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Bill: Police and Military Relations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Combat Weapons Party
Status[?]: defeated
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 2108
Description[?]:
| We believe that the police should not stand alone , we think that the military should be allowed to assist the local police force if the need arises. |
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 is not allowed to play any part in it.
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 | 00:04:55, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | Out of the question; the Malivian military must never be deployed on our own soil, to be used against our own citizens, unless we are being invaded. This law would make martial law that much easier to declare, provided an official could meet the burden of a 'serious emergency.' |
| Date | 02:52:32, August 31, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | Consider a natural disaster where the local police are overwelmed, where is a city, or province going to get aid from. |
| Date | 23:57:00, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Independent Combat Weapons Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | If the military is to be deployed on Malivian soil it would be for helping people and not fighting people. (because I can't see a sitiuation where the local or state police would not be able to handle) |
| Date | 16:49:26, September 01, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | We agree that the military should be available as a support for natural disasters. |
| Date | 18:58:44, September 01, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | Support for natural disasters. |
| Date | 04:33:12, September 03, 2005 CET | From | Social and Labour Reform Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | Provided it is used for the safety of the citizens (extreme civil unrest, for example, or in case of natural disaster), and not against the citizens. |
| Date | 19:37:02, September 07, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | We're against - the army should never be used for policing. Certainly they should be able to provide logistical support in emergencies, but that's not the same as taking over police duties. |
| Date | 00:48:10, September 08, 2005 CET | From | Social and Labour Reform Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | They aren't taking over, they are providing help. |
| Date | 00:59:31, September 08, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the Police and Military Relations |
| Message | They'd be assuming police duties, even if it's alongside the police. That's not an appropriate role for them, and it's not what they're primarily trained for. If the army provide logistical support, the police should be perfectly adequate for policing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 40 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 40 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
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