Irish Paramilitary Bill

[Bdub]

abstain

[Jake]

Nay

[Јas]

Aye

[WMS]

Aye.

[Virginian87]

Aye.

[Colin]

Oh great now I'll have to find a new way of keeping my IRA slush fund operating. Soulty, remember, keep things on the down-low, I repeat, keep things on the down-low.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Why set up a slush fund to pay for people to buy expensive prostitutes?

[Democratic Hawk]

With 5 'Ayes', 1 'Nay' and 3 Abstentions this amendment has passed

'Hawk'

[Democratic Hawk]

Today, the RTE have foiled a bomb plot on the part of the Real IRA. Yes, Irish paramilitary activity is still alive and well . Yes, they are still planning atrocities

Atlasia is aware of terrorism, we have born the brunt of terrorism - 9/11, Not to mention attacks on Atlasians and Atlasian assets abroad

No moral distinction can be made between the activities of Irish terrorists, whether loyalist or nationalist, and Al-Qaeda et al. Terrorism is wrong!

If that's not reason to support this Bill, then I don't know what is

'Hawk'

[Јas]

Today, the RTE have foiled a bomb plot on the part of the Real IRA. Yes, Irish paramilitary activity is still alive and well . Yes, they are still planning atrocities

Just to clarify, RTÉ (ireland's state broadcaster, á la the BBC) reported over the weekend that the Gardaí (Irish Police) discovered a large quantity of explosives believed to have been set to be used by the Real IRA, who are seeking to destabilise the important ongoing talks in the North before next months deadline. A defence forces spokesman said the devices found consisted of a gas cylinder packed with powdered explosives from shotgun pellets mixed with petrol. The use of such devices would likely have amounted to the most serious terrorist event in the North since the Omagh bombing in 1998.

[Democratic Hawk]

Today, the RTE have foiled a bomb plot on the part of the Real IRA. Yes, Irish paramilitary activity is still alive and well . Yes, they are still planning atrocities

Just to clarify, RTÉ (ireland's state broadcaster, á la the BBC) reported over the weekend that the Gardaí (Irish Police) discovered a large quantity of explosives believed to have been set to be used by the Real IRA, who are seeking to destabilise the important ongoing talks in the North before next months deadline. A defence forces spokesman said the devices found consisted of a gas cylinder packed with powdered explosives from shotgun pellets mixed with petrol. The use of such devices would likely have amounted to the most serious terrorist event in the North since the Omagh bombing in 1998.

Thanks for clarifying the point I was making, regards the Real IRA, further and more accurately, Senator

'Hawk'

[Democratic Hawk]

I hereby open the vote on the final Bill. Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain

1a. It shall be deemed illegal for any citizen or group to knowingly and willingly provide or furnish with money, financial assistance and or aid, weaponry of all natures, goods of all natures and manpower, to any Irish paramilitary organisation, covered by this Act, operating within or without the island of Ireland.

1b. It shall be deemed illegal for any citizen or group to knowingly and or willingly harbour, offer sanctuary or to wilfully protect members of any Irish paramilitary organisation, covered by this Act, operating within or without the island of Ireland.

1c. It shall be deemed illegal to provide any of the aformentioned assistance to any 'political organisation and or front' part of, or allied to any Irish paramilitary organisation covered by this Act.

2a. The paramilitary organisations covered by this Actl are:
The Real Irish Republican Army
The Continutity Irish Republican Army
The Official Irish Republican Army
The Irish National Liberation Army
Saoirse na hÉireann
Óglaigh na hÉireann
The Loyalist Volunteer Force
The Ulster Defence Association
The Ulster Volunteer Force
The Red Hand Defenders
The Red Hand Commandos
The Orange Volunteers
The Ulster Young Militants

2b. The term 'political organisation and or front', as used within this Act shall refer to the following organisations:
Republican Sinn Féin
32 County Sovereignty Movement
Concerned Group for Republican Prisoners
The Worker's Party of Ireland
The Irish Republican Socialist Party
The Ulster Political Research Group
Progressive Unionist Party

3. It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of External Affairs to monitor the list of paramiliitary organisations and 'political organisations and or front(s)' that are covered by this Act, and make any appropriate reccomendations to the Senate for alterations to those lists.

'Hawk'

[Democratic Hawk]

Aye

'Hawk'

[Јas]

Aye

[Bdub]

Aye

[WMS]

Aye.

[Jake]

Nay

[Dr. Cynic]

Seeing as it'll pass anyway:

Aye

[MasterJedi]

Aye

[Democratic Hawk]

This Bill has enough votes to pass. Senators now have 24 hours to change their votes

'Hawk'

[Democratic Hawk]

With 6 Ayes, 1 Nay and 0 Abstentions this Bill has passed. I hereby present it to the President for his signature

'Hawk'