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Bill: National Security Addendum of 4177
Details
Submitted by[?]: Whig Party
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: September 4177
Description[?]:
| In order to reverse the senseless pacifism that threatens to leave Rutania weak we propose the following changes. |
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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 3
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 reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:35:45, March 08, 2017 CET | From | Civic Republican League of Rutania | To | Debating the National Security Addendum of 4177 |
| Message | Radical new legislation from a party terrified of "radical social change." |
| Date | 02:53:17, March 08, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the National Security Addendum of 4177 |
| Message | http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=508235 The "Peace and Safety Bill" was radical |
| Date | 03:01:58, March 08, 2017 CET | From | Civic Republican League of Rutania | To | Debating the National Security Addendum of 4177 |
| Message | "In order to preserve Rutania's most important institutions and to guard the people from radical social upheaval that can be caused by radical shifts in policy over short periods of time we propose this amendment." http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=508262 |
| Date | 04:26:31, March 08, 2017 CET | From | New People's Party of Rutania | To | Debating the National Security Addendum of 4177 |
| Message | The LPR would like to thank the Whig Party moments after they lost the vote. |
| Date | 04:27:39, March 08, 2017 CET | From | New People's Party of Rutania | To | Debating the National Security Addendum of 4177 |
| Message | By showing that when they lose, they will simply try and reverse it, the Whig Party's true mission is clear: do what they want, regardless of what the nation wants and needs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 226 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 76 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 98 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken |