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Bill: Ratification of the The Law of the Sea
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Beluzians
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes for the ratification of a treaty. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2172
Description[?]:
| This bill asks for the ratification of the The Law of the Sea. If this treaty is ratified, it becomes binding and will define national law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Ratify the The Law of the Sea.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:30:00, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Moderate Beluzians | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | To protect and promote our trade rights. |
| Date | 05:09:24, January 15, 2006 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 07:31:31, January 15, 2006 CET | From | Secular Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | Nonsense. This treaty would place our Republic's trade and economic vitality into the hands of a "World Court" and governed by arbitrary rules that we did not inact. |
| Date | 08:02:34, January 15, 2006 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | Exactly. |
| Date | 12:21:40, January 15, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | No to the world court |
| Date | 21:47:48, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | 'Protecting' our trade right is easy - thats what the navy's for. |
| Date | 18:55:20, January 17, 2006 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | Just as a note: There is no World Court yet, and if there were a World Court it would merely settle the disputes arising from this treaty, nothing else. |
| Date | 13:45:44, January 18, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | The world court is a diabolical attempt to enslave loyal Beluzians under the yoke of foriegn devils!!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 40 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 60 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
| Random quote: "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius, and a lot of courage, to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein |