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Bill: Martial Law Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Gaduridos
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: May 2104
Description[?]:
| The Congress of National Deputies reserves the right to declare Martial Law over a state, states, or the entire nation only in cases of national emergencies (i.e. war, civil disorder, etc.). Martial Law may include the following: 1.) Military taking over police functions ("The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest."), 2.) A curfew ("No-one may use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.") 3.) The right to assemble restricted ("The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.") 4.) Privacy restricted ("The justice has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.") 5.) Civilian courts replaced by Military tribunals ("Legal representation is never paid for by the state.") 6.) Media regulation ("There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.") 7.) Use of torture ("Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.") 8.) Right to strike revoked ("All strikes are illegal.") Depending on the situation, Congress may deem some of the above proposals unnecessary. Therefore, Congress will have the power to include proposals it finds necessary and exclude proposals which it finds unnecessary. Martial Law is only a temporary measure and will be revoked by Congress when they find it no longer necessary. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:14:24, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | Any comments for improvement or criticism are welcomed. |
| Date | 02:25:47, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Nuovo Partito Di Machiavellian | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | I am uncomfortable with such legislation. |
| Date | 03:45:25, August 28, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | Well, since you lack a discription of martial law, and how it would come into effect, we will vote no. |
| Date | 04:34:54, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | This bill has been updated. |
| Date | 04:48:41, August 28, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | We will vote no. No matter what the circumstance, the government cannot do this. |
| Date | 15:40:10, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | The government can't do its job? It's not allowed to protect its own citizens in emergency situations? We would love to hear how the NLP would do it. |
| Date | 20:44:38, August 28, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | How is making strikes illegal protecting people? How does dispersing people without a reason protectiong people( If it is a threat to public safety, then we can disperse it now)? How is ending free speech protecting people????? Please answer these questions. |
| Date | 22:14:48, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | We also vote no. Gaduridos cannot turn into a police state during emergencies. |
| Date | 22:24:58, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | During times of emergencies, certain industries will still need to function. If, for whatever reason, a strike broke out, its the governments job to make sure they get back to work in order to provide their service. Besides, a strike that occurs during a national emergency will only exacerbate things. Dispersing people without a reason will allow authorities to better handle the emergency situation without having to babysit, which just takes away manpower and resources that could be better used elsewhere. This will not end free speech, only "subversive anti-government material" and only for a short time. This will allow the government to not have to refute every nutjob's conspiracy theory. When Congress revokes Martial Law, individuals can publish as much "anti-government material" as they want. Remember, Martial Law is temporary and only implemented with Congressional approval. |
| Date | 22:32:59, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | GNP, you would rather have it turn into a anarchic wasteland? Marital Law procedures are not some crazy police state legislation. Most democratic nations have procedures to implement it (USA, Canada, Britain, etc.) |
| Date | 22:37:56, August 28, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | THIS is a crazy police state legislation. |
| Date | 22:42:09, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | No it is not, only safety precautions should the situation arise. |
| Date | 23:11:55, August 28, 2005 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | Having the streets policed by the army, dispersing crowds for no real reason (Anti-Vietnam War Protests in the US), regulating media (nazi Germany, Soviet Union), all of them point at police state to me. |
| Date | 16:12:13, August 29, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | When it comes to ensuring the safety of our citizens in times of emergencies, we feel this bill is apporiate. Keep in mind that Congress does not have to include all of the 8 proposals when they instituate martial law, if they feel only a few of the proposals would be necessary then they should just include those and leave out the rest. |
| Date | 18:51:16, August 29, 2005 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | As a free democratic nation, we should NEVER regulate the media or disperse a group of people for no reason. Also, what kind of emergency would see the need for military tribunials taking over the courts? I can see sense in 2, 4 and 8, and kind of see where you are coming from with 1 and 7, but feel they need justifications and examples of when they may be brought into action, rather than just descriptions. |
| Date | 04:41:42, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Totalitarian Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | Does everybody realise we already allow the army to help with policing duties in times of emergency? "A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies." |
| Date | 10:03:11, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Nationalist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | We disagree heavily with Sections 3; 5; and 8 of your proposal. |
| Date | 15:49:25, August 31, 2005 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Martial Law Act |
| Message | The military supporting the police during emergencies, put forward by the GNP, is surely enough. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 68 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 331 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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