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Bill: A bill to reform the Judiciary Branch of the Empire
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Conservative Party
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: November 4485
Description[?]:
| A bill to reform the Judiciary Branch of the Empire |
Proposals
Article 1
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 released from jail are allowed to vote.
Proposed: The decision is left to the local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No-one may use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: Local governments may choose whether or not to administer the death penalty for capital crimes
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and puts them in integration centers when discovered.
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 The legality of dueling.
Old value:: Dueling is legal and regulated.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: Dueling is illegal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors only if death occurs.
Current: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Proposed: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Police searches.
Old value:: The police can search a person or their property without restrictions.
Current: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court.
Proposed: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or have reasonable grounds to suspect that a crime was committed.
Article 10
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.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions are always carried out in private; only necessary personnel are allowed to be present, which might include spiritual advisers.
Current: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Proposed: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Jury selection (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Jurors are randomly selected from the population.
Current: Jurors are randomly selected from the population.
Proposed: Jurors are selected based on certain factors (race/gender/class).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:52:54, November 14, 2018 CET | From | Hosian Democratic Union | To | Debating the A bill to reform the Judiciary Branch of the Empire |
| Message | OOC: This bill is mixed bag on positions. One is a supposedly racist clause (Jury selection), the rest are localization bills (no party is leaning toward decentralization), and one is an erosion on civil rights - careful. This is damaging to other parties that support only fractions of legislation. |
| Date | 21:54:27, November 14, 2018 CET | From | Hosian Democratic Union | To | Debating the A bill to reform the Judiciary Branch of the Empire |
| Message | *no other party Keep decentralization (local vs federal government) separate unless you are targeting a specific party with your bill. Keep civil rights with civil rights etc. But thank you for participating and adding bill ideas! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 45 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 400 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people." - Oscar Wilde |