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Bill: Mandatory Service
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Socialist Front
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: May 2453
Description[?]:
| Mandatory service builds character and ensures that all citizens of good physical health recieve basic military training, enabling them to take part in military operations at a moments notice with a minimum of preparation. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:17:28, September 09, 2007 CET | From |  Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Mandatory Service |
| Message | ADAMANTLY, ADAMANTLY, ADAMANTLY opposed!!! A MANDATORY civilian draft accounts to nothing more than a government form of SLAVERY while it destroys the morale of our troops (think Vietnam) |
| Date | 03:43:11, September 09, 2007 CET | From | Rutanian Socialist Front | To | Debating the Mandatory Service |
| Message | There has been no mention of sending them to war, nor drafting them for the sole purpose of using them in a war, but they have to serve a term in one of the branches of the military upon completion of schooling. It will give more people the chance to see how the military works from the inside and give them an impression of what it\'s like. This will greatly increase the number of volunteers. |
| Date | 13:45:21, September 09, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Epicurean Party | To | Debating the Mandatory Service |
| Message | It may surprise people to find that we feel this way, but the Neo-Epicurean Prty supports the idea of national service. It will remind the people that their citizenship carries with it obligations as well as privileges, and provide Rutanians of all classes, backgrounds, and regions with a shared experience, increasing solidarity and understanding between the people. |
| Date | 05:52:11, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Mandatory Service |
| Message | The KEY word in the Neo-Epicurean's comment was "obligation" which by definition means "To FORCE." Compulsory action to do ANYTHING is the exact opposite of Freedom and "Volunteer." However, the CWFP vigorously supports massive financial incentives from the National Gov't to encourage civilian or military public service such as "loan forgiveness" etc. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 257 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 493 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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