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Bill: Freedom: Armed Forces Act 3353
Details
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 3354
Description[?]:
| Reforming our Armed Forces for greater efficiency and effectivness. |
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 shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: 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.
Proposed: 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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:20:30, August 22, 2012 CET | From | Red Vanguard Dominion | To | Debating the Freedom: Armed Forces Act 3353 |
| Message | We fail to see how this is effective. |
| Date | 20:32:28, August 22, 2012 CET | From | Capitalists Under Plutocratic Auspices | To | Debating the Freedom: Armed Forces Act 3353 |
| Message | The coalition of the schillings vote nay to this measure. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 291 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 318 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 91 |
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