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Bill: Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Political Union
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: May 3264
Description[?]:
| Nuclear weapons are an expensive and unnecessary extravagance as well as danger to the entire planet. The sooner we get rid of them, the better. Telamon should leader humanity towards a nuclear-free Terra. Leroy Adams (Chairman of the CPU) |
Proposals
Article 1
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 if victory is not feasibile by other means.
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:53:47, February 24, 2012 CET | From | Red Police Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We strongly oppose this bill. We need these in order to maintain safety and stability for our citizens. Losing these weapons opens us as weak to the international community, and this is not a safe time to be weak. |
| Date | 20:12:51, February 24, 2012 CET | From | National Imperial Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | Telamon cannot risk losing military superiority at the moment we vote no. |
| Date | 01:43:56, February 25, 2012 CET | From | Catholic Political Union | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Nuclear weapons do not make us safe. Rather, they make us a target and contribute to the climate of international fear which encourages other nations to build up nuclear weapons. To use a nuclear weapon is immoral, and if it is immoral to use a nuclear weapon then it is immoral to stock and produce them. We need to resolve problems diplomatically and peaceably. Nuclear war is not an answer. Leroy Adams (Chairman of the CPU) |
| Date | 01:47:36, February 25, 2012 CET | From | Red Police Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We applaud the concerns of the CPU, but we strongly wish to make sure that the Parliament knows this is not the time or place to make these changes. We offer that we revisit these articles and suggestions once things have calmed down internationally. |
| Date | 01:50:28, February 25, 2012 CET | From | Catholic Political Union | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | OOC: There is a lot of talk about international problems. Can anyone fill me in here? Is there a big war going on somewhere I should know about? |
| Date | 01:52:44, February 25, 2012 CET | From | Red Police Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | OOC: There are a bunch of conflicts brewing between the ATR (terran repubs) and the IML (monarchies), including blockades in Kafuristan and Majatra |
| Date | 12:43:26, February 25, 2012 CET | From |  Jelbanian Liberty Front | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | And arrest warrants for IML-Recognized Pretenders. |
| Date | 15:51:26, February 25, 2012 CET | From | Catholic Political Union | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | OOC: Where can I read about all of this? |
| Date | 15:57:08, February 25, 2012 CET | From | Red Police Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Act |
| Message | OOC: Generally the forums, or you could join the party org Alliance of Terran Republics, since Telamon is a part o f that |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 343 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 270 |
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| Random quote: "Religion, like capitalism, will perish in the end. We estimate the complete Terra-wide extinction of Hosianism as a religious belief by the year 4409, and in Dorvik by 4398." - Friedrich Pfeiffer, former Dorvish politician |