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Bill: National Security Reform and Reorganizaion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Zardio Federisma Partio
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: June 3348
Description[?]:
| This current reform of our internal security structure will better protect the nation while not infringing on our liberty. Section 1. The Security Oversight Commission is hereby established to ensure all federal security institutions are respecting and complying with privacy and other protection laws. It shall consist of 12 member with 4 appointed every 3 years to non-renewable terms. This commission shall also have the power to investigate abuses. Section 2. The Congressional Select Committee on Security Oversight is hereby established to ensure congressional accountability over the structure. It shall consist of 5 members from every party with over 60 seats. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Old value:: The Government grants full diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are protected from arrests and prosecution from all laws and are protected from civil lawsuits, but may be expelled.
Current: The Government grants full diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are protected from arrests and prosecution from all laws and are protected from civil lawsuits, but may be expelled.
Proposed: Diplomats are exempt from prosecution for criminal acts but not from civil lawsuits, but may still be expelled because of criminal acts.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Current: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Proposed: The nation issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Current: The police do not actively patrol public property.
Proposed: The police patrol public property at all times.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:39:04, August 06, 2012 CET | From |  New Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Security Reform and Reorganizaion Act |
| Message | We do not support the last two articles. If they are meant to be temporary wartime measures, they can be considered to be encapsulated in the state of emergency; therefore no legislation is needed. |
| Date | 23:44:32, August 06, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the National Security Reform and Reorganizaion Act |
| Message | We will agree to remove Article 4 but we would like to keep article 5. |
| Date | 04:21:39, August 08, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the National Security Reform and Reorganizaion Act |
| Message | Any other debate on this? |
| Date | 08:33:05, August 08, 2012 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Security Reform and Reorganizaion Act |
| Message | We ask that you consult the ZLP on this issue. |
| Date | 07:14:21, August 11, 2012 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Security Reform and Reorganizaion Act |
| Message | No to 2 and 4. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 311 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 188 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 251 |
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