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Bill: Police and the National Guard
Details
Submitted by[?]: Society of Sadists
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: October 2098
Description[?]:
| We prefer to keep the military and the police separate. Who wants battle troops on the nation's streets in peacetime? But in serious emergencies, like earthquakes and the like, the police should be able to call on the army, navy and air force for assistance. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:16:44, August 19, 2005 CET | From |  Society of Sadists | To | Debating the Police and the National Guard |
| Message | Emergency powers only, and the police and the government make the call. |
| Date | 21:25:23, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Jesters & Jugglers Party | To | Debating the Police and the National Guard |
| Message | good idea in that way the army can help with floods and stuff like that |
| Date | 00:02:48, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the Police and the National Guard |
| Message | And putting down demonstrations in support of the BLP? Or Dadaist Happenings even? |
| Date | 00:29:23, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Primus Inter Pares | To | Debating the Police and the National Guard |
| Message | Don't be afraid BLP we respect you as a party and we won't put down the demonstrations. But we have to let the military help the people if necessary. The army has helicopters, bigger aircrafts for evacutation. So I agree with SoS |
| Date | 01:20:31, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Society of Sadists | To | Debating the Police and the National Guard |
| Message | It would be pretty ridiculous if the airforce were barred from saving stranded people in a tsunami for instance. We have no plans to end democracy! |
| Date | 09:37:24, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the Police and the National Guard |
| Message | Did you ever hear of the Red cross? The coast gaurd? Civil Defence? The Fire Brigade? If we have fully trained rescue services the military doesn't need to be involved in rescue operations. |
| Date | 12:13:08, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Jesters & Jugglers Party | To | Debating the Police and the National Guard |
| Message | this is something for really big disasters when the red cross or other organisations don't have enough manpower or need something the army has |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 56 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 35 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 9 |
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