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Bill: Lex 5/4467 on Government Reform, Justice, and Liberties
Details
Submitted by[?]: Herri Adierazpen - Expressio Popular
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: January 4468
Description[?]:
| We, the Senators of the Popular Expression (HA-EP), introduce the following piece of legislation on government reform, justice, and liberties. The goal of this bill is to extend libertarian principles to good governance, to reduce the role of overbearing government, and to streamline the provision of government services, fairness of justice, and protection of civil liberties. Multiple citizenship is allowed without further regulations. Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a nominal salary only. Citizens are not issued with identity cards. Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded. The private sector can set up gated communities. The government ignores illegal aliens. Individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury. The government has no policy concerning dueling. Legal representation is never paid for by the state. Adoption policy is to be established by local governments. Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely. There is a regulated inheritance law, but private regulation of inheritance is allowed and not regulated. The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations. Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Proposed: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Legality of multiple citizenship.
Old value:: Government permission is required for multiple citizenship.
Current: Multiple citizenship is allowed without further regulations.
Proposed: Multiple citizenship is allowed without further regulations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a nominal salary only.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Current: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Proposed: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: No gated communities are allowed.
Proposed: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Proposed: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right to trial by jury (if there are courts)
Old value:: Local governments decide who has the right to trial by jury.
Current: Individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury.
Proposed: Individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: Dueling is illegal.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning dueling.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Individuals are not permitted to own firearms under any circumstances.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on inheritance
Old value:: There is a strictly regulated inheritance law, private regulation is not allowed.
Current: There is a regulated inheritance law, private regulation of inheritance is allowed but also regulated.
Proposed: There is a regulated inheritance law, but private regulation of inheritance is allowed and not regulated.
Article 13
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, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships.
Current: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships and prosecute those who pursue a polygamous lifestyle.
Proposed: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:10:33, October 10, 2018 CET | From | Orain Ezquerra - Bloc Sinistram | To | Debating the Lex 5/4467 on Government Reform, Justice, and Liberties |
| Message | We believe it's parliamentary malpractice to ram together so many different, unrelated articles. We're in favour of some provisions, but are heavily aganist such economic deregulation. Therefore we'll vote aganist. We urge the rest of the senate to vote aganist, as protest, and heavily encourage your party to stop crafting such bills. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 159 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 323 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 268 |
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