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Bill: Rational Defense Policy Reinstated
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Radical Libertarian Party
Status[?]: passed
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: May 2258
Description[?]:
Our military needs the right to function at the highest level of independance and effeciency, not hobbled by a load of obsolete bureaucratic restrictions. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 3
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, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in retaliation to any attack.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 21:50:30, July 19, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Rational Defense Policy Reinstated |
Message | Whilst we believe that there is never justification for use of any WMD, we will support this bill, reserving the right in the future to re-raise the Nuclear question. FML |
Date | 23:01:48, July 19, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Rational Defense Policy Reinstated |
Message | We would support Articles 2 and 3 without qualm, but cannot, in good conscience, vote FOR weapons of mass distraction. |
Date | 12:10:27, July 21, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Rational Defense Policy Reinstated |
Message | This bill would have our full support if not for article 2. |
Date | 15:44:43, July 21, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Rational Defense Policy Reinstated |
Message | AAP supports, for the time... we intend to propose legislation to overturn the parts we find unpalatable. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 347 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 153 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: Cultural Protocols should generally be reflective of RP conducted within the nation and should not significantly alter or modify the ethnic, religious or linguistic composition without considerable and reasonable role-play or other justification. |
Random quote: “Human rights means doing whatever the fuck you want” - Benji Benandez, former Dranian politician |