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Bill: Justice and Crime Reform (2608)
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: January 2609
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. Malpractice regulations need to match the financial and medical situation of the locality in which they take place—if 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 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 | 20:14:51, July 19, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the Justice and Crime Reform (2608) |
| Message | The article regarding DNA databases is worrisome, but not enough for us to go against the bill. |
| Date | 15:40:15, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Justice and Crime Reform (2608) |
| Message | We find it interesting that the SIP has vacillated on a few of these bills. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 218 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 329 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 53 |
| Random fact: Don't vote yes on a cabinet coalition that doesn't give you the power that you deserve. |
| Random quote: "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." - Josef Stalin |