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Bill: MTPU Military Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary State Socialist 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: April 2609
Description[?]:
| OOC: Mainly position, but unlike some people we vote yes. |
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 shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Proposed: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed.
Article 5
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 and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Article 7
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 unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:27:19, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | OOC: Let me say, my version of positioning is putting something I'm for into play, but do not expect to pass. |
| Date | 04:09:55, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | OOC: Fine by me. And they happen to all fall in the same range too. Good on you. |
| Date | 09:06:44, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Sekowan Independent Party | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | OOC: I much prefer these. |
| Date | 15:38:24, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | Definitely not [[But it's much appreciated]] |
| Date | 16:01:00, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | (Yeah, I wouldn't do this with different catagories, but it just so happens I'm primarily intrested in militarism right now) |
| Date | 18:38:05, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | OOC: Are you sure? I thought you were always a pacifist.... :P |
| Date | 18:40:38, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | OOC: My name certainly could give that impression x.x |
| Date | 18:46:23, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the MTPU Military Bill |
| Message | OOC: Never would have guessed it. Not in a million years. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 98 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 449 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 53 |
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