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Bill: Grounded Cause Investigation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
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: May 2345
Description[?]:
| Whereas, We certainly believe in the right to privacy, in such sense as requiring search warrants for all searches, but Whereas, We fail to see letters and correspondence as any more sacred than a search of one's abode, and Whereas, We had set up a series of safeguards against abuse of any search warrant, be it of correspondence or any other, which included stiff fines to police who knowingly or recklessly violated strict limitations, and propose that those limitations and fines be reinstated if this bill passes, We hereby propose that letters and correspondence can be read under circumstances slightly more restrictive than those that would allow the police to search a home legally-- a strong case that they are likely to find proof of criminal conspiracy or activity. And of course, that the grounded cause be determined by a judge as with any other search warrant and that records regarding the issuance of a grounded cause warrant be open to the public as soon as the investigation ends, regardless of the outcome. |
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 the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:05:06, January 15, 2007 CET | From | Permissive Social Union | To | Debating the Grounded Cause Investigation Act |
| Message | While we beleive that this is a well intentioned change, we question if this is not the thin end of an ever expanding affront to civil liberty. If this is allowed to pass we fear it could be a nucleaus for a police state. |
| Date | 16:31:01, January 15, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Grounded Cause Investigation Act |
| Message | We do not see this as a step toward a police state (unless your definition of a police state is one where it's hard to get away with crimes). The important factor is judicial oversight, which this measure preserves. The PLPL has proposed and successfully abolished all media content restrictions in news and editorials, supported the liberalization of sexual content on television, and narrowed the libel and slander laws to be sure that all opinions that are stated as opinion can be expressed. We feel we have made our commitment to free expression quite clear. However, we also quite clearly wish to see those who do break laws punished. We definitely do not believe that police should have unlimited power, but that is why we believe in judicial oversight. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 127 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 72 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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