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Bill: Right to Justice Act 2360
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militant Libertarian Front
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2361
Description[?]:
| The role of government is to protect individual rights. Individuals have the right to justice before the law therefore it is a legitimate function of the state to pay for that justice. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:52:20, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Militant Libertarian Front | To | Debating the Right to Justice Act 2360 |
| Message | let's not forget that these people on trial are still innocent. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 236 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 303 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it." - Ken Livingstone |