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Bill: Anti-WMD Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Socialist Party
Status[?]: passed
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 2457
Description[?]:
| Weapons of mass destruction constitute a threat to world peace and should not have any place in the armed forces of a civilised nation. Ferdinand Chomsky PSP speaker on defense |
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 develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 4
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 develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:57:59, September 17, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Anti-WMD Act |
| Message | I'm abstaining, I recently proposed a bill saying that all of this is ok if another nation uses them first |
| Date | 17:12:43, September 18, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Union | To | Debating the Anti-WMD Act |
| Message | As are we. We can agree with some of the sentiments, but not all. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 114 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 67 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 58 |
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