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Bill: Draft Annulment Act
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: August 4267
Description[?]:
| Considering Rutania has been stable for nearly 7 decades since the last civil war. This is a century that Rutania has gained great stability and progress. The last century Rutania saw great turmoil and evidence shows that this is now behind us. Considering the continent has reached a new zenith for peace with most of the continent all members of the Artanian Union, something not seen in more than a lifetime. Peace reigns in Artania Recognizing that the policy of National service is a restriction of liberty and ones own self determination. Understanding that should times of instability arise again the need for a draft could become necessary this bill does provide provisions to instate a draft in dire times. Proposing that given the peaceful state of the continent conscientious objectors be allowed to refuse service. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The nation retains a volunteer army, navy and air force based on population enrollments.
Article 3
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 from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Current: Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Proposed: Conscientious objectors are exempted.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 524 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 81 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 145 |
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