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Bill: Disarmament of Weapons of Terrible Consequences
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
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: August 2501
Description[?]:
| Ban the bomb! |
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 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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in retaliation to any attack.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:33:53, December 13, 2007 CET | From | Axis Mundi Democratic Bloc | To | Debating the Disarmament of Weapons of Terrible Consequences |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 22:15:39, December 13, 2007 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Disarmament of Weapons of Terrible Consequences |
| Message | Never! |
| Date | 01:20:44, December 14, 2007 CET | From | Neue Kommunistische Liga | To | Debating the Disarmament of Weapons of Terrible Consequences |
| Message | Though we support helping out citizens, and though we are self admitted socialists, we will not put our sovereignty at threat. |
| Date | 18:26:46, December 14, 2007 CET | From | Axis Mundi Democratic Bloc | To | Debating the Disarmament of Weapons of Terrible Consequences |
| Message | Whilst we understand the need to protect our nation, we can do that with conventional arms and diplomacy rather than using weapons of mass destruction. We cannot the use of weapons that cause widespread suffering to often innocent civilians. It is not civilised and therefore we support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 222 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 444 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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