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Bill: Patriot Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nacional Unionist Badaran Arbeits Partei
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: April 2145
Description[?]:
| National Protection is Paramount |
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 reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 2
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 weaponry in warfare.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:43:43, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Al'Badaran Alliance | To | Debating the Patriot Act |
| Message | No, the authoritarian and at times openly racist government would be given the right to gas its own people by the passage of these laws. |
| Date | 21:29:59, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the Patriot Act |
| Message | This is a scandalous and evil bill that should be opposed by democrats everywhere. Therefore we expect it to pass. |
| Date | 05:55:03, November 01, 2005 CET | From | Nilhist Party | To | Debating the Patriot Act |
| Message | We will vote against it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 256 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 360 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 134 |
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