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Bill: Enhanced Security and Justice Reform Bill 4213
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Party of Baltusia
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: November 4213
Description[?]:
| Members of Congress, It is our belief, in the light of the ongoing, subversive interference from Aldegar, that we should tighten up our justice and security system to better deal with and deter ongoing and future threats. This includes: *Equipping police with the tools they would need to help deal with a terrorist threat or attack. *The ability to better "keep tabs" on the correspondence of suspected subversives who may be communicating their plans through the internet or other methods. *Tightening up the law on foreign missionaries, to stop subversive preachers entering the nation and potentially "brainwashing" vulnerable people with anti-Hosian beliefs and creating extremists. * Clamping down on subversive material appearing in newspapers, sponsored by foreign powers looking to de-stabilise the government. * A limited capital punishment deterrent aimed at those who carry out heinous acts of treachery against Baltusia. We believe these enhanced security proposals are commensurate to the threat we face right now. Pascal Kindler Home Secretary |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
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 the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is not inviolable.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Current: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:42:46, May 19, 2017 CET | From | Federalist Workers Party | To | Debating the Enhanced Security and Justice Reform Bill 4213 |
| Message | Articles 4 and 5 are simply unforgivable which is why we will not be voting on this bill. However, our party believes that the first three articles are just and simply will not vote yes or no to protect our voting record. If there is a bill encompassing those agreeable articles, our 29 members will vote yea. |
| Date | 21:35:51, May 19, 2017 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Enhanced Security and Justice Reform Bill 4213 |
| Message | Thank you for your feedback. I agree, Mr Wilson, that it is a gutsy bill. But what I would find unforgivable is if this nation is rocked by an act of aggression - whether that be a cyber attack or even a terror attack - which could have been averted if we had taken the necessary, albeit firm, action now. This issue is escalating as we speak. Already a war of words has broken out between Aldegar and Istalia, who will not have their troops and ships pinned in the military and naval base they have in Athosia. Istalia has high grade weaponry and there are unconfirmed reports of nuclear weaponry in the Istalian arsenal. All this means Aldegar does not have the capability to launch a full frontal attack on our soil so the chances are higher that they will resort to a more covert attack to wreak their revenge. I am Home Secretary and must safeguard against this domestic threat. Pascal Kindler Home Secretary |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 236 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 328 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 136 |
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