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Bill: Military Service Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Nacional Liberal
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 4414
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards civilians who conscientiously object to being required to perform military service (if applicable).
Old value:: Conscientious objectors are exempted.
Current: Conscientious objectors can be exempted, but only on religious grounds.
Proposed: Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military, but can shorten their term/forego it completely by paying a certain amount of money.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:47:05, June 25, 2018 CET | From | Unión Demócrata Republicana Confederal | To | Debating the Military Service Act |
| Message | The Unión Demócrata Republicana Confederal opposes homophobic policies. The idea homosexuality is incompatible with military service is wrongly based on the premise that a gay military member’s presence adversely affects the ability of the Military Services to maintain discipline, good order, and morale. Nothing farther from the truth, our soldiers, are professionals that can develop trust rapidly in intense performance situations. Cohesion in combat stems not from preconceived, shared values and attitudes but rather from the shared dedication to the mission. Or are the other parties doubting the professionality of our soldiers? Research has continued to find that the performance of a group influences its cohesion more than cohesion influences its performance. Interpersonal liking is not essential to effective unit performance. What is important is shared a commitment to the unit’s task-related goals. It is very hypocritical to ask people to fight and defend a country that wants them to hide who they truly are. We conclude that declaring that sexual orientation was “not germane” to military readiness and characterizing the issue as one of conduct rather than orientation. Maybe, the parties supporting those policies should be more worried about the sexual assaults in the army perpetrated by heterosexual men against the women in the army. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 65 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 48 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 12 |
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