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Bill: Military Reform Act 4346
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia
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: June 4347
Description[?]:
| Members of Congress, These measures will change our foreign policy to one focusing on human rights around the world and at home. Fran Perking Leader of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
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 reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
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 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 4
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Article 5
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.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Article 6
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 a term of civilian national service.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:39:04, February 11, 2018 CET | From | Constitutionalist Alliance | To | Debating the Military Reform Act 4346 |
| Message | In response to this vote is a newly released protest song which became popular on Constitutionalist-sympathazing parts of Baltusia: We're all going to a summer vote No more cutting for a week or two Cut guns and fired men at our summer vote No more sad men for me or you For a week or two Summertime, and the slashin' is misguided Guns are slashing and the spies are high Oh, your pinkos callous and your sybdicos is vile So hush my traitorous dear, don't you cry Oh the summer of 4347 I can't wait to do some slashing with you You can't wait to do some slashing with me This just can't be summer love, you'll see This just can't be summer love 'Cause you were mine for the summer Now we know it's nearly over Feels like Friday thunder But I always will remember You were my summer love You always will be my summer love I wish they all could be ... I wish they all could be ... I wish they all could be guns of Villita Summertime, and theslashing' is misguided Guns are slashing and the spies are high Oh, your pinkos callous and your syndicos are vile So hush traitorous dear, don't you cry Me and some men from Baltusia Had a band and we tried real hard. Fran quit, Aidan went betraying I should've known we'd never end up weakening Oh the summer of 4347 Summer slashing had me a blast, oh yeah Summer slashing happened so fast, Summer vote drifting away, To, uh oh, that summer vote Yeah the summer of 4347 OOC: Courtesy from a song lyrics generator https://www.song-lyrics-generator.org.uk/?i=2nrv2x7n |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 310 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 290 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena." - Jon Stewart |