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Bill: Military Reorganisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Conservative Union
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: January 2536
Description[?]:
| An act to reorganise the military in order to ensure it's maximum effectiveness. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:25:01, February 19, 2008 CET | From | One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Military Reorganisation Act |
| Message | We will support. |
| Date | 02:33:26, February 20, 2008 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Military Reorganisation Act |
| Message | We'll vote yes, if you drop article 3. |
| Date | 07:19:31, February 20, 2008 CET | From | Wessex High Imperial Party | To | Debating the Military Reorganisation Act |
| Message | WHIP will vote no on articles 1, 3 and 4. Women should protect and serve alongside men, and whether or not a person is homosexual or heterosexual is inconsequential on a battlefield. WHIP also believes in government ownership of defense industry. We will support article 2 if posed under separate cover. |
| Date | 15:05:33, February 20, 2008 CET | From | National Conservative Union | To | Debating the Military Reorganisation Act |
| Message | While we have often agreed to amend bills in order to ensure their passing we feel that the importance of these articles means that we must now take a stand. In order to ensure the people of Pontesia are fully aware of our party's position on these areas of vital concern to the military effectiveness of our nation we believe it is imperative that we do not buckle to pressure from other political party's on these matters. The continued insistence of the WHIP that female soldiers serve openly and in the front lines goes against common worldwide policy. Female soldiers are just not equipped physically or mentally to cope with the demanding pressures of combat in the front lines. Our party wholly supports female participation in the military but the current policy places our military integrity and effectiveness at risk. The National Conservative Union stands behind this bill, pass or fail, because we believe in supporting our principles. Pontesia must be properly protected and to do that our military must be able to operate at it's maximum effectiveness. |
| Date | 21:55:17, February 20, 2008 CET | From | Christian Fascist Party | To | Debating the Military Reorganisation Act |
| Message | We will support though we don't think article 3 goes far enough. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 213 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority." - John Dalberg-Acton |