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Bill: Ethical Defence Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist 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: July 3067
Description[?]:
| This, though symbolic, signals our departure from naked self interest to a more ethical foreign policy. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
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 if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:48:36, January 27, 2011 CET | From |  Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Ethical Defence Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, who do the Liberals think they are! Another blatant misuse of position and they were certainly not elected to do this! Remember their vote on land mines. They are in favour of outdated unethical weapons but not a Hutorian nuclear safeguard? Who is running their party and what policy do they have? |
| Date | 02:19:48, January 27, 2011 CET | From | United Civic Alliance | To | Debating the Ethical Defence Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This is not an ethical defense. It is immoral. Our troops are being told to defend our nation, but are being deprived of the weapons to do so. We shall not support this. I yield. |
| Date | 23:34:01, January 27, 2011 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Ethical Defence Act |
| Message | Rt Hon Marcus Aston MP, Prime Minister of Hutori Mr Speaker, their opposition to this bill reveals the opposition's view of human rights. Our nation should not lead the way in torturing our foes with horrific weapons. The aim of war is victory, not genocide. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 196 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 195 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Only the educated are free." - Epictetus |