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Bill: Foreign Relations Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pnte Knstatak Lofrkadé Grundnyr
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: October 3639
Description[?]:
| The Pontesi Independence Party seeks to introduce legislation to secure Pontesi's borders, deter immigrants, and remove foreign nationals currently residing here. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Current: The nation does not issue passports to any nationals, except on specific authorisation of the Foreign Minister.
Proposed: The nation issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Proposed: The government never offers international aid.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Only those born in this country or to nationals receive nationality.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Current: The nation does not allow any visitors unless a specific permit is authorized by the Foreign Minister.
Proposed: The nation imposes oppressive border control on visitors, with invasive and harassing levels of security checks to discourage visiting the nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:12:06, March 21, 2014 CET | From |  Nrzi mrza Trozjkajezhrje'ko Grsho | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Bill |
| Message | Not very liberal, this... and since I (inexplicably) have a rather nice majority, I think it will fail to pass. |
| Date | 18:55:33, March 21, 2014 CET | From | Another Way | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Bill |
| Message | Against !! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 33 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 42 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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