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Bill: Open Up
Details
Submitted by[?]: LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty
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: May 2285
Description[?]:
| Let us open up our arms to our foreign brethren the only thing that seperates us from them is miles of land that can not be truly owned by anyone. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
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 | 18:58:39, August 31, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Open Up |
| Message | 5 miles? |
| Date | 22:03:48, August 31, 2006 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the Open Up |
| Message | That's the distance I was from my home when I wrote it. |
| Date | 22:19:58, August 31, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Open Up |
| Message | Your Home is in Rutania! |
| Date | 22:20:31, August 31, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Open Up |
| Message | I say we export our own rejects, instead of paying theirs to move here! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 87 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 98 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 15 |
| Random fact: Party candidates for head of state elections are not visible to the public. This means that you cannot see who will run and who will not, which adds another strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "The political ballot box stands for willingness to be ruled by somebody other than yourself." - Alvin Lowi, Jr. |