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Bill: Arms Manufacturing Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakanian Liberal Socialists
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: August 2118
Description[?]:
| This bill would place all arms manufacturing and weapon development under control of a government body. While we recognise the freedom of our people to pick and choose professions as they wish, we feel there is a grave conflict of interest involved in allowing large private organisations to profit from warfare, as well as be allowed to trade and develop weapons for potential adversaries and violent states. To prevent this, all arms manufactured in Jakania will henceforth be manufactured publically, for usage by the military in defence of Jakania. |
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 and not subsidised.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:24:14, September 29, 2005 CET | From |  Jakanian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Arms Manufacturing Bill |
| Message | The FR discourage all attempts to have publicly owned businesses. |
| Date | 06:09:20, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Nudist Party of United Jakania | To | Debating the Arms Manufacturing Bill |
| Message | State run defense industries is anti Free Enterprise. The NP cannot agree to this proposal |
| Date | 07:33:25, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Union of Leftist Thinkers | To | Debating the Arms Manufacturing Bill |
| Message | The Union of Leftist Thinkers is in favor of this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 27 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 41 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 32 |
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