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Bill: Pacifisme Maintenant!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lutte Féministe de Libération
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: October 2418
Description[?]:
| Pacifism Now! An act to deconstruct the military-industrial complex in a time of peace. WHEREAS, our republic faces no outside threat. WHEREAS, the maintenance of a military-industrial complex is detrimental to the safety of a free republic. And, WHEREAS, the concept of mutually assured destruction is absolute madness. The research and development, as well as trade, of all weapons shall be ended. The employment of a nuclear deterent shall also come to an end. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 2
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: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:00:42, June 22, 2007 CET | From |  Parti Union Nationale | To | Debating the Pacifisme Maintenant! |
| Message | Are you crazy or maybe insane? What you are proposing is to change Rildanor into a defencless nation. |
| Date | 04:14:06, June 22, 2007 CET | From | Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Pacifisme Maintenant! |
| Message | "Well we could always just import all of our needed equipment, but it's far better to have a strong industry within the country in order to strengthen the economy." - Jean-Christophe Clermont, Duc de Moisdonne |
| Date | 16:15:53, June 22, 2007 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Pacifisme Maintenant! |
| Message | "EASL is not insane. EASL is dedicated to peace. The production of weapons and arms, and the presence of a military-industrial complex, should be a war-time feature of our economy alone, and then only during wars fought in defense of the people of Rildanor." -Adrien Durand Premier, Rildanor |
| Date | 21:01:47, June 22, 2007 CET | From | Front Nationaliste Royaliste | To | Debating the Pacifisme Maintenant! |
| Message | "What about the hundreds of vulnerable employees that make their living from this industry? Surely EASL would not want to abandon them to the evil oppressive employers, would they?" *tongue in cheek remarks of Chairman Rouvier* |
| Date | 02:45:10, June 23, 2007 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Pacifisme Maintenant! |
| Message | "Chairman Rouvier, that makes no sense. We wouldn't be abandoning them to the 'oppressive employers' since the 'oppressive employers' too would no longer have a job peddling their wares of war. Transitional assistance will be provided as Rildanor's economy finally makes the shift from a partially militarized economy to one of peace. We will be better for it." -Xavier Moreau Minister of Defense, Rildanor |
| Date | 12:42:07, June 24, 2007 CET | From | Alliance Démocratique Ecologiste Rildani | To | Debating the Pacifisme Maintenant! |
| Message | We agree on all article but the second one, Rildanor shall conserve a defense industry. We should vote for this bill if the second article be modified to conserve old values... Rildanor shall be pacifist but not a chained goat in a wolves pen |
| Date | 22:52:53, June 24, 2007 CET | From | Partie Démocratique Libéral | To | Debating the Pacifisme Maintenant! |
| Message | We support many of the articles in this bill, however it is article 2 that gives us concern. We are certain that a similar bill without this article would draw more support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 26 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 57 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 17 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting that vote." - Unknown |