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Bill: Pontesian Armed Forces and Industry Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aurora Libertatis
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: December 3928
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, We shall de-socialize and re-strengthen out farmed forces. They are in a sore state, as we witness communists hooligans threatening with armed rebellion. Tullius Regillus Minister of Defence |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
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 a term in the military.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:44:17, October 26, 2015 CET | From |  The Progressive Socialist Party (LBP) | To | Debating the Pontesian Armed Forces and Industry Act |
| Message | We of the Progressive Socialist Party cannot support this bill. The biggest problems that we have are the addition of mandatory military service and privately owned defense industries. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 218 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 290 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 92 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "The whole uncivilized bunch on the opposite benches can get stuffed." - Craig Warwick, former Dranian politician |