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Bill: Military reformation bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Coalition
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: February 2531
Description[?]:
| Placing the Hulstrian military in line with other international forces, instead of the backwards, prejudiced force it is now, surrounded by theocratic red tape. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
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: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Article 3
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 a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:53:34, February 11, 2008 CET | From |  People's Radical Party | To | Debating the Military reformation bill |
| Message | We of the GPRP believe that mandatory national service is a fundamental good, and cannot see any reason to vote otherwise. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 164 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 177 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 102 |
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