31:48, November 25, 2011 CET | From | New Nationalist Alliance | To | Debating the Diplomatic immunity bill of 3217 |
| Message | We support this measure, but must place on record that the Foreign Affairs Ministry must be alert to the reality that should this proposal pass the Senate, other nations may treat our diplomats under the same conditions and we should be prepared for this. |
| Date | 02:05:56, November 25, 2011 CET | From | United Liberal Caucus | To | Debating the Diplomatic immunity bill of 3217 |
| Message | We agree with the NNA, but our diplomates should be on their best behavior anyways. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 119 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Oh, judge, your damn laws: the good people don't need them and the bad people don't follow them so what good are they?" - Ammon Hennacy |