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Bill: Demilitarization Act
Details
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: December 2625
Description[?]:
| It does not serve our Empire to be seen as an agressive and militarised state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 2
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 allowed.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 4
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, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: 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.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 6
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 7
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 must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:38:07, August 20, 2008 CET | From | Kaiserliche Hulsterreichische Partei | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | No but actually it does, seeing as we haven't been invaded for the past 500 years because it. |
| Date | 21:43:07, August 20, 2008 CET | From | Traditional Conservative's Party | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | The TCP beleive that these articles would threaten the security of our glorious nation. However, we do agree to articles 2 and 6. The Traditional Council of Elders is still debating our stance on Article 3. |
| Date | 15:26:45, August 21, 2008 CET | From | Hōōkai | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | We believe that a professional army of volunteers is much more useful than one of mass trained drafted citizens. Moreover, the overmilitarization imposed by our current mandatory military service and the part played by the military in supporting the civilian police force is rather threatenning to our nation's democracy. And the use of mass destruction weapons is a result of imperialism rather than the need to defend the state from foreign threats. |
| Date | 23:06:27, August 21, 2008 CET | From | Traditional Conservative's Party | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | Well I don't know about my other fellow parties, but I quite like being an imperialist. I am a member of our military (rank of Captain) and my men find this bill very disturbing. They believe that what you support will threaten the security and peace of our nation. Siegmund Ulrich von Scharnhorst Prince Regent of Fehmarn Chancellor of the TCP |
| Date | 23:10:56, August 21, 2008 CET | From | Traditional Conservative's Party | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | Before, I said that my party supported Article 6. I must apologize for I meant to say that my party supports Article 7, not 6. Siegmund Ulrich von Scharnhorst Prince Regent of Fehmarn Chancellor of the TCP |
| Date | 09:35:38, August 22, 2008 CET | From | Hōōkai | To | Debating the Demilitarization Act |
| Message | Peace is not threatenned by limiting imperialism, but by the arms race. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 650 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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