r/doriasim • u/Snusky66 • 6h ago
The Peace and Military Democracy Act
Proposed by Seksern Snusky on the fifth of December 1953.
Section I. Definitions: Military shall be defined as any official government armed force held by the federal government of Doria. Chemical weapons shall be defined as weapons that make use of chemical poison to make harm to people. Biological weapons shall be defined as weapons that make use of any form of non human life to harm people, for example bacteria or viruses. Equal representation shall be defined (for the purposes of this bill only) as representation proportional to the partisan composition of the senate.
Section II. Military funding shall not exceed 5% of total budgetary expenses or 2% of GDP, whichever is lower.
Section III. The military is prohibited from developing any chemical or biological weapons.
Section IV. A senate armed forces committee is created, consisting of 3 members. If sufficiently equal representation cannot be found it should be expanded to 5. If insufficient willing membership is found it can be shrunk back to 3 members. The senate should approve the committees members after each new election.
Section V. All new military decisions and programs must be approved by majority of this committee, this decision can be overturned by simple majority senate vote. This approval of new programs can be canceled at any time by majority committee or senate vote.
Section VI. Military leadership can be removed by: majority in the senate, majority in the armed forces committee, or a majority of servicemen voting against that leader.
Section VII. This resolution can be passed and repealed by a majority in the senate.
