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Bill: Defence Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: One Nation Conservative 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 3252
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:29:23, January 28, 2012 CET | From |  Medrisite-Associated Revisionist Council | To | Debating the Defence Act |
| Message | "We are wary of diverting our defense industry entirely to the private sector. As it stands, any nation may freely invest in any private industry. That being said, we are worried that national defense secrets may flow freely out of the Hegemony and into the hands of potential enemies. The interests of international corporations may not necessarily work in collusion with the interests of the Pontesi people. Article 2 would make the M.A.R.C. Guard illegal. Without the M.A.R.C. Guard, we would still be under the rule of the vicious Selucian tyrants. We cannot accept the second proposal." Chairman Benedict Klein, M.A.R.C. |
| Date | 21:13:54, January 28, 2012 CET | From | New Lerna Affiliation | To | Debating the Defence Act |
| Message | "The NLA supports privatization of the defense industry. This will create healthy competition, forcing companies to create more and more effective products, creating a boon for the defense industry and thus aiding the economy and the nation as a whole. However, we would suggest that in addition to all defense industries being privately owned, subsidies should be employed to improve efficiency and maintain loyalty. We hope this will be an acceptable compromise to both the ONCP and the MARC." "At the moment, we cannot support Article 2. While unregulated paramilitaries can be a menace, the heavy restrictions in place prevents them from operating without considerable oversight. At the same time, as noted by the MARC, the MARC Guard is a powerful paramilitary organization that was essential in the re-establishment of the native government. We believe disbanding the MARC Guard wool be foolhardy, and that folding them into the national armed forces could be detrimental to the driving loyalty of the Guard. If the Guard had been a government-sponsored force, they would have likely been divided between the Selucians and Patriots, preventing their effective use in the war." |
| Date | 22:35:29, January 30, 2012 CET | From | One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Defence Act |
| Message | Private sector involvement and competition is an important part of Pontesi's growth plan. We believe that our burgeoning defence sector ought to be given the right to reach its full job-creation potential. |
| Date | 23:42:31, January 30, 2012 CET | From | Medrisite-Associated Revisionist Council | To | Debating the Defence Act |
| Message | "Considering how you disregarded our concern, we have no choice but to vote against this measure." Viceregent Benedict Klein, M.A.R.C. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 28 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 48 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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