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Bill: Bill D-4: The Carr Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbanian Democratic 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: June 3404
Description[?]:
| This is a classified report requested by former Minister of Defence Timothy Carr before he retired. He also served as Chief of the Dominion General Staff. We urge the Grand Nationalists Party to observe and consider our positions. This Report has taken years to come to being. Defence Critic Michael Fox Co Signed by: Leader of the Official Opposition Thomas Woodbury ------------------------------------------- Defence Report of the Imperial Dominion Armed Forces Ordered by: Minister of Defence Timothy Carr of the Dominion Party Co-Sponsored: Emperor Bryan I as advised by Prime Minister Abigail Woodbury Chief of the Imperial General Staff General Richard Price Current Budget: Two Hundred and Ten Billion Jelbanian Dollars (210,000,000,000 JEL) Proposed Increases for 3390 Budget: Forty Billion Jelbanian Dollars (40,000,000,000 JEL) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal Report from the office of the Inspector General. Since the death of Supreme Chancellor Kyle Woodbury the Jelbanian Armed Forces have been in a state of decline, having rested on the laurels of aiding in the victory of the Great Dovani War. Supreme Chancellor Woodbury kept the budget at its wartime height for several years after the war, both to aid in the rapid reconstruction of forces which had almost seen our loss. It allowed for a moderate moderinzation of forces and expansion of bases, which turned our force of volunteers and conscripts into a legitimate force to be reckoned with. Following the death of the Supreme Chancellor and the election of Supreme Chancellor Alexander Woodbury the budget was slashed from 365,000,000,000 JEL to 120,000,000,000 JEL; a cut of over 66% to “balance the books of the wartime defiect.” This immense slash in funding had the exact expected and predicted effect on our Armed Forces, causing another massive decline in the capability of our Armed Forces. This was only begun to be reversed in the 3379 budget with the increase of ninety billion JEL marking our defence budget up to a respectable 210,000,000,000 JEL although the state of organization, command and logistics has been a mess; having the increased budget was effectively ignored during the tenure of GNP MInister of Defence (insert name here). This report, which was ordered by Minister of Defence Timothy Carr is the current standing of our Armed Forces capabilities, personal and proposed changes and upgrades to our forces. Lieutenant General Rick Helicker Quarter Master General of the Jelbanian Armed Forces Inspector General of the Imperial Dominion Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Current: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
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 a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 3
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 allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Proposed: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:49:19, November 29, 2012 CET | From |  Jelbanian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Bill D-4: The Carr Act |
| Message | OOC: This will add us in building our Armed Forces for RP purposes. IC: In addition to ordering a full audit of our Armed Forces this will also repeal our First Strike Policy, restrict our arms sales to our closest allies, divide our police force from the military and encourage an increase of our Defence Budget in the next Federal Budget by no less then forty billion (40,000,000,000) JEL. We hope the GNP will support this Bill. Defence Critic Michael Fox |
| Date | 07:31:21, November 30, 2012 CET | From | United New Jelbania | To | Debating the Bill D-4: The Carr Act |
| Message | We may not support the inclusion of Articles 1 and 4 in this bill. We do however, find agreement that the appropriations for the defense portfolio need to be increased. Kevin Esber Minister of Defense |
| Date | 18:11:06, November 30, 2012 CET | From | Jelbanian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Bill D-4: The Carr Act |
| Message | We have removed Articles 1 and 4 as per the advisement of the Minister of Defence and will move this to a vote, as to beat the timing of the next election cycle. Defence Critic Michael Fox |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 269 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| 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: "Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary." - Robert Louis Stevenson |