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Bill: Modernization of the Military
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kafuristani National Socialist 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: January 2439
Description[?]:
| The purpose of this bill is to fully modernize and make the armed forces of Kafuristan stronger, more adaptable, and more powerful than before. Article One: Nationalization of the Military-Industrial Complex. This allows for a more centralized military industrial complex, and allows for research and development, and production, to occur by what the military needs, and can do so efficiently, without the need of middlemen, or other pointless business transactions. Article Two: Establishing a Civilian Police Force. The military is to be used as a weapon of war. Requiring the military to be used as a police force weakens the military overall, and lessens the effectiveness of the troops in battle. Article Three: Options of Conscription: The very concept of conscription is against the accepted doctrines of a professional military, which is required for a superior military force in today's world. However, we still feel it should be mandatory for all people to serve their nation in such a fashion at some point. The purpose for optional conscription in the military itself, is that the option is then open for them, after their term is served, to continue on and make a career out of the military. The exact specifics of such a decision may be worked out within the Defence Ministry. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:49:31, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Modernization of the Military |
| Message | We support, but for entirely different reasons. A military as police force is a foolish idea, as we should not be a police state. Conscription is unjust, as no one should be forced to fight. Finally, the people's money should not be spent in order to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. |
| Date | 17:16:05, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Party | To | Debating the Modernization of the Military |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 18:22:25, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Monarchistic Party | To | Debating the Modernization of the Military |
| Message | We disagree. (expt article 1) |
| Date | 23:05:22, August 01, 2007 CET | From |  National Arab Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Modernization of the Military |
| Message | We like three. |
| Date | 23:06:55, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Modernization of the Military |
| Message | We like all of it. |
| Date | 05:29:57, August 02, 2007 CET | From | Kafuristani National Socialist Party | To | Debating the Modernization of the Military |
| Message | Seeing a high volume of support, we will move to a vote once the OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!111111 bills currently being voted upon expire. |
| Date | 17:17:27, August 03, 2007 CET | From | The Kuchifey Liberation Party (KLC) | To | Debating the Modernization of the Military |
| Message | No on one and two, yes on three |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 275 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 230 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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