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Bill: Bill 1.6.3418
Details
Submitted by[?]: Izquierda Democrática
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: February 3419
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
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 of civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 4
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 may be mistreated without legal sanction.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Article 5
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 all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:17:28, December 30, 2012 CET | From | Frente Popular Revolucionario | To | Debating the Bill 1.6.3418 |
| Message | This kind of bill would decrease our defense forces too much, we can't accept this proposal. |
| Date | 14:03:41, December 30, 2012 CET | From | Izquierda Democrática | To | Debating the Bill 1.6.3418 |
| Message | While we understand such concerns we would like to take this opportunity to explain our reasoning behind these proposals. Firstly, our proposal to ban the development and usage of biological and chemical weapons is primarily for humanitarian reasons. Even in warfare, we do not believe that fellow human beings should die in such horrifying and painful ways. Also, as we have nuclear weapons which are superior to biological and chemical weapons it would save us a lot of money. Secondly, as we are in peacetime, we do not believe that people of student age should instead serve time in the military first. We should be focusing on educating our people instead, while allowing people to serve voluntarily in the army if they so wish. Thirdly, banning arms exports is a defensive measure to ensure weapons produced in Baltusia do not end up being used against us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 700 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: “Where would the weapons and equipment come from once you've banned the defence industry? Will we be defended by all your hippy people hurling potatoes and cabbages?” - Margaret Woodhall, former Dranian politician |