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Bill: Travel Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX
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: April 2200
Description[?]:
| A bill to remove pointless security checks. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:28:42, March 14, 2006 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Travel Reform Act |
| Message | Parties here want people to have identification cards with no restrictions whatsoever and yet you oppose restrictionless passports. This is a ridiculous contradiction, particularly when passports serve other purposes, other than existing for the sake of existing. Furthermore, the following nations have similar laws to the one proposed. Anyone attempting to enter the nation for malicious purposes could simply enter on one of the following nations' passports. *Republic of Hobrazia *Republic of Likatonia *Valruzian Federation *Five Nations of Lodamun *Kingdom of Mordusia *Kingdom of Alduria *Dolgarian Empire *Republic of Indrala *Socialist Commonwealth of New Endralon *Republic of Egelion *United Majatran Republic of Al'Badara *United Majatran Republic of Kafuristan *Union of Vanuku *Democratic Republic of Barmenistan *Jewish Homeland of Beiteynu *Republic of Gishoto *Republic of Dranland *Kazulianisk Kungariket So why do we continue to waste our resources when a criminal or terrorist could easily get a Lodamese passport and enter the nation? Additionally, how does knowing who someone is help with border control? Surely, an international criminal or terrorist could simply get in under a false identity, with a suitable disguise. Again, wasted resources where they could be used elsewhere. |
| Date | 10:55:21, March 14, 2006 CET | From | Fatherland Party | To | Debating the Travel Reform Act |
| Message | No border control? Are you a madman? |
| Date | 09:02:28, March 15, 2006 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Travel Reform Act |
| Message | Closing Baltusia off to the rest of the world? Are you a madman? Anyway, who says anything about no border controlo? There simply will be no border control on visitors. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 126 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 221 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 14 |
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