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Bill: Military Acts
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vryheid 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 3323
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:36:27, June 21, 2012 CET | From |  Seridjaner Nasionale Party | To | Debating the Military Acts |
| Message | Article 1 seems too extreme. Houses, gasoline stations, barns, chicken coops, outhouses ... under this law, they would ALL be required to have civil defenses. That is ridiculous. Article 2 we can get behind. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 44 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 76 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 80 |
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