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Bill: Military Reforms bill.
Details
Submitted by[?]: 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: January 3445
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to empower the armed forces and make them stronger and more potent at dealing with aggressors. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are immediately returned to their own government.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:01:14, February 21, 2013 CET | From | Popular Party | To | Debating the Military Reforms bill. |
| Message | OOC: GP are not very pacifistic for a Green Party.... |
| Date | 18:25:35, February 21, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Military Reforms bill. |
| Message | Madam Speaker, we are sympathetic to reforming our policy on prisoners of war, but we cannot accept relaxing our controls on the use of landmines. Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 18:47:56, February 21, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Military Reforms bill. |
| Message | Mr Speaker, even though we disagree with article one, we will support this bill as it allows for a stronger overall national defense. Ishiro Tanaka MP Member for Magadonia Defence Minister |
| Date | 07:11:28, February 22, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Party | To | Debating the Military Reforms bill. |
| Message | Madam Speaker, Landmines are something which allow the armed forces a tactical advantage for ambushes and sudden attacks, hence government regulation over mine laying capabilities must be removed. |
| Date | 11:21:05, February 22, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Military Reforms bill. |
| Message | OOC: I am pacifist but i act strategically, in Elbian, Ulbrach and Loren Military is important and in Ulbrach and Loren militarist and Elbian is environmentalist,pacifist so i am maximizing my appeal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 156 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 120 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 123 |
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