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Bill: New Leash Law
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Darwinist Party
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: March 2195
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Current: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Proposed: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:51:37, March 03, 2006 CET | From | New Theta | To | Debating the New Leash Law |
| Message | We oppose Article 3. All religions are nonprofit organisations anyway. |
| Date | 20:54:21, March 03, 2006 CET | From | National Progressive Party | To | Debating the New Leash Law |
| Message | Like the Catholic Church, Theta? |
| Date | 17:51:27, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Bloc Socialiste | To | Debating the New Leash Law |
| Message | We support articles two and three, but oppose articles one and four. We cannot but abstain and ask the Progressive Darwinist Party to separate the articles so at least some can be passed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 184 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 297 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 269 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "The best politics is right action." - Mahatma Gandhi |