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Bill: Change in foreign policy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Real Politics (URP)
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: November 2156
Description[?]:
| Changes in foreign policy, for foreign countries and refugess. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; no aid is given to them.
Proposed: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:28:03, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Change in foreign policy |
| Message | We cannot support this for the following reasons: Article 1: The SSP believes the prosperous have a responsibility to support those in need. We have taken that approach in our domestic agenda, and there seems no reason we should disregard it on the international scene, either. There are certain basic human rights that should not - cannot - be allowed to fall by the wayside. Each and every human being on Terra is precious and unique. Therefore, we must ensure that their living and working standards meet certain minimum conditions, otherwise human life becomes worthless. Foreign aid is the best method available to us, to ensure those conditions are met. Article 2: As we commented when the Nazis proposed to restrict access to refugees, by definition a refugee is fleeing for their safety. Otherwise, they are not refugees. We consider that an extreme circumstance in itself, and believe that Solentia has a duty - and a privilege - to extend our wealth and stability to those in need. If people are turned away doe to an accident of birth, because they did not enter into this world within the borders of our Republic, than the ideals of equality and basic human solidarity are worth nothing. |
| Date | 10:45:20, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Communist Fascist And Anarchial Party | To | Debating the Change in foreign policy |
| Message | "by definition a refugee is fleeing for their safety. Otherwise, they are not refugees. We consider that an extreme circumstance in itself" according to this view the current policy and the proposed policy are exactly the same :) i cannot support this bill |
| Date | 02:09:56, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Change in foreign policy |
| Message | The difference between the two is that the one proposed by the URP, and previously by the Nazis, would have only those refugees fleeing THE MOST" extreme circumstances" allowed to come to Solentia. The worst case scenarios. We feel that is a welcome policy, but that it is too limited - it is our interpretation that anyone, forced to flee for their homeland to preserve their own safety (the precise definition of a refugee) IS suffering from an extreme circumstance, but obviously the game's creators disagree. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 525 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 175 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air." - Changing Times magazine |