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Bill: Message concerning the Doom of the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ehre und Treue
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2414
Description[?]:
| Again, our government should be able to chose for itself, not to be bound by an international treaty. |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:11:29, June 15, 2007 CET | From |  Wiedervereinigten Nationalisten | To | Debating the Message concerning the Doom of the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War |
| Message | We support the status quo, but not the treaty that defines it. |
| Date | 23:15:51, June 15, 2007 CET | From | Ehre und Treue | To | Debating the Message concerning the Doom of the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War |
| Message | We don't even support the status quo, because it means giving other countries control over what happens here too. |
| Date | 03:28:05, June 16, 2007 CET | From | Crown Loyalists | To | Debating the Message concerning the Doom of the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War |
| Message | The Crown Loyalists must point out that Imperial soldiers captured in the course of a war could, and probably would, be treated in a manner reciprocal to the manner that the soldiers with allegiances to the wardens of Imperial soldiers. Therefor, the Crown Loyalists vote no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 573 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 31 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 115 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." - Howard Zinn |