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Bill: Deterrent Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Teikas Kvasa apvienība
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: October 2594
Description[?]:
| Guns don't kill. Rogue and evil men do. So Dolgaria needs the best means to deter them. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 3
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 use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:10:14, June 18, 2008 CET | From |  Social Revolutionary of Lettonie | To | Debating the Deterrent Act |
| Message | Article 3 - better is: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first. |
| Date | 12:34:08, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Teikas Kvasa apvienība | To | Debating the Deterrent Act |
| Message | Thank You for a response. To have a truly effective deterrent You shouldn't rule out options. A right to use weapons for any reason certainly doesn't mean we shall use them, but it will certainly make rogues and villains to think twice before set on us. |
| Date | 19:19:30, June 19, 2008 CET | From | CSA Trotskist Party of Dolgaria | To | Debating the Deterrent Act |
| Message | Men can't kill if they have no arms |
| Date | 07:32:47, June 20, 2008 CET | From | Free Liberals Party | To | Debating the Deterrent Act |
| Message | This isn't about guns, this is about government's ability to create warfare. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 47 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 53 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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