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Bill: Military Reform of 2603
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Patriot's 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: September 2604
Description[?]:
| In this dangerous world we live in, the current state of affairs concerning our military is completely unacceptable. At this time, communist forces across the world are attempting to force their ideology into the throats of freedom-loving citizens, and it will not be long before the communist eye turns to face Dranland. At this time, we have a budget surplus of no less than 600,000,000,000. It would be stupid to continue to waste it - what we should do, quickly, and effeciently, is begin a massive overhaul of our military organization, to make it the most powerful force it can be, and thus serve this country at is full capacity. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Article 5
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 must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Article 6
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 allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:37:19, July 10, 2008 CET | From | Progressive Patriot's Party | To | Debating the Military Reform of 2603 |
| Message | This bill will reorganize the national system of communication, and local defense, strengthening the ability of all people to fight in times of invasions. Arms sales must be strictly controlled, lest communist enemies buy up an impressive arsenal, which they will use to kill our own people, if given half a chance. Furthermore, we must not be held down by the red disease known as interntionalism. Dranland is, and must remain, a soviergn nation, and cannot be restricted by so-called international treaties, especially during times of national emergency, where our very existence is at stake. |
| Date | 20:29:23, July 10, 2008 CET | From | National Movement for Civic Democracy | To | Debating the Military Reform of 2603 |
| Message | We have been looking at reducing the tax system. See bill "reasonable taxation debate" |
| Date | 20:33:16, July 10, 2008 CET | From | Progressive Patriot's Party | To | Debating the Military Reform of 2603 |
| Message | Reducing taxes in the future will not rid us of our surplus today. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 265 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
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