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Bill: Military Restoration Act of 2389
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Progressive 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: January 2390
Description[?]:
| The Military Restoration Act of 2389, as proposed by the Federal Progressive Party, aims to do the following: - end Valruzia's irresponsible disarmanent process, enacted by the many bills of the Pro People Party - restore Valruzia's century-old stockpile of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons - restore the right of the Valruzian military to employ NBC weapons in warfare - restore the right of the Valruzian scientific community to do research in NBC weapons - restore the right of the Valruzian military to purchase NBC weapons from other nations - begin the construction and restoration of Civil Defence Shelters across the nation - preserve the long-established defence industry in Valruzia - allow the free flow of arms into and out of Valruzia To this end, the Federal Progressive Party has listed down an array of proposals needed to stop this downward slide in Valruzia's military strength. "We MUST end this careless disarmanent of Valruzia right now, before it is too late. History has time and time again shown that we do not live in a totally peaceful neighbourhood. This irresponsible disarmanent of Valruzia not only makes our great Federation a juicy target for invasion, it may even ensure that in a hundred years' time, Valruzia may become nothing but a footnote in the pages of history, as a province of Likatonia or whatever." - Lord Valzacadar |
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 Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government makes no provision for civil defence.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 5
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 reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 6
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 reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Current: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:52:19, April 15, 2007 CET | From |  Federal Progressive Party | To | Debating the Military Restoration Act of 2389 |
| Message | "We hope that sanity and reason will prevail in the minds of Valruzian legislators." - Lord Valzacadar |
| Date | 12:57:55, April 16, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Party for a New Society(DPNS) | To | Debating the Military Restoration Act of 2389 |
| Message | I am a pacifist and a war abolitionist. I shall remain so unless I am convinced that such an approach is not practicable. Ethical principles and judgements, by definition, have to work for good in the world. The belief that human beings have a responsibility for one another’s well being is one that I share. I Sincerely believe that non-military physical intervention is not in fact a last resort but an earlier one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 73 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 67 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise, what is there to defend?" - Robert Redford |