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Bill: Protection of Conscientious Obection
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 4062
Description[?]:
| The Labour Party seeks to protect- through explicit legislation- the rights of all citizens to conscientiously object to the military actions in which the United Republic of Kalistan. It contains two articles: Article 1- Any citizen who objects to any military action committed by the government of the day for religious, ideological or any other reasons shall not be compelled to support the action by serving in the military. Article 2- Any citizen who objects to any military action committed by the government of the day for religious, ideological or any other reasons shall not be persecuted by the government or fellow citizens for this decision. Article 3- Any citizen who objects to any military action committed by the government of the day for religious, ideological or any other reasons shall not be compelled to have their tax spent on supporting the action in question. Any citizen may write to the government to officially express this position and the government should then reallocate their tax money to be spent on other services, with the shortfall being covered by those citizens who do not object. It should be noted that this will not affect the amount of tax paid by an individual, simply its distribution. This article would be automatically suspended if the ability to reach military funding goals is at risk and a subsequent policy review would begin. Protection for conscientious objectors is one of the hallmarks of a progressive, modern society and we wish to enshrine this protection in law. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:45:09, July 19, 2016 CET | From | Kalistan Unionst Party (KUP) | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | This is an excellent bill and the KPP will be happy to support this. |
| Date | 17:05:54, July 19, 2016 CET | From | The Conservative Independence Party | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | This an excellent bill apart from article three, we shouldn't make this a pick and choose country and every citizen should pay for everything the government requires them to do so. For example, I don't believe in the NAA but does that mean I shouldn't pay tax to support it? Of course not. But apart from that this is an excellent bill and we would be happy to support it if article three is removed. |
| Date | 19:15:44, July 19, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | The reason we chose article three is because military action and policies like the NAA are different things. The way we see it, this a way in which those who do object can make their protests clear when they are not actually required to be conscripted: for example if we were to invade some faraway nation. To explain the policy a bit further, people would not pay less tax it's just that their funds would be allocated differently to give them some peace of mind. |
| Date | 21:51:28, July 19, 2016 CET | From | The Conservative Independence Party | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | True however what if everyone decided to want to have their taxes diverted to another area? This would be catastrophic for the military. Would article three be repealed if there was great numbers of people requesting this when the country was at war? |
| Date | 22:26:25, July 19, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | We had to carefully consider this when writing the bill and our view was the Article 3 would be automatically suspended if the military budget is at risk. If this was the case then it would be a clear sign that whatever military action the government has taken is severely disapproved of by the population and consequently would act as a trigger for the government to reconsider. |
| Date | 22:38:56, July 19, 2016 CET | From | The Conservative Independence Party | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | We thank the Labour Party for their response and we believe this is an excellent bill. Now the question has been answered we can confirm our commitment to this bill. |
| Date | 23:00:16, July 19, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | We are glad we have been able to receive cross-party support for this bill and we'll move it to a vote immediately after the election. |
| Date | 23:24:22, July 19, 2016 CET | From | Libertarian Democrats of Kalistan | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | The DFA support this bill in its entirety. Arman Harasyl DFA Party Leader |
| Date | 00:23:44, July 20, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Protection of Conscientious Obection |
| Message | We would support. The Brethren would appreciate it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 750 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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