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Bill: Anti-Torture Bill.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federalist Labour Party
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: October 2036
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From | Federalist Labour Party | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Bill. |
| Message | I don't think we should give the government the power of "definition" concerning, how, when or who can legally be tortured in any given case. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Conservative Christian Royalists | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Bill. |
| Message | i believe that torture should be allowed in national emergencys. (see the Torture limitations act) |
| Date | not recorded | From | Kirlawa Green Party | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Bill. |
| Message | We do not agree with torture. We will support this proposal. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Kirlawan Republican Alliance | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Bill. |
| Message | While we oppose torture, we must recognize that there are times when it is useful. As such, we will vote for whichever has more support. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Federalist Labour Party | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Bill. |
| Message | Useful for the civilian police force to torture other citizens? I don't think so. Maybe by the military, but in the social sector this should never be enacted and inflicted on the presumably "innocent". |
| Date | not recorded | From | Senatus et Populusque Kirlawan(SPQK) | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Bill. |
| Message | We vote yes. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Federalist Labour Party | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Bill. |
| Message | To a vote it goes... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 591 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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