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Bill: Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320
Details
Submitted by[?]: Scientian Enclave
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: December 4321
Description[?]:
| This bill will permit local governments to determine the policy on employment of foreigners in their area - further enhancing local autonomy and decentralizing power. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards foreign workers.
Old value:: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Current: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Proposed: Local governments determine the law with regards to the employment of foreign nationals.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:39:33, December 21, 2017 CET | From |  National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | *Press Release* The National Democratic Party while would prefer it to be the situation where our own citizens are prioritised over foreign nationals regarding employment, in the event that our bill does not pass in the parliament, the NDP will support this as this will potentially allow regions with high unemployment rates to set their own agenda. -Deborah O'Neill Deputy Leader of the National Democratic Party |
| Date | 05:25:11, December 21, 2017 CET | From |  Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Mdm. Speaker, We are glad the NDP are willing to consider this bill, this is exactly what local autonomy is meant for, respecting other ways of life. - Lyn Kopp Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hutori Ambassador of the Ataraxian Confederation |
| Date | 12:45:14, December 21, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Mdm. Speaker Why are we making this issue bigger then it is. Local shop owners already have autonomy to chose who they want to hire, labour laws in place ensure foreign nationals are paid the same as a Hutorian citizens and strict requirements on Visas ensure only the best qualified foreign nationals are even allowed to be in Hutori seeking work. We will not be voting in favor. Isaac Woodbury MP for Groomsbridge Leader of the Royalist Party of Hutori |
| Date | 20:04:09, December 21, 2017 CET | From | Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Mdm. Speaker, It is unfortunate the Royalist Party of Hutori is not able to respect local autonomy on this issue and that they dismiss that this issue is important for some people. - Lyn Kopp Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hutori Ambassador of the Ataraxian Confederation |
| Date | 21:51:41, December 21, 2017 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, What is unfortunate is that the Ataraxians can not understand that some things need to be handled by the federal government. The current policies in place are in the best interests of all Hutorians. Elizabeth Jones Leader of the Conservative Party of Hutori MP for Glentingham East |
| Date | 00:04:44, December 22, 2017 CET | From | Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Mdm. Speaker, The "best interests of all Hutorians" is dismissive, ignorant and just an excuse for centralized policy, autonomy allows all Hutorians to have a say in the affairs of their own community. - Lyn Kopp Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hutori Ambassador of the Ataraxian Confederation |
| Date | 02:06:23, December 22, 2017 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, Why don't we just dissolve Hutori completely and allow each province to become its own country? That would solve everything wouldn't it? No it wouldn't because people like the Ataraxians would want the municipal governments to handle everything and then we would be caught in the same situation. Madam Speaker each level of government has its own responsibilities and the Ataraxians need to learn that. Elizabeth Jones Leader of the Conservative Party of Hutori MP for Glentingham East |
| Date | 04:45:47, December 22, 2017 CET | From | Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Mdm. Speaker, We wonder if the Conservative Party would be in so much disagreement with decentralization of this policy if the national policy were not in their favour. For example, the National Democratic Party does not support this bill because they support local autonomy, but rather because they disagree with the present national policy. The alternative for them is either a national policy they disagree with or local autonomy, where at least localities have the freedom to choose a policy the NDP agree with. You see, it is not us who needs to learn to respect the hierarchy of political power, but rather it is the Conservative Party and all others who reject local freedom that should learn to tolerate differing ways of life. - Lyn Kopp Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hutori Ambassador of the Ataraxian Confederation |
| Date | 04:52:58, December 22, 2017 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Madam Speaker, The current national policy is not just in favour of our party, it is in favour of ALL Hutorians. It prevents foreign nationals from having unfair advantages when seeking employment here in Hutori. That protects our people so that foreigners do not take jobs away from them. On a side note, it seems as though the chancellor does think that the current policy favours my party somehow. I would ask that the chancellor please explain how treating foreign nationals who seek employment in Hutori the same as everyone else, favours the Conservative Party of Hutori particularly? Elizabeth Jones Leader of the Conservative Party of Hutori MP for Glentingham East |
| Date | 05:23:47, December 22, 2017 CET | From | Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Local Foreign Employment Act of November 4320 |
| Message | Mdm. Speaker, By "in favour" we meant "agreeable". Example: "They disagreed because they were not in favour of the policy". Not all Hutorians agree with the current national policy, this is precisely why local autonomy is so important. It prevents majority communities from ruling the minority, while also preventing the reverse. - Lyn Kopp Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hutori Ambassador of the Ataraxian Confederation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 165 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 386 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 54 |
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