“good job, very good for us”
Armed Forces Modernization Act of 2024
Rationale
These changes modernize defense and veterans' policies by ensuring proportionality, minimal necessary force, and fair opportunity, benefiting national security and social equity.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Firearms Control |
Licensed ownership with background checks
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Strict licensing, limited categories
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| 2 | Nuclear Weapons |
Retain weapons, pledge no first use
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Maintain a minimal deterrent
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| 3 | Veterans' Affairs |
Guaranteed housing, healthcare, pensions for veterans
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Dedicated veterans' services
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| 4 | Women in the Armed Forces |
This Is An Order — a mandatory quota for the proportion of women in the armed forces
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Equal Participation — women serve alongside men on equal terms
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Firearms Control2
Nuclear Weapons3
Veterans' Affairs4
Women in the Armed ForcesProposer
Party
Alliance
The Alliance champions free enterprise as the engine of progress where liberty fuels ambition and diplomacy paves the road to stability
Core pillars
Emilia Delgado
Minister for Foreign Affairs · Age 46
A former think tank scholar who abandoned academia to shape policy from the shadows, Emilia Delgado’s family wealth funds her relentless research into economic reform, though she’d rather craft legislation than give a speech.
Timeline
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Draft25 December 2024
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Vote Open25 December 2024
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Vote Closes23 February 2025
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Became LawNot completed yet
Vote tally
Currently passingLive tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senado
PassingFor: 155 / 266 seats (58.3%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 111
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Proposer | 97 | Yes | No reason given |
| Costavela Democratic Union | 0 | Not voted | |
| Costavela Workers' Front | 12 | Not voted | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 45 | Not voted | |
| Solidarity Alliance | 0 | Not voted | |
| Youth Of Costa | 58 | Yes | good job, very good for us |
| Empty seats | 54 | Not voted |
Congress of Deputies
PassingFor: 198 / 350 seats (56.6%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 152
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Proposer | 110 | Yes | No reason given |
| Costavela Workers' Front | 79 | Not voted | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 73 | Not voted | |
| Youth Of Costa | 88 | Yes | good job, very good for us |