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Bill: Creation Of a Police State
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine
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: December 2127
Description[?]:
| Because........Oh wait, we dont have a reason. We just want another bill to not pass. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No curfew policies may be established.
Current: No-one may use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Proposed: No-one may use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: Only gated communities are allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Article 5
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, backed up by the military.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Proposed: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Proposed: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:00:48, October 15, 2005 CET | From | The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine | To | Debating the Creation Of a Police State |
| Message | Radical thinking? Thats not pc! |
| Date | 10:09:13, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Old School Liberal Party | To | Debating the Creation Of a Police State |
| Message | Ugh. The ridiculous things our citizens put up with. Hell, the ridiculous things our citizens will vote for. |
| Date | 14:25:33, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Creation Of a Police State |
| Message | I can't support dictatorship. This proposals is for extreme for me. |
| Date | 14:38:24, October 15, 2005 CET | From | The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine | To | Debating the Creation Of a Police State |
| Message | Yeah, I figure I aint getting much votes anyway so I might as well be the asshole. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 38 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 231 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 31 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| Random quote: "Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart." - Confucius |