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Bill: Emergency Powers and Internal Affairs
Details
Submitted by[?]: Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2467
Description[?]:
| ((This bill should probably be considered a constitutional amendment and thus should only pass if it gets two thirds of the vote.)) The Minister of Internal Affairs or the Prime Minister may decree a serious emergency, in which case the military may step in to perform police duties if allowed by law. Only one of the two Ministers needs to decree an emergency for this to occur. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:03:18, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Egalitarian Movement | To | Debating the Emergency Powers and Internal Affairs |
| Message | I think something as serious as declaring a state of national emergency should be an act of Parliament. |
| Date | 20:08:09, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Emergency Powers and Internal Affairs |
| Message | Parliament would not be able to act as quickly as a single person. Therefore, the OGP supports this bill |
| Date | 21:39:55, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Emergency Powers and Internal Affairs |
| Message | The bill allows far too much power to be concentrated in the hands of one or two individuals. We cannot allow that! |
| Date | 23:43:35, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Emergency Powers and Internal Affairs |
| Message | In case there are any misconceptions about what this bill does, let me reiterate: There is only one thing that this state of emergency entails: the ability of the military to assist the police, IF allowed to do so by law ((since that part is an actual law on the books that could be changed with future legislation)). There is no suspension of habeus corpus, no alteration of the legal system, no additional expansion of police powers. The only thing that a state of emergency allows is for military personnel to perform those duties usually performed by the police. Senator Jacques Xbalanque |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 24 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 36 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 40 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "It is never too late to give up our prejudices." - Henry David Thoreau |