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Bill: Reichsbürgerwehrgesetz, 4324
Details
Submitted by[?]: HDV-Doumeitō
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: December 4327
Description[?]:
| A BILL giving further interpretation to sections of the Basic Law of 4310 regarding the Reichsbürgerwehr. BE IT ENACTED by His Imperial and Most Illustrous Luthoran Majesty, Otto III, Kaiser of Hulstria, etc. etc., and His Imperial and Heavenly Majesty, Morihito, Mikado of Gao-Soto, etc. etc., with the advice and consent of the Imperial Diet, having heard the Council of the Lands, in joint Imperial Assembly at Kien, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1) The Reichsbürgerwehr (1) The Reichsbürgerwehr, pursuant to the Basic Law, shall be the armed forces of the state. (2) The principal aim of the Reichsbürgerwehr shall be the protection of the citizens and territory of the state; (3) The Reichsbürgerwehr shall be used abroad in accordance with the strictures of international law and play a role in its promotion and protection when the Government, with the consent of the Imperial Diet, so orders it to; (4) The Reichsbürgerwehr shall have as its motto "Sacrificiis Gratias Terra Natus"; (5) The office of Commander-in-Chief of the Reichsbürgerwehr shall be jointly held by both the Kaiser and the Mikado, and be exercised through the office of the Governor-General, by and with the advice and consent of Their Imperial Majesties' Government; (6) All members of the RBW shall swear as follows: "I swear (under heaven/by Almighty God) that I bear true allegiance and faith to Their Imperial Majesties, the Kaiser of Hulstria and the Mikado of Gao-Soto and in them to the United Imperial Crownlands; that I shall defend with my whole efforts and my life the citizens and territory of the United Imperial Crownlands and the constitutional order; and that I shall faithfully discharge the service of the nation which I am about to enter. (So help me God/this I swear under Heaven)." Alternatively, they may declare and affirm. 2) Operational control (1) Operational control shall rest with the Chief of the Staff of the Reichsbürgerwehr, commissioned to this post for a once-renewable 5-year appointment by the Crowns upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, with common consent of Their Imperial Majesties' Government; (2) The Ministry of Defence shall commission all further officers of the Reichsbürgerwehr upon the recommendation of the Chief of the Staff and the RBW High Command; (3) The Ministry of Defence holds political responsibility for the RBW; (4) The law shall restrict the use of weaponry of mass destruction in accordance with the provisions of this bill and with international treaties; (5) The leadership of the RBW shall be held by a High Command consisting of the Minister of Defence, Chief of the Staff, General of the Land Division, Air Force Marshall and Admiral of the Fleet; the Minister of Defence shall serve as Chairperson, while the Chief of the Staff shall serve as Deputy Chairperson. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 allowed.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Article 2
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 develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 3
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 weaponry in warfare.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 5
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 and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to hold positions of command.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 7
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 shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women serve alongside men.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:06:17, December 28, 2017 CET | From | HDV-Doumeitō | To | Debating the Reichsbürgerwehrgesetz, 4324 |
| Message | Gicho-sama, The entire House will wish to join me in congratulating the gallant Feldmarschall Viktor Gubler, who has been promoted to this lofty rank to match his new position as Chief of the Staff of the Reichsbürgerwehr as our new national armed forces. The Field Marshall and I have conferred extensively in order to establish a bill to interpret the Basic Law's provisions regarding the RBW, extending the reach of the law where the principles on which it is founded are concerned. The RBW, our Imperial Citizens' Defence Force, is a modern army for the primary purpose it was founded upon during the Second September Revolution, staying true to this even as our national armed forces: to serve as a shield to our citizens and to our country. I think we, given the traumatic recent past when it comes to an army which had a state at the very end of the Second September Revolution, and the suffering particularly of the Kunihito and Hulstro-Showan people who were forced to work to feed this voracioius war machine, up to the Mikado himself, can all agree that this is the primary purpose our armed forces must remain true to and which we must return to. Feldmarschall Gubler and mysef commend this bill to the Diet. hijo ni rippana Kinuye Arinaga, MdR (HDV - Hilgar) Defence Minister |
| Date | 22:23:14, December 28, 2017 CET | From | Liberale Volkspartei | To | Debating the Reichsbürgerwehrgesetz, 4324 |
| Message | Herr Präsident, the LVP welcomes the general spirit of this bill but would wish to extend the conscientious objector clause to non-religios reasons - such as a non-violent disposition grounded in secular ethics - as well. We are also somewhat sceptical with regards to Article 8, as we feel that it would put us at a disadvantage relative to other nations in terms of deterrent potential. Constantin von Zollham, MdR LVP-Klubobmann |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 323 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 214 |
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