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Bill: Emergency Armament Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Citizens United Party (CUP)
Status[?]: passed
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: June 4001
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker In light of recent events, it is probable that the Nation of Rutania will find itself engaged in a war with neighboring nation Beluzia, so it should be in our best interest to prepare for the upcoming war and to ensure a quick and swift victory for the sake of our nation and its people. We believe these are the proper measures to take in order to secure our nation in victory and we ask you to be urgent in the debate as this is a time of crisis. These can all be changed back when the war is over, this is by no means intended to be permanent. Thank you. Marcus Salzman Representative C.U.- Delvar |
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 shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 3
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:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 6
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 7
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 shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:57:51, March 18, 2016 CET | From | The Worker's Union (WU) | To | Debating the Emergency Armament Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, While we agree to all articles aside from those related to landmines and national service we would like to denounce the idea that Rutania will soon be involved in a state of war. This is obvious fear mongering and we are sure both our nations will find a peaceful way to solve the current issues between the two nations. Scott Pearson, Chairman of the Worker's Union Representative of Kragusrov |
| Date | 17:29:32, March 19, 2016 CET | From | Great Rutania party | To | Debating the Emergency Armament Act |
| Message | Mr speaker, the G.R.P and the people I represent support this. We also believe that in light of recent events with Beluzia these are completely relevant. I would also like to take this opportunity to condemn Beluzia and point out that a war is almost inevitable. Bob Gherkin Representative |
| Date | 06:18:16, March 20, 2016 CET | From | Alliance | To | Debating the Emergency Armament Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, It is crucial for these laws to maintain as the law of our land. These restrictions, from the beginning, has been made for wartime, so mutual destruction will be prevented, but not only as a sign of goodwill in our Commonwealth. If we promised to stay peaceful and humane in our combat, the worst time to change positions is the time when our great nation faces imminent war. This is a promise we simply cannot afford to bail. Chairperson of the Progressives Steven Brown |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 324 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 96 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 80 |
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