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Bill: Parliamentary Privilege Bill 3514
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbénkai Utrji Spjogad
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: December 3514
Description[?]:
| Any healthy society must address and tackle issues of corruption, especially where they exist in politics. The Cosmopolitan Alliance feels that in order to crack down on corruption we need to look again at the issue of parliamentary privilege. The abuse of parliamentary privilege by our elected officials has gone on too long, and leaves politicians free from any sort of true, legal accountability for crimes committed in office. Of course governments also need space to manoeuvre and the freedom to make bold choices, so our proposal is that members of Imperial Parliament retain immunity for their speech and action, but that parliament also retains the right to revoke this immunity through a common vote. This means parliament will be able to impeach members it feels have acted unconstitutionally and in breach of national law in the few cases where it does happen, but lets the majority of decent, honourable members carry on their current jobs as normal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Parliamentary privilege.
Old value:: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions related with the performance of their duties during their term of office.
Current: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions, but this immunity can be overruled by a vote in the nation's legislative body.
Proposed: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions, but this immunity can be overruled by a vote in the nation's legislative body.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 75 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 162 |
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