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Bill: Defendant Representation Act of 2361
Details
Submitted by[?]: Orange Liberty Party
Status[?]: passed
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: March 2362
Description[?]:
| All citizens accused of a crime shall have legal representation provided for them. They may, of course, seek their own counsel instead of accepting the provided counsel, but as all defendants shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty, they must have fair counsel in legal matters. |
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
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 750 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where players have failed to clearly and accurately reference their nation's RP laws in the "Bills under debate" section, Moderation will rule them invalid if a challenge is made to their validity. |
| Random quote: "There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread." - Mahatma Gandhi |