Bill Name: The Security and Defense of the Senate act.
Purpose of Bill: To better protect the Senate and its Senators from future acts of of aggression and attacks on the Senate. This being proposed in light of the recent attack on the Senate building in which two Sith Masters were invited in and destroyed the Senate Building. This led to the death of many and general panic on the streets of Coruscant as result of the attack.
Language of the Bill: This bill will first be in place due to the fact of the recent revelations and events of the past two weeks. As the threat of a Sith within our ranks and the fact that two Sith were able to walk right into the Senate without a second glance and destroy the building without anyone stopping them. Secondly, the security of the place of meetings for the Senate needs better protection and security and as such this will also recognize the initiation of a Garrison for the Senate. Lastly this will insure that no one will be able to undermine the Republic and humiliate us ever again.
In the interest of protecting the Senate, its place of warning and to insure there are no infiltrators or insurgents within the current government the following will be instituted if this this bill is passed:
- Extensive background checks will be done on all guest, security, workers and other such personnel that enter the building so that it is made sure of the allegiance of the personnel. The information will be held by the SIS head, Supreme Chancellor, and High Jedi Council. These background searches will be done by an unknown group of SIS operatives that will report their findings directly to the three mentioned groups/individuals.
- Extensive weapon searches will be done on all personnel who are not cleared for such, including Senators, guests, and other such groups that are not for security. With permission from the head of Security senators may carry weapons, the search will be done but the weapon will be allowed. These weapon searches will be done using sensors so that the rights and privacy of those searched will remain intact. Should a weapon be found on someone without Authorization they will immediately be detained.
-Background searches will be don't on current and future Senators and this information will be only accessed by the High Jedi Council, and the Supreme Chancellor. This will go no further than civil records, criminal records, prior associations, and residency and financial information.
-The Senate will employ its own garrison so that quick response to the scene of an incident is no longer a problem. This will allow for any future threats to be dealt with faster.
-In the event of an incident pertaining to the Senate, a Senator will have the power to call upon the aid of the Jedi or the Republic military so that casualties are lowered and the innocents are not harmed.
-Lastly, due to there being no place for a current meeting it is proposed the meeting place of the Senate is moved to the Republic Crisis Center as suggested. This will be a temporary move until the Senate building is rebuilt and things are restored to the proper state that it had been.
