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Bill: Peace Now! Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Beluzia and Bailon
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: August 2463
Description[?]:
Limit the police force to safety only; no to army support. Promote peace; no more draft. Use our existing weapons responsibly; no use of chemical or nuclear weapons unless attacked by them first. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 00:14:06, September 22, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | No, yes, no. |
Date | 12:24:12, September 22, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Marxist revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | Reverse what the Whigs said. :) Although what the CPBB has proposed for article two is an improvement upon the current situation we do not recognise the need for people to serve any form of national service. |
Date | 15:40:13, September 22, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | I changed my mind... no to all three. :D |
Date | 01:32:31, September 23, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Beluzia and Bailon | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | NMRP, we should be encouraing collective action in the construction of our nation. By making some form of national service required, every person contributes to the public good! |
Date | 02:06:42, September 23, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | stop telling people what they should and shouldnt be doing. The NMRP have their own policy which is distinc from communism. |
Date | 16:17:31, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | I would support this bill if we decided to make compulsory service effective in wartime only - biological and chemical no-first-use is fine by me. |
Date | 01:24:42, September 28, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Beluzia and Bailon | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | I can agree to that fair compromise, Liberal Party. |
Date | 15:55:20, September 28, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Peace Now! Act |
Message | The Liberals support this Act. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 187 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 129 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 434 |
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