NSG Senate Chamber: I came, I saw, I cleaned up after myself

[The Nihilistic view]

"Order

Length of time the bill has been submitted has no baring on when a bill is put in front of Parliament. If you have an issue with it take it up with the government. It was the Prime Ministers decision to fast track the bill."

[Ikania]

"Sir, where would be the proper place to address the Prime Minister on this? As well, I do not hear many voices in the chamber, why do you say order every time you speak? Like I assume you are about to."

[Atlanticatia]

"State-owned postal banks have done extremely well in the world. They have added more competititon and driven down fees for things like ATM charges and monthly fees. This bank will be an independent bank that is owned by every citizen of Calaverde. It will also act as A vehicle for important public services, such as ensuring people in rural areas can access a bank (and everyone has a safe place to store their money), and low interest loans can be provided to small businesses. Our financial services market will have some much needed integrity, competition, and fairness."

[Battlion]

"State-owned postal banks have done extremely well in the world. They have added more competititon and driven down fees for things like ATM charges and monthly fees. This bank will be an independent bank that is owned by every citizen of Calaverde. It will also act as A vehicle for important public services, such as ensuring people in rural areas can access a bank (and everyone has a safe place to store their money), and low interest loans can be provided to small businesses. Our financial services market will have some much needed integrity, competition, and fairness."

"hear hear"

[The Sarian]

"State-owned postal banks have done extremely well in the world. They have added more competititon and driven down fees for things like ATM charges and monthly fees. This bank will be an independent bank that is owned by every citizen of Calaverde. It will also act as A vehicle for important public services, such as ensuring people in rural areas can access a bank (and everyone has a safe place to store their money), and low interest loans can be provided to small businesses. Our financial services market will have some much needed integrity, competition, and fairness."

"How is what is essentially a state owned monopoly both competitive and fair, Minister?"

[Zurkerx]

"State-owned postal banks have done extremely well in the world. They have added more competititon and driven down fees for things like ATM charges and monthly fees. This bank will be an independent bank that is owned by every citizen of Calaverde. It will also act as A vehicle for important public services, such as ensuring people in rural areas can access a bank (and everyone has a safe place to store their money), and low interest loans can be provided to small businesses. Our financial services market will have some much needed integrity, competition, and fairness."

"How is what is essentially a state owned monopoly both competitive and fair, Minister?"

"Yes please, enlighten us. I thought monopolies hinder competition and fairness? I guess the government finds that to be okay?"

[Alyekra]

"How is what is essentially a state owned monopoly both competitive and fair, Minister?"

"Yes please, enlighten us. I thought monopolies hinder competition and fairness? I guess the government finds that to be okay?"

"The government is itself a monopoly. It's one of those cases of 'It's only bad if somebody else does it', I suppose."

[Atlanticatia]

"State-owned postal banks have done extremely well in the world. They have added more competititon and driven down fees for things like ATM charges and monthly fees. This bank will be an independent bank that is owned by every citizen of Calaverde. It will also act as A vehicle for important public services, such as ensuring people in rural areas can access a bank (and everyone has a safe place to store their money), and low interest loans can be provided to small businesses. Our financial services market will have some much needed integrity, competition, and fairness."

"How is what is essentially a state owned monopoly both competitive and fair, Minister?"

it's not a monopoly. It's a state owned bank that will act as a competitor. It is not nationalizing anything.

[Lykens]

"Speaker, this bill was only submitted to your office yesterday, surely there are other issues in the queue that have been there for much longer?"

"Unfortunately, the speaker is in complete control of what bills come to the floor."

[Britanno]

"Yes please, enlighten us. I thought monopolies hinder competition and fairness? I guess the government finds that to be okay?"

"Perhaps the honourable member of the opposition could enlighten this chamber on how no form of nationalisation creates a state-owned monopoly?"

[Calimera II]

b) The bank shall be an independent state-owned corporation, operating at arms length from the government and Ministry of Finance.

How ''independent.''

[New Werpland]

*a paper airplane flies through the open window

it reads "why do you bother anyway? anything proposed by Luc Morales will get passed because the right wing opposition is too small, and the LibDems who are supposed to be Centrist vote aye on almost anything the Dem Lefts propose"

[The New World Oceania]

*a paper airplane flies through the open window

Not only do we have millions of microphones to catch our every word, but we also have windows. Excellent, can someone get me a picture of this chamber?

[Great Nepal]

b) The bank shall be an independent state-owned corporation, operating at arms length from the government and Ministry of Finance.

How ''independent.''

I am presuming as independent as pretty much other postal saving banks around the world

[Atlanticatia]

b) The bank shall be an independent state-owned corporation, operating at arms length from the government and Ministry of Finance.

How ''independent.''

I am presuming as independent as pretty much other postal saving banks around the world

It will be similar to KiwiBank in New Zealand.

