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Bill: Forces Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Movement for Civic Democracy
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: June 2596
Description[?]:
| We must not restrict the right of the military to only be allowed to help in the worst of situations. They should be there whenever the police can't, no matter the seriousness of the situation. As long as we have our police separate from the military, the police should use the weapons that best suit their needs, and likewise for the military. |
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 may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
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, backed up by the military.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:40:58, June 24, 2008 CET | From | Dranland First Party (CC) | To | Debating the Forces Act |
| Message | We support the status quo in both Article 1 and 2, and so unfortunately we will have to vote against this legislation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 265 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom." - Albert Einstein |