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Bill: Military Procurement Preparedness Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: One Nation Conservative 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: August 2462
Description[?]:
An Act to ensure the preparedness of equipment for the armed forces by allowing the government a greater role in its production. |
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:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 11:49:01, September 27, 2007 CET | From | United Liberalist Party | To | Debating the Military Procurement Preparedness Act |
Message | Agree with article 1. but not 2 |
Date | 12:53:36, September 27, 2007 CET | From | One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Military Procurement Preparedness Act |
Message | Maybe the Liberals would consider voting in favour and then at a later date, if successful, withdrawing the second proposal? |
Date | 18:32:11, September 27, 2007 CET | From | Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Military Procurement Preparedness Act |
Message | I will vote yes but yes I would like to withdraw the second proposal. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 452 | |||||
no | Total Seats: 173 | |||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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