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Bill: WMD Defense Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian-Socialist Coalition
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: November 2172
Description[?]:
| The LSP believes that United Jakania would be severely crippled should a belligerent neighbor of ours decide to use chemical or biological weapons. Because we conduct no research on chemical or biological weaponry, we as a nation would be ill pressed to respond to such an attack. Researching these weapons would allow us to research cures and proper countermeasures for them. Construction and use of chemical and biological weapons would still be expressly forbidden. But, in the name of national security, legalize the research of chemical and biological weapons. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:11:53, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Jakanian Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the WMD Defense Act |
| Message | Supported here |
| Date | 21:26:55, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Party for a Democratic Socialist Society | To | Debating the WMD Defense Act |
| Message | We will support, but think we should go further |
| Date | 04:41:11, January 18, 2006 CET | From | CMAG | To | Debating the WMD Defense Act |
| Message | Do you think being killed by a chemical weapon or a biological weapon is somehow worse than being evicerated and dismembered by conventional weaponry? Shall we simply dissolve the military? You can debate the tactical effectiveness of such weapons to be sure, most are a waste of money, but a ban is excessive legislation. |
| Date | 10:17:47, January 18, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian-Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the WMD Defense Act |
| Message | We already have a ban on chemical and biological weapons. Our bill is a step forward in protecting our nation from biological and chemical weapons being used against us in the future. What we have currently IS excessive legislation. Voting no on this bill only helps keep us vulnerable to weapons of mass destruction. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 97 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
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