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Bill: IP Victory 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: July 2391
Description[?]:
| Provisions The use of chemical or biological weapons for purposes other than retaliation to chemical and biological attacks shall include: 1. Retaliation to the use of nuclear weapons by a foreign power 2. Retaliation against foreign invaders occupying Telamonian soil 3. The reasonable calculation that the use of chemical and biological weapons will save more lives than their non-use |
Proposals
Article 1
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:39:50, April 18, 2007 CET | From | Imperialist Party | To | Debating the IP Victory Act |
| Message | I am proposing the expanded use of biological and chemical weapons, but with a set of caveats that still implies a defensive nature for their use. Firstly, in the game of nuclear deterrence, our ability to threaten enemies with our second strike capability is key. If our enemies believe they can take out our missile silos pre-emptively, such that we will be unable to respond, they will surely be tempted to attack. However, threatening the use of biological weapons in the case of a nuclear attack makes that decision more difficult for them. Secondly, as valuable as international goodwill is, if we are going to be conquered by an invading force we have nothing to lose in that department. The mere threat of the use of these weapons should be sufficient to deter prospective invaders anyway. Thirdly, it may be that the limited use of chemical and biological weapons in particular circumstances could quickly win a war - preventing substantially more deaths. Surely in these cases, it is in the national interest to use what weapons we have. |
| Date | 04:36:49, April 18, 2007 CET | From | Marxist Peoples Party | To | Debating the IP Victory Act |
| Message | I will support this |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 332 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 195 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 74 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - Confucius |