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Bill: Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO )
Details
Submitted by[?]: Factio Republicana Socialistica
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes for the ratification of a treaty. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 4411
Description[?]:
| This bill asks for the ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ). If this treaty is ratified, it becomes binding and will define national law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Ratify the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:38:09, June 19, 2018 CET | From | Novus Partis Rexisti | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | Senators, We would fully support this. We feel that this will help to defend our national sovereignty. Gildas Justinian Princeps Senatus |
| Date | 22:06:00, June 19, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | All the points stablished in the treaty are already covered by other treaties. Why should we vote in favour? Cadio Ausculo Orator of In MArea-Civis Sinistram |
| Date | 22:13:38, June 19, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | Senators, This is a historic ancient treaty, established more than two millennia ago, and one of the longest-lasting alliances of Majatran nations. In addition to its historical value, this treaty allows us to cooperate with other Majatran nations in combating piracy while recognizing every nation's sovereignty and prohibiting involvement in their internal affairs. SOTO was once a cornerstone of Selucian foreign policy, and its headquarters still lies in Auroria. It was through SOTO that the Selucian navy fought and destroyed Majatran piracy centuries ago (https://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Pirate_War) when the continent was plagued by conflict and chaos. Since it seems that, unfortunately, a new era of chaos may be upon us, it is necessary to ensure that the conflicts on the other side of the Majatran Sea do not once again breed piracy and threaten our trade and supply routes. Statius Domitillus Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Date | 03:16:22, June 20, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | We must remember that it was the Rexist Party, in agreement with Factio Republicana, the ones that decided to let chaos go on in Majatra, after deciding not to become involved in foreign affairs and meetings with the rest of the Majatran heads of government or State. We have to think carefully about our decisive vote regarding this treaty as it is beneficial for our nation, but we are still deeply in disagreement with the foreign policy carried out during the last government, especially now entering in contradictions. Cadio Ausculo, Orator of In Marea-Civis Sinistram |
| Date | 07:27:42, June 20, 2018 CET | From | Novus Partis Rexisti | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | Orator Ausculo, I think you misunderstand why these policies were carried out. We carried them out to protect the national sovereignty of our great nation. Articles of this treaty include reassurances that the members of SOTO will respect each others sovereignty, and will not get involved in the foreign affairs of the other members. Therefore, this treaty safeguards the sovereignty of the Selucian Republic, and is NOT contradictory to the policies of the government in the last term. Wilhelmus Augustus Flavius, Leader of the Rexist Party and former Consul Populi |
| Date | 09:34:13, June 20, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | Orator Ausculo, You have indeed misunderstood the previous administration's foreign policy. Our policy was not autarchy and complete and utter isolationism, but rather safeguarding popular sovereignty, a necessary precondition for democracy, and avoiding entanglements in proxy conflicts. SOTO will guarantee both those goals. And of course, it is libelous to suggest that the previous administration "let chaos go on in Majatra". However proud we may be of our Republic, we must recognize we are not a superpower or the guardian of peace on Majatra. With or without our participation in the Romula Summit the conflict in Jelbania would have gone on. Selucia is not the most important nation in Majatra and we are not accountable for peace and war on the continent. Our policy was to avoid entanglement in great power conflicts, and thankfully, seeing the rapid deterioration of the Jelbanian situation, we were successful in that goal. Statius Domitillus Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Date | 17:15:22, June 20, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | If you don’t fight injustices, you agree with them. Period. We still do not understand the withdrawal from the Antislavery treaty and the international sports treaties, and there is no democratic reasonable explanation for it. Anyway, In Marea-Civis Sinistram will vote in favour of this treaty as a minor evil, in order to start planning solutions for the previous policies carried out. Cadio Ausculo Orator of IMCS |
| Date | 17:37:11, June 20, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Ratification of the South Ocean Treaty Organisation ( SOTO ) |
| Message | Indeed, but one must be proportional and rational when fighting injustice. Geopolitical power-struggles, military interventionism, and economic integration risk becoming an even greater injustice than those against which they are aimed. We have made our opposition to international sporting events clear. They are a commercialized and commodified celebration of nationalistic pride and jingoism, and thus we welcome our withdrawal from these events. And as a matter of principle the Republican Party opposes enshrining fundamental rights and freedoms within international treaties or written constitutions. Rights exist only in so far as they derive from democratic deliberation through the political process, and they should not serve as limitations of deliberative citizenship. Statius Domitillus Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 750 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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