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Bill: National Defense Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Natsionalny Front Trigunii
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: January 4127
Description[?]:
| A bill to unshackle the Trigunian military from liberal malpractice and unpatriotic surrendering of our martial capabilities. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards civilians who conscientiously object to being required to perform military service (if applicable).
Old value:: Conscientious objectors are exempted.
Current: Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Proposed: It is a criminal offence to refuse to perform military service.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:41:36, November 26, 2016 CET | From | Trigunskie Federalisti | To | Debating the National Defense Act |
| Message | To exempt ourselves from the laws of war only invites others to violate them when fighting us. If we abuse our captives, our prisoners will in turn receive abuse. If we leave chemical and biological weapons on the table, then not only are we countenancing extreme brutality towards civilians as a method of first resort, but we are inviting our foes to do the exact same. I don't want our captives tortured, I don't want to see gas attacks and bio-engineered viruses turned on our civilians and troops, and I have been given authority to speak with the voice of the Trigunskie Federalisti on this matter. We reject this bill and the dangerous powers which it unleashes. General (Ret.) Yegor Morozov Deputy for Defense, Trigunskie Federalisti |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 289 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 311 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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