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Bill: Proposal on Law and Order
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial 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: February 2262
Description[?]:
| This proposal is designed to revamp the justice and police system of the Holy Luthori Empire to give police and their jucidiary counterparts the best availible means to combat crime within the Empire. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal to the Minister of Justice to have a judgement reviewed by another court.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: Judgements may only be appealed against for grave procedural errors.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Proposed: Minors may not use streets or public property beyond the curfew time.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Current: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Proposed: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Article 4
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, backed up by the military.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:37:49, July 26, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | We agree with everything except for article IV. The army and (at a push) police firearms specialists should be the only ones armed. We can't let any old muppet carry a handgun now, can we? |
| Date | 18:48:19, July 26, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | Well they obviously would be trained to handle said weapon. You aren't giving some random guy a gun |
| Date | 14:20:11, July 27, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | That would mean militarising the police force (see http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewvariable.php?variable=MILITARY_POLICE) a different proposal entirely, and one the Whigs would vote for. |
| Date | 20:38:37, July 27, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | Alright I'll add that in. The Police force will be integrated into the military structure |
| Date | 00:24:38, July 28, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | Actually since we are making the police part of the military would the whigs support giving them military grade weapons then? |
| Date | 11:59:45, July 28, 2006 CET | From | UniFication Party | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | We support this bill, as it can only increase homeland security |
| Date | 12:53:40, July 28, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | Naturally: if the military acts as a de-facto police force, it will have military grade weapons. |
| Date | 13:00:28, July 28, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | The imperial party should consider putting this to the vote as soon as possible, otherwise it will have to wait until after this weekend's election. |
| Date | 20:20:38, July 28, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | I am going to hold off on putting the bill to vote since as of now too many parties are abstaining from the vote to gurantee an approval. |
| Date | 02:01:10, July 29, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Proposal on Law and Order |
| Message | going to elections now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
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