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Bill: Every Citizen a Military Policeman!
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia
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: February 2658
Description[?]:
| According to the long standing practice of every Zogist being a member of Laid Zog's private militia, we see a need to extend this honor to every voting Beluzian. This not be construed to involve ordinary Beluzians alone, but to include all of Greater Bailon (sometimes referred to as "Terra"). Every Citizen can drill and train to Obey! All Hail Laird Zog! All Hail to Victory!!! |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Proposed: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Current: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Proposed: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Sword fighting
Current: Chess and Soccer
Proposed: Close combat
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Current: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Proposed: All nationals are required to register their race and religion.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 65
Current: 60
Proposed: 75
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:42:27, October 16, 2008 CET | From | Kyoshi Lioness Militia | To | Debating the Every Citizen a Military Policeman! |
| Message | We will not agree to this, this is a bourgeois-biased proposal. Guns are not only dangerious but also a tool for the opressors to control and assert dominance over the oppressed. |
| Date | 20:29:48, October 17, 2008 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Every Citizen a Military Policeman! |
| Message | Asserting Dominance is what Laird Zog does best! |
| Date | 20:34:29, October 17, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Every Citizen a Military Policeman! |
| Message | You really are fake communists.... everything is bourgeois to you. |
| Date | 05:43:57, October 22, 2008 CET | From | Pepper Party | To | Debating the Every Citizen a Military Policeman! |
| Message | We don't agree 100% on this proposed bill. |
| Date | 05:44:51, October 22, 2008 CET | From | Pepper Party | To | Debating the Every Citizen a Military Policeman! |
| Message | We don't agree 100% on this proposed bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 196 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 135 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 419 |
| 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: "I have no faith in political arithmetic." - Adam Smith |