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Bill: WMD Elimination Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics 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: April 2817
Description[?]:
| Considering our nation's past history and the LP's criminal use of chemical weapons on our own citizens, I don't know why these weapons are still produced. |
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 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 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 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 prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:49:26, September 12, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the WMD Elimination Act |
| Message | When are you going to stop with your obsession with us? |
| Date | 21:45:07, September 12, 2009 CET | From |  Christian Democratic Party | To | Debating the WMD Elimination Act |
| Message | ^^^ Shut the fuck up. |
| Date | 03:11:35, September 13, 2009 CET | From | Free Peoples Party | To | Debating the WMD Elimination Act |
| Message | ooc: Your despicable, watch your mouth. |
| Date | 16:17:03, September 13, 2009 CET | From | Country Liberal Party | To | Debating the WMD Elimination Act |
| Message | As this looks like passing, the new finance minister will propose a reduction in defence spending in line with the fact that we will have to decommission our current stocks of WMD's. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 113 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 87 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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