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Bill: The Honurable Warfare Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperium et Libertas 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: September 2368
Description[?]:
| Our current military policy is both dishonourable and runs directly counter to the Christian doctrine of "Just War". |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women have no place in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:56:10, March 02, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the The Honurable Warfare Bill |
| Message | OOC: Gah, "honourable warfare". I hate making typos. |
| Date | 19:55:37, March 02, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Justicial Party - Solidarity | To | Debating the The Honurable Warfare Bill |
| Message | All of that is good and moral except the last one. The CJP does not understand why Luthori should ban women from have any place at all in the military. What if they are very capable and willing to help the Cause? We will not vote until it is changed or we are convinced otherwise. |
| Date | 20:05:01, March 02, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the The Honurable Warfare Bill |
| Message | In essence, our argument on that is threefold. Firstly, we believe that our womenfolk should be protected from the horrors and brutality of modern warfare. There are many civil ways they can help our cause, but we don't believe the army is the place for them to do so. Secondly is the simple biological fact that women are less physically strong than men, and hence less suited to the physical rigour of the modern battlefield. Thirdly, we believe that having women in the army is bad for disiplince, because the natural instinct of men is to protect them, even when that is not tactically sensible. |
| Date | 00:31:34, March 03, 2007 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the The Honurable Warfare Bill |
| Message | This severely weakens our Military,. Support this, is casting a vote against the well being of our Holy Empire. |
| Date | 04:22:48, March 03, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the The Honurable Warfare Bill |
| Message | I'm afraid we cannot support articles II or III. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 103 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life brand names (eg. Coca Cola, McDonalds, Microsoft). However, in the case of military equipment brand names it is permitted to use simple number-letter combinations (eg. T-90 and F-22) borrowed from real life, and also simple generic names, like those of animals (eg. Leopard and Jaguar). |
| Random quote: "Religion, like capitalism, will perish in the end. We estimate the complete Terra-wide extinction of Hosianism as a religious belief by the year 4409, and in Dorvik by 4398." - Friedrich Pfeiffer, former Dorvish politician |