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Bill: The Patriot Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Paranational League
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: September 2913
Description[?]:
| With respect to the recent rebellions, and the subversive actions of so called " True Patriots" the Paranational League proposes the following legislation to deal specifically with the Patriot Party. It is believed that all supposed "True Patriots" be recognized as enemy combatants, and as such be subject to summary judgement before a millitary tribunal. 1)The Correspondence Clause Established under the precendent of the Patriot Act the Hobrazian Police shall have the authority to monitor all communications both written and electronic. Specifically a warrant shall be issued in the case the court deems such surrveliance may be a source of critical intelligence. 2) The Privacy Provision Any individual with such a warrant as provided under the Correspondence Clause for security reasons must be monitored without informed consent. The Privacy Provision provides any law enforcement agency with the power to monitor any indivdual without their knowledge seeing as this is the only means to gather accurate intelligence. Evidence may not be gathered to be used in prosecution of individuals unless they have been issued a warrant. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: 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).
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 | 01:50:18, March 23, 2010 CET | From | Hobrazian Imperium Party | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | yes |
| Date | 01:51:50, March 23, 2010 CET | From | Conservative Centrist Party | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | Seeing as we do not communicate in any of these ways, we do not care. Hobrazia cannot stop the True Patriots. |
| Date | 06:16:51, March 23, 2010 CET | From | Paranational League | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | I hope people can see my logic based on the legislative description. Any monitoriing of correspondence would be completley negated if law enforcement had to inform a target. |
| Date | 14:47:10, March 23, 2010 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 20:32:39, March 23, 2010 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | Cannot support. He who gives up liberty for security deserves neither. |
| Date | 21:04:55, March 23, 2010 CET | From | Paranational League | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | No ones giving up any liberties here. The proposal seeks to make law enforcement more effective. There isnt any restriction on individual liberties; if I would remove the additional powers of prosecution might you rethink your position? |
| Date | 23:35:11, March 23, 2010 CET | From | Conservative Centrist Party | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | We support just because this will cause Hobrazia more harm than the True Patriots. |
| Date | 06:01:31, March 24, 2010 CET | From | Paranational League | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | We appeal to the Christian Socialists please provide your suppourt; for the security of our nation! I WOULD REMIND THEM THAT HOBRAZIA HAS NO POLICY OF CENSORSHIP AND SO THE ABILLITY TO MONITOR THE COMMUNICATIONS OF KNOWN JIHADISTS, PROVIED THE POLICE AGENCY HAS THE PROPER WARRANT, WILL IN NO WAY BE OF DETRIMENT TO THE PRIVACY OF OUR CITIZENS. |
| Date | 09:28:58, March 25, 2010 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | Compromise- we'll simply abstain. |
| Date | 03:11:39, March 26, 2010 CET | From | Conservative Centrist Party | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | violation of rights |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 122 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 17 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 261 |
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