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Bill: Foreign Relations, Trade & Border Controls Normalisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Liberal Alliance
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: May 3254
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Old value:: The government grants no diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are subject to arrest and prosecution and civil action under all laws of the host nation.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Diplomats are exempt from prosecution for criminal acts but not from civil lawsuits, but may still be expelled because of criminal acts.
Article 2
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 protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes oppressive border control on visitors, with invasive and harassing levels of security checks to discourage visiting the nation.
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 | 15:08:19, February 04, 2012 CET | From | Communist Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Foreign Relations, Trade & Border Controls Normalisation Act |
| Message | Giving foreigners free play in Telamon sounds is apparently what the liberals are about. |
| Date | 20:51:10, February 04, 2012 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Foreign Relations, Trade & Border Controls Normalisation Act |
| Message | Not at all, we simply wish to open our nation up to the world and return it to its rightful place within the international community. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 550 | |
| no | Total Seats: 200 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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