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Bill: Withdrawal of Land Mine Ban
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imbriglicated Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2452
Description[?]:
If attacked by a force armed with conventional weapons, strategically placed fields of land mines are an excellent method of defence. To limit ourselves in this way, and not use mines is simply foolishness. A very limited number of mines would, if placed properly, provide a solid defence with little to no interference on the agricultural (or other types of) land close to our borders. Naturally, for our own sake, great attention has to be placed into making exact and reliable maps of where the mines are placed. What to do if someone, however unlikely, steps on a mine? Normal procedure is to jump 50 meters in the air and scatter oneself over a wide area. |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Ban on Land Mines.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 23:06:10, September 05, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Withdrawal of Land Mine Ban |
Message | We strongly support a Strong National Defense and we personally LED the fight for withdrawl of the "World Peace Treaty" and "WMD Disarmament Treaty" but this goes over the line. |
Date | 02:37:35, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Deus Ex Machina Party | To | Debating the Withdrawal of Land Mine Ban |
Message | We would support this bill. Hey it's the 25th century, surely we can regrow limbs by now? |
Date | 04:31:06, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Stupidfly Urbanist Exapansion Party | To | Debating the Withdrawal of Land Mine Ban |
Message | Say that to Nugget Joe. Opposed. |
Date | 12:43:04, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Epicurean Party | To | Debating the Withdrawal of Land Mine Ban |
Message | Let us remind you of the reasons for the treaty signatories' opposition to the use of land mines: * Antipersonnel mines cannot be aimed: they do not distinguish between the footfall of a soldier or a child. They lie dormant until a person or animal triggers their detonating mechanism. Then, landmines kill or injure civilians, soldiers, peacekeepers and aid workers alike. * When triggered, a landmine unleashes unspeakable destruction. A landmine blast causes injuries like blindness, burns, destroyed limbs and shrapnel wounds. Sometimes the victim dies from the blast, due to loss of blood or because they don’t get to medical care in time. Those who survive and receive medical treatment often require amputations, long hospital stays and extensive rehabilitation. The injuries are no accident, since landmines are designed to maim rather than kill their victims. * Mine deaths and injuries over the past decades now total in the hundreds of thousands. It is estimated that there are between 15,000 and 20,000 new casualties caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance each year. That means there are some 1,500 new casualties each month, more than 40 new casualties a day, at least two new casualties per hour. Most of the casualties are civilians and most live in countries that are now at peace. * Landmines deprive people in some of the poorest countries of land and infrastructure. Once there is peace most soldiers will be demobilized and give in their guns, mines however don't recognize a cease-fire. They hold up the repatriation of refugees and displaced people. They also hamper reconstruction and the delivery of aid. Assistance to landmine survivors can be an enormous strain on resources. Landmine casualties deprive communities and families of breadwinners. Mines also kill livestock and wild animals and wreak environmental havoc. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 172 | |||
no | Total Seats: 389 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 189 |
Random fact: When forming a cabinet, try to include as few parties as possible, while still obtaining a majority of the seats. |
Random quote: "Before all else, be armed." - Niccolo Machiavelli |