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Bill: Global Power Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: League of the One True Faith
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: June 2509
Description[?]:
| In order to strengthen the Democratic People's Republic of Kazulia's position on the world stage, it must foster a strong military complex and have the resolve to use it. The only true power is that derived from force, and, for better or worse, there is no force stronger than threat of life. Kazulia shall hereby reserve the right to research, produce, and use chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Further, the citizens of Kazulia shall support these goals by serving a compulsory term in the military or serving the public. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Article 4
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 use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 | 04:15:39, December 28, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | so... in order ot save people we kill inncent people? thats selfish |
| Date | 05:53:18, December 28, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | Though it may be selfish to protect the interests of our country first and foremost, it is also our only purpose. Would you have us place the welfare of other countries over that of our own? Understand that while we support granting Kazulia the ability to wield weapons of mass destruction, we have no interest in actually using them. We merely wish to insure that, should the need arise, Kazulia has the means to defend itself, or to end a war before it begins thanks to the threat of large-scale weapons. |
| Date | 06:24:22, December 28, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | no put place the welfar of all contrays at the same level as ares. |
| Date | 15:03:18, December 28, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | The One True Faith calls for service to God, Community, Family, and Self, in that order. Nowhere on this list do we see the Grand Duchy of Keymon or the Selucian Empire. To put those countries and others at the same level as our own is to deny our needs in the interest of protecting theirs. This is unacceptable. So long as any nation has weapons of mass destruction, so too must Kazulia. Eliminating such weapons completely is a problem that must be tackled on the world stage. But in the meantime, we cannot leave ourselves at such a grave disadvantage. |
| Date | 18:14:45, December 28, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | not everyone beleves in god and also there are altertives to using nucler warfair |
| Date | 22:19:43, December 28, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | We readily agree that there are alternatives to nuclear warfare. Do not think us fools; we do not endorse the use of nuclear weaponry. On the other hand, were all countries of Terra to ban the manufacture, storage, and use of such weapons, we would ecstatic about the possibility of banning them in Kazulia as well. This is a lofty goal, and, ultimately, extremely unlikely to come to pass. If Kazulia goes to war against a nation ready and willing to use nuclear arms without such weapons of own, we will lose. There are no conventional weapons capable of victory against an atomic arsenal. Living under the threat of mutually-assured destruction is not an optimal state, but we assure you that it is far better than being vaporized. There are many things learned in the school yard as a child that are applicable to the larger world. One such thing is this: bullies only respond to force. To hope that no nation of this world will ever use weapons of mass destruction is to hope for the impossible. |
| Date | 23:41:42, December 28, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | simple, we use anti-nuke weaponsand if that fails, it fails we help are people... we cannot stop to there level |
| Date | 00:48:53, December 29, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | While it is nice to be right on principle, we at the LOTF would prefer remaining alive. Also, "anti-nuke weapons?" If you buy that one, we have a bridge to sell you. |
| Date | 01:19:26, December 29, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | I want to live, dose this mean I should kil others? |
| Date | 01:25:58, December 29, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | That's a rather poor reductionist argument. We do not propose killing, we propose deterrence. If you wish to live, you must deter others that would kill you. |
| Date | 07:19:23, December 29, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | but we not only killing people who are killing us when we use nukes we kill the environment, citvens that might not be infaver of the so called war, animals in the area, and prevent life for over 500 years |
| Date | 18:10:23, December 29, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | All of which are reasons we do not wish to use them. We wish to use the threat of them as part of a strategy of deterrence. |
| Date | 08:37:07, December 30, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | Having left this bill in debate for a year, we hereby submit it for voting. |
| Date | 15:10:43, December 30, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | but perhaps someone else wont use it like that? |
| Date | 21:11:22, December 30, 2007 CET | From | League of the One True Faith | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | If you are afraid of someone in our government misusing them, then you have very little faith in our governmental system. If you are afraid another country will use nuclear weapons upon us, then how does it matter whether we have them or not? |
| Date | 18:26:13, January 03, 2008 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Global Power Act |
| Message | I have much faith in are sys but nothing is perfict |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 415 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 335 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war." - Tony Blair |