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Bill: Immigrant Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolucia Partio de Koburo
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: June 2253
Description[?]:
| Grants nationality to anyone, forbids extradition, and helps refugees. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Current: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Proposed: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Anyone is able to claim nationality.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:22:32, July 11, 2006 CET | From |  Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Immigrant Rights Bill |
| Message | Anyone who votes for this bill has problems and should see a doctor. |
| Date | 22:29:04, July 11, 2006 CET | From | Cobura National Socialist Party | To | Debating the Immigrant Rights Bill |
| Message | We must not allow the dregs of Terra a sanctuary in our nation. they must seek solutions to their problems at home. |
| Date | 23:57:57, July 11, 2006 CET | From | Modern Economic Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Immigrant Rights Bill |
| Message | i like the idea of 3, maybe without aid though. and two, there isn't a lwaw for it we really like so we'll say keep it as it is. and we hate hate hate 1. Overall its a no vote, but maybe put 3 in a seperate bill, drop the aid and we'll approve of that one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 459 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: There are two countries based on Egypt in the game. Cobura is based on modern Egypt with a retro twist, while Hawu Mumenhes is based on Ancient Egypt with a modernist twist. |
| Random quote: "Prejudices subsist in people's imagination long after they have been destroyed by their experience." - Ernest Dimnet |