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Bill: Protect the People Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Royalist 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: August 2517
Description[?]:
| If we were attacked we would be utterly defenseless. What sort of useless operation do you run here? |
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 purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 weaponry in warfare.
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 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 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 if victory is not feasibile by other means.
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 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 | 23:16:13, January 13, 2008 CET | From |  Democratic Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | I would support you on that one my friend! |
| Date | 00:39:04, January 14, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | Never. |
| Date | 00:41:28, January 14, 2008 CET | From | Groene ArbeidersPartij | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | Agreed with the communists. |
| Date | 00:47:39, January 14, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | Also, if you say it is for defense, then why do the proposals say: "in warfare for any reason."? |
| Date | 07:34:05, January 14, 2008 CET | From | Skull & Bones Party | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | We will vote YES! |
| Date | 08:48:36, January 14, 2008 CET | From | "Le Chaim" - Aesthetic Party | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 19:14:06, January 14, 2008 CET | From | The Centurion Party | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | You have the support of National Socialist party in this matter. |
| Date | 19:49:25, January 15, 2008 CET | From | National Royalist Party | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | Ok its for defense, and also if we need to act against another nation. For instance if we wanted to intervene in a nearby conflict we could, also the current situation means that if we are attacked we would not be able to protect ourselves. |
| Date | 21:54:49, January 15, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Nationalists Party | To | Debating the Protect the People Act |
| Message | This, of course, gains the DNP's support. We may dissagree with the newer parties on many accounts but at least they realise we need a strong military. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 118 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 183 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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