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Bill: National Security Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian National Socialist Movement
Status[?]: defeated
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 2719
Description[?]:
| After certain parties are attempting to undermine the free state, which IS a nation and which IS a country, a national security bill must be put in place to undermane their sabotage. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 7
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 retaliation to any attack.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Proposed: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:34:28, March 01, 2009 CET | From | Loyalist Party of House Gwyneth-Matisse | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
| Message | Some Christians you are. |
| Date | 18:42:19, March 01, 2009 CET | From | Christian National Socialist Movement | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
| Message | Yeah, we believe in the God given gift of free will. Go read your bible then come and talk to us about christianity. Please go and read matthew 7:3-4. |
| Date | 19:17:08, March 01, 2009 CET | From | Roccato Anarcho-Syndicalist Union | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
| Message | The RASU questions the congruence of articles 7 and 8. How can Athlorcaea simultaneously welcome all refugees, regardless of reason, while at the same time imposing strict border control? How does the CNSM intend that Athlorcaea differentiate refugees from non-refugee foreigners? This bill needs to be more fleshed out before we can even consider implementing it. |
| Date | 19:50:17, March 01, 2009 CET | From | Modern Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
| Message | We find this bill very odd, it is called the national security bill yet contains some elements that have nothing to do with national security. Some of this I strongly support, some I strongly oppose. |
| Date | 20:47:03, March 01, 2009 CET | From | Union of Radical Republicans (UM) | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
| Message | It's unclear to us why a "national security" bill would reduce the nation's ability to defend itself against attacks by binding our hands on massive retaliation, attempting to put defense decisions in the hands of non-experts, eliminating national service, and weakening the powers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adding to this the troublesome articles seven and eight, as the RASU already pointed out, we cannot see how we could be able to support this bill. |
| Date | 20:41:10, March 02, 2009 CET | From | Roccato Anarcho-Syndicalist Union | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
| Message | Recognizing that this bill is likely to fail, the RASU supports. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 269 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 376 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 105 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: “Tell these old, grey men that their time is over. Tell them to give us back our future, and then get lost!” - Benji Benandez, former Dranian politician |