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Bill: Foreign Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anti-Ownership Federation 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: September 2171
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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 imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:46:50, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Foreign Protection Act |
| Message | Why should we tariff those that don't tariff us?! |
| Date | 02:36:55, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Foreign Protection Act |
| Message | because weas TElamonians are better than the others |
| Date | 17:08:10, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Foreign Protection Act |
| Message | Ah! That makes so much sense! I see the light......and a bunch of kids playing with that same light. Oh well. |
| Date | 18:08:10, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Foreign Protection Act |
| Message | What about industries that depend on imports? This is a sure way to stifle our economy. |
| Date | 21:27:49, January 14, 2006 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Foreign Protection Act |
| Message | These kids have no idea what the hell they are doing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 164 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 175 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 16 |
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