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Bill: Police-Military Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Nacional Liberal
Status[?]: passed
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: December 4415
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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 carry military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 2
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, backed up by the military.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:27:53, June 26, 2018 CET | From | Unión Demócrata Republicana Confederal | To | Debating the Police-Military Act |
| Message | Our police role is not to defeat the enemies of the state but to protect and serve their communities. Having police in military camouflage, carrying military weapons and patrolling in armored or other military vehicles gives communities the appearance of an armed police confrontation. That public image differs from the traditional image of police as servants of the community. Our police should work closely with communities as part of the community policing philosophy not be a local army. We support to limit the powers of the government in using military personnel to enforce domestic policies within our nation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 67 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 54 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 4 |
| Random fact: By default the head of government is the ultimate authority within a national government. In general terms, heads of government are expected to consult with cabinet colleagues (including those from other parties) before making significant decisions but they remain responsible for government action. |
| Random quote: "There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread." - Mahatma Gandhi |