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Bill: Separation of Police and Military
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jewish Capitalist 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: October 2581
Description[?]:
| The primary job of the military is national defense, not policing. Civilian policing should be handled by civilian police, unless an emergency breaks out. For this reason, this bill request that the police and the military become separate, except in a case of emergency. |
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, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
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 | 17:00:46, May 24, 2008 CET | From | Jewish Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Separation of Police and Military |
| Message | It is a shame that other parties view our police force so poorly. Are they not trained well enough to handle these situations on their own, considering we give them military grade weaponry? |
| Date | 17:32:58, May 24, 2008 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Separation of Police and Military |
| Message | "The Police force has been undefunded since the days when the military were the police. In any case, we see no reason to have to restrict the situation when the Police force can all in for Miltary back-up." -Rosh HaMemshala Giora Metzger |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 78 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 261 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
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