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Bill: Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445
Details
Submitted by[?]: 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō)
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: March 2446
Description[?]:
| The DSP, noting rising international tensions proposes the following bill. (non proposal section) 1. Our current nuclear arsenal be increased by 15%. 2. R&D on more effective and less environmentally damaging tactical nuclear devices be funded. 3. A missile shield comprised of defencive missiles, airborne, space and ground laser systems be created. 4. Double the amount of SAF vehicles, both manned and unmanned. 5. Voluntary government funded defence classes be opened in every city. [proposal section) 1. The use of nuclear weapons be limited to instances in which it is the only way to win. 2. The manufacturing, purchasing and use of biological weapons be banned, but research into them and cures be allowed, Simply because it' suicide to use them, since such weapons spread globally, even if used in a single place. 3. The government build a network of shelters across the nation to protect the people from enemy attacks. The DSP, normally being pacifistic realizes that while peace and negations should be the first solution to a problem, it is not the be-all do-all end-all solution in every case. |
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 purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 4
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 unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:41:06, August 22, 2007 CET | From |  Aristocracy United | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | The AU feels that while some from of nuclear weapon reform is neccessary, the proposed bill places too much emphasis on a passive, defensive role and severely limits our actions in times of war. Though we're not too enthusiastic about using chemical and biological weapons, voting against it would be a vote against putting our superhumans to good use once we've mastered the technique to manufacture them. |
| Date | 07:57:46, August 22, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | Technically, a super-soldier would'nt count as a biological weapon, and would therefore not actually be limited by this bill. An anthrax bomb or GM disease is what this prevents. |
| Date | 08:16:25, August 22, 2007 CET | From |  Imperial Pluralism Party | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | I agree with the non-proposal part, but even with a 15% larger arsenal, our enemies will not be intimidated with the new, restrictive nuclear attack laws. What does "if victory is not feasible by other means" really imply? Who is to say when that line is reached or when it has been crossed? Who is to say what the "other means" are? Are they any other means, or just some of them? Because, surely, the training of child soldiers and the militarization of every member of society is one means to victory: it worked for Iran in the Iran-Iraq war; surely, suicide bombing could be a feasible means; or battlefield brutality; or targeting civilians. Tokyo suffered from firebombing as badly as Hiroshima did from the atomic bomb. That law is too ambiguous and vague, and the moral issues that it raises are disturbing. |
| Date | 08:21:09, August 22, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | Other means meaning moral internationally and nationally accepted methods. |
| Date | 17:42:36, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Pluralism Party | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | Well that should be easy to determine in a time of war and national desperation! If we've reached the point where Nuclear strikes, some of the most immoral methods, are favorable, what else could we turn to first? |
| Date | 20:04:28, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Pluralism Party | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | But, heh, I have to vote yes for political reasons |
| Date | 01:06:15, August 23, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | It would be nice if the parties voting no state why, so better future bills can be created. |
| Date | 03:11:17, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Chattes en Chaleur | To | Debating the Military Improvement and Security Act of 2445 |
| Message | CeC believes we should reserve ourselves the rights to use any weapon for any reason. In the case of war, never say never. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 206 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 298 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 95 |
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