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Bill: Military Erradication Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Kafuristan
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: June 2583
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
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: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government makes no provision for civil defence.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are banned.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation maintains no intelligence agency.
Article 6
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: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are immediately returned to their own government.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Proposed: Women have no place in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 09:28:20, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Laborers' Opportunities League Dęltįrsky | To | Debating the Military Erradication Act |
Message | Wait...you make a bill, then vote against it?....wat? |
Date | 10:12:45, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Military Erradication Act |
Message | Never heard of this tactic before? |
Date | 10:14:21, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Environmentalists Alliance | To | Debating the Military Erradication Act |
Message | With the exception of that last one... ya. And LOL's question is quite relevant. Concerning that you would vote against your own bill. |
Date | 10:16:57, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Military Erradication Act |
Message | Since there is a unanimous agreement over the military stance, we have to agreed to propose similar bills at times, since our military ideology drops and there is no party wanting the opposite of the current stance. It has been agreed on this area, so it's perfectly legal. |
Date | 06:14:47, May 29, 2008 CET | From | Laborers' Opportunities League Dęltįrsky | To | Debating the Military Erradication Act |
Message | ...wat? |
Date | 10:02:49, May 29, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Military Erradication Act |
Message | No one proposes changes in the military section, so, in order to maintain excellent military views, we must propose bills and vote against them. |
Date | 10:44:47, May 29, 2008 CET | From | Laborers' Opportunities League Dęltįrsky | To | Debating the Military Erradication Act |
Message | Ah, I see what you did there. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 13 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 367 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 335 |
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