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Bill: Military Modernization and Improvement Act - July 4219
Details
Submitted by[?]: die Hosian-Demokrate
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: June 4220
Description[?]:
| To remove apartheid from our military |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to hold positions of command.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 3
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 national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women serve alongside men.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war may be mistreated without legal sanction.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:52:10, June 01, 2017 CET | From |  Groene Republikeinen | To | Debating the Military Modernization and Improvement Act - July 4219 |
| Message | We mostly agree to this act apart from Article 2. We believe that the army itself is better at judging wether land mines are needed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 159 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 116 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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