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Bill: Military Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Freedom 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: January 3164
Description[?]:
| 1.) Serving a term in the military should be a personal decision, the state should not dictate it to its citizens. 2.) Free weapon experts would help the state-owned weapon industry as well as private weapon industry, so its time to abolish the current restrictions. 3.) As the two big parties are not willing to give women the same rights as men, this moderate solution should be acceptable for all parties. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women serve in segregated units.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:37:30, August 07, 2011 CET | From |  Hulstrian Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the Military Reforms |
| Message | The Universale Hulstrian Partei is against this bill. The Military follows a strong tradition. |
| Date | 21:30:10, August 07, 2011 CET | From | National Freedom Party | To | Debating the Military Reforms |
| Message | Traditions are sometimes nothing but retrogressive remnants from past eras. We have to adjust them to the conditions of the time. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 429 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: If there are no parties in your nation with seats, feel free to visit the forum and request an early election on the Early Election Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4362 |
| Random quote: "Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society." - Franklin D. Roosevelt |