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Bill: Military Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Defense and Federalist Party
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: January 2656
Description[?]:
| Defining the role that the military should play. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
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 may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:11:33, October 22, 2008 CET | From | Pepper Party | To | Debating the Military Reform |
| Message | We support this proposed bill, for the most part. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 260 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 196 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 294 |
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