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Bill: Government Undertaking of a New Defense Organization in the Whole of the Nation (GUNDOWN) Act of 4424
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Liberal Party of Hutori
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: February 4425
Description[?]:
| This bill, if passed, would mandate the Minister of Defense to oversee the creation of a single new national defense corporation with the expressed goal of competing with extant private defense corporations in terms of quality and price. It will not result in the nationalization of a current defense company. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:58:46, July 16, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Government Undertaking of a New Defense Organization in the Whole of the Nation (GUNDOWN) Act of 4424 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We support the Ultrackians' attempt at ending the mini-duopoly of private companies in our national defense infrastructure, but also agree to the concerns laid forth by the Scientian Enclave and Progressive Royalists. Therefore, we have introduced our own version of the bill that takes into account their comments and humbly ask for their support. Jack Hill MP for Wrightstown Centre |
| Date | 08:10:43, July 16, 2018 CET | From |   Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Government Undertaking of a New Defense Organization in the Whole of the Nation (GUNDOWN) Act of 4424 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker To confirm the legislation as it stands; this would create a single defence company under the Ministry of Defence that would oversee defence procurements for all three branches of the Armed Forces? Amanda King Minister of Defence |
| Date | 11:45:48, July 16, 2018 CET | From |  Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Government Undertaking of a New Defense Organization in the Whole of the Nation (GUNDOWN) Act of 4424 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The government should consider opening up public stock, but maintain a majority share. This will make the company more competitive without compromising too much government control and revenue. Norbert Lowell Ambassador of the Scientian Enclave |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 90 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 103 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 212 |
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