Defense Policy Reform Act of 2021 - Rheinland

Rationale

Förslagen stärker säkerhet, minskar risker och säkrar mänskliga rättigheter genom ansvarsfull och kontrollerad försvars- och vapenpolitik.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Women in the Armed Forces	Equal Participation — women serve alongside men on equal terms	At Her Request — women may serve but are exempt from conscription
2	Autonomous Weapons Systems	Deploy fully autonomous lethal weapons	Autonomous systems for defence only
3	Nuclear Weapons	Expand the nuclear arsenal	Retain weapons, pledge no first use
4	Arms Exports	Sell arms with minimal restriction	Licensed exports with end-use checks
5	Firearms Control	Constitutional right to carry	Licensed ownership with background checks

1

Women in the Armed Forces

Previous law

Equal Participation — women serve alongside men on equal terms

At Her Request — women may serve but are exempt from conscription

2

Autonomous Weapons Systems

Previous law

Deploy fully autonomous lethal weapons

Autonomous systems for defence only

3

Nuclear Weapons

Previous law

Expand the nuclear arsenal

Retain weapons, pledge no first use

4

Arms Exports

Previous law

Sell arms with minimal restriction

Licensed exports with end-use checks

5

Firearms Control

Previous law

Constitutional right to carry

Licensed ownership with background checks

Proposer

Party

Christian Democratic Union

A party rooted in faith yet building a nation where no one is left behind through compassionate governance and steady progress.

Core pillars

CM

Christian Maier

Activist · Age 43

85,006 social followers

A self-made millionaire turned political firebrand, Christian Maier leveraged his inherited wealth and charismatic charm to launch a grassroots movement that shook the establishment, though his radical idealism often clashes with more pragmatic colleagues.

🚀 Ambitious ✨ Charismatic 🌟 Idealist 💰 Wealthy 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

2 August 2021
Vote Open

2 August 2021
Vote Closed

1 October 2021
Did Not Become Law

1 October 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed

0Yes 34No 5Abstained 30Not voted 69 seats

For: 0 / 69 seats (0.0%)

Against: 34 · Abstained: 5 · Not voted: 30

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Christian Democratic Union Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Civic Platform	5	Abstain	That's hard decision, but it affects military a bit too much
Liberal Union	17	No	We support many parts of this bill, but we cannot accept the attack at the free market and the reduction in our defence systems
National League For Freedom And Democracy	10	No	We cannot weaken our combat capabilities.
National People's Front	7	No	I believe we need to have equality in the military.
Social Democrats Of Rheinland	0	Abstain	No reason given
The United Workers Front	0	Abstain	No reason given

Bundestag

Failed

51Yes 351No 68Abstained 180Not voted 650 seats

For: 51 / 650 seats (7.8%)

Against: 351 · Abstained: 68 · Not voted: 180

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 12.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Christian Democratic Union Proposer	51	Yes	No reason given
Civic Platform	68	Abstain	That's hard decision, but it affects military a bit too much
Liberal Union	124	No	We support many parts of this bill, but we cannot accept the attack at the free market and the reduction in our defence systems
National League For Freedom And Democracy	167	No	We cannot weaken our combat capabilities.
National People's Front	60	No	I believe we need to have equality in the military.
Social Democrats Of Rheinland	0	Abstain	No reason given
The United Workers Front	0	Abstain	No reason given