S.22.1-58: Promoting Holy Militias Act (Passed)

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY MILITIAS ACT

1. The Southern National Guard Act shall be amended as follows:

Southern National Guard Act

Title I: Creation and Composition

1. The Adjutant General's office is hereby established to administer federal-regional relations, internal and external security, and the Southern National Guard.

2. The Adjutant General shall be lead the office and shall be appointed by the Governor without legislative consent.

3. All current defense forces regionally operated in the South shall be combined to form the Southern National Guard, including, army, air, naval, space and other defense forces. All state national guards shall remain intact.

4. The Governor shall have the authority to activate and regulate the Southern National Guard and specific state national guards as necessary for domestic and international threats, natural disasters or other purposes.

5. All components of this act shall be funded through the defense portion of the Southern Budget.

6. This act shall take effect immediately upon passage and signature by the Governor or other legislative process as outlined in the Southern constitution.

Title II: Rules of operation and engagement

1. No one religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person.

2. No one who has married within the past 365 days shall be required to render military service in person, until such time as a year has passed since the marriage began, in accordance with Deuteronomy 24:5.

3. The Adjutant General shall ensure that adequate chaplaincy has been provided for the Southern National Guard, in accordance with Deuteronomy 20:2.

4. When deployed and when adequate sanitary facilities are unavailable, each member of the Southern National Guard shall be provided a shovel or entrenching tool for the purpose of digging latrines outside of their camp, in accordance with Deuteronomy 23:13 – 14.

5. Southern National Guard members shall not panic in battle nor shall they retreat, except pursuant to a valid order, in accordance with Deuteronomy 20:3.

6. Southern National Guard members shall offer the inhabitants of a city they hold under siege the right to surrender without being executed, in accordance with Deuteronomy 20:10.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sponsor: Reagente

[Mr. Reactionary]

The South Recently created a Regional Defense Force. This bill merely restricts them from doing a few bad things.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

This is a good bill.

[fhtagn]

If there are no more comments, I move we proceed to a vote. 24 hours for objections.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

No objection.

[fhtagn]

A final vote on this bill is now open for 72 hours, or until 24 hours after this has enough votes to pass or fail, or until everybody votes, whichever occurs soonest.

[UlmerFudd]

Aye

[fhtagn]

Aye

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Aye

[reagente]

aye

[fhtagn]

This has enough votes to pass. 24 hours to vote or change your vote.

[Coastal Elitist]

Aye

[fhtagn]

Since all delegates have voted, voting is now closed.

Bill passes 5-0-0 and awaits gubernatorial action

PROMOTING HOLY MILITIAS ACT

1. The Southern National Guard Act shall be amended as follows:

Southern National Guard Act

Title I: Creation and Composition

1. The Adjutant General's office is hereby established to administer federal-regional relations, internal and external security, and the Southern National Guard.

2. The Adjutant General shall be lead the office and shall be appointed by the Governor without legislative consent.

3. All current defense forces regionally operated in the South shall be combined to form the Southern National Guard, including, army, air, naval, space and other defense forces. All state national guards shall remain intact.

4. The Governor shall have the authority to activate and regulate the Southern National Guard and specific state national guards as necessary for domestic and international threats, natural disasters or other purposes.

5. All components of this act shall be funded through the defense portion of the Southern Budget.

6. This act shall take effect immediately upon passage and signature by the Governor or other legislative process as outlined in the Southern constitution.

Title II: Rules of operation and engagement

1. No one religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person.

2. No one who has married within the past 365 days shall be required to render military service in person, until such time as a year has passed since the marriage began, in accordance with Deuteronomy 24:5.

3. The Adjutant General shall ensure that adequate chaplaincy has been provided for the Southern National Guard, in accordance with Deuteronomy 20:2.

4. When deployed and when adequate sanitary facilities are unavailable, each member of the Southern National Guard shall be provided a shovel or entrenching tool for the purpose of digging latrines outside of their camp, in accordance with Deuteronomy 23:13 – 14.

5. Southern National Guard members shall not panic in battle nor shall they retreat, except pursuant to a valid order, in accordance with Deuteronomy 20:3.

6. Southern National Guard members shall offer the inhabitants of a city they hold under siege the right to surrender without being executed, in accordance with Deuteronomy 20:10.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.