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Bill: Likatonia looks outwards
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Fascist Front
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: October 2187
Description[?]:
| In the interests of fostering international co-operation, the AM PSS proposes the following. We feel that Likatonia is becoming more accepted by the world community again, and as such we should be allowing our citizens to travel freely as well as citizens from other countries should be free to enter the country and spend their hard earned cash. As far as quotas go, they ultimately distort the market and should be discouraged. Let us lead the way and unilaterally remove them. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 2
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 on demand for any reason to its nationals
Proposed: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Article 3
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 "ethical" tariffs on nations with lower environmental and labour rights standards.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:33:14, February 16, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Likatonia looks outwards |
| Message | All except articles 1 & 4 are fine by us. While we believe in the spirit of articles 1 & 4, it is a slight security risk simply because it is a way of allowing in nations without checking first. 4 is a problem because there is also a chance that there could be a fugative on the run from the law seeking asylum within our borders. |
| Date | 16:56:33, February 16, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Likatonia looks outwards |
| Message | Article 1 - YES all the way Articles 2 & 4 - In a perfect world, yes; but we feel that the security risks outway the cost of moderate security checking. Article 3 - the existance of reciprocal tariffs can keep other nations from imposing tarrifs on our goods, therefore we feel that this should remain. In balance, therefore, we must oppose this bill. |
| Date | 17:30:16, February 16, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Likatonia looks outwards |
| Message | We feel articles 2 and 4 are risky... but we support articles 1 and 3. On balance, AM AAP may support. |
| Date | 11:56:31, February 17, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Likatonia looks outwards |
| Message | We shall remove article 4 in deference to the Axis Mundi. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 334 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 166 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err." - Mahatma Gandhi |