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Bill: Senate Resolution 11: Peace Establishment Initiation Act (PEI Act)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Independent Party
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 2438
Description[?]:
| To establish a greater peace in Solentia and to reduce the military's capability to murder thousands, innocent or guilty, with crude weapons. To reserve defense to self-defense primarily and to incorporate more progressive policies within this military and nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:06:51, August 02, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 11: Peace Establishment Initiation Act (PEI Act) |
| Message | Fully Supported. It would bring the LPS great pleasure to see this bill pass Xavier Evans, Party Leader |
| Date | 20:57:29, August 02, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 11: Peace Establishment Initiation Act (PEI Act) |
| Message | Absolutely not. I feel necessary to remind the people of Solentia that it was the FIP who aided in the passing of these laws in the first place. No lessening of Solentia's defensive capabilities shall go unopposed by the CPS. Julia Taylor, Inner Party Leader |
| Date | 00:00:45, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Federal Independent Party | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 11: Peace Establishment Initiation Act (PEI Act) |
| Message | May I remind the CPS as well as the people that our party ideology has changed to distance itself from partisan and tyrant politics used by the CPS itself. It is time that peace may thrive. FIP Minority Leader Hugh Bieler |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 70 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 105 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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