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Bill: Freedom IV
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
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: June 2217
Description[?]:
| Foriegn investment |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Local governments regulate foreign investments.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:00:44, April 18, 2006 CET | From |  BigBoss Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | -.- No. (jeez man are you wanting to be a dictator?) |
| Date | 21:01:40, April 18, 2006 CET | From | BigBoss Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | -.- No. (jeez man are you wanting to be a dictator?) |
| Date | 00:26:47, April 19, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | Local governments are best equipped to handle this matter. |
| Date | 02:31:40, April 19, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | BBP, how is this dictating??? I am letting free business. C's P, I disagree. Foriegn business probably has enough trouble getting here; why put them through the agony of adapting to regulations of 500 different places? Bsides, this bill states that foreigner may invest is <i>national</i>, so letting local governments decide would not make sense. |
| Date | 05:00:29, April 19, 2006 CET | From | BigBoss Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | we would be SELLING ourselves. we can handle our own business. another deal: foreign investors can be anyone(ill let you finish the rest of that argument yourself) Leave it to the local governments to decide. |
| Date | 02:21:58, April 20, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | "foreign investors can be anyone(ill let you finish the rest of that argument yourself)" Not really. People decide if they like the company or not. A huge [yes, DLP, this does exist and it is a ligitamite statement here] example is the Dubais port deal with the US. You may not have herd, but a middle eastern business called Dubais tried to buy out 6 American ports. The people, NOT the government, saw a threat in this and forced Dubais to leave. As small as people seem, in large numbers they can pull off incredible tasks. |
| Date | 02:22:25, April 20, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | I still do not see how this is dictating. |
| Date | 02:30:54, April 20, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | We still believe in decentralization. Local governments can work with local companies to decide this matter. OOC: And in the case of the Dubia ports deal: the Dubai company bought an English company that was already supervising U.S. ports. They simply wanted to take over what the English company was already doing. And it was not the PEOPLE who closed this deal, it was the government. There were no non-violent protests or mass mobilization in this matter. The Dubai port deal was brought down by political pundits and TV talking heads. |
| Date | 05:05:50, April 20, 2006 CET | From | BigBoss Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | I am very aware of the Dubais Dealings. and citizens party is 200% exactly correct, and i was going to explain the same thing. so that defensive on your behalf is inaccurate. again. Leave it to the local governments. |
| Date | 23:45:25, April 20, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Freedom IV |
| Message | No, if you remember, President Bush was fine with the deal; the people were not. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 216 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 180 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 105 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently does a service to his race" - John Stuart Mill |