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Bill: Bill on POW's
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Democratic Socialist Party
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: September 2254
Description[?]:
| To ensure that POW's are well treated. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are immediately returned to their own government.
Current: Prisoners of war may be mistreated without legal sanction.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:41:18, July 14, 2006 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Bill on POW's |
| Message | Even if we ignore the humanitarian and civil rights argument, it is significantly cheaper to simply send POWs home than to waste resources, both military and financial, on keeping POWs. Why bother even changing the law when Baltusia hasn't had a war with another state in...ever...? |
| Date | 07:41:43, July 14, 2006 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Bill on POW's |
| Message | Anyway, how much better treated can you be by being sent home? |
| Date | 17:31:41, July 14, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Bill on POW's |
| Message | If we are to remain at peace, then the change is not nescesary. However, I fear we may soon be at war because of Likatonia's new militarist and expansionist stance. |
| Date | 17:34:41, July 14, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Bill on POW's |
| Message | Besides, if we keep POW's and they don't, then we get hurt because of the loss of manpower and they don't. Like any person of sense I detest war, but sometimes it may be nescesary and I would sooner have us prepared. |
| Date | 05:51:05, July 15, 2006 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Bill on POW's |
| Message | "However, I fear we may soon be at war because of Likatonia's new militarist and expansionist stance." Bah. Militarism comes and goes like the seasons. "Besides, if we keep POW's and they don't, then we get hurt because of the loss of manpower and they don't." How much guarding does a ship of soldiers being sent home need? How much guarding do 50 000 POWs need? Do the math. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 460 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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