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Bill: Jakania Forward Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakanian Conservative Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2142
Description[?]:
| An Act to propel Jakania forward |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
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 | 04:44:18, November 13, 2005 CET | From |  Islamic Nationalist Front | To | Debating the Jakania Forward Act |
| Message | You must be might optimistic with regards to the upcoming elections... |
| Date | 23:23:07, November 13, 2005 CET | From | Ogden Sinclair Party | To | Debating the Jakania Forward Act |
| Message | Opposed |
| Date | 04:04:12, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Islamic Nationalist Front | To | Debating the Jakania Forward Act |
| Message | The NLP opposes compulsory civil or military service (or any kind of forced labor, for that matter, that is not a consequence of the individual infringing upon the rights of others). We also oppose the repeal of the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War, as our standards for the treatment of our PoWs is based on international standards. |
| Date | 03:33:36, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Jakanian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Jakania Forward Act |
| Message | The JCP is disappointed, but plans on pressing this matter anyway. |
| Date | 21:27:56, November 16, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Militarist Party | To | Debating the Jakania Forward Act |
| Message | We support you fully. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 108 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 142 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "If a white man falls off a chair drunk, it's just a drunk. If a Negro does, it's the whole damn Negro race." - Bill Cosby |