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Bill: Abolishment of the Citizenship Test
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Democratic Party
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: February 3819
Description[?]:
"Many of our own people cannot pass the citizenship test. Why should immigrants have to?" ~Donny Kennedy, Secondary Chairman of the LPS |
Proposals
Article 1
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 is able to claim nationality.
Proposed: Anyone is able to claim nationality.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 18:51:22, March 20, 2015 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Abolishment of the Citizenship Test |
Message | "Primary because it will open the doors to foreign takeovers?" Astryd Goldsea, Unionist Leader |
Date | 18:52:20, March 20, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Abolishment of the Citizenship Test |
Message | "I'm pretty sure a foreigner who wants to take us over will research and know a lot about our country. A test won't stop them." ~Donny Kennedy, Secondary Chairman of the LPS |
Date | 19:01:44, March 20, 2015 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Abolishment of the Citizenship Test |
Message | "But strong immigration laws will and a citizenship test is a part of that. The test also prevents workers flooding the market and Solentian labourers being put out of jobs but the fiscal illiteracy of the LPS has already been substantially documented so we don't imagine you care all too much about Solentian workers. Let me predict- you are about to reply with a spiel about "the market" and "freedom" and "liberty" and a host of other buzzwords that sound lovely but mean nothing. You will argue that the market will magically solve the issues of the world but really what you mean is that you have no heart nor stomach to protect the livelihood of Solentian workers. You have no ideas, you have no policies, you have no moral courage to do what it right. All you have is blind faith in the market and frankly, that is no longer good enough when our people are starving because foreign workers have taken their jobs. The LPS has run out of steam- it's WEAK, it's CLUELESS and it has NO actual policies to contribute." Astryd Goldsea, Unionist Leader |
Date | 20:44:50, March 20, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Abolishment of the Citizenship Test |
Message | Citizenship tests are certainly a good thing and a vital part of our immigration process. If anything we should make the citizenship tests more difficult. Those who wish to become citizens should be ready to prove that they deserve the right to be a citizen of Solentia. -Chris "Kid" Coltson, Public Speaker of the Reform Option |
Date | 20:54:56, March 20, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Abolishment of the Citizenship Test |
Message | "If you seriously believe in the citizenship test, then would you believe in forcing citizenship tests on our own citizens?" ~Ted Johnson, head Chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
Date | 21:07:59, March 20, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Abolishment of the Citizenship Test |
Message | No, there is a difference in having citizenship on people who are born here and people who move here. Though I do think we should have better educational standards so our citizens would be more likely to pass the citizenship test if they hypothetically were to take it. It is pretty ridiculous that many don't know about basic history and principles of Solentia. -Chris "Kid" Coltson, Public Speaker of the Reform Option |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes |
Total Seats: 136 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 389 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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