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Bill: Torture Act of 4184
Details
Submitted by[?]: New People's Party of Rutania
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: September 4186
Description[?]:
| Torture is evil. An opinion poll has shown that 50% of the people of Rutania are against it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:13:44, March 23, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Torture Act of 4184 |
| Message | Whig MPA and Party Chairman Elmer Clark-------------- Sometimes what is necessary isn't the easiest course, this is a matter of national security, we must not remove the tools of our security forces to keep us safe. The Whig Party shall be offering an alternative to this bill. |
| Date | 22:27:19, March 23, 2017 CET | From | Civic Republican League of Rutania | To | Debating the Torture Act of 4184 |
| Message | Even putting aside moral concerns, information derived from torture is unreliable and all but useless. We support. |
| Date | 00:41:25, March 24, 2017 CET | From | Rutania Party | To | Debating the Torture Act of 4184 |
| Message | The RP will oppose, there are dieyr times when nesisay evils must be taken to protect are nation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 189 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| Random quote: "Aristocracy and exclusiveness tend to final overthrow, in language as in politics." - W. D. Whitney |