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Bill: Right to WMDs Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dorvikische Volkspartei
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: April 3082
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
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 retaliation to any attack.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:56:59, February 25, 2011 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Right to WMDs Bill |
| Message | The current law is ridiculous, especially in a time when nearly every nation in Terra permits itself to use WMDs freely. We must defend the state and her people. |
| Date | 12:31:44, February 25, 2011 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Right to WMDs Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Weapons of mass destruction are deeply immoral and risk causing untold human suffering, sometimes for years or decades after they have been used. |
| Date | 14:36:42, February 25, 2011 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Right to WMDs Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Then why don't the Catholics propose WMD disarmament? |
| Date | 18:03:13, February 25, 2011 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Right to WMDs Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Our party has many times proposed the dismantling of Dorvik's nuclear, biological and chemical weapon programs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 344 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 156 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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