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Bill: Bill HI-5: Criminal Knowledge Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party of Hutori
Status[?]: defeated
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: October 4043
Description[?]:
| We, the members of the Hutorian Independent Party, are appalled that our own government does not use torture to gain information from our nation's worst criminals. While we certainly feel that torture must always be a last resort, using it to gain critical knowledge from our nation's worst citizens is critical at times. |
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 | 05:33:40, June 13, 2016 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill HI-5: Criminal Knowledge Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker The matter of "enhanced interrogation techniques" was something carefully regulated when it was legalized and if the issue is to be raised again it must be just as carefully regulated. Senator William Copland Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Hutori |
| Date | 06:36:19, June 13, 2016 CET | From | National Monarchist Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill HI-5: Criminal Knowledge Act |
| Message | "Mr. Speaker, Torture has proven time and time again to be ineffective as a method of interrogation. We need a solution that works, not one that makes us look "tough"." - Stewart Taft Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 60 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 456 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 53 |
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