[Illuminination]

*a paper airplane flies through the open window

it reads "why do you bother anyway? anything proposed by Luc Morales will get passed because the right wing opposition is too small, and the LibDems who are supposed to be Centrist vote aye on almost anything the Dem Lefts propose"

My colleague brings up a good point. This is exactly why I didn't want a DL prime minister. While I don't agree with the Blue Coalition on alot of things, it forces more centrism.

[Battlion]

*a paper airplane flies through the open window

it reads "why do you bother anyway? anything proposed by Luc Morales will get passed because the right wing opposition is too small, and the LibDems who are supposed to be Centrist vote aye on almost anything the Dem Lefts propose"

My colleague brings up a good point. This is exactly why I didn't want a DL prime minister. While I don't agree with the Blue Coalition on alot of things, it forces more centrism.

"The Prime Minister is a Liberal Democrat, I should know... I'm a DemLeft and I'm the Deputy-Prime Minister!"

[Atlanticatia]

*a paper airplane flies through the open window

it reads "why do you bother anyway? anything proposed by Luc Morales will get passed because the right wing opposition is too small, and the LibDems who are supposed to be Centrist vote aye on almost anything the Dem Lefts propose"

My colleague brings up a good point. This is exactly why I didn't want a DL prime minister. While I don't agree with the Blue Coalition on alot of things, it forces more centrism.

"This was actually a proposal by the (LibDem) prime minister, as one of his main policy planks. I wholeheartedly support it. We are here to be pragmatic and progressive. I don't think this is some far left policy as you're describing it. Any policy proposed by the Government has support of the Coaliton - both LibDems and DL. Everything is debated and decided through compromise.

[Illuminination]

My colleague brings up a good point. This is exactly why I didn't want a DL prime minister. While I don't agree with the Blue Coalition on alot of things, it forces more centrism.

"This was actually a proposal by the (LibDem) prime minister, as one of his main policy planks. I wholeheartedly support it. We are here to be pragmatic and progressive. I don't think this is some far left policy as you're describing it. Any policy proposed by the Government has support of the Coaliton - both LibDems and DL. Everything is debated and decided through compromise.

I meant President not prime minister. I apologize for the mistake but still, our lack of compromise on almost all bills while still passing them due to our huge majority isn't how we should be operating.

[New Zepuha]

*a paper airplane flies through the open window

it reads "why do you bother anyway? anything proposed by Luc Morales will get passed because the right wing opposition is too small, and the LibDems who are supposed to be Centrist vote aye on almost anything the Dem Lefts propose"

I see the senator wishes to be jailed for disorderly conduct.

[New Werpland]

"This was actually a proposal by the (LibDem) prime minister, as one of his main policy planks. I wholeheartedly support it. We are here to be pragmatic and progressive. I don't think this is some far left policy as you're describing it. Any policy proposed by the Government has support of the Coaliton - both LibDems and DL. Everything is debated and decided through compromise.

I meant President not prime minister. I apologize for the mistake but still, our lack of compromise on almost all bills while still passing them due to our huge majority isn't how we should be operating.

*another airplane is sent through the open door

it reads "quite right"

[The Nihilistic view]

"Speaker, this bill was only submitted to your office yesterday, surely there are other issues in the queue that have been there for much longer?"

"Unfortunately, the speaker is in complete control of what bills come to the floor."

"Unfortunately the Honourable gentleman has no grasp of the law in operation in this instance. Otherwise he might have saved himself the embarrassment of making such a silly mistake."

[Oneracon]

"How is what is essentially a state owned monopoly both competitive and fair, Minister?"

"Yes please, enlighten us. I thought monopolies hinder competition and fairness? I guess the government finds that to be okay?"

"If the honourable member could indicate which section of the bill forbids the establishment of other banks, I am very interested to see them. Otherwise, I would be led to conclude that the member's allegations are a deliberate falsehood [corrected] misleading."

[The Nihilistic view]

"Yes please, enlighten us. I thought monopolies hinder competition and fairness? I guess the government finds that to be okay?"

"If the honourable member could indicate which section of the bill forbids the establishment of other banks, I am very interested to see them. Otherwise, I would be led to conclude that the member's allegations are a deliberate falsehood."

"ORDER

Is the honourable gentleman accusing the member of lying?"

[New Bierstaat]

"Yes please, enlighten us. I thought monopolies hinder competition and fairness? I guess the government finds that to be okay?"

"If the honourable member could indicate which section of the bill forbids the establishment of other banks, I am very interested to see them. Otherwise, I would be led to conclude that the member's allegations are a deliberate falsehood."

"It may not be a monopoly, sir, but state-owned businesses enjoy several structural advantages that make them unfair competition for a privately owned business," said the young Sen. Dalí from his desk on the right side of the chamber.