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Bill: Pacifist-Republican Military Laws

Details

Submitted by^[?]: Unión Demócrata Republicana Confederal

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 4410

Description^[?]:

The Unión Demócrata Republicana Confederal wants Egelion to keep moving away from the monarchical tradition to embrace a new Republican reality. The UDRC will take advantage of having more than 2/3 of the votes in parliament to impose the legislation that our citizens had been demanding for many years.

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 shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.

Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.

Article 3

Proposal^[?] to change The government's policy towards civilians who conscientiously object to being required to perform military service (if applicable).

Old value:: It is a criminal offence to refuse to perform military service.

Current: Conscientious objectors can be exempted, but only on religious grounds.

Proposed: Conscientious objectors are exempted.

Article 4

Proposal^[?] to change The nation's defence industry.

Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.

Current: The state owns all defence industries.

Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.

Article 5

Proposal^[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.

Old value:: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.

Current: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.

Article 6

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 7

Proposal^[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.

Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.

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 8

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 produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.