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Bill: Treatment of P.O.W.'s
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Centrists
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: November 2127
Description[?]:
| Though they may be are enemies, P.O.W.'s should still be treated fairly according to internationally-accepted standards. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:52:09, October 11, 2005 CET | From |  National Socialists | To | Debating the Treatment of P.O.W.'s |
| Message | We believe in a honest law about this. It is proven that internationally accepted standards are merely a ghost image. What are the standards? What international organization observes them? If a barbarian nation was to invade us leaving only death behind, this would surely call for an equal treatment. We cannot agree to this right now. We can only wait, unbound to all but our destiny. |
| Date | 01:07:07, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Corporate Communist Party | To | Debating the Treatment of P.O.W.'s |
| Message | We can agree to this, however also agree with the NS. Currently POWs are treated according to the laws of the captor nation, something that could be anything. As such, we must push for an internationally acceptable standard so that prisoners are treated fairly, not how their captor wants to treat them. |
| Date | 01:18:30, October 12, 2005 CET | From | United Centrists | To | Debating the Treatment of P.O.W.'s |
| Message | A global treaty currently exists that intends to outline the fair treatment of POWs (http://82.238.75.178:8085/particracy/main/viewtreaty.php?treatyid=57). 28 other nations are already in compliance with what it proposes, and we would be eligible to ratify the treaty if the bill is passed and a majority of the parties agree to it. |
| Date | 01:37:36, October 12, 2005 CET | From | National Socialists | To | Debating the Treatment of P.O.W.'s |
| Message | This is likely to change the opinion in our party, considering the number of nations already in compliance. |
| Date | 01:01:45, October 18, 2005 CET | From | National Socialists | To | Debating the Treatment of P.O.W.'s |
| Message | We now hope to see that the remaining 11 countries will also ratify this unanimously. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 582 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 118 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us, but we don't ask for their love, only for their fear." - Heinrich Himmler |