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Bill: National Defense Act of September 2533
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republican Party
Status[?]: passed
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: November 2534
Description[?]:
| To Our Respected Colleagues, This bill may seem quite a contradiction in terms, even Chairman Naveed felt as if this wasn't enough to further our goals in protecting the citizens of our proud and prestiges Republic. In the spirit of reaching common ground with our fellow parties it is our desire to take a small-step in the right and sensible direction. . . This bill, if allowed to pass, entitles us to our own defense in the most of dire of circumstances. It does not chance our nations laws banning the production or storage of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. This allows us to be prepared for the absolute worse. Imagine my friends, if the worse were to happen-how would you sleep at night knowing it was our negligence that allowed this to happen. The Federal Republican League seeks the support from one and all for the defense of our proud Nation! With Respect, Minister of Defense, Ulysses Conrad Rowlins |
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 reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:50:26, February 18, 2008 CET | From |  Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the National Defense Act of September 2533 |
| Message | Although we disaprove of Article 4 we shall compromise for the good of the safety of the nation. - Party Secretary for Warfare, Terrorism and the Armed Forces: Harrison Knights |
| Date | 13:43:42, February 18, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Defense Act of September 2533 |
| Message | Although we take no joy in resuming nuclear and chemical weapons development, we also do not want to leave Solentia's citizens in the dangerous spot of having fire safety treated like a commodity. We will support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 425 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Modern technology owes ecology an apology." - Alan M. Eddison |