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Bill: Prevention of future government tyranny act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Soziale Gegenseitigkeitspartei
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 4332
Description[?]:
| This bill aims to shift the balance of power to the people, away from a position where a corrupt judge or officer can pervert the course of justice, and impose illiberal judgement on an innocent victim. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the administration of law.
Old value:: There is a uniform system of courts across the nation.
Current: There are regional courts that have jurisdiction over questions of regional law and national courts that have jurisdiction over questions of national law.
Proposed: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time.
Current: Criminals who are charged with minor crimes are eligable to vote, others charged with serious crimes are not.
Proposed: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Current: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Proposed: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Parliamentary privilege.
Old value:: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions, but this immunity can be overruled by a vote in the nation's legislative body.
Current: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions related with the performance of their duties during their term of office.
Proposed: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions related with the performance of their duties during their term of office.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: The police patrol all property at all times.
Current: The police patrol public property at all times.
Proposed: The police patrol public property at all times.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:32:45, January 11, 2018 CET | From | Soziale Gegenseitigkeitspartei | To | Debating the Prevention of future government tyranny act |
| Message | Council. We believe that these legislative changes will limit any future civil danger posed by a future government. We also believe that it is the government's duty to restrict it's own power to a certain degree, to prevent future catastrophe. We welcome any debate on this bill. |
| Date | 16:57:50, January 11, 2018 CET | From | Partei für Fortschritt und Gerechtigkei | To | Debating the Prevention of future government tyranny act |
| Message | While we agree with these articles in the majority, we hope that the SG will split their proposals into smaller bills, one or two articles at a time. (OOC: this makes sense IC, but mostly it’s so ideologies don’t get screwed up.) Leopoldina Schneider PFG Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 113 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 380 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
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