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Bill: Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nationalist Party of Yindala (GMD)
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: August 4193
Description[?]:
| This bill will not advance to a full vote before October, 4192 (4 months). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 3
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.
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The nation retains a volunteer army, navy and air force based on population enrollments.
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:22:41, April 08, 2017 CET | From | Yingdala Progressive-Republicans | To | Debating the Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act |
| Message | Articles legalizing weapons of mass destruction and their use should be reconsidered. They are harmful to our national image and of course to humanity. There are a myriad ways to demonstrate our national power. We don't need to resort to the ways of pariah states. |
| Date | 06:20:13, April 08, 2017 CET | From | Nationalist Party of Yindala (GMD) | To | Debating the Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, A pariah state you say? We won't become a pariah, in fact we will be joining the ranks of most countries in its legalization. A large majority of states allow the purchase and storage of WMDs within their borders. Over 20 states allows their militaries to use them. We must have the resources and ability to strike back if need be. Hopefully it will never come to such a situation, but I will not have our country fight with one hand tied behind its back. We must always be prepared for the worst. Nalan Zhenkang Chairman of the GMD |
| Date | 13:26:40, April 08, 2017 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act |
| Message | Gentleman, We support this bill. It is the duty of government to defend the people. We must leave all options open, even if we do not like the means. |
| Date | 14:57:44, April 08, 2017 CET | From | Yingdala Progressive-Republicans | To | Debating the Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act |
| Message | We strongly urge our colleagues to reconsider the WMD measures. They are expensive to maintain and unfathomable to use. |
| Date | 15:32:19, April 08, 2017 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act |
| Message | Gentleman, WMDs are critical elements of deterrence and preventing war. Preventing war is far cheaper than going to war. |
| Date | 00:32:39, April 09, 2017 CET | From | Yingdala Progressive-Republicans | To | Debating the Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act |
| Message | The argument that possessing tools of mass destruction is a valid way to deter war is an outdated and dangerous insult to reason. |
| Date | 01:35:18, April 09, 2017 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the Removing Handicaps to Our Military Act |
| Message | Reason dictates that barbarians seek war, while the civilized will only use force in defense. It is unreasonable for barbarians to attack nations that posses defensive capabilities that could wipe out entire governments. Believing that the government should not do what it can to defend the people is an abdication of responsibility and a lack of morality. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 182 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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