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King Brayden I
His Majesty, The Emperor
Joined: 17 Feb 2011
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 Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:36 pm Post subject: Act for a New Police Force |
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Noting the failure of the civilian police to do any action
Be it resolved that:
- The Act for the Creation of a Civilian Police Force be repealed in its entirety.
- The Act Concerning the Powers and Jurisdiction of the Military have its First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Articles repealed.
- The Armed Forces shall be given policing authority throughout Kirkland.
- The Army shall be given to power to police the land territory of Kirkland.
- The Navy shall be given the power to police the waters around or in Kirkland.
- The Border Guard shall maintain its role as the ensurer of border security for Kirkland.
- An Under-Secretary for the Maintaining of Internal Security shall be commissioned and be given the responsibility of coordinating the policing activities of the Military to ensure cohesion of purpose. This Under-Secretary shall be placed under the authority of the Ministry of Defence.
- The Military shall have the power to arrest any person who commits a crime inside the borders of Kirkland.
- The Military must make every effort to diffuse a situation peacefully without the use of force. When peaceful means are not possible, soldiers should resort to non-lethal means of situation resolution before resorting to lethal forms of situation resolution.
- Military personnel that are to be assigned to policing duty will be required to take a basic course on peaceful situation resolution to better prepare them for the duties entailed in policing.
- The Military may not forcibly disperse a gathering of citizens or Nobles unless authorised by the Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy in which to gathering is occurring.
- The Military must first request a dispersal order before the Grand Duke may issue such an authorisation. Preemptive dispersal of a group by a Grand Duke before the gathering occurs is prohibited.
- Authorisation to disperse a group should be based solely on the possibility that the group will turn violent, not based on ideological differences between the Grand Duke and the group.
- Local departments of the Ministry of Justice shall be created and will be responsible for the gathering of evidence against criminals after the perpetration of a crime. Evidence collected by these local departments may be used in the Kirkish Supreme Court in both criminal and civil cases.
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His Imperial and Most Serene Majesty Brayden I, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of Kirkland, King of Kirkland, Grand Duke of Alovia, Duke of Valoria and Symphona, Marquess and Head of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drown, Earl of Drakon, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Golden Eagle, Sovereign of the Noble Order of the Blue Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honorable Order of the White Stag, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of Saint Michael, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the Silver Horn, Sovereign of the Distinguished Order of Merit, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Knight of Saint Thomas
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THenderson
Earl
Joined: 24 May 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Speaker,
As the current Minister of Defence it is my firm opinion that our men and women is uniform are more than up to the task of policing this great nation. The KPA has shown that it is ineffective at even the most basic of tasks. Only the Military has the resources and the personnel to take on the task of protecting our nation from criminals. I yield the floor.
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The Right Honorable Thomas Henderson, Earl Fenton, Knight of the Golden Eagle, 2nd Speaker of the Parliament, Chancellor of Alovia
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SLandes
Grand Duke
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Speaker,
The KPA was established to prevent the Military from interfering in the day-to-day affairs of regular citizens. There's a reason you separate the Military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. I yield the floor.
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His Grace, Stephen Landes, Grand Duke of Balromia, Archbishop of Drakon, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Knight of the White Stag, Knight of Merit, 1st Prime Minister
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LeeKnopf
Duke
Joined: 09 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| There's a reason you separate the Military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. |
Ditto. I yield the floor.
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Her Grace, Sandra Knopf, Duchess of Halmonton
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Dakoda George
Grand Duke
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Speaker,
I agree with you completely, this bill should have been passed long ago.
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His Grace, Dakoda George, Grand Duke of Arlington, The Baron George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Governor of the Royal Bank of Kirkland, Governor of the First Bank of Kirkland, Chairman of George Industries, Member of Parliament, Head of the House of George
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King Brayden I
His Majesty, The Emperor
Joined: 17 Feb 2011
Posts: 276
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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As Speaker of the Parliament I shall cast the tie-breaker vote. I vote in favor of passage. All the votes being in and there being more yes votes than no votes the measure passes. The Act for a New Police Force is adopted.
Final vote: 3 yes, 3 no, 0 abstain
Tie-breaker made by Speaker of the Parliament
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His Imperial and Most Serene Majesty Brayden I, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of Kirkland, King of Kirkland, Grand Duke of Alovia, Duke of Valoria and Symphona, Marquess and Head of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drown, Earl of Drakon, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Golden Eagle, Sovereign of the Noble Order of the Blue Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honorable Order of the White Stag, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of Saint Michael, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the Silver Horn, Sovereign of the Distinguished Order of Merit, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Knight of Saint Thomas
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King Brayden I
His Majesty, The Emperor
Joined: 17 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| By the power vested in me by God and the Constitution of Kirkland, I sign this bill into law.
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His Imperial and Most Serene Majesty Brayden I, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of Kirkland, King of Kirkland, Grand Duke of Alovia, Duke of Valoria and Symphona, Marquess and Head of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drown, Earl of Drakon, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Golden Eagle, Sovereign of the Noble Order of the Blue Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honorable Order of the White Stag, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of Saint Michael, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the Silver Horn, Sovereign of the Distinguished Order of Merit, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Knight of Saint Thomas
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