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Bill: The National Resolve Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Center-Right Coalition
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 2274
Description[?]:
| An act regarding military service and weapons development. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
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 must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:14:18, August 23, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The National Resolve Act |
| Message | We will not support this as we believe that chemical and biological weapons are cruel and should never be used, and military service should be optional. |
| Date | 00:37:19, August 24, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the The National Resolve Act |
| Message | We will never support such proposals. |
| Date | 08:59:05, August 24, 2006 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the The National Resolve Act |
| Message | We don't believe in any form of conscription except in wartime when absolutely necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 375 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that the next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare homosexuality instead of running off to Canada." - Lorne Bloch |