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Bill: Criminality Reform (2605)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Normand Pluralist 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: April 2606
Description[?]:
| Certain areas may have crime at such alarming rates that a regular curfew could do wonders for crime rates. Though curfews are generally not desirable, this issue is best left to local governments. As Sekowo retains freedom of movement and this would not be possibly on a national level, possibility of abuse would be highly restricted. Integration is more successful in some areas than in others, and marches (border regions) have to deal with much different issues than areas deep withinn Sekowo in this regard. On that note, laws regarding illegal immigration are best handled on a local scale. Malpractice regulations need to match the financial and medical situation of the locality in which they take placeif a particular locality has a dearth of doctors, it may be critical to ensuring proper healthcare that malpractice cases be limited to reduce the insurance fees of doctors and draw them to the region. On the other hand, if malpractice is rampant, a local government may need to not limit such suits to help remedy the situation. Only local governments are equipped to make these sorts of decision. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: No curfew policies may be established.
Proposed: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Current: The decision on forensic DNA databases is left to local governments.
Proposed: The decision on forensic DNA databases is left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Current: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Proposed: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Malpractice regulations are left to the locality of the practicing doctor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:31:32, July 13, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Criminality Reform (2605) |
| Message | Opposed. |
| Date | 16:17:03, July 13, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Criminality Reform (2605) |
| Message | Also opposed. |
| Date | 03:12:08, July 14, 2008 CET | From | Sekowan Independent Party | To | Debating the Criminality Reform (2605) |
| Message | We are opposed really only in the case of illegal aliens, which is an issue of nationality and thus national level of government. The rest of the bill, we will support. |
| Date | 14:44:46, July 14, 2008 CET | From | Extreme Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Criminality Reform (2605) |
| Message | Why are you asking for less federal government control |
| Date | 02:27:46, July 15, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the Criminality Reform (2605) |
| Message | OOC: Probably because he believes that the federal government has too much power, and needs to be weakened. Just spitballing here. |
| Date | 04:16:00, July 15, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Criminality Reform (2605) |
| Message | OOC: And he's a political Pluralist, in essence disliking a single governing body and such. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 238 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 304 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 58 |
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