Policing the Police Act of 2014 (Redraft passed)

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A vote is now open. Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

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Aye


Sorry, but, I don't want to vote for a bill that will likely be struck down by the Supreme Court.

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The result of the vote/
Aye (7): DemPGH, Talleyrand, Windjammer, Cranberry, Polnut, Cris, Hagrid
Nay (3): Lief, TNF, Blair

Polnut's amendment has been adopted.

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Does someone want to become the new sponsor?

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Senators have 24 hours to object on Polnut becoming the new sponsor.

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So, senators a vote is now open. Do you want Polnut to be the new sponsor? If so, please vote AYE. If not, please vote Nay.

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Aye

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It appears that every senator voted.
So;
Aye: Hagrid, Cris, Polnut, Cranberry, Talleyrand, Blair, Windjammer, DemPGH
Nay: Lief, TNF

Polnut is now the new sponsor.

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Well, firstly, TNF has motioned for a final vote.

So, senators a vote to cloture the debates is now open. Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

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Nay, I believe the debate about this bill is far from being over.

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The debates continue.

Senators have 36 hours to object on Blair's amendment

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A vote is now open. Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

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Here it is, I don't want this to be the final draft at all because it's my first attempt at writing major federal legislation, and there's likely to be holes in it. Other than that I feel it offers necessary protections for police officers whilst allowing civilian oversight. Any questions bout it, give me a shout

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This.
Sorry, I was on my phone.

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Nay.

Sorry, but I don't want to pass a bill that will be struck down by the court.

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With all respect I have for my colleagues (and believe me, I respect all my  colleagues a lot).

Are you serious?

Of course the Supreme Court can strike down bills that the judges of the Supreme Court believe they are unconstitutional. Laws must respect the constitution. We, members of the senate, don't have absolute power.

I won't support a bill/amendment if I believe they are unconstitutional because I don't see the interest of doing that. What's the point of passing laws if they are going to be struck down?

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The result of the vote on Blair's amendment.

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Aye (5): DemPGH, TNF, Talleyrand, Blair, Lief
Nay (5): Hagrid, Cris, Cranberry, Polnut, Windjammer

There is a tie and it needs to be broken. The Vice-President will be contacted.

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Senators,
A vote is now open. Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

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Aye,
I honestly don't understand the problem with this amendment. It doesn't give too much flexibility according to me.

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Aye (5): Talleyrand, DemPGH, Cranberry, Polnut, Windjammer
Nay (3): Lief, Blair, TNF
Abstain (2): Cris, Hagrid

Polnut's amendment has been adopted.

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I'm proposing this amendment

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I want to address three issues with this.

1) Local/state authorities can't be trusted fully, in my view with it you need an independent group to be able to look and control the footage. This is purely, because like in any regulation sense you want separation involved.
2) I want money to go towards community outreach. Specifically communities that need to open a dialogue with police forces. For example this could be anything from African-Americans, to LGBT Atlasians. Both these groups have suffered historic abuse from police forces, and both these groups can also help contribute to the overall debate.
3) I want the PIC's to actually have access to the stuff they need. There's no point spending all this money if they don't have the documents they need to make an informed decision

Senators, a vote is now open. Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

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Aye

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Oooops, sorry, I misread Polnut's post (I believed he had objected)

The result of the vote:
Aye (9): every senator except Hagrid
Abstain (1): Hagrid

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Senators have 24 hours to object.

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Well,
Senators hace 24 hours to object about the final vote.

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A final vote is now open. Please, vote Aye, NAY or Abstain.