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Bill: Independant Thought Number 2
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Coalition of the Willing
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: March 2333
Description[?]:
Think. We believe that: There is never a cause so just as would justify the use of a weapon of mass destruction; the loss of innocent life would always outweigh the military victory. If we will not use them, we should not have them. We cannot ask other nations to refrain from WMD development and stockpiling if we will not do the same. If we cannot trust, we should not be trusted. Our Special Forces should not be asked to achieve political goals; we should use them to ensure our safety, but not at the expense of pre-emptive strikes within other nations. |
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 develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
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 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 21:59:36, December 20, 2006 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Independant Thought Number 2 |
Message | This would only encourage other nations to use them against us, knowing we could not retaliate. |
Date | 13:08:15, December 21, 2006 CET | From | United Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the Independant Thought Number 2 |
Message | Sorry, that's the same argument young guys use for carrying knifes or guns in the street, and that just leads to more stabbings and shootings, not less |
Date | 15:20:55, December 21, 2006 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Independant Thought Number 2 |
Message | If a particular person were committed to not using the knife or gun in anything other than in retaliation, and carried it openly stating that intent, we would see the analogy working; but only then. We proposed, and would still support, a "no first use" of chemical or biological weapons law, making their use legal only in cases of retaliation. But, we wish to minimize the risk of such weapons being used against us, and unilateral disarmament adds to the risk rather than subtracting from it. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 71 | ||
no | Total Seats: 59 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
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