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Bill: Strong Defense Provisions Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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: February 2604
Description[?]:
| For a stronger military. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war may be mistreated without legal sanction.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Current: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:59:52, July 09, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Strong Defense Provisions Act |
| Message | I would put more, but there`s a loathsome treaty that doesn't allow me to. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 42 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 258 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Don't put "the" as the first word in your party name, because when parties are referred to in news reports, their names are preceded with "the", e.g. the [Socialist Party] has lost. |
| Random quote: "I think one should not go fast, because if you make mistakes you don't realize what you've done." - Manuela Carmena |