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Bill: Complete Military re-arrangement Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Valruzian People's 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 2391
Description[?]:
| Complete Military re-arrangement |
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 makes no provision for civil defence.
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:: Defence industries are banned.
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 Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 6
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 retaliation to any attack.
Article 7
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 8
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.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:35:43, April 17, 2007 CET | From | Valruzian National Party | To | Debating the Complete Military re-arrangement Bill |
| Message | Opposed to 5, 8 and 9. An overall yes from the Nationalists though. Should this pass, we shall add such articles to our own Military Manifesto. |
| Date | 20:08:35, April 18, 2007 CET | From | Glorious Royal Party of Zuma | To | Debating the Complete Military re-arrangement Bill |
| Message | Slight problems with 4 and 8, but hell yeah! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 89 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 44 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 68 |
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