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Bill: National Service Bill 4068
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti National de la Jeunesse Gauche
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: April 4069
Description[?]:
| A Bill to provide for the creation and financing of a national civilian service for all adults: WHEREAS this nation draws strength from the dedication of its youth to national service, WHEREAS the current regulations for national service do not allow for conscientious objectors not to serve in the military forces during their period of national service, THEREFORE, the Parti National de la Jeunesse Gauche propose that all citizens shall complete a period of national service upon reaching the age of majority, which may be served in a military or civilian capacity. Further, the period of service may be deferred for up to four years to allow there individual to complete their undergraduate education. Furthermore, any citizen who is deemed physically incapable of meeting the demands of the period of service shall be exempt. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:27:17, August 03, 2016 CET | From | Sans-Culottes | To | Debating the National Service Bill 4068 |
| Message | We support this legislation as it expands opportunities for low income individuals and potentially investment in working class communities. |
| Date | 01:35:23, August 03, 2016 CET | From | Théologie de la Libération | To | Debating the National Service Bill 4068 |
| Message | We support this legislation, as it allows greater freedom for conscientious objectors, many of whom object for religious reasons, provides for the existence of a guaranteed labor corps for investment in national infrastructure and marginalized communities, and provides a guaranteed first income for individuals who reach the age of majority. |
| Date | 20:35:28, August 03, 2016 CET | From | le petit déjeuner et le grand mort | To | Debating the National Service Bill 4068 |
| Message | We oppose this bill on the grounds that military service is not service to the country but rather to war profiteers. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 75 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Those who are responsible for the national security must be the sole judges of what the national security requires. It would be obviously undesirable that such matters should be made the subject of evidence in a court of law or otherwise discussed in public." - Unattributed member of the the House of Lords on the removal of trade union rights |