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Bill: Catastrophe Safeguard
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Kafuristan
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: March 2555
Description[?]:
| To stabilize our nation should something disastrous befall our people, including but not limited to: - Rebellion by those not fit to govern - Catastrophic afflictions by nature - Severe acts of extraterrestrial origin - Overpopulation of right-winged citizens - WAR! |
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 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 to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Proposed: Euthanasia is mandated for the old and sick
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Current: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation does not issue passports to any nationals, except on specific authorisation of the Foreign Minister.
Article 5
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, backed up by the military.
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 6
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: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:55:11, March 22, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Catastrophe Safeguard |
| Message | Against all. |
| Date | 09:53:47, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Catastrophe Safeguard |
| Message | Either propose, or delete this, please. |
| Date | 05:42:59, April 01, 2008 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Catastrophe Safeguard |
| Message | The Communist Party would like to give an opportunity for the radical efficiency-obsessed citizens a chance to voice themselves in the next election with these new views. And a few of these could be handy in the event of impending war... |
| Date | 09:31:18, April 01, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Catastrophe Safeguard |
| Message | OOC: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest. This reduces the number of armed individuals at our control. The Rildanor Accords set the number of soldiers we have. With civilian police we have the civilian police + whatever number the Rildanor Accords give us. Without civilian police we have the number the Rildanor Accords gives us with a portion being used as police. The govt. has more force at its command with a civilian police force in place. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 200 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 83 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 385 |
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