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Bill: Jacobin Program I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jacobin Society
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 2214
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Proposed: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:34:14, April 11, 2006 CET | From |  Roman Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Jacobin Program I |
| Message | I like the second article, but I can't support any of the others. |
| Date | 04:26:20, April 11, 2006 CET | From | Party for the Promotion of Pandas | To | Debating the Jacobin Program I |
| Message | Strangely enough, I have to sound like the RIP. The difference being that I really like 3 but not the others |
| Date | 07:34:20, April 11, 2006 CET | From | Bachelor Party | To | Debating the Jacobin Program I |
| Message | Stranger still, I have to sound like the Frogmarch, except that like RIP, we can support #2 but the other articles don't work for us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 95 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 238 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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