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Bill: Peace in Rutania, demand protestors.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Freedom Party
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: September 2102
Description[?]:
| “No to WMD”, a young student chants from a feedback-afflicted megaphone. Behind him, a group of anti-government protestors rallies. Carrying banners such as “Windsor Wants War”, “We Are Not Beluzia” and “Use Biological Weapons On Winsor”, they are protesting the aggressive government programmes of acquiring weapons of mass destruction aimed at killing as many civilian protestors. They are demanding that the government put an immediate stop to these bellicose programmes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 3
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 shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:32:16, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | The Liberty movement joins the protestors in demanding that the government stops its agressive policies. We are a civilised state. |
| Date | 00:35:13, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | Against all articles. How can a pledge to use nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in responce to a first strike be called "aggressive" :rolleyes: |
| Date | 00:41:08, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | More protestors appear by the busload, this time carrying placards with slogans such as "Say NO to APPEASERS! Kay out of Parliament!" "Dont defend Fascists! Dont support Kay!" "Send Kay to Kanjor!" "Appeasment Movement wants Liberty for Nazis!" and "Defence not Dope!" |
| Date | 04:41:29, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Civic Democratic Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | Against all articles. This is horrible and will leave Rutania defenceless if we are attacked by an aggressor using WMDs. This will weaken Rutania immensly and thus we will not vote for this bill. |
| Date | 09:52:42, August 27, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | For articles 2 and 3, against article 1. I think we should keep the current option, research into biological and chemical weapons might lead to cures and vaccins. |
| Date | 15:31:17, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | "Not killing civilians has nothing to do with appeasement", one of the students begins to argue with the archconservative counterprotestors. "It is the sign of a civilised country." |
| Date | 16:19:21, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | "Quite," responds one of the LIP supporters, "and that is why we, as a civilised society, must not allow it to happen to our nation. We value the safety and security of our citizens abroad above protecting Nazis from retaliation for their evil deeds. As you can see LIP actions have contributed to the Nazis being removed from government in their native country." |
| Date | 20:48:52, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Grand Republican Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | "The GRP will never allow Rutania to be defenceless against foreign attacks, especially with the instability of Beluzia at the moment." |
| Date | 13:38:51, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Grand Republican Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | People...before I gho...Beluzia has chem weapons and nukes, and will use them. This bill is tantamount to military suicide. |
| Date | 17:56:13, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | OOC: We can hardly ignore Beluzia AND call them in as an argument for being armed to the teeth =) |
| Date | 18:26:31, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | OOC: No we would ignore any war they start until war is implemented as a game feature, not ignore their very existance. Clearly when war is implemented as a game feature they will be a threat, and this bill is even more of a threat. |
| Date | 14:22:41, August 29, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Peace in Rutania, demand protestors. |
| Message | Well well well..... i am glad this was defeated. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 138 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 393 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
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