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Bill: Military Defence Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakania Citizens' Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: October 2365
Description[?]:
| Due to the recent confrontation with Solentia we must improve our military policies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:55:32, February 24, 2007 CET | From |  Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Military Defence Bill |
| Message | The Solentian's use these crude and horrible weapons, not Jakanian's. By using these weapons we are merely stooping to their level which makes us no better. The Solentian's used these weapons against the people already. If we come in contact with them in the Wantuni Republic and use these weapons we will be harming everyone - citizens and enemy soldiers. We will not do what we condem them for doing. If we do what they do, we are not better than the Solentians. |
| Date | 22:57:07, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Military Defence Bill |
| Message | If there is/were some sort of option such as 'The nation reserves the right to use nuclear/chemical/biological weapons on enemy military targets, but never on civilians", we would completely support that. |
| Date | 22:59:18, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Independent party | To | Debating the Military Defence Bill |
| Message | why would you want to make people suffer with such crude and horrible weapons? they are horrible ways of making people suffer to win a war. |
| Date | 22:59:46, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Independent party | To | Debating the Military Defence Bill |
| Message | why would you want to make people suffer with such crude and horrible weapons? they are horrible ways of making people suffer to win a war. |
| Date | 02:58:29, February 25, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Military Defence Bill |
| Message | SLP: As a hypothetical, can these weapons ever soley be used against military targets? Surely this is why we outlaw them - the weapons ensure indiscriminate destruction. But perhaps you were implying this through irony. But more on topic, our party agrees that we can not utilise these weapons. We also recognise that Solentia can not be used as an excuse to forget our values. If these weapons were unacceptable to us yesterday, they must remain so today. We must be strong in the face of our enemy, and cling to the values of our nation. We can not sink to their level; otherwise we will only equal Solentia by becoming Solentia. And if that happens, what would we have left to fight for? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 129 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 351 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Don't vote yes on a cabinet coalition that doesn't give you the power that you deserve. |
| Random quote: "Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society." - Franklin D. Roosevelt |