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Bill: Trusting the Military
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Liberals
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: December 2434
Description[?]:
| When it comes to race and military, our people have opinions which no party in power would agree with. A poll carried out in Jan. 2434 states that a majority (just over 30 percent) of citizens feel only people of a certain race/religion should be allowed join the military to defend their country. The second most popular option is the one that The Progressive Liberals support. Just under 30 percent of people agreed that the government should not interfere with the military over who can serve in it. The Progressive Liberals therefore put forward a proposal that the State no longer interferes with the rules re: recruitment of staff into the military. The military knows what is best for itself. Let's let them think for themselves. The people clearly feel that the military should be allowed more freedom on this topic. I trust them to do what is best for improving our military and therefore propose that we "butt out" of their business when it comes to who they hire. Regards, Mark Phillips |
Proposals
Article 1
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:22:46, July 26, 2007 CET | From |  People Party | To | Debating the Trusting the Military |
| Message | I don t agree...a possible discrimination is not what my party wants. |
| Date | 00:25:14, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Liberals | To | Debating the Trusting the Military |
| Message | Who says the military will discriminate? Surely we can trust the military to conduct itself fairly without us having to parent it? |
| Date | 00:26:18, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Liberals | To | Debating the Trusting the Military |
| Message | Who says the military will discriminate? Surely we can trust the military to conduct itself fairly without us having to parent it? |
| Date | 04:51:05, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Trusting the Military |
| Message | "I will have to disagree with the Progressive Liberals. There must be civilian oversight." -Lord Kessex-Witcombe, Directory Member |
| Date | 10:02:27, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Trusting the Military |
| Message | The military is not separate from the government. It is there for our nation's defense, and it will abide completely by our rules and regulations. Though the Liberty Party detests state intervention, we must stress that there are fanatics in the military, and we won't have racial or religious discrimination in our defense force. If that requires intervention, which it does, we must support regulation and vote against this bill. |
| Date | 11:40:12, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Trade Unionist Party | To | Debating the Trusting the Military |
| Message | Without any supervision who knows what the millitary could do. The last thing anyone wants is a coup |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 401 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "We never know the worth of water 'til the well is dry." - Thomas Fuller |