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Bill: Torture Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Totalitarian Party
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: February 2173
Description[?]:
| Presently, our police officers are not allowed to use torture as an interrogation tool. The Totalitarian Party feels torture can be a valuable tool when used correctly. Therefore, we propose that police officers trained in torture techniques be given the right to use torture during grave emergencies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:13:02, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Traxian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Torture Act |
| Message | done |
| Date | 21:56:11, January 17, 2006 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Torture Act |
| Message | Torture not only is immoral, but it causes false confessions and is inefficient |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 200 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 176 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 65 |
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