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Bill: Keep Our Military Strong Act Redux
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Revolutionary 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 2530
Description[?]:
| This time we will win this vote. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Article 3
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 unless another nation uses them first.
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 retaliation to any attack.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:48:07, February 10, 2008 CET | From |  People's Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Keep Our Military Strong Act Redux |
| Message | People who vote against this legislation are no different than the terrorists who try to take innocent human lives. |
| Date | 02:34:01, February 11, 2008 CET | From | National Liberal League | To | Debating the Keep Our Military Strong Act Redux |
| Message | Except that we're not terrorists and we don't try to take innocent lives. Yeah, that. |
| Date | 02:45:31, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Left Valruzian Block | To | Debating the Keep Our Military Strong Act Redux |
| Message | This bill is terrorism for our peacefull nation... |
| Date | 04:52:23, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Rewolucyjna Partia Socjalistyczna | To | Debating the Keep Our Military Strong Act Redux |
| Message | Well, excuse us. |
| Date | 20:00:05, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Christian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Keep Our Military Strong Act Redux |
| Message | If we allowed for the use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons when they have not been used against us we would be disregarding international norms placing our nation in greater danger. By respecting the norms of warfare we keep the moral high ground in any conflict. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 190 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 260 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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