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Bill: Military act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty and Solidarity
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 2868
Description[?]:
| This bill reduces overall military spending and leans closer to diplomatic solutions. |
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 can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Article 3
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 allowed.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
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 reserves the right to use nuclear weapons on non-civilian areas.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons on non-civilian areas.
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 reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:21:13, December 23, 2009 CET | From | Hizb al-Ba'th al-Ma'atraniyyah al-Qawmi | To | Debating the Military act |
| Message | If you want to end up a Luthori vassal then please vote for this bill. Passing this bill would seriously hamper our military capabilities. |
| Date | 20:46:33, December 23, 2009 CET | From | Liberty and Solidarity | To | Debating the Military act |
| Message | Military is strong enough and there is no need to pour money there. If we focused more on economic issues, the military could be founded from private resources, so we could lower taxes or increase solidarity. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 194 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 256 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end." - John Dalberg-Acton |