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Bill: Justice & Police Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist 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: July 2720
Description[?]:
| In the interests of both protecting civil liberties and human rights the Libertarian Socialist Party makes the following proposals: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 2
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 applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Current: All citizens' DNA is recorded.
Proposed: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Current: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Proposed: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 6
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: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:03:09, March 02, 2009 CET | From | Darnussian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Justice & Police Reform |
| Message | No, just no. Your parties all seek to put our country to ruin, to plunge it into anarchy! You are actively seeking to ruin our great nation with your liberal ways! |
| Date | 01:41:12, March 03, 2009 CET | From | Darnussian Justice Party | To | Debating the Justice & Police Reform |
| Message | Although i believe the Nationalist Party is greatly exaggerating the effects of this bill and is crazy, i think firm justice must be kept. i cant support this |
| Date | 04:52:12, March 03, 2009 CET | From | Liberal-Democratic Party | To | Debating the Justice & Police Reform |
| Message | If I may humbly suggest to my colleagues in the LSPD that they consider proposing legislation containing fewer, yet related proposals. We in the LDP consistently agree with the spirit of the bills proposed, but find that we can rarely endorse ALL of the measures put forth in one bill. As such, we cannot support this bill as currently proposed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 10 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 579 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 10 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "We have a culture, a strong, vibrant, 'real' culture. Most of the outside world does not. They haven't bled enough for it." - Lászlo Nádašdy, former Deltarian nobleman |