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Bill: Responsible Armed Forces Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Royal Union
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: October 2754
Description[?]:
| A measure to revise archaic military practice and define its role in society. |
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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 4
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons on non-civilian areas.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:53:45, May 10, 2009 CET | From | The Kanjoran Centrist Party | To | Debating the Responsible Armed Forces Act |
| Message | This our Kanjor, not anybody else's, it is ours to defend as we like and not to be constrained by legislation made in peacetime... who is to say what Kanjor may come up against in future years. Margaret Stonemason Leader of the KCP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 69 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 531 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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