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Bill: Military Bill 2688
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Union 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: June 2689
Description[?]:
| Reforming our great Military |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
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 2
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 use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
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 | 00:59:08, December 31, 2008 CET | From | Poet Revolution Party | To | Debating the Military Bill 2688 |
| Message | Though the Party does not agree with Article 3, we believe Articles 1 and 2 are extremely important and worth the passage of this bill. Jay Cole, Elder Statesman of the Revolution |
| Date | 20:39:13, December 31, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Military Bill 2688 |
| Message | We concur with the PRP on this matter. Article III is highly unfavorable in the eyes of the DCD, but articles I and II are long overdue and extremely necessary reforms to our military policy. Helen Cappoletti Chairwoman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 303 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 158 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 40 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "Let's call the drug war what it is, ethnic cleansing of Americans." - Jello Biafra |