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Bill: War Powers Act of 2700
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2701
Description[?]:
| We, the Parliament of United Republics of Lodamune, do hereby establish the following procedures and rules: 1- The President or Head of State is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President is the highest authority in the Armed forces/ 2- The Prime Minister or Head of Government is the First Commander of the Armed Forces and he/she many choose to handle the day to day operations of the Armed Forces alongside the Defense Minister. 3- A Security Council, whose main task is to advice the President on military policy, shall be comprised of the following members: Vice-President Prime Minister Defense Minister Foreign Affairs Minister Internal Affairs Minister Justice Minister 4- A declaration of war can only be requested by the President or Head of State. A declaration will only be valid if the majority of the following members vote in the affirmative: Vice-President, Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Foreign Affairs Minister. If a tie occurs, the declaration of war is still valid. A 2/3 majority of Parliament must vote in the affirmative in order to declare war. 5- The Head of Government shall have the power to request a declaration of war in case of an emergency. If the President and/or the Defense Minister disapproves of such measure, the declaration of war will be declared invalid. 6- The Head of State shall have the power to use the military in foreign territory for a period of six months without the needed authorization of Parliament, the Vice-President, Head of Government, the Minister of Defense, or the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 7- Upon the immediate deployment of troops into foreign territory, the Head of State shall inform Parliament. If troops are to be used more than six months, a declaration of war will be required. 8- If after six months, the votes against the declaration of war exceed the 1/3 threshold, the troops will be immediately recalled. Otherwise, they will remain in foreign territory unless the declaration of war fails, at which point, the troops will be immediately recalled. 9- The Head of Government shall have the same powers given to the Head of State in Articles 6,7, and 8 but with the following changes: a) Can only deploy troops for four months in case of a legitimate threat to our country's interests. b) Must inform Parliament Before deploying troops. c) If the votes against the declaration of war reaches the 25% threshold, the troops will be recalled. 10- The Head of Government, as First Commander of the Armed Forces, shall have the power to use the military inside the country unless the President opposes such a move. 11- The following military chain of command is hereby established: President or Head of State Prime Minister of Head of Government Defense Minister Vice-President (does not have the power to issue any military order unless consulted with the Defense Minister or the orders do not requires a movement of troops, including the Navy and Air Force). Joint Chiefs of Staff This is a Constitutional Amendment and will require a 2/3 majority of Parliament to become law. |
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Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 67 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 33 |
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