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Bill: Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tukarali Graenix Party
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: September 2510
Description[?]:
| This bill would get rid of Tukarali's mandatory service bill, but citizens can still be called upon during wartimes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: 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.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:01:50, December 31, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill |
| Message | There should be no compulsory service. |
| Date | 14:31:04, December 31, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill |
| Message | We'll fully support the measure. |
| Date | 12:05:33, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill |
| Message | This would make any civilian aspect of live (civilian hospitals, ordinary housing blocks,..) into military targets. |
| Date | 14:57:28, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill |
| Message | Actually GLDS, that is whole inaccurate. Even in Real Life that's a bogus argument to make. |
| Date | 16:57:24, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill |
| Message | International law dictates armies have to differentiate between ordinary civilians and military personnel, and clearly states they cannot attack civilian targets. But if every adult is considered to be in the army, the enemy can easily justify the bombardment of housing blocks they are fighting disguised guerilla's. |
| Date | 22:58:35, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Monacelli Party | To | Debating the Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill |
| Message | Terms served in the military do not automatically make a society entirely comprised of soldiers. It is more of a reservist viewpoint. The attacker is permitted to make a forward movement on the "active" military, not all potential. And we do not overtly support covert ops in our constitution, nor give our central intelligence free reign to perform such deeds, thus stripping most of the argument. |
| Date | 23:44:18, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Voluntary Service in Peacetime Bill |
| Message | meh, I realised from the start my argument was somewhat flawed, but we'ld still prefer a somewhat smaller but more professional army of motivated people who chose to be part of the military, than drafted reservists. Quality over quantity. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 130 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 369 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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