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Bill: Justice Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian National 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: April 2884
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No-one may use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: Local governments may choose whether or not to administer the death penalty for capital crimes
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: The decision on forensic DNA databases is left to local governments.
Current: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Proposed: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Proposed: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: Powers of police are left to the local government .
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The police may arrest citizens for any reason.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Current: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Proposed: The police patrol all property at all times.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 20:13:03, January 24, 2010 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | This is slightly too authoritarian for my liking.. |
Date | 20:26:14, January 24, 2010 CET | From | Beluzian National Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | There must be a strong central government and order in Beluzia and Bailon. |
Date | 20:43:26, January 24, 2010 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | Curfews, death penalty, almost unrestricted police powers? Sounds very scary to me... |
Date | 23:33:23, January 24, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | These sort of policies may only be implemented under the Absolute Authority of Grand Emperor Zog. |
Date | 23:34:36, January 24, 2010 CET | From | Beluzian National Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | What planet is the PPP from ? |
Date | 23:39:25, January 24, 2010 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | Planet Zog, Naturally. |
Date | 23:58:45, January 24, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | Yar, and we be Pirates and Headhunting Natives in our Native Bailon. |
Date | 08:07:46, January 25, 2010 CET | From | Beluzian National Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | How bizarre. |
Date | 14:22:19, January 25, 2010 CET | From | United Sizpoao Comrade RevolutionRedArmy | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | it is dictatorship! |
Date | 16:51:08, January 25, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | No, it is fail. |
Date | 16:51:43, January 25, 2010 CET | From | Beluzian National Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | ^ That sounds well coming from a party which has named all government positions under its own names for its demented ideology. |
Date | 16:57:28, January 25, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
Message | That was Pure WIN, obviously... |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 3 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 78 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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