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Bill: End the army's power of arrest
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Progressive Ulama
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 2186
Description[?]:
| The state of emergency was passed to empower the defence minister to restore order. He has refused and gone AWOL, so the law must be revoked. This bill also constitutes a formal censure of the former Grand Vizier, Hafez al-Assad, for dereliction of duty. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Current: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:52:46, February 15, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the End the army's power of arrest |
| Message | We have an issue with article 1. We would also advise the military use for emergencies. |
| Date | 22:14:44, February 15, 2006 CET | From | Majatran Socialist Party | To | Debating the End the army's power of arrest |
| Message | We are fed up with the UPU's slander of our leader. He left because the inept and cowardly government hampered his ability to deal with the crisis. |
| Date | 23:20:47, February 15, 2006 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the End the army's power of arrest |
| Message | If Assad's government was inept, then the fault is Assad's, not that of the ministers who served under him. If the government hampered his ability to deal with the crisis, then deal with it now. Yet Assad sits on his hands, too inept and cowardly to act in defence of the country he pledged to serve. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 262 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 488 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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