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Bill: The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Commonwealth Workers Army
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: February 2497
Description[?]:
| In honour of the retirement of former SuDP hardliner, and War Party Chief, Konstantin Reichsohn - the TDP proposes a new direction: Articles One and Four address the evils of researching weapons technology. Our ability to destroy ourselves long ago outstripped our ability to save lives - we seek to undo some of this lack of equilibrium. Thus - no research on weapons. Article Two devolves the rights and responsibilities for local defence... to the local government. Article Three removes our obligation to maintain subversive and invasive forces in external areas. We have no objection to some form of internal agency, at this point. Article Five removes the burden for looking after POW's. We advocate that they be left on small offshore archipelagoes around Meria, with specific agreement between our own nation and the 'host' nation that they can come and pick up their POW's without risk of being fired upon. Let our opponents pay for the housing, feeding, retraining and redeployment of their own soldiers. Article six is a little out of character for us - seeming so authoritarian, but it really isn't out of character with our disarmament agenda. We shouldn't be making new and painful weapons - and we certainly shouldn't be selling them. As an additional, we suggest a resolution: "That Likatonia forego all conventional arms development, and concentrate on more 'environmentally aware', fuel independent and less esoteric technology". To this end, we have commissioned Clokkenheimer and Werkitagorsk to research 'conservative technologies'. These initial findings have suggested some attractive options in the field of dirigibles, and direct-drive artillery. We recommend all Convocation members consider the many benefits of steam-powered armour, prop-driven zeppelins, and 'clokk-werk' cannon. |
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 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:: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation maintains no intelligence agency.
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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are immediately returned to their own government.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:10:26, December 05, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill |
| Message | NO, NO, NO!!! We can only compromise on Article 6 that says arms can only be exported on a case by case basis. |
| Date | 19:16:25, December 05, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill |
| Message | Article Six doesn't say that.. |
| Date | 19:17:02, December 05, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill |
| Message | We decry the warlike agenda of the red-fascist CWFP. |
| Date | 19:26:50, December 05, 2007 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill |
| Message | We would support, if it weren't for article six. |
| Date | 19:47:03, December 05, 2007 CET | From | Axis Mundi Democratic Bloc | To | Debating the The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill |
| Message | We do not support Article 3 or 5. We must maintain some level of intelligence gathering capability. As for returning prisoners of war to their own countries, this would not make much sense in wartime. I mean, if we send the PoW's back to a country we are warring with, whats to stop them using them against us again?? We will abstain unless we can be persuaded. |
| Date | 07:20:53, December 06, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill |
| Message | The returning of POW's is a strategic measure. Every POW held in Likatonia requires food, shelter... even guards. If we hold the POWs, we have to feed them, clothe them, shelter them - guard them. All at our own cost, and we gain little advantage. On the other hand, if we allow our adversary to come and collect their own soldiers, they have to pay for transport, they have to spare the men to do the transporting, and the vessels required. Then they pay to feed, house, etc their own POWs, until they have them debriefed, retrained and redeployed. This could easily take each POW out of the war for - maybe - half a year, and compels the adversary nation to take care of them for the whole time they are out of service. There are other advantages if one thinks about it... the great psychological effect it will have on the citizens of the adversary nation, for example... the morale effect on their soldiers, and the fact that we never have to worry about escapes, or deal with our own people fussing about POW camps being located nearby. |
| Date | 10:42:40, December 06, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the The Konstantin Reichsohn Memorial Bill |
| Message | We are ardent supporters of this glorious bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 268 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 398 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
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