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Bill: Forces Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Combination Unto Constitution
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: September 2198
Description[?]:
| We have an absurdly strong military, and no use for it. The Combination proposes that we tone down the standing powers of our military, instead setting up a framework system whereby, if needed, we can quickly mobilise a large and effective force. In the meanwhile all those individuals caught up trying to stay busy in the dangerously bored forces can be released to more productive work, retaining only a hardcore of dedicated personnel to oversee the mobilisation, if it is needed. |
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 purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
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 reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 3
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 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 and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
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 is not allowed to play any part in it.
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 The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:02:19, March 10, 2006 CET | From |  Socialistic democrats | To | Debating the Forces Reform Bill |
| Message | Are you suggesting that we make our strong military weak? The fact that our militiry is strong only displays that our nation is trully prospering. |
| Date | 22:33:52, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Forces Reform Bill |
| Message | I'd rather just go to war... |
| Date | 07:20:38, March 11, 2006 CET | From | Combination Unto Constitution | To | Debating the Forces Reform Bill |
| Message | If you look at the proposals you will see that they merely tone back the tone of our military from wolverine-like aggressiveness to guarded watchfulness. The fact that we can afford such enormous wastage to go on is a sign of our prosperity, yes, but not of our discretion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 125 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 66 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 109 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "If God made man they say Sam Colt made them equal." - Unknown |