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Bill: PDC XLVIII - Military Act of May 2718
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD)
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: May 2719
Description[?]:
| Upon passage of this Act, all the proposed legislation shall become law. |
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 nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 6
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 must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:37:02, February 28, 2009 CET | From |  Union Conservatrice | To | Debating the PDC XLVIII - Military Act of May 2718 |
| Message | We do not approve of 3,5 and 8, other than that we approve. |
| Date | 02:52:50, February 28, 2009 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the PDC XLVIII - Military Act of May 2718 |
| Message | What would the UC like these to be changed to? |
| Date | 03:01:45, February 28, 2009 CET | From | Union Conservatrice | To | Debating the PDC XLVIII - Military Act of May 2718 |
| Message | Article 4: We do not make people register their religion/race so exclusing people from the military is wrong. We would prefer this articles removal. Article 5: Woman can serve in les vital roles perhaps. Article 8: We do not believe nuclear weapons are needed. ((Meant 4 not 3. I am waiting to get a validation from the forum to get on their and rp but nothing is happening lol)) |
| Date | 17:14:27, February 28, 2009 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the PDC XLVIII - Military Act of May 2718 |
| Message | We have changed women's role in the military and have eliminated the religious clause; however, we must emphasize the ability to protect ourselves with a nuclear deterrent. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 211 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 39 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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