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Bill: Criminal Action Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militarist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2430
Description[?]:
| Changing the laws regarding Criminal Actions |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:19:48, July 16, 2007 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the Criminal Action Bill |
| Message | Article 3, for reference, is in regards to information vital enough as to terrorist attacks, foreign military actions, and rooting out major espionage organizations, and other situations similar. |
| Date | 18:15:47, July 16, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Criminal Action Bill |
| Message | The RSM disagrees on all three articles. |
| Date | 19:02:42, July 16, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Criminal Action Bill |
| Message | Except possibly for article 2. |
| Date | 20:39:31, July 16, 2007 CET | From | National Anti-Communist Front | To | Debating the Criminal Action Bill |
| Message | We fully support this measure. |
| Date | 22:27:10, July 16, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Criminal Action Bill |
| Message | We support all but #2. |
| Date | 23:59:52, July 16, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party of Malivia | To | Debating the Criminal Action Bill |
| Message | The Liberals are opposed to democide in all it's forms. |
| Date | 09:51:13, July 17, 2007 CET | From | Malivian National Unity Front | To | Debating the Criminal Action Bill |
| Message | The Malivian National Unity Front is in full favor of all proposals. Let us move this to a move. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 45 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 155 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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