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Bill: NP Total Reform Act - Spears Plan (Military Sub-bill)
Details
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: October 3043
Description[?]:
| The Spears Plan proposes the following changes: Articles 1 and 9 - Our glorious nation should have the ability to bring out the big guns not just in retaliation, but for a preemptive strike on all enemies of these most united republics. Article 2 - Homosexuals cannot be allowed to serve in our military, homosexuality is an abomination and as such, cannot be tolerated in our proud military. Article 3 - The military has to be able to help the police in any situation deemed necessary by military high command and the police commissioner. Article 4 - Prisoners of war are both enemies of our great nation and cowards who would not die for their country, and so we will make them suffer for their treacherous ways. Article 5 - We believe that women should only serve in non-battle positions, not because of any lack of skill of strength, but due to numerous studies that have shown that when female troops are injured or killed, male members of the same fighting force are often shown to stop thinking and act on pure instinct alone, often resulting in multiple male soldiers stopping fighting to assist. This breaks fire discipline and can result in the unit being overrun. Article 6 - The government will build and maintain a large number of bunkers across the nation, to protect the citizens of Lodamun against all attacks on its glorious soil. Article 7 - The government shall have no say in how to use land mines, this is left to the experts to decide upon. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Current: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Article 4
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 but restricted.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Article 5
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 and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
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, backed up by the military.
Article 6
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 retaliation to any attack.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war may be mistreated without legal sanction.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:51:17, December 09, 2010 CET | From | People's Commonwealth Party | To | Debating the NP Total Reform Act - Spears Plan (Military Sub-bill) |
| Message | The People's Commonwealth Party had been led to believe that you had supported our party's military proposal bill. We have steadily been losing faith in the Nationalist Party and the proposal of this bill has done nothing to reverse the mudslide of offenses. "The P.C.P. is not even willing to debate this bill. It is unnecessary and the divisions between the P.C.P.'s United Republican Army Bill are backwards and rediculous! I only hope you enjoy your power now, Jack Spears. Your desire for absolute control and oppressive measures against the public will be your downfall!" - Montgomery Kimball Commissar Chairman of the People's Commonwealth Party |
| Date | 01:38:44, December 10, 2010 CET | From | FSD Party | To | Debating the NP Total Reform Act - Spears Plan (Military Sub-bill) |
| Message | "Too bad" - over 50% of Lodamun |
| Date | 17:31:31, December 10, 2010 CET | From | People's Commonwealth Party | To | Debating the NP Total Reform Act - Spears Plan (Military Sub-bill) |
| Message | "If these other political parties were more than dead weight, we'd put an end to this! Don't quote the people as though you know what they are thinking. I'm certain they didn't see this coming..." - Dean Thomas High Chairman of the People's Commonwealth Party The Nationalist Party's complete inability to compromise is found to be repulsive by the P.C.P. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 376 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 173 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 201 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: "The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it." - Adolf Hitler |