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Bill: Restoration of Justice Act - 3882
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social-Liberal Caucus
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: May 3883
Description[?]:
| This bill reinstates the army, the police and the judiciary branch of the Ibuthian government. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Judgements may only be appealed against for grave procedural errors.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: Every person has the right to appeal to the Minister of Justice to have a judgement reviewed by another court.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The government retains a part time, professional army, navy and air force in alignment with paramilitary groups
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The nation retains a part time, professional army, navy and air force as part of a reserve group.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed as part of each political party.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The government does not operate or fund any police.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:56:34, July 27, 2015 CET | From |  Sezenhlalo Caucus | To | Debating the Restoration of Justice Act - 3882 |
| Message | My dear colleagues, What nonsense is this? This abolishes our active military, and leaves our military to only be made up of reserves. It also says that people can appeal to the Justice Minister to have a judgement reviewed by "another court" but there are no courts in Ibutho. Will the Social Liberals stop embarrassing the National Party? -- Kefilwe Bapai, Sezenhlalo Caucus Leader, National Party Leader |
| Date | 21:16:47, July 27, 2015 CET | From | Social-Liberal Caucus | To | Debating the Restoration of Justice Act - 3882 |
| Message | Dear Party Leader, Even without the second part of this bill passing, it stays coherent enough to be supported. One of its clauses would simply be inoperant for the moment. But we hope the second part will be adopted soon. Njabulo KaManelesi, Justice minister candidate |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 180 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 92 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 27 |
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| Random quote: "Those who are responsible for the national security must be the sole judges of what the national security requires. It would be obviously undesirable that such matters should be made the subject of evidence in a court of law or otherwise discussed in public." - Unattributed member of the the House of Lords on the removal of trade union rights |