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Bill: SF.004.2625
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sekowan Liberation Front
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: July 2626
Description[?]:
| Civilian institutions should be separated from 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 and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:16:15, August 23, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the SF.004.2625 |
| Message | Pragmatics over politics! |
| Date | 05:58:21, August 24, 2008 CET | From | Sekowan Independent Party | To | Debating the SF.004.2625 |
| Message | There was a very well thought out discussion about this before, and we had previously come to a general consensus that the military should be allowed to help the civilian police force in times of national emergency. Removing this ability to assist the civilian police force simply neuters their ability to properly deal with threats that are beyond their scope of power. What would the solution be, if a tank appeared with revolutionary's markings, and started destroying a section of a downtown city? As there is no declaration of war from another country, our military should not be allowed to help stop this threat? Instead, you're going to ask that our civilian police force, ill equipped for these situations (As well as scores of others), should act in a manner which endangers their lives and has very little likelihood of solving the problem? We find this reasoning illogical, and irresponsible. |
| Date | 07:05:16, August 24, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the SF.004.2625 |
| Message | You assume our police force does'nt have anti-tank missiles? :P |
| Date | 08:29:04, August 24, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the SF.004.2625 |
| Message | Actually, I believe a law was passed that neuters the police force's weaponry capabilities. I'd have to double-check to see that it passed, however. |
| Date | 15:55:34, August 24, 2008 CET | From | Sekowan Independent Party | To | Debating the SF.004.2625 |
| Message | @DSP: Whether or not they have anti-tank missiles is moot, the fact remains that should the civilian police force ever be overwhelmed then there is no secondary force available. If a person or group of people were capable of overwhelming the police forces of Sekowo, they would be free to do anything they chose. Doesn't that seem just a little bit unwise? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 268 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 26 |
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