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Bill: Peace in our Lifetime
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal League
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: October 3882
Description[?]:
| It is past time to demolish these dangerous weapons of war from Hutori! We will lead the way by our example. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
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 shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
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 The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
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 5
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 develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:38:31, July 26, 2015 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Peace in our Lifetime |
| Message | These policies will radically inhibit our ability to defend ourselves against these weapons ans to understand them if they are used against us. Derek Carter Minister of Defence |
| Date | 21:15:22, July 26, 2015 CET | From | Liberal League | To | Debating the Peace in our Lifetime |
| Message | We don't need them, let's use diplomacy and work with our friends and allies if war were to break out. |
| Date | 21:58:56, July 26, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Peace in our Lifetime |
| Message | The naivety of the Liberal League is staggering. If we end up in war with a nuclear equipped power how can we answer theor nuclear weapons if they know fully well we can attack back. Derek Carter Minister of Defence |
| Date | 09:39:30, July 27, 2015 CET | From | Liberal League | To | Debating the Peace in our Lifetime |
| Message | If anyone nuked anyone else the international community would be furious and take action against the aggressor state. Besides, answering genocide with genocide doesn't seem like a great response to us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 156 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 115 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 67 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Changing the way we measure things is vital. So is decompartmentalising society making sure that economics and politics are not divorced from other crucial areas of life." - David Attenborough |