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Bill: Military Reform Act of 4242
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: July 4246
Description[?]:
| This bill is designed to reform the military which will promote the wellbeing of the Great Republic. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
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 can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 4
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 Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: 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.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Appointment of military officers
Old value:: The Ministry of Defense is authorized to appoint military officers.
Current: The Ministry of Defense is authorized to appoint military officers.
Proposed: The national legislature is responsible for the appointment of military officers
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are not officially acknowledged but are allowed to exist.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:48:41, July 17, 2017 CET | From |  AnNAP | To | Debating the Military Reform Act of 4242 |
| Message | The People's Party is willing to negotiate terms along this bill with other parties who disagree. |
| Date | 19:30:29, July 17, 2017 CET | From | Labour Social Democrat Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Act of 4242 |
| Message | Well may I suggest as a first thing that the peoples party perhaps make a separate bill for each article to allow individual debates for each important topic! |
| Date | 22:11:42, July 23, 2017 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Act of 4242 |
| Message | We agree with LSDP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 408 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
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