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Bill: Research Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Techno-Revolutionary Party
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: August 2742
Description[?]:
| The recent banning of research into nuclear, chemical, and biological technologies has been a disastrous occurrence for scientific progress in the corresponding fields of chemistry, biology, and physics. We should ban the storage, purchasing, and usage of such weapons but research should always be allowed as it can contribute greatly and significantly to civilian fields of research. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:43:27, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Pan-Majatran Liberation Organisation | To | Debating the Research Reform Act |
| Message | We prefer to simply fund the civilian research, why are you so desperate to pour money into military budgets? |
| Date | 15:08:03, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Techno-Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Research Reform Act |
| Message | You do realise that the research of these technologies is quite often done outside the military right? |
| Date | 18:43:17, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Techno-Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Research Reform Act |
| Message | Forget the ridiculous claims by the PLO and the Techno-Revolutionary Party! It is the Barmenian People's right to develop nuclear weapons, and chemical and biological weapons! Let us not restrict our war machine! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 451 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 134 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 32 |
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