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Bill: Military Investment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federalist 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: August 3997
Description[?]:
| The budget of Baltusia has a large surplus. A portion of this must be directed towards our nation's military. In addition, several reforms to the military are necessary, including subsidizing defense contractors and research on nuclear power. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:24:20, March 12, 2016 CET | From | Partido da Nova Sociedade | To | Debating the Military Investment Act |
| Message | There is a point in the article 2. It is cerntain that the nuclear technology shall never be used for military porpuses, but there is no reason to dont research this type of technology, there are a lot of good uses for it. Atons for the peace! |
| Date | 19:47:38, March 12, 2016 CET | From | The NAZI Party of BALTUSIA | To | Debating the Military Investment Act |
| Message | Very well. I will consider to repeal that article once the rest of the articles have been passed. Which they will. |
| Date | 22:29:56, March 13, 2016 CET | From | omactivate Party | To | Debating the Military Investment Act |
| Message | In response to article 1, I have to disagree. with the bill. To privatize the defence of a nation is to hand over the security of the nation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 750 |
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