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Bill: Armed Neutrality Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamese Defence League
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: July 2654
Description[?]:
| We propose that Telamon pursues an independent foreign policy, committed to isolationism and neutrality. However in order to be capable of following such a path, we must build a strong armed forces that serves to deter any other state from threatening our well being. Thus we propose that a conscript army is formed with the purpose of defending Telamon. A volunteer army is great, if you are looking for highly motivated career soldiers who do not mind fighting overseas. But we must recognise that as we are concerned purely with the security of Telamon, then we must have a citizen army that draws in the entire population, rather than just the sections the armed forces traditionally recruit from. Furthermore we also propose that limits that have been currently enforced on certain weapon technologies should be overturned. It does not mean that we should start building or even purchasing these weapons, but we should be prepared to consider doing so in the future. |
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 shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 5
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.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in retaliation to any attack.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:37:43, October 18, 2008 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Armed Neutrality Bill |
| Message | We fully support this bill, we need to ensure that we are a power in the world to ensure that we can protect ourselves and discourage anyone from attacking our lands. Mark Finnan, Defence Minister. |
| Date | 19:44:57, October 18, 2008 CET | From | United Labour Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Armed Neutrality Bill |
| Message | We're already isolationist and we don't need more weapons to protect ourselves. Telamon hasn't been under any domestic or/and foreign threat for decades now. |
| Date | 20:39:33, October 18, 2008 CET | From | Telamese Defence League | To | Debating the Armed Neutrality Bill |
| Message | Well, in the last seventy years there have been two conflicts within our northern neighbour, which could potentially have spilled over the border, and we now have the possibility of a new external threat. |
| Date | 10:00:21, October 19, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Armed Neutrality Bill |
| Message | This bill has the right idea, but articles III, IV, and V take it too far. We cannot support this. Allegra Cabrazi Chairwoman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 13:04:00, October 19, 2008 CET | From | Telamese Defence League | To | Debating the Armed Neutrality Bill |
| Message | DCD we recognise that in its current form this Bill is unlikely to pass, however we would be happy in the future to propose smaller Bills, in cooperation with other parties in order to se legislation pass. (I do apologise for putting Bills straight to vote. Once the FP has seats in parliament, then we shall act like a proper party and leave Bills in debate for a while). |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 125 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 316 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 60 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society." - Franklin D. Roosevelt |