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Bill: Civil liberties and Justice Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Constitutional Monarchy Party
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: November 2893
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 curfew policies may be established.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
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:: The decision on forensic DNA databases is left to local governments.
Current: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Proposed: No DNA is recorded.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Current: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Proposed: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Current: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships.
Proposed: There is no explicit government policy on polygamy.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government actively promotes population growth.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: The government does not engage in population control.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, but these may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Current: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:01:51, February 12, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Civil liberties and Justice Act |
| Message | Gee, why did you have to attach polygamy and gun rights to this!? The People would have supported those proposals... |
| Date | 18:12:05, February 12, 2010 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Civil liberties and Justice Act |
| Message | OOC: I was too lazy to make two bills... ^_^ |
| Date | 19:50:12, February 12, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Civil liberties and Justice Act |
| Message | ooc: plus it is a good strategy to make me vote for stuff I don't like. However I prefer to vote against your bills because if they pass you get a boost ;) |
| Date | 20:10:19, February 12, 2010 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Civil liberties and Justice Act |
| Message | ooc: It does sometimes work. my party seems to be doing sort of ok at the moment. Hoping to keep the Laird in power, and increase seats. Will be an interesting election. |
| Date | 05:37:43, February 13, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Civil liberties and Justice Act |
| Message | Yar.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 26 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 13 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is barbarity." - Maximilien Robespierre |