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Bill: Malivian Militia Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: One-Voice Party (IP)
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: December 2605
Description[?]:
| The pursuance of these proposals does not necessarily mean that we don't fight back. There are other forms of offensive/defensive warfare. A better military is also suggested. For a clearer distinction of concepts: Biological weapons spread biological agents, attacking humans (or livestock) by causing disease and infection. Chemical weapons spread chemical agents, attacking humans by poisoning and causing reactions. Nuclear weapons use radioactive materials to create nuclear fission and/or nuclear fusion detonations above a target ("air-burst") or at ground-level. |
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 develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
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: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 4
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 on non-civilian areas.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 5
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 develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Current: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:00:01, July 13, 2008 CET | From | National Labor Party | To | Debating the Malivian Militia Act |
| Message | We do not agree with any of this except for Article 6. We do not believe that the abolishment of strong weaponry would be for the benefit of our nation. |
| Date | 12:29:25, July 13, 2008 CET | From | One-Voice Party (IP) | To | Debating the Malivian Militia Act |
| Message | The proposed to-be-abolished weaponry are not the only available ammunition choices. If these are going to be used, it would not only affect the target country as well as ours in the long run. Anthrax is an example of a biological weapon. Was it contained solely on the target area? No. These kinds of agents are air-borne. It would not take long if it shall affect allies and our own as well. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 48 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 35 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 38 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, special care must be taken to ensure realism is maintained when role-playing a government controlled by an ethnic and/or religious minority. If it is to be supposed that this government is supported by a majority of the population, then this should be plausibly and sufficiently role-played. The burden of proof is on the player or players role-playing such a regime to demonstrate that it is being done realistically |
| Random quote: "Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites." - William Ruckelshaus |