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Bill: -State Safety and Anti-Terrorism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Whig Party
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 4202
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The powers of the police are not restricted.
Article 2
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: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is not inviolable.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:05:26, April 26, 2017 CET | From | Rutania Party | To | Debating the -State Safety and Anti-Terrorism Act |
| Message | The Rutinia Party shall oppose, the current laws are at a good enough balance between means and Rights of the people. |
| Date | 21:57:58, April 26, 2017 CET | From | New People's Party of Rutania | To | Debating the -State Safety and Anti-Terrorism Act |
| Message | Remember when the Whigs used to accuse the PPR of attempting to create a police-state? |
| Date | 04:43:28, April 27, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the -State Safety and Anti-Terrorism Act |
| Message | There are malicious forces at work in Rutania, forces active since the Civil War, these people are dangerous and still maintain a warlike mindset to active their goals, they must be routed out. The communist are unceasing in their desired for global Communism, we must stop anyone with plans of terrorism or hurting others. We must user all tools at our disposal to do so. Former President Elmer Clark |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 162 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 341 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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