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Bill: Peace and Preservation 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: June 4302
Description[?]:
| Peace is needed more than ever. It is time for Dorvik to take a step back and become advocates for peace in Terra. |
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 can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.
Article 2
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 but restricted.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Article 3
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 unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Article 4
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: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 5
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 purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop or produce nuclear weaponry but is permitted to allow allied nations to use its territory to store nuclear weapons or conduct nuclear weapons research.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:01:22, November 12, 2017 CET | From | Grüne Demokratische Partei | To | Debating the Peace and Preservation Act |
| Message | We support the majority of these proposals, but we think that we should retain our current nuclear stockpile, while not expanding it. Samantha Reder Co-Leader of Erneuerung |
| Date | 22:32:45, November 12, 2017 CET | From | Dorvische Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the Peace and Preservation Act |
| Message | As is well known, the Communist Party is and has always been strongly in favour of the complete dismantlement of all weapons of mass destruction. Anton Weinreich General Secretary of the Dorvish Communist Party |
| Date | 17:49:37, November 13, 2017 CET | From | Dorvische Nationale Partei | To | Debating the Peace and Preservation Act |
| Message | Quite a change from Anton's wild youth. Alex Gluck NP Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 289 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 310 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Conservatism, however, is too often a welcome excuse for lazy minds, loath to adapt themselves to fast changing conditions." - Sigmund Freud |