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Bill: Expand Military Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Preservative Party
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: August 3125
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 2
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 weaponry in warfare.
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 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:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 5
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.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in retaliation to any attack.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
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 are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:31:05, May 20, 2011 CET | From | Preservative Party | To | Debating the Expand Military Act |
| Message | I want to expand the military. i will like to hear all the parties input. |
| Date | 08:54:04, May 20, 2011 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Expand Military Act |
| Message | The Liberal Alliance does not support this bill. We are pro-peace and believe that this is a threat to the entire planet. We also believe developing nuclear weapons would be wasteful expenditure as the money could have been spent on more pressing matters. In-fact, we so no reason for this bill, it is not like we are at a time of war. |
| Date | 15:32:29, May 20, 2011 CET | From | Preservative Party | To | Debating the Expand Military Act |
| Message | Da Diguo Indrala (Great Empire of Indrala) will like to declare war on us. i've ask to wait since our country is not prepare for war. thats why i pledge to expand our military and tighten up our defenses becuase wether we want it our not war is coming. i want to pass this bill to protect the people of vorona. if war comes and i don't pass this bill and we are not prepare for the people will blame me for the crisis. |
| Date | 17:44:19, May 20, 2011 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Expand Military Act |
| Message | Oppose, but the Republican Party could agree with articles 1 & 2 and if changed so that we can only use nuclear weapons if the enemy uses them, article 5. |
| Date | 05:37:49, May 21, 2011 CET | From | Preservative Party | To | Debating the Expand Military Act |
| Message | i will right this on the bill i am not intended to use nuclear weapon for offense purpose nuclear weapons are for defenses purpose only. i will canceled this bill if you guys agree that you will take the responsibility of the war damage. |
| Date | 17:52:13, May 21, 2011 CET | From | Preservative Party | To | Debating the Expand Military Act |
| Message | if thats a no i will proceed to voting. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 221 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 470 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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