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Bill: Demilitarization Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ars Moriendi 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: October 2442
Description[?]:
| Our current standing military is unnecessarily large and far outstrips what is required for national defense, destabilizing regional politics. Money being dumped into maintaining this excessive force may be readily placed into more useful social programs. |
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 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 nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
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.
Article 4
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 and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 5
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 reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:06:52, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Riot of Lone Romantics | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | hmmm... Not sure which way to go... an army is essential.. but then again we, the RLR, really could not care less if we were attacked. |
| Date | 08:53:00, August 15, 2007 CET | From | Permissive Social Union | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | OOC: Likatonia has never been invaded, however we did start a war and invaded Keymon once. IC: We will never let the military down like this. Why don't we just turn the country over to a foreign power right now ? |
| Date | 17:34:06, August 15, 2007 CET | From | Party of Socialist Democrats | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | Well, on the one hand the army is too big at the moment, on the other hand Article 2 will lead to unemployment and privatizing state-owned business is generally bad. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 199 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 467 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Zardugal is a nation based on the old Byzantine Empire, with a modern twist and the Esperanto language. Zardugal is located on the continent of Majatra. |
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