|
| 27 Apr 2014 01:32 PM |
PREAMBLE: Whereas the rights of Congress over the Capitol Police Department; the jurisdiction and authority of the Capitol Police Department; and the overall power structure of the Capitol Police Department, were not defined,
SECTION I: The Capitol Police Department (herein referred to as the "CPD") shall be under the command of the United States Legislative Branch, and shall be removed from the Executive Office of the President.
SECTION II: The Chief of the CPD shall be elected at a Congress meeting at the conclusion of each month, by the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Chief candidate must have a majority support of the Congress in order to be elected into the position.
SECTION III: The Congress will have the power to command all CPD agents which are assigned to their protection. Congress has the right to reprimand, correct, and discipline agents should they violate the Constitution, or the rights of that Congressmember, but for a formal punishment to be assigned, an inquiry of distress must be sent to the Chief of the CPD.
SECTION IV: Congress has the right to order civilians to be removed from the Capitol Building with domestic force if that civilian is being disruptive to the daily conduct of Congress.
SECTION V: The Congress has the right to go anywhere that they are granted access, within the United States with the protection of at least one CPD agent. Should a CPD agent not be present when the Congressmember is in official American territory, letters of distress may be sent to the CPD Chief, who will be expected to raise activity and possibly reform the Department at his jurisdiction.
SECTION VI: Should Congress deem that the Chief of the CPD is not fulfilling his duties, or that a certain member of the CPD is being abusive to their powers, Congress has the right to impeach the Chief. The impeachment, or removal, of a Chief, shall be presented to both chambers of Congress at one of its weekly meetings. The removal of a single CPD officer must be supported by a majority of one chamber of Congress, for them to be removed. The Chief's consent does not need to be given in this situation.
SECTION VII: Congress shall have the right to make changes to CPD all policies which pertain to situations involving its operation (should these changes be declared unconstitutional, the Supreme Court shall have the right to repeal the congressional changes). These changes, if made by Congress, do not need to be submitted in bill format, but may be accepted at Congressional meetings. Because of this, if the Congress wishes to make changes to the CPD at a meeting, a formal invite must be sent to the Chief of the CPD so that he may attend and have representation in the discussion pertaining to his department.
SECTION VIII: The CPD shall have authority over all other national security agencies and policing departments - including but not limited to, the Secret Service, the Metropolitan Police, the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Marshals Service, while in the Capitol Building or on Congressional territory.
SECTION VIII: The CPD shall have the authority to arrest members of Congress if there is a warrant of arrest signed by the Chief of the CPD, or a Supreme Court Justice. The CPD is permitted to arrest civilians who are infringing the law (without a formal warrant), but may be legally punished if they abuse this power of civilian arrest.
SECTION IX: No governmental authority besides the majority of Congress, may perform any changes to the structure of the CPD, disband the CPD, or make any changes to the CPD, without the approval of Congress.
SECTION X: This goes into effect immediately if passed.
Signed, Speaker of the House Malachic President of the Senate/Vice President Externalship House of Representatives Chamber of the Senate [IN EFFECT] |
|
|
| Report Abuse |
|