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Bill: Enabling Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party of Kafuristan
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2531
Description[?]:
| In a time of growing civil unrest, these measures must be put in place to avoid an all out war in this country. Any Party refusing to support will be enemies of the State. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal to the Minister of Justice to have a judgement reviewed by another court.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: All judgements are final and binding; appealing against them is not possible.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted based on race/religion/gender.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Current: No-one may use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Proposed: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Current: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Current: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Proposed: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Article 10
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: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Current: All nationals are required to register their religion.
Proposed: All nationals are required to register their race and religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:29:20, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | Should have waited for the "Islamists" to burn the Majilis down. |
| Date | 21:15:58, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | Haha |
| Date | 21:23:14, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | My goodness...this is a dictatorship! |
| Date | 21:25:14, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Royalist Party of Islam | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | We recognize these acts for what they are - the desperate final struggles of a cornered animal. Your days are numbered, infidel. |
| Date | 21:28:12, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | My days are numbered, infidel? Your actions shall be condemned by the people; you pretentious, hypocritical annoying official... |
| Date | 21:33:50, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | "Enemy of the state"? The state are its people, and whoa, look how many voted for the rest of us..! |
| Date | 21:35:41, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | OOC: (This is purely IC, ok?) Both the Islamists, represented by the Royalist Party, are doomed to lose, since they are threating the largest parties in this glorious, secular nation. Furthermore, the CPK is simply overreacting, actions which shall be paid back in the future! |
| Date | 21:52:24, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Royalist Party of Islam | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | OOC (Yeah, I know! I'm not seriously calling you guys infidels or anything, either, heh.) IC: Those who deny the truth of Allah are doomed, for even now the people rise against your lies and oppression. This bloated monster that our nation has become is in it's final death throes, and we will certainly have no quarter for those foolish enough to support it. |
| Date | 00:16:02, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | Lets get back to it gentlemen, these measures are needed. |
| Date | 01:40:59, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | OOC: There's nothing wrong with being an infidel. |
| Date | 05:27:24, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | CPK, you are a national as well, not to mention a possible suspect to authorities. |
| Date | 05:27:43, February 13, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | NAP, aren't you one of the groups currently fighting over Pabeustine? This is aimed mostly at you and the RPI I thought. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 336 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 379 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, it is the responsibility of players to ensure the candidate boxes on their Party Overview screens are filled in with appropriate names. If a player is allotted seats in a Cabinet bill and has not filled in names for the relevant candidate position, then the program will automatically fill in the positions with names which might not necessarily be appropriate for the Cultural Protocols. |
| Random quote: "Wherever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship." - Harry S. Truman |