Armed Police Enhancement Act of 2020 - Saxenheim

Rationale

Increasing violent crime and officer safety risks require frontline police be routinely armed while prioritizing high-impact crimes ensures efficient resource use to better protect communities.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Armed Police	Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call		All frontline officers routinely armed
2	Police Powers	Community policing focused on prevention		Focus on highest impact crimes

1

Armed Police

Previous law

Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call

All frontline officers routinely armed

2

Police Powers

Previous law

Community policing focused on prevention

Focus on highest impact crimes

Proposer

Party

Saxenheim Workers’ Union

The Saxenheim Workers’ Movement (SWM) is a nationalist political movement focused on strengthening Saxenheim’s industry, protecting national interests, and promoting unity between workers, businesses, and the state. The movement emphasizes economic self-sufficiency, social order, and the belief that

Core pillars

Wolfgang Weber

Activist · Age 45

150,647 social followers

A former tabloid journalist turned firebrand activist, Wolfgang Weber wields media savvy like a weapon, crafting narratives that rally the base while his relentless ambition ensures he’s always angling for the next rung on the political ladder.

🚀 Ambitious 📺 Media Savvy ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

2 April 2020
Vote Open

2 April 2020
Vote Closed

1 June 2020
Did Not Become Law

1 June 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed

10Yes 47No 12Not voted 69 seats

For: 10 / 69 seats (14.5%)

Against: 47 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 12

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 17.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights	14	No	We don't believe it is necessary to change the current system, as it's brought very good results. We'd never dream to disarm all policemen, but at the same time we fail to see the necessity to arm all of them even when doing routine, non-dangerous work.
Competence And Freedom	12	No	Arming police officers would help little to actually reduce crime, which is rooted in social problems, and deprioritization of lesser crimes would impact many communities negatively.
Left Forward	21	No	A heavily armed police force does not prevent crime; rather, it leads to a strong fear of crime. The focus should always be on prevention.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union Proposer	10	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	5	Not voted

Bundestag

Failed

90Yes 446No 114Not voted 650 seats

For: 90 / 650 seats (13.8%)

Against: 446 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 114

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 16.8%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights	130	No	We don't believe it is necessary to change the current system, as it's brought very good results. We'd never dream to disarm all policemen, but at the same time we fail to see the necessity to arm all of them even when doing routine, non-dangerous work.
Competence And Freedom	117	No	Arming police officers would help little to actually reduce crime, which is rooted in social problems, and deprioritization of lesser crimes would impact many communities negatively.
Left Forward	199	No	A heavily armed police force does not prevent crime; rather, it leads to a strong fear of crime. The focus should always be on prevention.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union Proposer	90	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	52	Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights

Voted April 19, 2020

No

“We don't believe it is necessary to change the current system, as it's brought very good results. We'd never dream to disarm all policemen, but at the same time we fail to see the necessity to arm all of them even when doing routine, non-dangerous work.”

Left Forward

Voted April 15, 2020

No

“A heavily armed police force does not prevent crime; rather, it leads to a strong fear of crime. The focus should always be on prevention.”

Competence And Freedom

Voted April 7, 2020

No

“Arming police officers would help little to actually reduce crime, which is rooted in social problems, and deprioritization of lesser crimes would impact many communities negatively.”