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Bill: The Strengthening of Citizenship through the Military Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperium et Libertas Party
Status[?]: passed
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: March 2364
Description[?]:
| This bill aims to strengthen our military by introducing a mandatory period of service for all citizens. (Which will also strengthen our national identity). It also sets up state defence industries along the already existing private ones so we can rely on some defence industries not driven by the profit motive. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:44:57, February 22, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the The Strengthening of Citizenship through the Military Act |
| Message | We could only support article II. Far from improving Citizenship and strengthening our military identity this will have the opposite effect. At the moment Citizenship is awarded to veterens for their voluntary military service to the Crown. This bill will mean all school leavers begin to qualify for citizenship, not just those patriotic and selfless enough to serve their Empire. Secondly conscription does not improve the military identity of a country. Compare Great Britain or the United States to countries with national service such as France and Italy. Who has the stronger military identity? |
| Date | 12:58:43, February 22, 2007 CET | From | Falanges Party | To | Debating the The Strengthening of Citizenship through the Military Act |
| Message | We could accept articles 1,3,4, but their is no way to accept article 2. |
| Date | 20:02:05, February 22, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the The Strengthening of Citizenship through the Military Act |
| Message | You can't bring in 3 without bringing in 2... |
| Date | 13:55:40, February 23, 2007 CET | From | Falanges Party | To | Debating the The Strengthening of Citizenship through the Military Act |
| Message | All adults from a certain race/religion... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 59 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "We are told that this is an odious and unpopular tax. I never knew a tax that was not odious and unpopular with the people who paid it." - John Sherman |