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| FINAL VOTE RC6 : The Immigration and Citizenship Bill 2005 | Mr. Furxheir, R.M.W. | July 18, 2005 - 09:18 | | Mr. Furxheir, R.M.W. | July 26, 2005 - 08:22 |
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Mr. Furxheir, R.M.W.
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Citizen #20:
Martí- Paìr Furxhéir | This bill was passed in the chamber succesfully...
They say it matters not whether you win or lose.
That's right, isn't it?
Afterall, what really matters is whether I win or lose, right? |
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| | la garçâ malpadert | July 19, 2005 - 00:35 |
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la garçâ malpadert
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Citizen #20:
Martí- Paìr Furxhéir | > This bill is now in it's final vote phase, for 7 days...
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> The Immigration and Citizenship Bill 2005
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> BE IT ENACTED by the President and Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Talossa in Parlamînt assembled the following:
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> 1. Repeals and Responsible Officials
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> a) This Act provides for the processes for becoming a citizen of the Republic of Talossa and losing citizenship therein, under the Constitution of the Republic 1.2.2.
> b) This Act repeals the Omnibus Immigration Code 2004, and all other Talossan laws concerning immigration and citizenship.
> c) The Minister of Immigration shall be responsible for the administration of this Act.
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> 2. Immigration
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> a) The following provisions apply to those persons who have never previously been citizens of the Republic of Talossa.
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> b) Any person who wishes to become a citizen of the Republic of Talossa shall request a contact-information form from the Minister of Immigration. Upon receipt of this request, that person shall be considered a prospective citizen of the Republic of Talossa. The Minister of Immigration shall be responsible for creating this form, and for supplying it to the prospective upon request. The Minister of Immigration shall be responsible for ensuring that the information on the form is strictly confidential and will never be given to anyone without the prospective's permission.
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> c) When the contact information form is submitted, the Minister of Immigration shall ensure that an account for the public discussion forums in the national webspace of the Talossan Republic is established for the new prospective.
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> d) The prospective shall also submit a photocopy or digital scan of a valid photo ID to the Ministry of Immigration. (The Minister of Immigration shall be empowered to determine what constitutes valid photo ID.) The Minister of Immigration shall be responsible for ensuring that this is also strictly confidential. This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Minister of Immigration, who shall then report to the Seneschál on the reasons for waiving this requirement.
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> e) The prospective shall be required to submit a brief biography, which shall be made publicly available.
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> f) The prospective shall be required to write an essay on the topic "What the Talossan Republic Means to Me". This essay may be humorous, serious, a combination of the two, or even surreal, at the discretion of the prospective. This essay shall be made publicly available.
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> g) When the preceding steps have been fulfilled, the prospective citizen shall be entitled to request a vote on their citizenship. The Minister of Immigration shall then ask the Secretary of State to submit the matter to the people of the Republic in referendum, as provided in Chapter 5 of the Republic of Talossa Elections and Referendums Act 2005. The referendum question shall be of the form: "Shall [name of prospective] be admitted as a citizen in the Republic of Talossa?" Upon confirmation by the Secretary of State that the referendum has passed, the prospective shall be admitted into full citizenship of the Republic of Talossa, with all rights and duties pertaining thereunto.
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> h) The High Court shall be entitled to ask questions of the prospective citizen and to make a recommendation to the people of the Republic. The Court may choose to exercise this option at any stage in the process, and such a recommendation shall be published by the Minister of Immigration as soon as practicable.
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> 3. Friends of the Republic
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> a) Individuals who are eligible to become Talossan citizens shall be eligible to request posting access to the public discussion forums in the national webspace of the Talossan Republic on a probational basis. Such access shall be granted or denied by the Minister of Immigration at his discretion. If access is denied the Minister much publicly disclose that fact, unless the applicant requests otherwise, in which case the Minister shall inform the Seneschál.
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> b) “Friends of the Republic" may remain in this status without applying for citizenship indefinitely, and may choose to remain anonymous.
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> c) Parlamînt shall have the right to revoke "Friend of the Republic" status from anyone at any time for any reason by law.
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> d) If a "Friend of the Republic" applies for citizenship, he or she shall be subject to the normal rules as provided in Chapter 2 of this Act.
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> 4. Census and Renunciation
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> a) The Minister of Immigration shall, beginning on the first of March in every calendar year, conduct a Census of all citizens of the Talossan Republic. This Census shall consist of the Minister contacting every current citizen of the Republic to enquire whether the contact information details held by the Minister are still correct, and if not, for correct details to be submitted.
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> b) The Minister of Immigration shall make every reasonable effort to make sure that every citizen is aware of both the Census and their obligation to respond to it, and that every citizen has every reasonable opportunity to respond to the Census.
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> (c) (i) Any citizen who does not respond to the Census within two calendar months of the announcement of the beginning of the Census shall have their citizenship in the Republic of Talossa suspended. This suspension shall be lifted once the citizen responds to the Census.
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> (ii) If a citizen has not requested that their suspension be lifted within a year of the suspension, that citizen shall be deemed to have renounced his or her citizenship in the Talossan Republic.
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> d) Any citizen may renounce their citizenship in the Talossan Republic of their own free will for any reason, by either:
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> i) communicating this desire to the Minister of Immigration. The Minister shall publish any notice of renunciation, and the renunciation shall become effective immediately following this publication.
> Or;
> ii) public announcement. The renunciation shall be effective immediately after such an announcement.
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> e) A former citizen who wishes to re-apply for citizenship shall be required to write an essay on the topic "Why the Talossan Republic Didn't Mean So Much To Me". This essay may be humorous, serious, a combination of the two, or even surreal, at the discretion of the former citizen. This essay shall be made publicly available.
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> f) When the requirement of section (e) above has been fulfilled, the former citizen shall be entitled to request a vote on their re-admittance. The Minister of Immigration shall then ask the Secretary of State to submit the matter to the people of the Republic in referendum, as provided in Chapter 5 of the Republic of Talossa Elections and Referendums Act 2005. The referendum question shall be of the form: "Shall [name of prospective] be re-admitted as a citizen in the Republic of Talossa?" Upon confirmation by the Secretary of State that the referendum has passed, the prospective shall be re-admitted into full citizenship of the Republic of Talossa, with all rights and duties pertaining thereunto.
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> g) The High Court shall be entitled to ask questions of the re-applying citizen and to make a recommendation to the people of the Republic. The Court may choose to exercise this option at any stage in the process, and such a recommendation shall be published by the Minister of Immigration as soon as practicable.
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> They say it matters not whether you win or lose.
> That's right, isn't it?
> Afterall, what really matters is whether I win or lose, right?
Miestrâ Schivâ
Seneschál dal Repúblicâ Talossán / Prime Minister of the Republic of Talossa
"The Republic's Most Articulate Spokeswhatever" - R. B. Madison
Every bloody emperor claims that freedom is his cause
And he buffs up on his common touch as a get-out clause. |
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| | D. N. Vercáriâ | July 18, 2005 - 09:30 |
| | Mr. Furxheir, R.M.W. | July 18, 2005 - 09:18 |
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Mr. Furxheir, R.M.W.
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(last post: November 24, 2007 - 15:07)
Citizen #20:
Martí- Paìr Furxhéir | Per !
They say it matters not whether you win or lose.
That's right, isn't it?
Afterall, what really matters is whether I win or lose, right? |
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