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Bill: National Service
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Expressives
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: July 2173
Description[?]:
Bill to outlaw conscription to the armed forces. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 12:24:04, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Free Expressives | To | Debating the National Service |
Message | Citizens should be able to enrol in the armed forces through choice, not because they have to. This would ensure that during times of military conflict we would only have the most committed fighting for our country. |
Date | 21:00:56, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Whigs | To | Debating the National Service |
Message | God forbid, if we did have a military conflict, we would need more than the most committed serving. We can not assume that we would have the numbers we need if only people enrolled by choice. There should always be the option to have a draft. |
Date | 04:58:57, January 17, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the National Service |
Message | I agree with Whigs. |
Date | 20:49:23, January 17, 2006 CET | From | Free Expressives | To | Debating the National Service |
Message | With the technology available to our armed forces, sheer numbers of troops make no difference to the outcome. |
Date | 23:26:57, January 17, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the National Service |
Message | They don't, until our nation is forced to enter into a conflict similar to Vietnam or the current war in Iraq. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 180 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 566 | |||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 4 |
Random fact: Did you know you can change the official name of your nation? All you need to do is draw up a new name that is in accordance with the Nation Renaming Guide, pass a bill proposing the name change with a two-thirds majority and then post a request to Moderation on the "Renaming Requests" thread. You can change city and region names in this way too. |
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