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Bill: Military Act 2418
Details
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: February 2419
Description[?]:
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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.
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 privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
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 unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Current: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Proposed: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:48:35, June 24, 2007 CET | From | Aldegar Freedom Party | To | Debating the Military Act 2418 |
| Message | We certainly agree with the majority of this legislation - except for article's 2 and 4. Article 2, whilst absolutely ideal in a perfect world, may cause some serious problems in practice. As for article 4, we believe that the militairy should be allowed to assist police in very extreme circumstances. For now, we can support, but we would prefer these articles to be altered in future. |
| Date | 16:52:37, June 24, 2007 CET | From | Party of Moderates | To | Debating the Military Act 2418 |
| Message | Article 1 is a horrible and evil proposal. Article 2 is a horrible idea, as defense industries are an important role for government and must not be fully controlled by the private sector. Article 3 allows racism to develop, and it is unnecessary since Aldegar is a tolerant nation. Article 4 destroys the flexibility that Aldegar has when dealing with a crisis. Article 5 is something we actually support. Article 6 is opposed for the same reason as article 1. Article 7 is the only other article we support. So, all in all, we only support 2 of the 7 articles presented. Therefore, we can support none. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 152 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 498 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocols should generally be reflective of RP conducted within the nation and should not significantly alter or modify the ethnic, religious or linguistic composition without considerable and reasonable role-play or other justification. |
| Random quote: "I have opinions of my own - strong opinions. But I don't always agree with them." - George W. Bush |