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Bill: Emergency Non-Traditional Defense and Security Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM
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: February 2153
Description[?]:
| With the recent threats to the security of our nation, The Rights and Freedom Party proposes the following emergency measures to increase our security. Once the national crisis has passed, we will introduce or support legislation to return us to a peacetime stance. We will now move to debate, but we will bring the bill to vote in a timely manner. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
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 Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Proposed: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:37:00, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party/Church of Kalistan | To | Debating the Emergency Non-Traditional Defense and Security Bill |
| Message | Proceed to vote, I know many people will vote for this. |
| Date | 02:52:32, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Pansexual Peace Party -- FNORD | To | Debating the Emergency Non-Traditional Defense and Security Bill |
| Message | While we would normally vote no on this, the new Deltarian threat throws caution to the wind. You have our support. |
| Date | 03:11:13, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Farmers' Militia | To | Debating the Emergency Non-Traditional Defense and Security Bill |
| Message | I will vote for this. 3 may be repealed once this ordeal is over, but for now I support it. |
| Date | 03:22:16, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Pansexual Peace Party -- FNORD | To | Debating the Emergency Non-Traditional Defense and Security Bill |
| Message | Tis a sad day when the PPP and the FM agree on something... : ) |
| Date | 14:38:21, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Patriots' League | To | Debating the Emergency Non-Traditional Defense and Security Bill |
| Message | This bill hands of the chemical weapon key; but our nation is forbidden chemical weapons. Oh the irony. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 151 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
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