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Bill: Military Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Technocrat Bloc
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: March 2501
Description[?]:
| A proactive reponse is best for protecting ourselves. OOC: I have been wanting to try a multi-article bill for a while. |
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 reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 3
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.
Current: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:12:06, December 12, 2007 CET | From | NPPE | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | The NPPE shall vote in favor of this! |
| Date | 13:06:44, December 13, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | Never! |
| Date | 22:53:19, December 13, 2007 CET | From |  Partido Lariano Nacional | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | .... In times of danger some kind of ugly measures must be taken... And this time it's the democracy itself. |
| Date | 03:46:37, December 14, 2007 CET | From | bran1322 Party | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | I will try to change number two to a more moderate proposal. |
| Date | 11:04:23, December 14, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | This is outrageus! I remember clearly that Alianza supported DLP on this issue. |
| Date | 14:34:17, December 14, 2007 CET | From | Partido Lariano Nacional | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | I did, sadly... I'll open an internal way of communication to debate this issue. (aka: PM). |
| Date | 15:04:45, December 14, 2007 CET | From | NPPE | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | OOC: i think we all know why you are doing this now |
| Date | 18:11:36, December 14, 2007 CET | From | Partido Lariano Nacional | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | nm, i just said that i won't rp. |
| Date | 19:21:05, December 14, 2007 CET | From | NPPE | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | Convenient |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 207 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 194 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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