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Bill: No More Foreign Relations Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Authoritarian Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 4150
Description[?]:
| "This bill will destroy all foreign relations, but who cares? It probably won't get voted in, but...um...who cares?" - Claire Pierce |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Old value:: Diplomats are exempt from prosecution for criminal acts but not from civil lawsuits, but may still be expelled because of criminal acts.
Current: The Government grants full diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are protected from arrests and prosecution from all laws and are protected from civil lawsuits, but may be expelled.
Proposed: The government grants no diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are subject to arrest and prosecution and civil action under all laws of the host nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: The government does not allow foreign embassies.
Article 3
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 issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Proposed: The nation does not issue passports to any nationals, except on specific authorisation of the Foreign Minister.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Current: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Proposed: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government never offers international aid.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: No refugees are allowed to enter the country.
Article 7
Withdraw from the Free Trade League.
Article 8
Withdraw from the CSCO International Affairs Diplomatic Protocol.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:23:58, January 11, 2017 CET | From | Leftist Unitist Coalition | To | Debating the No More Foreign Relations Bill |
| Message | Hey on the bright side, your party will have a VERY well defined platform |
| Date | 18:00:22, January 11, 2017 CET | From | Authoritarian Party | To | Debating the No More Foreign Relations Bill |
| Message | Yeah, that was basically the point. It says that I don't have a position on foreign relations which is why I made this bill |
| Date | 18:31:26, January 11, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Alliance Party (LAP) | To | Debating the No More Foreign Relations Bill |
| Message | Lol |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 71 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 152 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 77 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself." - Thomas Paine |