SB 2016-033: Nuclear Weapon Reduction Act (goes back to House)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

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Sponsor: Former Representative/GM Clyde

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I open up a debate period on this bill.

[Blair]

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Sponsor: Former Representative/GM Clyde

I offer the following amendment

[Terry the Fat Shark]

24 hours for objections to the amendment proposed by Senator Blair.

[Adam Griffin]

I will unfortunately have to object. I do not think the original text goes far enough.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

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Sponsor: Former Representative/GM Clyde

An objection has been made, a 48 hour vote now opens on the Amendment proposed by Senator Blair, seen above.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Nay.

[Blair]

aye

[Adam Griffin]

Nay

[Terry the Fat Shark]

AYE

[Terry the Fat Shark]

The amendment vote ends in a 2-2 tie, with 1 not voting. I will now ask Vice President Lumine to break the tie.

[Lumine]

I break the tie in favor of the amendment.

I'm all for reasonable reduction of nuclear stockpiles, but I won't support openly calling on the UK and France to suddenly eliminate their nuclear arsenals while weakening NATO.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

The amendment is adopted, debate resumes on the bill.

[Blair]

I echo the words of Vice President Lumine; I don't think it's right that we should tell our NATO allies who've held independent nuclear weapons since the 50's to give up their weapons.

Despite my amendment there should be changes to the weapon sharing program- namely us having 50 in Turkey (which was shown as being extremely dangerous this summer during the coup)

[Kingpoleon]

I have concerns with not asking other countries to reduce their stockpiles. If we can get the other countries on board, I would be perfectly fine asking all the other countries to reduce theirs in exchange for us reducing ours even more.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

If there are no objections, I will open up a vote on this later today.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I was hoping to wait for everyone to get into the senate before voting but I think the 48 window should cover it. I open up a 48 hour final vote on this bill, Senators will have 48 hours to vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN. If this passes, it will go onto the President for his final decision.
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AYE

[LLR]

Voting aye on this again

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

I have concerns with not asking other countries to reduce their stockpiles. If we can get the other countries on board, I would be perfectly fine asking all the other countries to reduce theirs in exchange for us reducing ours even more.

Why should we give up the most while there could be reliable intelligence that Russia will not decommission even one? I'm all for reducing the number of nuclear weapons but until Russia reduces to an equitable amount I'm leery of this treaty. Plus we have to figure alternate ways to utilize said destructive items for peaceful purposes in all nations should they choose a route of peace.

[Senator Cris]

Aye

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Aye.

[Adam Griffin]

Aye

[Terry the Fat Shark]

This bill passes with 5 voting AYE and 1 not voting. Given that the bill passed by the House has been amended by the Senate, this bill now returns back to the House for their decision.

[Leinad]

Did the House ever address this?

[Clyde1998]

Did the House ever address this?