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Bill: A Strong Selucia Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Motus Patriciorum
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: July 4165
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, It's important that our country is ready to protect itself. Lucius Assedo Candidus, Leader Motus Patriciorum |
Proposals
Article 1
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: It is a criminal offence to refuse to perform military service.
Proposed: Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 3
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 allowed.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military, but can shorten their term/forego it completely by paying a certain amount of money.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military, but can shorten their term/forego it completely by paying a certain amount of money.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Current: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:31:28, February 11, 2017 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the A Strong Selucia Act |
| Message | This bill is just opposed to a democratic nation. Paramilitaries? To obligate everyone to serve in the military? Oh, of course if they pay, they will be exempted. Like the rich families. Amazing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 419 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 278 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 53 |
| Random fact: For more information on Particracy's former colonial nations, check out http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6640 |
| Random quote: "Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates." - Gore Vidal |