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Bill: Military Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Reform 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: March 2628
Description[?]:
| Let's accept peace. |
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 purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
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 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
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 allowed.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
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, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Article 6
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 in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 7
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 produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
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 must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:59:36, August 26, 2008 CET | From | Christian Reform Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Bill |
| Message | Christian Reform Party - for a more peaceful future. |
| Date | 00:12:22, August 27, 2008 CET | From | Am Echad, Pays Libre | To | Debating the Military Reform Bill |
| Message | Christian Reform Party- A party with the right motives, just misguided. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 76 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 122 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
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| Random quote: "They should rule who are able to rule best." - Aristotle |