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Bill: Military Reform 2
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beis Din-Katum
Status[?]: defeated
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: August 4418
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Article 2
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, backed up by the military.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
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.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is legal and unregulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Whaling is illegal.
Current: Whaling is illegal.
Proposed: Commercial whaling is legal and not subject to restrictions.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:41:35, July 03, 2018 CET | From | Hitkadmut (Progress) | To | Debating the Military Reform 2 |
| Message | Purposals 1-5 seem to be quite authoritarian by nature. The last thing Beiteynu needs is the expansion of statism into the private lives of liberty loving individuals. |
| Date | 20:53:44, July 03, 2018 CET | From | Kadima Beiteynu | To | Debating the Military Reform 2 |
| Message | We have no need for conscription right now. We also have no need to discriminate against homosexuals who want to serve their country. |
| Date | 02:14:07, July 04, 2018 CET | From | Beis Din-Katum | To | Debating the Military Reform 2 |
| Message | I am surprised that the right-wing religious party, Kaviysh 'Horim, would vote to ban religious clothing and school prayers. Is it their wish to join me in the communist arena? who then, would be the religious party? |
| Date | 04:39:15, July 04, 2018 CET | From | Kaviysh ‘Horim | To | Debating the Military Reform 2 |
| Message | We have switched our vote, as we oppose many of the policies presented after more careful discrimination and inspection. However, we support the first article as it says in the Katub in the Book of Sages “a man shall not go to bed with another, nor shall a woman go to bed with a woman. Such spilled seed angers our just God.” We, however, strongly oppose the communist attempt to ban religious clothing. It is a repulsive and unconscionable attack against the orthodox and Chassid faithful. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 33 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 87 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Character names must appear plausible and should consist of at least a first name and a surname. Exceptions to this will only be granted at Moderation's discretion and where a very strong case has been presented |
| Random quote: "Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture or death say they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as soldiers; we should be used as weapons." - Letter to the editor, the Advocate |