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Bill: Militarism Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aldurian Protectorate 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: April 2566
Description[?]:
| To strengthen the national military. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 3
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 | 03:13:56, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Militarism Bill |
| Message | Sigh. Article one weakens our nation, by reducing the total number of armed individuals at our command. The Rildanor Accords provides us a set number of soldiers. By having police backed up by the military but not part of the military, we get: Rildanor Accords soldier amount + however many police we have. By having the military be the police, we lose the additional armed individuals provided by having a stand alone police. That's why we arm the police with military grade weaponry. |
| Date | 13:24:25, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Aldurian Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Militarism Bill |
| Message | ooc: The Rildanor Accord needs some tweaking, as, for example, it takes no account of conscription or defence budgets, and therefore it should serve as a guide, not a cast iron law. |
| Date | 14:46:25, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Militarism Bill |
| Message | Well, the international community accepts it as a cast iron law and condemns any violations, while it refuses to cooperate. |
| Date | 15:54:14, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Aldurian Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Militarism Bill |
| Message | Fair enough, but I wouldn't suppose it would automatically mean the end of our armed police if we choose to make the army and police virtually identical. |
| Date | 16:23:09, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Militarism Bill |
| Message | In a war crisis, who will patrol the streets? |
| Date | 17:58:55, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Aldurian Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Militarism Bill |
| Message | The part of the army dealing with policing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 242 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 290 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 183 |
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