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Bill: National Security Bill
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: February 2283
Description[?]:
Realises the tiny importance attached to matters of defence in the nation, proposing reforms to correct this. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 2
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: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
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.
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 unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
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 | 16:43:23, September 11, 2006 CET | From | Libertario Aliatu | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
Message | Discriminatory and beurocratic. We cannot support this. |
Date | 17:42:46, September 11, 2006 CET | From | Opus | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
Message | Is Libertario Aliatu willing to put our nation at risk through the misguided pursuit of their idealistic motives? Thankfully Opus provides a more pragmatic view of our national security. |
Date | 22:44:54, September 11, 2006 CET | From | Libertario Aliatu | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
Message | Pragmatic in that it will never succeed? |
Date | 00:58:02, September 12, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
Message | Separate militarism from civil rights if you want us to vote for it. |
Date | 06:57:15, September 12, 2006 CET | From | The Party For The Advancement Of The Kin | To | Debating the National Security Bill |
Message | i plan on changing 6, 5, |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 85 | ||
no |
Total Seats: 315 | ||
abstain |
Total Seats: 85 |
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