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Bill: 4139 Militia Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Democratiqué Populaire
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 4139
Description[?]:
| Parti de Renevoullement de Kanjor sees the survival of democracy as crucial. The République has a history of tyrannical governments and citizens rising to overthrow their restrictive and authoritarian overlords. With this in mind, the PRK recognizes the importance of citizens being able to organize themselves in Citizens' Militias as a counterweight to the government. Citizens must be able to organize themselves if the Chaos of 4098-4114 is not to repeat itself in the near or distant future. We understand the concerns and the implications that legalizing militias would have - the PRK's main concern is a terrorist threat of minority Ahmadi cells, fascists or authoritarian leftists. That is the reason why we want to legalize militias - but only under the conditions that they are in line with the Canrillaişe constitution and the principles of Liberty. With this law put in effect, the police would have the authority to disband militias and prosecute members, if the militias in question are found to be a threat to democracy. With other words there are many laws already regulating and standing above peoples' right to form militias such as: the Kanjorian constitution, anti-terror legislation and limited forms of government surveillance. The PRK sees that there are a lot of tools necessary for police and other authorities to prevent zealous, terrorist-minded organizations to form citizens' militias. The benefits of citizens having private military like organizations would be that more of them would be able to pose a substantial counterweight in a future struggle against tyranny, health benefits as well as people of weapons or military interest being able to pursue their interests more locally in a community without having to join Kanjor's armed forces. Parti de Renevoullement de Kanjor suggests to the members of the Sénate approval of the bill, proposing the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 148 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 379 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 223 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "I don't believe you need to be bitch to succeed in business" - Lucinda Redwood, former Luthorian-Dorvish businesswoman |