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Starport Visa Act
Bernard_OrielDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 5:37 AM | Message # 1
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Starports Visa Act


1. The Imperial Senate calls upon the Imperial Customs Bureau to take reasonable measures to create a centralized database of Starport Visas so the movements of ships may be monitored for law enforcement and research purposes.
2. The Imperial Senate calls for the production of a Holonet site which allows Starport Visas to be purchased from a central source without the requirement to file individual applications with each world's government, saving time for average spacefarers. Fees would be set by the Imperial Customs Bureau and a portion of the profits equal to the visa revenue for each world would be deducted from each world's annual tax requirement.


Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
 
LomenRyuunDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 6:30 AM | Message # 2
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This is a good measure of security for the people of the Empire. Only the unwise would vote against this. Druckenwell votes in favor.

Lomen Ryuun
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Verence_TerrawinDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 7:42 AM | Message # 3
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Naturally, this makes a lot of sense and will streamline Visa processes for all of our trading vessels operating in the Core. I vote in favour.

Verence Terrawin

Senator of Alsakan
First Lord of the Foreign Office, Alsakan
 
Janar_CerraDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 8:07 AM | Message # 4
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Garos IV votes in favor.

Ja'nar Cerra
Queen of Garos IV
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Tremaine_FowlkesDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 8:10 AM | Message # 5
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Telos IV votes in favor.

Tremaine Fowlkes
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Exar_RayDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 9:49 AM | Message # 6
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Naturally, I vote in favor of this.

 
Avadrie_volFyrDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 10:04 AM | Message # 7
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Empress Teta votes in favor.

Lady Avadrie volFyr
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Ilanah_ThanatosDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 3:33 PM | Message # 8
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Of course, Chandrila votes in favor.

Ilanah R. Thanatos
Senator of Chandrila
 
LordZarcaineDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 6:40 PM | Message # 9
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The Cronese Mandate votes in Favor

Lord Zarcaine Kuriyoshi
Lord of Chandaar
 
Senator_CambristDate: Sunday, 04 Sep 2011, 9:52 PM | Message # 10
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The Commerce Committee is decisively against this measure, as am I. While Senator Oriel's apparent desire to reduce bureaucracy is commendable, he is in fact proposing a radical change to interstellar customs law and depriving worlds of a right and an important commercial tool that has traditionally been reserved to them; the right to issue starport visas. Be aware, Senator, that starport visas are not issued by the Empire, but by planetary governments. Furthermore, not all planetary governments require starport visas—it depends very much on the planet's economic needs, as well as more immediate concerns like congestion, availability of landing space, prioritization of certain cargos, etc. This is why you will find that most planetary chambers of commerce will oppose this measure.

While, again, it is apparent that the intent of the measure is to reduce bureaucracy, the effect of the measure will be to universally require starport visas without regard to local considerations such as air traffic, congestion, etc. Air traffic control could become immensely more difficult on congested worlds like Metellos and Imperial Center, and all Imperial worlds will lose an important tool to help manage imports and exports, as well as passenger ships containing immigrants or refugees, or potentially illegal shipments of arms, spice, etc. I mean no disrespect to Senator Oriel and I do laud his intent, but I urge the Senate to reconsider its votes in favor of his proposal.

However, the Commerce Committee does, of course, encourage planetary governments to be forthcoming with their starport visa requirements and to streamline their individual application processes. It's possible that the Bureau of Ships and Services could establish a template for this purpose that planetary governments can take advantage of. But even these are options that require additional study.




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Eli_FitzgeraldDate: Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011, 10:26 PM | Message # 11
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I vote against. Ralltiir doesn't intend to cede to the Empire the responsibility for something that Ralltiir can do for itself more capably than the Empire can do for it. Cambrist is right that these visas are a planet's responsibility and not one that the Empire should be involved in. Senators who value the autonomy of their worlds and who have voted in favor of this measure should indeed reconsider.

Eli Fitzgerald
Senator of Ralltiir (10 BBY—Present)

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Slai-FonDate: Thursday, 08 Sep 2011, 1:36 PM | Message # 12
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Senator Fitzgerald read my mind. I too, vote against.

Slai-Fon Youngblood, Senator of Anobis, and the Bright Jewel sector
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LordZarcaineDate: Thursday, 08 Sep 2011, 5:35 PM | Message # 13
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The Cronese Mandate withdraws its previous vote, and will Abstain

Lord Zarcaine Kuriyoshi
Lord of Chandaar
 
Bernard_OrielDate: Friday, 09 Sep 2011, 12:49 PM | Message # 14
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Senator Fitzgerald. The measure is intended to simply collect those requirements and allow an application to be filed through a system which is centralized. The visa application would then be dispatched and processed (accepted or refused) by individual worlds. This motion does not take any rights away from individual worlds, it just encourages travel by making it more simple for beings to apply for visas without searching the holonet for a planet's site and then trawling through potentially cavernous systems to find requirements.

Apologies if the legislation is unclear but I feel you may have misunderstood its intention. To increase the freedom of individual citizens to move by making travel more simple, not to take rights away from worlds.


Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
 
Senator_CambristDate: Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011, 9:14 PM | Message # 15
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My thanks for the clarification, Senator. As I now understand you, the measure is along the lines of what I said a moment ago—streamlining the application process by providing a common template to do so through an Imperial agency, in this case Imperial Customs. Naturally, I vote in favor of this. Because it is dependent on the participation of the planet in question, however, and as many planets have lamentably unsophisticated technology (and frankly, unsophisticated government), it might be prudent to specify that participation in this common application template is voluntary, for the time being at least. Brentaal would certainly participate, however.

 
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