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Bill: Defense Industries Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal 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: March 2857
Description[?]:
| This bill will provide necessary reforms. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
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 may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Article 3
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 can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:11:39, December 01, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Defense Industries Act |
| Message | hurts defense. but the lp is all about hurting defense |
| Date | 04:33:16, December 02, 2009 CET | From | Progressive Reform Party | To | Debating the Defense Industries Act |
| Message | i don't like article 3 but i'll vote for it |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 161 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 39 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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