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Bill: Arms Deregulation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Party
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: October 2174
Description[?]:
| A bill to take government control out of the final area of business it remains in. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
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 allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:57:40, January 21, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Arms Deregulation Bill |
| Message | The arms companies are companies the same as any other. Here in Hutori we pride ourselves on not interfering in company affairs and of taking regulation out of the market. So we should do the same with the arms industry. This will increase competition, decrease prices and allow us to choose the best weapons systems in the world with which to equip our military. In return for removing our guaranteed usage of these companies we allow them to export weapons to whoever can afford them. Good business practice will ensure that they do not sell to third parties likely to use them against this nation as that would result in the destruction of the companies who are making the weapons in the first place. Also with our nuclear and Chemical / biological deterrent a few arms systems are not in reality going to htreaten the security of this nation. |
| Date | 23:33:03, January 21, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Arms Deregulation Bill |
| Message | We can't allow arms to be sold to our enemies. |
| Date | 23:53:18, January 21, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Arms Deregulation Bill |
| Message | What enemies? We have no enemies! |
| Date | 12:08:40, January 22, 2006 CET | From | Fascist Blackshirt Party | To | Debating the Arms Deregulation Bill |
| Message | the state should own defence industries, and of course we shouldn't export weapons to any country. |
| Date | 14:39:12, January 22, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Arms Deregulation Bill |
| Message | possible enemies we may have in the future. |
| Date | 15:42:17, January 22, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Arms Deregulation Bill |
| Message | so what you are saying is we should sell nothing to anyone for they may onbe day become our enemies! Ludicrous!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 97 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 102 |
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