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Bill: PL - Reforma da Defesa Nacional e das Forças Armadas
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Liberal
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: January 2281
Description[?]:
O Governo pretende com estas medidas reformar a Defesa Nacional e as Forças Armadas numa perspectiva estratégica centrada, sobretudo, na cooperação internacional. Rejeitamos veementemente a política belicista seguida por Governos anteriores (que classificamos como própria de países terceiro-mundistas) num mundo cada vez mais globalizado em que o primado deve ser o da diplomacia. Mais ainda, queremos colocar a segurança nacional e internacional, relativamente aos perigos/ameças eminentes que representam as armars nucleares/químicas/biológicas, em primeiro lugar. Pretendemos também abrir caminho a uma progressiva racionalização efectiva da despesa na Defesa Nacional e nas Forças Armadas, rentabilizando-a ao máximo na profissionalização dos recursos humanos das Forças Armadas - melhorando as condições de atracção à carreira militar - e numa aposta séria na qualidade do equipamento militar em detrimento da quantidade. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 2
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 weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
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 weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
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 nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve in segregated units.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 16:45:45, September 07, 2006 CET | From | Movimento Social PROGRESSO | To | Debating the PL - Reforma da Defesa Nacional e das Forças Armadas |
Message | O MSP concorda com a generalidade das propostas, excepto com a última. Não compreendemos o porquê de não permitir às mulheres o acesso normal, nas mesmas condições, com as mesmas responsabilidades, a unidades militares, tal como os homens. Contudo, mesmo nessa matéria, a legislação proposta é melhor do que a actual, pelo que votaremos a favor. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 113 | |||||
no | Total Seats: 84 | |||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 103 |
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