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Bill: National Security Bill 2613
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Liberal Party
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: December 2613
Description[?]:
| "We as a nation have the right to protect our interests, be it overtly, or covertly. "Our intelligence agencies are highly skilled and employ some of the best trained men and women in existence. "It is in our best interest to keep our options open when dealing with our National Security" Melissa Hockey New Liberal Party Opposition Leader |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:18:50, July 29, 2008 CET | From | Rutanian Democratic Forum | To | Debating the National Security Bill 2613 |
| Message | "I would like to ask Mrs. Hockey, why do we need this law? What does "keeping our options open" mean? Do we plan do to some covert operations in other countries, including those against international or human rights? " Carl Friedmann President of RDF |
| Date | 19:33:24, July 29, 2008 CET | From | Imperium Party | To | Debating the National Security Bill 2613 |
| Message | "The IP will support this bill, we never know if any 'friendly' or non-friendly nations are producing weapons of mass destructions in secret. If our intelligence agency finds out we can alert allied nations and combat this." Santiago Garcia Imperium Party Leader |
| Date | 21:49:26, July 29, 2008 CET | From | Rutanian Democratic Forum | To | Debating the National Security Bill 2613 |
| Message | "Weapons of mass destruction? What are we, some international police? Second, allied nations? I would really like to now which nations are that. Rutania is a peaceful country, focused on diplomatic solutions, we are also not a great military power and we do not want to be. So I ask again, why do we need covert operations of our intelligence agency?" Carl Friedmann President of RDF |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 354 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 139 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 106 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "Someone who wields power in name only can never compete with those who wield it through action." - Franz Reichert, former Luthorian politician |