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Bill: Military Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian People's Party (IA)
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: April 2579
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Article 3
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 and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 4
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 must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:32:45, May 19, 2008 CET | From | Christian Royalist Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | If this bill passes it will not affect the Federalist forces in Tinako and Utagia. Also, if this bill passes we will not hesitate to execute Nationalist troops in turn. Steven. P Kennedy IV. |
| Date | 16:59:21, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | Contrary to Mr. Kennedy's comment, His Majesty intends to treat our prisoners of war according to internationally agreed standards, as a sign of his unwillingness to shed the blood of Luthori. -Angelo Roncalli |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 89 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 76 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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