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Bill: Defense Act of 2452
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivian National Unity 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: June 2453
Description[?]:
| In order to drive innovation in the defense industries we ought unbridle the current regulatory controls on these industries. Malivan policy concerning civil defense in antiquated at best, it is long past due we examine the merits of government mandated bunkers for the citizens protection. It is the view of the M.N.U.F. that such decisions should be left to local governments and not the ever expanding federal level. |
Proposals
Article 1
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:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:31:09, September 09, 2007 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the Defense Act of 2452 |
| Message | Apologies, but the Militarist Party just cannot agree with Article II. We believe the defense industry is fine as it is. |
| Date | 14:42:03, September 09, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Defense Act of 2452 |
| Message | Although the Red Panther Movement would be fine with Article I, we cannot support Article II. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 71 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 247 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 282 |
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