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Bill: Militarist Act 2502
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Socialist Front
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: November 2502
Description[?]:
| An act to make the nation and state of Gishoto feared by its enemies in these dangerous times, and to reform the military so that it better serves the state. |
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:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 6
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: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:36:22, December 17, 2007 CET | From |  Hulstrian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Militarist Act 2502 |
| Message | We disagree with Articles 3 4 and 5, so we will have to vote no. |
| Date | 14:04:35, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Christian Communist Party | To | Debating the Militarist Act 2502 |
| Message | opposed to 2 3 and 4 |
| Date | 16:28:35, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Front | To | Debating the Militarist Act 2502 |
| Message | You guys are no fun |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 103 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 299 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 98 |
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