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Bill: Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218
Details
Submitted by[?]: League of Rutanian Fremen
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: January 2220
Description[?]:
| Captives shall be killed for their water. Water shall be deposited into the stores of the sietch. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:05:08, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Militant Alliance of the Left | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | HAHA!!! No way! Theres breach of human rights to gain in war, and there's war crimes! This is verging on the later. |
| Date | 14:40:11, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Central Block | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | The Central Block finds this proposal completely barabaric and will oppose it vehemently. |
| Date | 19:22:45, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | You realise we can loot the water of surrendering combatants without killing them? |
| Date | 21:56:13, April 24, 2006 CET | From | League of Rutanian Fremen | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | The bodies water is one of the most sacred prizes of war. We must not allow affection for the enemy to allow us to neglect the needs of our people. "You realise we can loot the water of surrendering combatants without killing them?" Most of the human body(by weight) is composed of water. Removing it tends to have a fatal effect on people. |
| Date | 13:52:40, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Militant Alliance of the Left | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | Sorry? Killing prisoners of war to steal thier water? For a country with coastline, I didn't realise we had such a problem with water that would require us to drink it from the bodies of enemy combatants. Rutania is an advanced and free nation, the idea that we are considering the exectution of POWs is bad enough, but to indulge in some sort of semi-vampirical practice? No thanks! |
| Date | 22:08:39, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | Oh, I thought you meant killing them and then stealing their canteens and waterskins. |
| Date | 01:05:40, April 26, 2006 CET | From | League of Rutanian Fremen | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | When survival is at stake, reluctance to do what is necessary can doom us all. |
| Date | 01:06:36, April 26, 2006 CET | From | League of Rutanian Fremen | To | Debating the Rutanian Provision of Water Act of 2218 |
| Message | Considering the unanimous response to this bill, we will move it for a vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 108 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 313 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 178 |
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