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Bill: Military Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lutte Féministe de Libération
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: July 2189
Description[?]:
| Allowing the military to take part in internal police activities is a recipe for disaster. No martial law, no military may act as a police force. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
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 | 06:37:25, February 20, 2006 CET | From |  Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | It only calls them in case of serious emergencies. It's not like they're present every breathing moment. What happens if there is a natural disaster and thousands are killed and missing? Surely the military can play an important role there. |
| Date | 17:22:17, February 20, 2006 CET | From | People's National Unity Movement (RDL) | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | This has our support |
| Date | 23:41:14, February 20, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | "What happens if there is a natural disaster and thousands are killed and missing? Surely the military can play an important role there." Yes, it can. But there is the ever-looming possibility that it can also be used as a repressive tool by the state when its boundaries are not absolutely firm. |
| Date | 12:55:46, February 21, 2006 CET | From | Beach Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | You are paranoid. |
| Date | 21:09:29, February 21, 2006 CET | From | Devout Ecologists Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | I agree with RWE. And the Beach Party. |
| Date | 00:04:08, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | "You are paranoid." Not to mention a little stupid. The fact that the law states "serious emergencies" is enough to establish the boundaries of this procedure. |
| Date | 01:34:13, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | "Not to mention a little stupid." Ouch. |
| Date | 02:26:46, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Beach Party | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | "Not to mention a little stupid." I thought you didn't have name calling :) |
| Date | 01:27:06, February 23, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Military Reform Act |
| Message | I was quoting the RWE, stupid. Woops. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 264 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 286 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 50 |
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