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Bill: Arms Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty Dawn
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 3827
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, The current policy on militias and weapon exports smacks of socialist paternalism. How about a small government-minded take on this issue? There are still no people in this house who have successfully been able to explain why paramilitaries should not be allowed to exist while people are allowed to own guns. To us it looks as though the establishment trusts itself more than ordinary people. The government should not treat neither the tools of war produced here nor the people owning them as if they were the establishment's playthings. Serena Ashmill Liberty Dawn Human Rights Spokeswoman |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The government retains a part time, professional army, navy and air force in alignment with paramilitary groups
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Current: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed with full privileges, with the right to intervene when necessary.
Article 3
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 allows all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:12:18, April 06, 2015 CET | From |  Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Arms Freedom Act |
| Message | "The Unionists support Article 1 in and of itself and would happily see it pass through the chamber independently of the other Articles listed." Wylfrid Ehnar, Unionist Military Lead |
| Date | 05:24:50, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Arms Freedom Act |
| Message | "Actually, now that I think about it, this looks pretty good. We'll accept this with the assumption that it will allow us to cut our military budget in half." ~Amy Smith, Secondary Chairman of the LPS |
| Date | 07:24:12, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Arms Freedom Act |
| Message | We do agree with the Unionists, Article 1 is fine. As far as paramilitaries, only the national military should exist. We do not need to have many different armed groups, this is asking for armed conflict within our nation. Only the official military of Solentia should be a legal and recognized armed group. We can have some militias but they should be regulated and in some way a part of our national military (even if just an irregular defensive force). |
| Date | 07:26:03, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Arms Freedom Act |
| Message | "The FRGP make a valid point." ~Ted Johnson, Head Chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 105 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 420 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "Casting a vote shouldn't make you sick." - Ronnie Dugger |