We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Use of WMD Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: October 3425
Description[?]:
| We in the DSP would never support a Dranish government using weapons of mass destruction. However, if a Dranish government is ever to use nuclear or biological weapons, let us at least make sure it is not without provocation. Cadfael Maddocks MP (Leader of the DSP) |
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 The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in retaliation to any attack.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:11:19, January 12, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Use of WMD Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, why should we wait until the enemy has left Dranland in ruins before taking action? We must actively prevent assaults on our people, not wait until they happen! Kojiro Machimura (GNP) Minister of Defence |
| Date | 14:16:02, January 12, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Use of WMD Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, the idea that our security depends upon mass annihiliation is as insane as it is obscene. Is Dranland really the kind of country that would use weapons of mass destruction without a single bullet being fired at it first? Cadfael Maddocks MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 14:33:55, January 12, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Use of WMD Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, Mr Maddocks is blatantly twisting my words for his propaganda. Of course no one would endorse the absurd idea of replying to a single bullet by firing a nuke at the miscreants. However, if an enemy is out for laying Dranland in ruins, we should not wait until he has succeeded before we allow our troops to make use of their full arsenal. Kojiro Machimura (GNP) Minister of Defence |
| Date | 17:14:00, January 12, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Use of WMD Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, we would all be better off if we avoided getting in to the nightmare scenario Mr. Machimura describes in the first place. By pursuing modest and peaceful policies, we will make war and nuclear confrontation less likely. By contrast, following the warmongering, hyper-aggressive policies advocated by Mr. Machimura would make war and nuclear confrontation much more likely. Cadfael Maddocks MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 16:03:18, January 13, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Use of WMD Act |
| Message | OOC: If you ask me, article 1 actually doesn't do much. Just nuke them instead of gassing them. |
| Date | 16:42:25, January 13, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Use of WMD Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, I would like to thank Parliament for supporting this important legislation, which takes Terra one step further towards achieving a lasting and permanent peace. Cadfael Maddocks MP (Prime Minister of Dranland) |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 238 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 48 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth; capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth." Lester Brown, Fortune Brainstorm Conference, 2006 |