Vote---wets

[Josephus I]

Deadline for voting on this Bill, put forward by Per Berrengeur, will be Wednesday 4 pm ET

Originally Posted by WETS
Western Eutopian Territory Support Bill

Whereas in the aftermath of the end of the fighting on New Bengal many thousands have crossed into the Western Eutopian Territory (henceforth "the WET") seeking shelter and

Whereas Governor Thorsbeard of the WET has sought federal aid and

Whereas the provincial government can support no more than 5000 of these refugees,

Let it be established that

I. The President shall be authorised to deploy the military to provide humanitarian aid in the region, on which the military may spend up to 0.4BP

II. 0.6BP shall be cut from the military budget, this money shall be spent by the Ministry of Social Services (henceforth "MoSS") to find adequate food, accomodation and healthcare for the newcomers, create employment opportunities for them and to subsidise their return should they wish to return to New Bengal within the next 5 years.

III. Should there be a funding shortfall, the MoSS is permitted, if the Minister of Finance and President both agree it is necessary, to draw upon the 0.4BP earmarked by the New Bengal Reconstruction Act for this purpose to the amount that is necessary to make up the shortfall.

 

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Aye

 

[Estonianzulu]

Yes

 

[HJ Tulp]

Nay

 

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Aye.

 

[Josephus I]

Nay

 

[Josephus I]

++ Voting is now closed. ++

Please note Per Haug's vote is nullified as he was not a member of the GA when this vote was called.

 

[von Streusser]

The Party of Liberty and Eutopian Labor Party turn in resounding votes FOR, while much of the ENP and the PEL (who seem to have grafted onto the ENP with their leadership more or less defunct) vote AGAINST the measure. Some ENP members, however, break ranks and vote for the measure. An independent research group later discovers that all such members happen to have valuable oil interests in Western Eutopia...

The measure passes, 71 - 29.