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Bill: Military Reform Act
Details
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 4213
Description[?]:
This Bill will reform the military to help ensure national and international safety. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 4
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 can be exempted, but only on religious grounds.
Current: Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Proposed: Conscientious objectors are exempted.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Current: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women have no place in the military.
Proposed: Women serve alongside men.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 02:16:11, May 16, 2017 CET | From | Social Democratic Party (SDP) | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
Message | We as The Social Democrats would vote in favor of this bill |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 251 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 325 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 173 |
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