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Security Checks and Balances Amendment

Proposed by Liberal Meritocratic Alliance in Rheinland

Bundesrat: 66.7% / 67% of all seats Bundestag: 66.8% / 67% of all seats

Package Overview (3 measures)

Passed
Created: Nov. 10, 2010
Opened: Dec. 1, 2010
Closed: Dec. 21, 2010

Opening this package cost 60 PP.

What would change

Full constitution with changes marked

Current wording is shown as it was when voting began.

Powers

Declare Martial Law
Declare Martial Law moves from Chancellor to Bundestag
Chancellor
Bundestag
Security Checks and Balances Amendment: 1. Shifting the power to declare war and martial law from members of the cabinet to the Bundestag ensure that these actions with potentially severe consequences need broad approval to pass rather than being decided by one person, reducing the likelihood of rash action. 2. Entrusting the designation of extremist organizations to non-partisan bureaucrats ensures that this decision is not made on a partisan basis and cannot be abused to illegitimately suppress opposition.
Designate Extremist Organisations
Designate Extremist Organisations moves from Federal Minister of the Interior to Professional non-partisan bureaucrats
Federal Minister of the Interior
Professional non-partisan bureaucrats
Security Checks and Balances Amendment: 1. Shifting the power to declare war and martial law from members of the cabinet to the Bundestag ensure that these actions with potentially severe consequences need broad approval to pass rather than being decided by one person, reducing the likelihood of rash action. 2. Entrusting the designation of extremist organizations to non-partisan bureaucrats ensures that this decision is not made on a partisan basis and cannot be abused to illegitimately suppress opposition.
Declare War
Declare War moves from Federal Minister of Defence to Bundestag
Federal Minister of Defence
Bundestag
Security Checks and Balances Amendment: 1. Shifting the power to declare war and martial law from members of the cabinet to the Bundestag ensure that these actions with potentially severe consequences need broad approval to pass rather than being decided by one person, reducing the likelihood of rash action. 2. Entrusting the designation of extremist organizations to non-partisan bureaucrats ensures that this decision is not made on a partisan basis and cannot be abused to illegitimately suppress opposition.

Proposer's case

1. Shifting the power to declare war and martial law from members of the cabinet to the Bundestag ensure that these actions with potentially severe consequences need broad approval to pass rather than being decided by one person, reducing the likelihood of rash action. 2. Entrusting the designation of extremist organizations to non-partisan bureaucrats ensures that this decision is not made on a partisan basis and cannot be abused to illegitimately suppress opposition.

Vote tally

Bundesrat

Passed
46Yes 0No 23Not voted 69 seats

For: 46 / 69 seats (66.7%) — needs 66.6%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 23

Party Seats Vote
Common Ground 18 Yes
Liberal Meritocratic Alliance Proposer 16 Yes
Socialist Rheinland 12 Yes

Bundestag

Passed
434Yes 0No 216Not voted 650 seats

For: 434 / 650 seats (66.8%) — needs 66.6%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 216

Party Seats Vote
Common Ground 170 Yes
Liberal Meritocratic Alliance Proposer 151 Yes
Socialist Rheinland 113 Yes

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