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Bill: Civil Liberties Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Working Families 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: August 2618
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
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 standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 18:37:17, August 07, 2008 CET | From | Collectivist Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act |
Message | Article 2 is confusing, and we will not be able to support this because of it. |
Date | 23:20:47, August 07, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act |
Message | we support article 3, but not the others |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 36 | |||
no | Total Seats: 80 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 21 |
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