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Bill: Strong Military Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Interracial and United Left Party
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: September 3714
Description[?]:
| We propose that we strengthen the military to secure our country and its progressive families and offer support to the needy overseas. |
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 can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Proposed: The nation can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Article 3
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 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 in retaliation to any attack.
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 produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
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 | 19:45:03, August 17, 2014 CET | From | Vanguard for Virtue & Righteousness | To | Debating the Strong Military Bill |
| Message | Inhumanity! We oppose equipping our millitary with the power to commit such atrocities! This amounts to Crimes against God , nature, and the dignity of man! What next?! Torture!? We shall oppose this warmongering! On a technical note we take issue with defining kirlawa by "progressive" families..... |
| Date | 19:58:00, August 17, 2014 CET | From | Kirlawa Liberal Party | To | Debating the Strong Military Bill |
| Message | Support articles 1, 2 & 5 oppose articles 4 & 3 so I'm sorry but my party has to abstain. Would be happy to support articles 1, 2 and 5 in another bill with article 4 a bit modified so to say "only if another nation uses them first". |
| Date | 09:00:18, August 18, 2014 CET | From | Kirlawan People's Justice Party | To | Debating the Strong Military Bill |
| Message | Sorry :( |
| Date | 22:55:04, August 18, 2014 CET | From | Vanguard for Virtue & Righteousness | To | Debating the Strong Military Bill |
| Message | Sorry for your vote? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 176 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 466 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 75 |
| Random fact: In general, role-play requires the consent of all players. |
| Random quote: "The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it." - Adolf Hitler |