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Bill: Defence Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Alliance
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: February 3757
Description[?]:
| Madam Speaker, The defence sector of Hutori must be shrunken certain places to allow us to focus on what is really important. We should stop the investments and the use of nuclear weaponry, land mines and civillian service and instead use the money to invest in other areas of the defence sector. Our military should be the only armed force in this country, which will make Hutori safer and the recent investments in the defence budget will more than compensate the "loss", which the abolishment of paramilitaries will cause. We do not need to conduct special operations in foreign countries. We should only use our intelligence agencies to counter-intelligence and surveillance of foreign nations. This will also make it possible to use the money here more wisely and thus prevent even more casualities from the crisis we are in right now. And last, but not least: We should leave the military industry in the hands of the private sector. This will make military products much cheaper due to the competition between all the private military companies. Agatha Stuart President Party Leader Radical Alliance |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Article 3
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 allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of 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: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Article 6
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 if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:34:30, November 10, 2014 CET | From | Ultranationalist Party | To | Debating the Defence Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker Let us not forget the situation in Kenai nor the situation in Davostan and other rogue nations. Macon is far from being a continent of total peace and prosperity. You would all do well to vote against such a foolish bill. Our military deserves more support, not less during this turbulent time. Alejandro Garcia Member of the Ultranationalist Party |
| Date | 21:23:11, November 10, 2014 CET | From | Radical Alliance | To | Debating the Defence Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, This bill will not make it impossible to protect ourselves - it will become easier due to cuts somewhere in the budget where the money aren't really needed and investments where it is needed. Agatha Stuart President Party Leader Radical Alliance |
| Date | 22:34:45, November 10, 2014 CET | From | Hippopotamus Party | To | Debating the Defence Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, We agree with the Ultranationalist party, this bill is the same thing as to completely unarm all of the country. It would be as worse as to give carrots to all military men instead of guns. We do not which to be captured by any random country in the world and want our citizens to be completely safe. -Armand Zhukov- |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 169 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 303 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 63 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life fictional references (eg. Gandalf, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker). |
| Random quote: "The free market is ugly and stupid, like going to the mall; the unfree market is just as ugly and just as stupid, except there is nothing in the mall, and if you don't go there, they shoot you." - P. J. O'Rourke |