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Bill: Intelligence Agency Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: February 2099
Description[?]:
| We feel that the nation of Trigunia, knowing the threats that the world poses, should have and operate a intelligence agency 1. there must be a clear division between the executive and the intelligence community (i.e., the government cannot use the secret service to spy on members of the opposition). There should also be no circumstances where the intelligence community is in a position where it can become politicised (OOC: as with the JIC in the British 'dodgy dossier' debacle). 2. For any domestic surveillance of Trigunian nationals, a judge should be obliged to approve any intelligence invasion where an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy (i.e., the secret service can film people out in public without restriction, but would need to get specific judicial approval for a home wiretap). Such judicial approval can be obtained in camera but with the stipulation that it go on public record after a set term of 15 years. 3. The secret service cannot compel individuals or corporations to act in any way not required of them by published laws (i.e., has no special right to require disclosure of documents or records by individuals about themselves or others - so the service has no right to, say, ISP logs; similarly the service may not demand that, say, ISPs maintain recording or surveillance equipment on their private communications fibres for the benefit of the secret service). 4. The secret service as an organisation, and its members individually, are subject to all laws that apply to any Trigunian resident. Bill amended to include proposals of the Liberty Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation maintains no intelligence agency.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:41:18, August 19, 2005 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Intelligence Agency Act |
| Message | We have no objections in principle, but naturally we would require strong safeguards. At a minimum: 1. there must be a clear division between the executive and the intelligence community (i.e., the government cannot use the secret service to spy on members of the opposition). There should also be no circumstances where the intelligence community is in a position where it can become politicised (OOC: as with the JIC in the British 'dodgy dossier' debacle). 2. For any domestic surveillance of Trigunian nationals, a judge should be obliged to approve any intelligence invasion where an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy (i.e., the secret service can film people out in public without restriction, but would need to get specific judicial approval for a home wiretap). Such judicial approval can be obtained in camera but with the stipulation that it go on public record after a set term (say 5 years). 3. The secret service cannot compel individuals or corporations to act in any way not required of them by published laws (i.e., has no special right to require disclosure of documents or records by individuals about themselves or others - so the service has no right to, say, ISP logs; similarly the service may not demand that, say, ISPs maintain recording or surveillance equipment on their private communications fibres for the benefit of the secret service). 4. The secret service as an organisation, and its members individually, are subject to all laws that apply to any Trigunian resident. |
| Date | 08:53:25, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Intelligence Agency Act |
| Message | We agree that any country needs at least a basic intelligence agency to protect itself from upcoming dangers and to keep itself informed. We also agree with most of the Liberty Party's safeguards, but also feel that given the current bill they are mostly unnecessary, as the intelligence service is mainly for spying on other countries, and so do not apply. However, if the intelligence community were ever expanded beyond this, the Liberty Party's suggestions are an absolute must. |
| Date | 02:52:29, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Radical Conservative Party | To | Debating the Intelligence Agency Act |
| Message | We support, but would like a stronger agency. |
| Date | 22:30:24, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Intelligence Agency Act |
| Message | Naturally we now fully support |
| Date | 23:19:12, August 20, 2005 CET | From | People's Equality Party Of Trigunia | To | Debating the Intelligence Agency Act |
| Message | There are better things to spend our people's money on. Against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 540 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 6 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 9 |
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