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Bill: Military Modernization Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty and Republic
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 4272
Description[?]:
| A project to modernize our military forces, the real heroes of our everyday life; bring more creative private investment and innovation into our national defense system and limit the government's power to use unconventional weapons, preventing any psycopathic future regime from using those weapons without a fair cause. |
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 shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 2
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 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 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 4
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 prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Article 5
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 in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed with full privileges, with the right to intervene when necessary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:04:38, September 08, 2017 CET | From | Mordusia First! | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | We will not support this as we must have a strong military that can become the peacemaker of all nations. A strong military presence is currently preventing any conflict concerning our nation and we must keep it that way. - President Grumsworth |
| Date | 23:18:29, September 08, 2017 CET | From | Liberty and Republic | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | We would remove all the proposals regarding biological, chemical or nuclear weapons if we obtain the government's support for the prohibition of land mines. |
| Date | 17:40:06, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | We would support this. |
| Date | 22:36:29, September 09, 2017 CET | From | Mordusia First! | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | We don't support any of the articles in this bill and will vote against it. - President Grumsworth |
| Date | 02:36:52, September 11, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | I believe chemical, biological are just weapons that shorten life after war and make the enemy suffer a long painful death. The usage of these weapons is immoral. |
| Date | 01:02:09, September 12, 2017 CET | From | Liberty and Republic | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | I expect to start the voting procedure soon, and I hope the votes of the MSP and LP along with my party will be enough to approve this bill and ban those nasty weapons once and forever. Shura Esaier. |
| Date | 00:39:12, September 14, 2017 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | We fully support this move. |
| Date | 11:00:06, September 14, 2017 CET | From | Mordusia First! | To | Debating the Military Modernization Bill |
| Message | Do not support this bill! We have had threats from Sadrian and must maintain a strong military for our nation to be protected. - President Grumsworth |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 371 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 271 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 108 |
| Random fact: "Jezvraljogadsrlji" means "Social" in the Jelbic languages. |
| Random quote: "Religion, like capitalism, will perish in the end. We estimate the complete Terra-wide extinction of Hosianism as a religious belief by the year 4409, and in Dorvik by 4398." - Friedrich Pfeiffer, former Dorvish politician |