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Bill: Foreign Relations and Military Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Luthori Tory Party
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 3245
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Current: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Proposed: The nation issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Article 4
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 warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Article 7
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 does not allow arms to be exported.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:30:45, January 18, 2012 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Foreign Relations and Military Reform Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We must condemn articles 1 and 4 in the strongest possible manner: these articles hamper our ability to defend the realm and are in our opinion unconstitutional. The CIL must inform the Diet that it will pursue a lawsuit to have articles 1 and 4 deemed unconstitutional if this bill passes. I yield. |
| Date | 15:29:55, January 19, 2012 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Foreign Relations and Military Reform Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, the LCNP would remind the honourable members of the League that the Luthori constitution has existed for well over 1000 years and has at various times accommodated both the articles to which they object. As such, such a law-suit is unlikely to succeed and would only waste court time. I yield the floor. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 52 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 38 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 13 |
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