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Bill: SLP - Proposal for the separation of Aggressive Nationalism from Healthy Patriotism.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Liberal Party
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: April 2294
Description[?]:
| "The Social Liberal Party feels that the following proposals are essential for putting a stop to the infantile and ludicrous, over-exuberant and dangerous nationalism that the PP wishes to enforce on our society. The Social Liberal Party is able to distinguish between healthy levels of patriotism and sordid and sick nationalism." - Michael Ignatieff, Social Liberal Defence Expert. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or used for commercial purposes.
Proposed: The national flag may not be used for commercial purposes.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: 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.
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 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:22:56, October 05, 2006 CET | From | Green Workers Party | To | Debating the SLP - Proposal for the separation of Aggressive Nationalism from Healthy Patriotism. |
| Message | Yes. Absolutely. The GWP is against the promotion of jingoism, and its subsequent risk of dragging the country into a bloody and senseless war. International peace and understanding of our fellow man should be our top foreign policy - not senseless chauvinism. |
| Date | 18:31:16, October 05, 2006 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the SLP - Proposal for the separation of Aggressive Nationalism from Healthy Patriotism. |
| Message | "On behalf of the Social Liberal Party I would like to thank the Green Workers Party for it's support for this proposal. Although it will not pass, we will have tried, and naturally Lusitanians everywhere will not help but take notice of our efforts." - Guy Verhofstad, Social Liberal Party Leader. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 131 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 77 |
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