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Bill: Defense Industry Liberalization
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberty Organization
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: March 2421
Description[?]:
| The burgeoning defense industry in Keymon is limited by draconian laws developing the variety of commerce they may conduct. This Bill allows Keymonite defense industries to compete on a national scale. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 3
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 must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:07:27, June 28, 2007 CET | From |  Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Defense Industry Liberalization |
| Message | "We just overturned all the laws that turned our nation into a military problem. Chemical and biological weapons, and the exporting of those weapons, are blights. They are unnecessary blights that violate our most sacred treaties of neutrality. We will argue against these proposals in the Assembly if they are put to a vote, and we will work to overturn them if they pass. Only Article 3 is remotely tolerable, and Article 1 is horrifying but not the disaster that Article 2 is. -- Lain Keymon |
| Date | 13:48:03, June 28, 2007 CET | From | The Liberty Organization | To | Debating the Defense Industry Liberalization |
| Message | "We've modified the second article to be more in keeping with our preference for neutrality. Allowing us the option to retaliate in kind to an attack with chemical or biological weapons, does not in itself threaten our neutrality. Furthermore it gives our defense industry another market in which to sell its wares." Dan Haffigan |
| Date | 06:48:28, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Party for National Reform and Freedom | To | Debating the Defense Industry Liberalization |
| Message | "The PNRF support the liberalization of Keymon's military. However our main success in the past have been in the naval sector. It is prudent that we explore what we are good at , and not venture into dangerous avenues which may threaten our policy of neutrality. We would support this bill if biological and chemical weapons were stricly to be developed for Keymon use only and not traded. Other technoloy should be traded freely. That is our stance." -Chairman Nyegnav |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 73 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 38 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The proletarians of the world have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of all countries: unite!" - Karl Marx |