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Bill: Military Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: HaLeumit Tikvah
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: January 2442
Description[?]:
| Establishing our commitment to a strong military. |
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 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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:06:34, August 09, 2007 CET | From | Civil Liberty Persecution Complex Party | To | Debating the Military Bill |
| Message | Did... did you just submit your own bill and then vote against it? |
| Date | 16:37:01, August 09, 2007 CET | From | Ha'ganat Ha'aretz | To | Debating the Military Bill |
| Message | Yeah, what the hell? |
| Date | 12:00:00, August 10, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Military Bill |
| Message | It's a way of increasing your visibilities in an area you already entirely agree with. |
| Date | 13:00:17, August 10, 2007 CET | From | Civil Liberty Persecution Complex Party | To | Debating the Military Bill |
| Message | Stop wasting parliaments time. |
| Date | 13:11:56, August 10, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Military Bill |
| Message | Why? We need the visibilties, and so do most other parties. |
| Date | 17:50:54, August 11, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Voice of Reason Party | To | Debating the Military Bill |
| Message | OOC:I think we should refrain from posting nonsense bills just to raise visibility in the game. Kinda takes out some of the fun in it. |
| Date | 18:53:32, August 11, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Military Bill |
| Message | OOC: If you need visibilities and have the other parties aren't proposing bills to get you them, this is the only way. I understand it isnt good for RP purposes- maybe introducing this as from a rogue member of the party would have been a better idea. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 61 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 14 |
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