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Bill: Another Police Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kafuri Socialist 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: April 2470
Description[?]:
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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 may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Article 2
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 military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:28:33, October 12, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Another Police Bill |
| Message | Hm...I have second thoughts about Article 1; ok, it's a military action but will it affect civil rights? (Article 2 is quite reasonable and militaristic, something that kafuristani citizens prefer) |
| Date | 21:51:03, October 12, 2007 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Another Police Bill |
| Message | Article 1 is militaristic, our citizens may like it as well. I don't interpret the proposal as saying that soldiers should be patrolling the streets of our cities alongside the police or actually enforcing the law themselves very often. I just think this would allow the military to be able to respond to serious emergencies more quickly than if they have to wait for an order to assist the police. This would just grant the military permission to help the police whenever the military feels it is needed, without having to wait for an order to do so. So, I don't think this would affect civil rights much, it just lessens the restrictions on the military and its ability to respond to internal disturbances, not necessarily everyday law enforcement. We would just have to make sure our military is led by people that understand how we want them to act. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 343 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 60 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 102 |
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