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Bill: Lawful Search & Seizure
Details
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: October 2208
Description[?]:
| Whereas every citizen has a right to privacy, and Whereas the government occassionally requires personal information in order to prosecute crimes, and Whereas the power to search and seize should not be granted without limts, Let it be resolved that any search or seizure of a person's property or body be permitted only by court order. Let it further be resolved that any court found to have initiated a warrant without just cause shall be liable under criminal and civil law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Proposed: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:43:52, March 30, 2006 CET | From |  Libertarian Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Lawful Search & Seizure |
| Message | No |
| Date | 03:04:52, March 30, 2006 CET | From |  Sophian Party for Social Anarchism | To | Debating the Lawful Search & Seizure |
| Message | when we give them some they will take all |
| Date | 17:06:39, March 31, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Democrats | To | Debating the Lawful Search & Seizure |
| Message | 1: Yes 2: I'd prefer the Habeas Data option. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 301 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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