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Bill: Self-Defense Forces Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Grand National 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: February 3504
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, we need to establish an explicitly defensive objective for our military, without falling for the fallacy of massive disarmament. We need to reserve all possible capacities to defend our nation if under attack. Clark Cinderhouse MP Member for Loren RFR Defence Spokesman |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
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 if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:06:57, June 21, 2013 CET | From | Hacia Casa | To | Debating the Self-Defense Forces Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, these highly aggressive and militarist policies would be enormously expensive and would make Dranland and the rest of Terra a more dangerous place. How telling it is that the capitalists would rather splurge money on the tools of death than on providing decent health and education to all our citizens. Leticia Saldanas MP General Secretary of the Dranish Communist League |
| Date | 01:34:22, June 21, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Self-Defense Forces Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, there is no real market demand for tons of 'tools of death', and thanks to our free trade policy we don't need to invade foreign countries to acquire foreign goods. Accusing capitalism for imperalism and military aggression is the result of ideological blindfoldedness and a lack of understanding of what we actually stand for. May I remind the Hon. Lady how it was the RFR that was most critical about DAZ interventions and only approved of it after we were assured that the Zone would not be annexed? If that sensible approach and cautiousness is imperalism and aggression, then we are guilty of that charge. Stop spreading lies in this august chamber, Mrs. Saldanas, and stop twisting our platform. Clark Cinderhouse MP Member for Loren RFR Defence Spokesman |
| Date | 01:51:24, June 21, 2013 CET | From | Hacia Casa | To | Debating the Self-Defense Forces Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Clark Cinderhouse should tell us what he wants nuclear, chemical and biological weapons for? Who is he planning to use these against? What wars are he and the capitalist industrial-military-political complex plotting? Leticia Saldanas MP General Secretary of the Dranish Communist League |
| Date | 01:54:49, June 21, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Self-Defense Forces Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, the only one who create complexes in here are those who refuse to privatize the defence industry. We need nuclear weapons for deterring others from attacking us. What is the alternative? Bowing to every foreign interest coming across our path, and kissing the boots of every foreign dictator trying to heap pressure on us? Obviously that's what a soulless communist would do, selling us on a silver plate to foreign interests, but not what someone actually believing in national sovereignty would go for. Clark Cinderhouse MP Member for Loren RFR Defence Spokesman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 168 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 162 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 37 |
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