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Bill: Critically Needed Military Reforms of 2775
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party
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: December 2775
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:23:08, June 22, 2009 CET | From |  Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Critically Needed Military Reforms of 2775 |
| Message | These are neither critical nor needed. Fascist. |
| Date | 21:13:10, June 22, 2009 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Critically Needed Military Reforms of 2775 |
| Message | we need to restore our former military superpowerstatus |
| Date | 23:38:40, June 22, 2009 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Critically Needed Military Reforms of 2775 |
| Message | 1. That's not a tangible goal. 2. You don't achieve it with mass conscription, nuclear weapons and racist policies. |
| Date | 00:59:12, June 23, 2009 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Critically Needed Military Reforms of 2775 |
| Message | its not rascist to not interfere with who the army thinks is best fitted to serve. |
| Date | 07:31:58, June 23, 2009 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Critically Needed Military Reforms of 2775 |
| Message | Allowing the army to discriminate on racial grounds is not racist? Are you really that stupid? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 133 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 414 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 54 |
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