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Bill: Military Revitalization Act
Details
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: April 3446
Description[?]:
| Madam Speaker, In order to secure a powerful military capable of defending our borders and projecting our power and influence abroad, several changes need be made to our current military system. Currently, several things stand in the way of the strengthening and further empowerment of our the Dranland military structure. Daniel Falcao MP Jefe de Partido |
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:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
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 must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:22:29, February 23, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Military Revitalization Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, we are implacably opposed to military national service and oppressing homosexuals within the armed forces. Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 19:46:39, February 23, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Military Revitalization Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, how is it 'patriotism' to bar certain groups of people from defending their country? Such a policy shows that the VBSM is unpatriotic and does not really care for a strong national defense, only focusing on ideological instrumentalization of the troops than building stronger capabilities. Ishiro Tanaka MP Member for Loren Defence Minister |
| Date | 19:59:51, February 23, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Military Revitalization Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker VBSM strikes again, they are unhealthy for Dranland.Voters will acknowledge that and strike them down Georgia McCormick MP from Elbian Leader of Progressive Parliamentary |
| Date | 23:18:03, February 23, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Military Revitalization Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, homosexuals are not going to be sacked from the military, but I am delighter to report that Mr. Salazar has been sacked from the Presidency. Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 93 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 606 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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