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Bill: Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Defense and Federalist Party
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: September 2201
Description[?]:
| This bill asks for the ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement. If this treaty is ratified, it becomes binding and will define national law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Ratify the Keymon Neutrality Agreement.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:46:11, March 14, 2006 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement |
| Message | If Keymon harbours terrorists who openly plan to attack Beluzia or have taken hostage and do nothing about it (in accordance with their national laws and terms such as "free port") the PAL would have no misgivings about launching a military operation that would violate this treaty and can therefore not agree to it. |
| Date | 04:16:49, March 15, 2006 CET | From | Beluzian Defense and Federalist Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement |
| Message | I have my own reservations about this treaty, however, since I was contacted by the Keymon government, and I was the foreign minister, I felt it was my responsibility to bring it up for debate. Whets everyone else think? |
| Date | 17:47:56, March 15, 2006 CET | From |  Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement |
| Message | "On behalf of the government of Keymon, I bid you greetings and offer my thanks that you are discussing this treaty. It is my hope that you choose to pass it. Hopefully, I can address any concerns that come up to everyone's satisfaction. "Regarding the issue of terrorists, Keymon does not harbor terrorists and our government is vigilantly anti-terrorist. Furthermore, we have some of the most liberal extradition laws in the world. Should any alleged terrorists find their way into Keymon, it would be a simple matter for Beluzia to notify our foreign office to get the matter resolved. "As a final concern, if a future government of Keymon did the unthinkable and harbored terrorists, that would constitute a violation of the treaty on our part and your nation would no longer be under any obligations to respect our neutrality. "I hope you come to see this treaty as a benefit to both of our nations. If you have other concerns, or feel Keymon needs to demonstrate its good faith further, please contact our foreign office." -- Dr. Algernon Phargle, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Christian Democrats, Keymon) |
| Date | 20:26:00, March 15, 2006 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement |
| Message | "V) The Grand Duchy of Keymon remains a free port, open to the people and ships of all warring or peaceful nations." - foreign enemies would be allowed to stay according to clause 5. |
| Date | 21:28:19, March 15, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement |
| Message | "The representative from the Partisans and Artisans League raises a concern others have raised prior to ratifying the treaty. To clarify, we in Keymon draw a distinction between ships and military vessels. We do not consider a military vessel to be a ship in the mercantile sense. Nor do we consider mercantile vessels that transport military hardware or munitions to be ships as far as this treaty is concerned. The treaty only notes our desire to be an open port to shipping fleets that are not support war efforts or transporting contraband. The treaty would, of course, protect shipping of regular cargo in vessels belonging to nations at war, but this is a provision that works for all nations, including your own. Once the ship was outside of our territorial waters as protected by the Law of the Sea treaty, your nation could seize or destroy it at your discretion. I hope this clarifies things and lays to rest your concerns." -- Dr. Algernon Phargle |
| Date | 05:51:57, March 16, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement |
| Message | I am agreeable to the treaty as explained by Dr. Phargle |
| Date | 19:27:31, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Ratification of the Keymon Neutrality Agreement |
| Message | This is exceptable, as long as Keymon accepts the seriousness of, in anyway, enfringing on the treaty set out before us now; not that I believe for one minute that they would. However, as a general note concerning treaties like this I would suggest that they are kept to a minimum as I believe that a man's word is worth as much as flimsy document. Due to the unusual foreign policy of Keymon (promising complete neutrality etc) I am willing to see it as an exception. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 72 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 28 |
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