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Bill: Reduction of Military Spending Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Working People's Alliance (Allaway)
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 2742
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
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 shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
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 weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:00:59, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Rossiterian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Reduction of Military Spending Act |
| Message | Articles 1 & 2- I think its in our best interest to retain nuclear weapons as a deterrent. Articles 3 & 4- I agree that we should move away from the use of chemical and biological weapons Article 5- I would approve of "All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military" This would be as a last resort |
| Date | 22:15:13, April 16, 2009 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Reduction of Military Spending Act |
| Message | This is an appttempt to betray Beluzia to the foreign menace!!! |
| Date | 22:39:08, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Free Liberal Party | To | Debating the Reduction of Military Spending Act |
| Message | We will support articles 1 & 2. We would support article 3 if it was changed to what the RCP suggest. The other articles we feel we must keep as is. |
| Date | 22:59:00, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Working People's Alliance (Allaway) | To | Debating the Reduction of Military Spending Act |
| Message | I'll make these adjustments just now then. From our point of view it's better to get something progressive through than nothing at all. |
| Date | 06:29:18, April 17, 2009 CET | From | Beluzian Defense and Federalist Party | To | Debating the Reduction of Military Spending Act |
| Message | We need nukes to prevent bio/chem weapons from being used. Bio/Chem should be kept around for research, but not for a military purpose. Think about it: if we dont store it for testing, we can never really make sure our gas masks work or not. Going into combat with crappy equipment is silly. Using these weapons is wrong, but whats wrong with research? Draft: in a war yes. Otherwise no. Bottom line: Article One makes me vote no on an otherwise acceptable bill. Dont hinder our military... |
| Date | 02:23:25, April 18, 2009 CET | From | Working People's Alliance (Allaway) | To | Debating the Reduction of Military Spending Act |
| Message | Poisonous gases can easily be replaced in testing and training with harmless substitutes such as laughing gas. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 295 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 177 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 278 |
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