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Bill: The Raja Commands
Details
Submitted by[?]: Children of the Wrath
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: January 3179
Description[?]:
| Considering Art. 9: Paramilitary Act §1: Paramilitaries are any armed personnel employed by private persons or companies or parties, if the number of armed persons exceed a total of 200 people. §2: Only parties may be allowed to have paramilitaries. §3: Paramilitaries of parties are allowed, if all of these circumstances are met: - the Minister of Internal Affairs deems the party non-dangerous to society, the state, the Raja or the Gerajan faith. - the Minister of Defense declares the paramilitary force to be no risk considering the defence of the country. - the council of parties already legally owning paramilitaries deem the party loyal enough (unanimous vote needed). - the Raja has no objections. - the party in question exists for more than 30 years in Malivia. §4: If the requirements above are not met, any paramilitary organisation will be disbanded by the military, and the people responsible for its organisation will be punished for treason. §5: The parties owning paramilitaries are required to supply the Ministry of Defense with the necessary data to measure its force whenever the Minister of Defense asks them to do so. §6: The right to have a paramilitary can be revoked under any of these circumstances: - An unanimous vote to do so by all parties already legally owning paramilitaries (with the exception of the vote of the alleged party), as long as more than two parties legally own paramilitaries. - An unanimous vote to do so by all parties already legally owning paramilitaries (with the exception of the vote of the alleged party), if there are only two parties legally owning paramilitaries, together with the vote of HoG or Minister of Defence. - A decision of the Head of Government, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of Defence. - A decision of the Raja §7: The Gerajan Welfare Party (Geradschanische Wohlfahrtspartei) hereby owns the right to have a paramilitary. §8: This law is of high importance and part of the Malivian constitution, and can be only changed by a 2/3 majority. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal to the Minister of Justice to have a judgement reviewed by another court.
Current: All judgements are final and binding; appealing against them is not possible.
Proposed: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Article 2
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 reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to be armed or take part in combat.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 7
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 reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Article 8
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 9
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Current: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: Local governments establish policies on the production of pornography.
Current: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Proposed: The production of pornography is legal, but regulated.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Current: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women have no place in the military.
Proposed: Women serve in segregated units.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 75 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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