Fwurg

[Nehket Aeka]

"Fellow senators,

As no further remarks were brought forward on the revised Safety of the Union act, I will open a vote on the subject.

We propose to enact both of the following:

Revised Safety of the Union Act

1. To promote member worlds to build their own fleets, the Union will pay 10 upkeep for a single fleet for each member world, if such a fleet is present.
2. To further promote member worlds to build their own fleets, the Union will pay a 1000 subsidy to member worlds who construct a fleet, with a maximum of once per member.
3. Article 2 applies only if the Capital Ships for this fleet are produced by the member world themselves or if they are acquired from another member world who produced them through trade.
4. To finance these subsidies, Tax Brackets 1 will be increased to 15%, for a total additional tax per turn of up to 50 per member world.
5. An operational budget of 250 per will be made available for research and military intelligence under the purview of the Ministry of Defence.
   
   1. To determine the distribution of these funds, the 'Committee on the Distribution of Union Military Intelligence Expenses' will be established.
   2. The committee shall consist of three members, every Union member is entitled to nominate by sending in an application to the Chancellery.
   3. The Chancellery, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall each select one of the members of the committee from the pool of applicants.
   4. The committee advices on the distribution of funds between research and direct implementation. The military intelligence network itself remains the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence.

Offer of Aid Law Ammendment

4.1 To promote new worlds defending themselves, Defence Forces may now be purchased with the 'Offer of Aid' funds granted to new members.

Vote 'yes' to support the Safety of the Union Act and the Ammendment to the Offer of Aid Law. Vote 'no' if you are against these changes."

“The following member worlds may vote:

• Astai Republic
  
• Confederacy of Excaria
  
• Federal Republic of Bisidn
  
• Free Peoples of Wrarrbo
  
• High Chiefdom of Skuldda
  
• Hiocan Society
  
• Inter-System Charter Company
  
• Interregnum Democracy of Scir
  
• IO Protocol
  
• Kingdom of Komès
  
• Kingdom of Meritonia
  
• Liberal Assencia
  
• Miomanian Colonists
  
• New Communist Imperium of the Rising Suns of Deominius
  
• Principality of Suma
  
• Silver Forests of Remunzia
  
• Socialist Republic of Niom
  
• Sundarian Federation
  
• Teprogrenaian Consensus
  
• Unified Republic of Darya

Voting closes on Sunday, 3 March 2013.”

[Gloria Perfect]

The Inter-System Charter Company votes NAY.

[Atheos]

"We feel that the funding and encouraging of military's by factions is a good thing, even if we don't plan on doing this ourselves immediately. As such we vote 'yes' on this bill."

[Senator Shahkra of the Federal Republic of Bisidn]

"We are still painfully aware what military fleets are capable off. We think that it is better to have regulated fleets within the Union, therefore the Federal Republic of Bisidn vote 'No' on the act."

[Senator Lonco Morubixaba of Skuldda]

"I think that we never can be safe enough, and this law helps in dividing the upkeep costs over the members. Therefore I vote 'Yes'."

[Senator Danar Tassar]

"We of the Teprogrenaian Consensus thinks that it is a good thing for members to increase their defensive capabilities. Therefore we vote 'Yes'."

[Former Senator Aunzora of the Confederacy of Excaria]

"The Confederacy of Excaria votes 'yes' on this proposal."

[Senator Arzag of Suma]

"The principality of Suma is glad that this Safety act put up to the vote again and we hope this time it will pass. All members need to contribute so we can together stand strong. We vote YES."

[Senator Harek]

"Is seems the complaints have been heard and taken care off. The payment and the subsidy distribution are fair and the minister of Defense takes responsibility for this acts. We can now support this act. The Hiocan Society votes Yes."

[Senator Salixa of the Silver Forests of Remunzia]

"The Silver Forests of Remunzia believes this increase in military budgets can only lead to war. We therefore vote 'no' and urge others to do the same."

[Representative Anselim of the Free Peoples of Wrarrbo]

"Another committee and more bureaucracy. The Free Peoples of Wrarrbo vote 'no'."

[Representative Uriel of Liberal Assencia]

"Bah! Indeed! Why?! Liberal Assencia votes 'no'."

[Senator Ght'Twwf of the Socialist Republic of Niom]

"The Socialist Republic of Niom does not understand the hostility the Free Peoples of Wrarrbo and Liberal Assencia have with committees.

On the issue of the Revised Safety of the Union Act, the Socialist Republic of Niom votes 'yes'."

[Lady Peinaili de Montrève]

The Sundarian Federation votes 'yes' in favour of the Revised Safety of the Union Act.

[Senator Afra Mesti Vanlind of Komès]

The Kingdom of Komès considers this bill paramount to improving Union-wide Security and votes 'yes'

[Senator Enrorgh of Meritonia]

The Cabinet has the support of the Kingdom of Meritonia on this issue, we vote 'yes'

[Senator Gregory Konev]

the unified republic of darya believes in strong defences so we vote 'yes'.

[Senator Odakim V of the Rising Suns of Deominius]

"Deominius votes 'no'."

[Senator Acehtoo of the Miomanian Colonists]

"The Miomanian Colonists vote 'yes' in favour of this law."

[Representative Lophos of the Interregnum Democracy of Scir]

"Scir can stand behind this and votes 'yes'."

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Abstain

((OOC: Appologies for being late, had some computer trouble and I almost forgot as a result.))

[Nehket Aeka]

"The vote is now closed. The results will be made available tomorrow."

[Nehket Aeka]

"During my election campaign I promised to reopen the discussion on the Safety of the Union act. Though I already fulfilled my promise to the letter, with the result of this vote I fulfil it in the spirit of the promise.

The results are:

• Yes - 13 votes
• No - 6 votes
• Abstains - 1 votes

With 20 votes and 1 abstention, the absolute majority is 9 votes. The motion carries."

"A last point of note, purely for the record. Miss Gloria Perfect, I am glad that the Inter-System Character Company takes these votes serious enough that their leader would personally fly out here to vote. But the law allows for votes by proxy, or even by holonet. If the senator of your world, miss Yotoya Ascended, can not make it to the vote in person, these options are always available."

[Former Senator Aunzora of the Confederacy of Excaria]

"I would like to bring notice to the fact that certain senators, whom I shall not name, but whom everyone is clearly aware of, have voted in favour of this proposal, despite protesting against an almost identical proposal earlier because it was deemed unfair to raise taxes in bracket one.

Those senators and factions should be ashamed of themselves, for turning this place into a house of intrigue instead of one of enlightened debate and cooperation. You know who you are!"

The senator was quite displeased with the situation and was not afraid to say so.

[Nehket Aeka]

"My position as chancellor requires me to maintain a certain level of neutrality, I concur with senator Aunzora.

Though I am glad that in the end, the need to protect the Union outweighed individual concerns, we should keep in mind that the Union is not intended as a platform for intrigue, but as a way to improve as a whole. In this light it worries me that such a sudden change of heart does not go together with an explanation..."

The chancellor wore a worried look, as she too felt that something was amiss.