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Bill: The Franklin Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Moderator 😙🍆
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 4041
Description[?]:
| "Those who sacrifice Liberty for security will get neither" Ben Franklin.He and then other founders of the U.S. And writers Of the constitution fought the British to create there own free society. One of the biggest reasons the civil war was fought was because the British military police would come in and search anyone's house without any warrant. This bill would End The Police State. And would Restore Civil Liberties and Individual God given Rights. We would ask that you vote yes on this bill if you prefer Liberty and personal responsibility to Control in the name of your safety. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Police searches.
Old value:: The police can search a person or their property without restrictions.
Current: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court.
Proposed: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court.
Article 3
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: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The powers of the police are not restricted.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: The police patrol all property at all times.
Current: The police patrol public property at all times.
Proposed: The police do not actively patrol public property.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Current: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are not allowed to vote.
Current: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:49:07, June 09, 2016 CET | From |  Moderation | To | Debating the The Franklin Act |
| Message | When you have the time, please check out the Game Rules: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6363 Under section 5, it is not allowed to refer to real-life prominent persons in-game. Regards, Aquinas (Moderation) |
| Date | 15:39:20, June 09, 2016 CET | From | Elitist Party | To | Debating the The Franklin Act |
| Message | OOC: HA! lol |
| Date | 21:03:16, June 09, 2016 CET | From | Progressive Populist Party | To | Debating the The Franklin Act |
| Message | The SDPL suggests the revised name, The "Whoever Invented Bifocals In This Universe" Act. Pending approval. |
| Date | 21:12:58, June 09, 2016 CET | From | Progressive Populist Party | To | Debating the The Franklin Act |
| Message | Otherwise, we wholeheartedly support this bill, under whatever name it may take. |
| Date | 23:10:42, June 09, 2016 CET | From | The Moderator 😙🍆 | To | Debating the The Franklin Act |
| Message | The game can have random quotes from real people but not people playing the game. Ok well it's the "Richard Moderator Act" |
| Date | 23:12:18, June 09, 2016 CET | From | The Moderator 😙🍆 | To | Debating the The Franklin Act |
| Message | Moderator is it against the rules if my bill doesn't pass because a certain party who would normally be in favor of the bill doesn't vote? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 416 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 334 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "If you're not turned on to politics, politics will turn on you." - Ralph Nader |