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Bill: Justice Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hulstrian Nationalist 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: December 2469
Description[?]:
Changes to the justice system |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Current: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Proposed: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but expels them from the country when discovered.
Proposed: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Current: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 5
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 | 05:30:23, October 12, 2007 CET | From | Kaiserliche Hulsterreichische Partei | To | Debating the Justice Bill |
Message | Unfortunely we cannot agree to number one |
Date | 10:06:30, October 12, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the Justice Bill |
Message | Likewise |
Date | 00:17:02, October 13, 2007 CET | From | Hulstrian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Justice Bill |
Message | Why should citizens of our country be held accountable for anything by other nations? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 128 | |||
no | Total Seats: 97 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 68 |
Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
Random quote: "Without opposition there is no politics." - Alun Daffys, former Alorian politician |