SENATE BILL: Demilitarization Act of 2014 (Redraft Law'd)

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Didn't we already vote this down last session?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Some people oppose our current status as a superpower and feel severely weakening our military and intelligence capabilities is the way to go, spending that money domestically instead.

I tend to disagree, as I feel we play an important role on the national stage, and rolling back our military capabilities would be harmful, but others don't. C'est la vie.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

FYI, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, equal protection, etc all would be violated if we passed this bill.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Right, TNF. The military has the same rights that any other organization, sans something like alcohol or tobacco companies, to go advertise to people. The state can limit free speech if it has a specific reason to do so, yes, but I don't see a valid reason to ban military recruitment. They aren't forcing anyone to sign up. They are recruiting volunteers. Just as all advertisers do.

What interest does the state have in limiting their freedom of speech?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Well, even with alcohol and tobacco companies, the companies are still allowed to advertise. They just cannot target underaged people and they must include warnings on their ads. They are not outright banned from having their voices heard.

I am okay with clause 2 though..

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Well, even with alcohol and tobacco companies, the companies are still allowed to advertise. They just cannot target underaged people and they must include warnings on their ads. They are not outright banned from having their voices heard.

I am okay with clause 2 though..

Nah, all drug advertising is actually banned in Atlasia.

Even tobacco and alcohol? Interesting.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Well, even with alcohol and tobacco companies, the companies are still allowed to advertise. They just cannot target underaged people and they must include warnings on their ads. They are not outright banned from having their voices heard.

I am okay with clause 2 though..

Nah, all drug advertising is actually banned in Atlasia.

Even tobacco and alcohol? Interesting.

Yeah, you actually signed that into law:

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Oh, right, I remember that. I wonder if that is constitutional, for the soft drugs at least. I do think the state has an interest in limiting or banning advertising of those things due to the inherit risks of drinking/smoking/using drugs.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I'd be OK with someone sending me to the front lines at this point in my life, al la Alexander the Great. Anything that doesn't involve studying for the bar

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

What will we do if we, god forbid, have to use the draft someday? I don't think any one of us wants to ever use it, but it's best we keep it in place in the event it's necessary to protect our country.

I think times are different now and most politicians know how terrible it is for them to support a draft.