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Bill: Right to the use of WMD Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Party of Aloria [DPA]
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: August 3203
Description[?]:
| While we do not encourage the use of WMD, it is essential to our survivial that they can be used if necessary |
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 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 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 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 3
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 4
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:48:08, October 26, 2011 CET | From | Social Democratic Party [SDP] | To | Debating the Right to the use of WMD Act |
| Message | This scares us to a large degree. it would only take one dangerously warlike party winning an election to ruin other nations and destroy our international reputation. |
| Date | 02:51:59, October 26, 2011 CET | From | Democratic Party of Aloria [DPA] | To | Debating the Right to the use of WMD Act |
| Message | Would you rather us get attacked and then we were not able to retaliate due to our incapacity by our own law? |
| Date | 02:09:24, October 27, 2011 CET | From | Social Democratic Party [SDP] | To | Debating the Right to the use of WMD Act |
| Message | If conventional weaponry is not enough to defend ourselves, we should call on our allies, not allow madmen to destroy others in the blink of an eye with absurdly destructive weaponry. Also, care to show a lick of honesty? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 346 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 70 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 309 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." - Mother Teresa |