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Bill: Military Reform 2564.9
Details
Submitted by[?]: Legally Stoned Democrats
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: May 2565
Description[?]:
| We firmly beleive that Endralon should be able to fully protect it's territory, so the current pacifist laws have to be revised. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
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: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
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 nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
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.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Proposed: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:00:31, April 21, 2008 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Military Reform 2564.9 |
| Message | Can't vote for this because of 3. |
| Date | 15:38:40, April 21, 2008 CET | From | Legally Stoned Democrats | To | Debating the Military Reform 2564.9 |
| Message | We think that in times of war all adults should be able to protect the country if needed. |
| Date | 17:02:22, April 21, 2008 CET | From | Chidan Party | To | Debating the Military Reform 2564.9 |
| Message | With the current law, all adults ARE able to protect the country, if they so choose, and that's how it should stay.You cannot make any citizen fight a war they don't agree with or one in which they don't want any part in. |
| Date | 18:20:43, April 21, 2008 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Military Reform 2564.9 |
| Message | Like all mixed salads, we wish we could take out the bad bits, but on balance this is a good bill. |
| Date | 18:38:16, April 21, 2008 CET | From | Legally Stoned Democrats | To | Debating the Military Reform 2564.9 |
| Message | Would any other country attack Endralon then it's the duty of all able citizen to defend it's nation. No excuses. Endralon has strong militaristic traditions anyway, so we think the majority of the people would support this idea. |
| Date | 22:05:02, April 21, 2008 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Military Reform 2564.9 |
| Message | "Would any other country attack Endralon then it's the duty of all able citizen to defend it's nation. No excuses." Not true. The citizens of Endralon are not morally required to fight a war they don't agree with or to defend a government that they feel is morally corrupt or in the wrong. Furthermore, such a belief assumes that the government has some right to people's lives through the ability to force them to fight and die to protect that government; I believe that is wrong. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 157 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 429 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 164 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "Idealism is fine; but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive." - William F. Buckley, Jr. |