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Bill: IP Wartime service act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialist 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: April 2387
Description[?]:
| I am reintroducing this bill for your consideration, in light of the recent shift in public support towards parties in support of this kind of legislation. In peacetime, while some form of national service may be good for the nation, I can see that not everybody agrees with such a policy. However, in times of war, does it not make sense to enable the government to initiate a draft? Even those drafted - in a time of dire need for the nation - while they might not like to serve themselves, would not prefer the alternative: military defeat and subjugation. Furthermore, this act plays an even more important role. Without national service, the working class principally is that which serves in our military. Middle class voters can ignore the costs - at least the costs in blood - of war because they don't generally fight in them. Military service is vital to our bridging the class divide inherent in the military. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:31:08, April 09, 2007 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the IP Wartime service act |
| Message | We can support this |
| Date | 03:02:49, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the IP Wartime service act |
| Message | We oppose any provision which does not afford young men and women the opportunity to enlist in a civilian service program instead of the military. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 440 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 161 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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