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Bill: Let the scientists work Act I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Adam Smith 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: February 2092
Description[?]:
| We propose that our scientific community should not be constrained from developing antidotes and vaccines to chemical and biological weapons. As such we request that research work in these areas be permitted, but with the legal commitment that we shall never use these weapons in warfare. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:48:18, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | These proposals are the minimum necessary fro being signatories of the Chemical and Biological Weapon disarmament Treaty |
| Date | 15:49:22, August 05, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | ((wow phil implemented these fast....)) |
| Date | 15:50:27, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | ((sometimes that happens. I guess it depends if he personally agrees with them to some extent)) |
| Date | 15:53:00, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | (Could you remove article 2?) |
| Date | 16:11:33, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | nm I see the treaty... |
| Date | 17:45:41, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | No. We in the ASP do not wish to ever use chemical or biological weapons. We support the presence of the nuclear deterrent but we do not find CBWs to have deterrent value. |
| Date | 18:30:14, August 05, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | Supported. We would prefer never to develop chemical weapons, for all purposes, but we will settle for this. |
| Date | 20:40:02, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | We are not planning on developping weapons CNT. It would be pointless with the second proposal to do so. We are simply allowing our research facilities to handle these materials to develop countermeasures. |
| Date | 23:45:31, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | if we are near a compromise position, then I suggest we split up the proposals and have separate bills presented by parties from each "camp" as a sign of the compromise. |
| Date | 10:09:47, August 06, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | Why? This is the proposal set of the treaty that the ASP has proposed to the world, and we believe that they deserve to have this presented by them. (If you are worried about game mechanics...We saw from the last election... the advantages of bill proposal have been greatly exaggerated...Remember the SAP?) |
| Date | 19:27:17, August 06, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | we would have preferred there to be two proposals, one presented by each side, to show the people of Lodamun that there is widespread agreement on this platform. If that had happened, there could have been a rare all-party agreement, perhaps. However we cannot vote against our own policies. |
| Date | 22:02:50, August 06, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | "Research and development of the technology is permitted" The way the proposal is worded says that research and develop specifically relates to chemical and biological weapons and so cannot support |
| Date | 02:15:20, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | To GA There would not have been a universal approval, see the reaction of equitista, either way, and the world can see the voting anyway on this one bill. Your argument to be handed an approved bill is hollow. |
| Date | 08:12:17, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Let the scientists work Act I |
| Message | We doubt that equitista would vote in favor of any bill proposed by the asp... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 353 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 80 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 17 |
| Random fact: RP laws follow the same passing rules as in-game variable laws. Laws that are not of a constitutional nature require a simple majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. Laws that are of a constitutional nature require a 2/3 majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. RP laws may be abolished a simple majority vote this applies to ANY RP law. |
| Random quote: "In public policy, it matters less who has the best arguments and more who gets heard, and by whom." - Ralph Reed |