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Bill: TKS.0010.2962
Details
Submitted by[?]: 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō)
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 2963
Description[?]:
| Justice system reform. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No-one may use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Current: No curfew policies may be established.
Proposed: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
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 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:: All citizens' DNA is recorded.
Current: The decision on forensic DNA databases is left to local governments.
Proposed: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Current: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Proposed: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The government competitively subcontracts security management to private security firms.
Current: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Article 8
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.
Proposed: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:26:28, July 03, 2010 CET | From |  Gōzoku Yūkīō-Rabuzubāgu-Ishinawa | To | Debating the TKS.0010.2962 |
| Message | Hiss. |
| Date | 10:30:08, July 03, 2010 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the TKS.0010.2962 |
| Message | Cat or Snake? OOC: Gods I forgot how much time it takes just to come up a few bills. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 163 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 475 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "We’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies." - Sarah Palin |