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Bill: Professional Armed Forces Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian National 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: April 3301
Description[?]:
| An Act to create a nation-wide volunteer military, making it more professional and more formidable for foreign enemies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The government assigns military control to local governments
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:39:29, May 08, 2012 CET | From |  Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the Professional Armed Forces Act |
| Message | OOC: Article 2 has something to do with the aristocratic culture. Each house controls its own military through the parishes they dominate. Adamsons control the royalist militaries in Negunia and Parlos Decina. Karavs control the royalist militaries in Iker Ado and Bailon. The Williams family controls royalist militaries in Iliathar. |
| Date | 13:49:55, May 08, 2012 CET | From | House of Amistad | To | Debating the Professional Armed Forces Act |
| Message | A professional miltary does not necessarily require the abolishment of a national service requirement. The current system provides an option for those who are pacifist in nature. National defense service should be viewed as a universal responsiblity not as "part of OOC: Article 2 has something to do with the aristocratic culture." |
| Date | 13:52:50, May 08, 2012 CET | From | Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the Professional Armed Forces Act |
| Message | We thank the House of Amistad for that important point; national defence is a universal responsibility. |
| Date | 22:38:23, May 08, 2012 CET | From | Beluzian National Party | To | Debating the Professional Armed Forces Act |
| Message | The current law on paramilitaries which would cover what you're saying is 'Paramilitaries are allowed as part of each political party', so it wouldn't be affected. If people do not wish to serve their Parishes or their nation in any sort of way then they should have the freedom to choose not to. Of course, such a decision should be frowned upon but it is the individual's decision on how they contribute to society. |
| Date | 00:14:50, May 09, 2012 CET | From | Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the Professional Armed Forces Act |
| Message | Article 2 would still affect it... Paramilitaries, that are aligned to royal families, may only be from parishes controlled by their aligned house. A House can only have paramilitaries in a parish which it dominates. If article 2 is put into effect, that entire concept will change; we calculate paramilitaries in a special way. |
| Date | 11:23:30, May 09, 2012 CET | From | Beluzian National Party | To | Debating the Professional Armed Forces Act |
| Message | There would be a national military, but its size could be limited. I think you're exaggerating the extent that it will have an effect. Heck, you could even pass a bill limiting the number of troops it may possess if you want a limited effect. |
| Date | 14:37:21, May 09, 2012 CET | From | Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the Professional Armed Forces Act |
| Message | OOC: That has nothing to do with it. The current law has nothing to do with limiting the national military. You're not understanding what I'm saying -_- We already have a federal military that's average size, but you're taking away the house control of parish militaries, and putting us back into to common system where a house can have paramilitaries anywhere. It just kills Beluzia's unique aristocratic theme. http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=344680 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 63 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 36 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "When anger rises, think of the consequences." - Confucius |