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Bill: Peace Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Georgeonian Centrist Party
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: November 2194
Description[?]:
| This act seeks to lessen our nation's current preoccupation with warfare and conflict. |
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 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 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
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 nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
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: 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.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 6
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 retaliation to any attack.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
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 | 18:02:00, February 28, 2006 CET | From |  Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Peace Act |
| Message | We believe we need to maintain current measures to defend if we are attacked. While the CBP similarly believe in not being aggressive, we cannot afford to let ourselves be walked over. We prefer seeking peaceful resolutions with other countries by treaties. |
| Date | 19:55:17, February 28, 2006 CET | From | Pontesi Fascist Coalition | To | Debating the Peace Act |
| Message | I won't expound on the PFC's position; it's already too well known. |
| Date | 23:10:51, February 28, 2006 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Peace Act |
| Message | We back this in part - specifically Articles 3-5 and 7. |
| Date | 01:26:55, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Peace Act |
| Message | We agree with Article 5 alone. |
| Date | 00:25:56, March 04, 2006 CET | From | THEM | To | Debating the Peace Act |
| Message | "Peace" does not include getting invaded by foreign countries. This will hinder our ability to adequately defend ourselves. |
| Date | 02:58:21, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Fight For Your Right To Party | To | Debating the Peace Act |
| Message | Well, I'm all for the hippie side. Not that I'm biased or anything, nooo... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 82 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 217 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back, but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you." - Marian Wright Edelman |