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Bill: Guns
Details
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: August 2261
Description[?]:
| Are a necessary evil. Those who put them to us must be prepared to have them put to them back. Bravery without tact and recognising our true power is nothing but errant stupidity and a scurge on the genepool of humanity, |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government makes no provision for civil defence.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
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: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
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 and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in retaliation to any attack.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Current: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Proposed: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
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 | 18:14:57, July 27, 2006 CET | From | Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Guns |
| Message | no |
| Date | 19:09:02, July 27, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Guns |
| Message | We virulently oppose some of this bill. |
| Date | 19:09:32, July 27, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Guns |
| Message | We also wish people would stop posting huge and annoying bills. If we had a sensible proposal quota it wouldn't be a problem. |
| Date | 03:35:14, July 28, 2006 CET | From | Mjesrne | To | Debating the Guns |
| Message | Six is not huge. These are all militaristic issues and are therefore connected. Clearly Jelbania hasn't had a megabill plague. If I'd wanted, I could have put all of the four bills I proposed into one and been a complete bastard. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 122 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 463 |
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