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Bill: Foreign Relations Act of 4042
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
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 4043
Description[?]:
| This bill embraces an internationalist approach to foreign relations by eliminating barriers to free trade and allowing an increased number of refugees and immigrants to enter the country. However, it does not go as far as removing the border security checks that are necessary to maintain our country's security. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Current: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Only those born in this country or to nationals receive nationality.
Current: Anyone is able to claim nationality.
Proposed: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:01:45, June 12, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Act of 4042 |
| Message | We strongly support all articles except articles 4 and 6. We support the current policy on international trade. It is essential to maintaing a certain leverage in the world markets, being able to protect our economy. In regards to article 6, we support the stance "All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country." These people have been through enough hardship, and a limited amount of government aid to help get them situated and started in a new country is the moral, compassionate thing to do. |
| Date | 21:05:30, June 12, 2016 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Act of 4042 |
| Message | We thank NDP for their support for the majority of this bill. We also agree that "All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country," but since we are currently restricted by the "Intervention Treaty," that policy choice is not an option. As a result the best we can do is welcome all refugees without aid unless we withdraw from the "Intervention Treaty." We understand your concerns with international trade and while we disagree with you, we will move that article into a different bill. |
| Date | 21:44:03, June 12, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Act of 4042 |
| Message | The Neo-Democratic Party will draft a bill to withdraw from the Intervention Treaty. |
| Date | 21:50:47, June 12, 2016 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Act of 4042 |
| Message | Thank you to the Neo-Democratic Party for taking the initiative to sponsor a withdraw from the treaty. We will support such a bill if it comes to a vote. |
| Date | 22:01:16, June 12, 2016 CET | From | Green Moderates Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations Act of 4042 |
| Message | We do not support Article 1. While we support the motive behind this proposal, we hold the position that foreign ambassadors and missionaries should maintain documentation with our internationally-facing body. While we do support having pragmatic limitations to the immigration to our country, and to the standard required for the privileges of citizenship, we do agree that administering a test for national admittance and for citizenship opens the door for corrupt practices and preferential restriction. We will vote in favor of this bill, hoping that there will be future support for Ministry documentation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 750 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| 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: "No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody." - Rita Mae Brown |