Enhanced Police Powers Act of 2024 - Saxenheim

Rationale

These changes enhance public safety by addressing rising violent crime with stricter enforcement and preparedness, ensuring robust protection for all communities.

Proposed Changes

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

1

Police Powers

Previous law

Community policing focused on prevention

Zero tolerance

2

Armed Police

Previous law

Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call

All frontline officers routinely armed

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

Sebastian Maier

Activist · Age 34

11,368 social followers

Raised in a cramped industrial district, Sebastian Maier rose from factory floors to university lecture halls, blending sharp policy insights with an idealist’s vision—though his ambition often leaves colleagues wondering if his principles are as deep as his climb.

🎓 Academic 🚀 Ambitious 🌟 Idealist ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

29 September 2024
Vote Open

29 September 2024
Vote Closed

28 November 2024
Did Not Become Law

28 November 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed

20Yes 44No 5Not voted 69 seats

For: 20 / 69 seats (29.0%)

Against: 44 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 5

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 31.2%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights	31	No	We support effective policing, but rejects zero-tolerance policies, as they fail to implement preventative measures. Prevention, community policing and targeted specialist armed units provide public safety while preserving trust, proportionality and civil liberties.
Alliance23	8	No	Our current system focusing on prevention deescalates crimes and attempts to prevent them, rather than simply following crimes and punishing the criminals.
Left Forward	5	No	Zero tolerance is based on the broken windows theory, an approach that has been heavily challenged. Crime is not solved by policing poverty and treating minor disorder as a gateway to harsher punishment. We need prevention, strong communities and decent living conditions
Saxenheim Workers’ Union Proposer	20	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	5	Not voted

Bundestag

Failed

187Yes 411No 52Not voted 650 seats

For: 187 / 650 seats (28.8%)

Against: 411 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 52

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 31.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights	286	No	We support effective policing, but rejects zero-tolerance policies, as they fail to implement preventative measures. Prevention, community policing and targeted specialist armed units provide public safety while preserving trust, proportionality and civil liberties.
Alliance23	75	No	Our current system focusing on prevention deescalates crimes and attempts to prevent them, rather than simply following crimes and punishing the criminals.
Left Forward	50	No	Zero tolerance is based on the broken windows theory, an approach that has been heavily challenged. Crime is not solved by policing poverty and treating minor disorder as a gateway to harsher punishment. We need prevention, strong communities and decent living conditions
Saxenheim Workers’ Union Proposer	187	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	52	Not voted

Voting record

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

Left Forward

Voted Nov. 16, 2024

No

“Zero tolerance is based on the broken windows theory, an approach that has been heavily challenged. Crime is not solved by policing poverty and treating minor disorder as a gateway to harsher punishment. We need prevention, strong communities and decent living conditions”

Alliance23

Voted Oct. 4, 2024

No

“Our current system focusing on prevention deescalates crimes and attempts to prevent them, rather than simply following crimes and punishing the criminals.”

Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights

Voted Sept. 30, 2024

No

“We support effective policing, but rejects zero-tolerance policies, as they fail to implement preventative measures. Prevention, community policing and targeted specialist armed units provide public safety while preserving trust, proportionality and civil liberties.”