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Bill: IP Justice Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialist 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: July 2389
Description[?]:
| 1. Malpractice suits cannot be adequately judged by our legal system, because of the lack of specialized medical knowledge. Rather, we should let this be handled by the relevant regulatory boards. 2. While there is room for punitive damages to dissuade certain activities, it is ridiculous to have no caps on monetary damage. Juries, while reliable on average, may sometimes award excessively high damages without realizing the social costs of doing so: less innovation and higher prices for consumers. Justice must be done, not just for victims, but also for the good of the nation. 3. Given that police are expected to apprehend criminals, doesn't it make sense to arm them properly? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:23:23, April 13, 2007 CET | From | Marxist Peoples Party | To | Debating the IP Justice Act |
| Message | "The police are only nessecary in the junction of human history when there are those who have and those who have nothing"- Malcolm X Drop article 2 and I'll support this |
| Date | 23:32:14, April 13, 2007 CET | From | Imperialist Party | To | Debating the IP Justice Act |
| Message | I will consider the issue of armed police forces separately. |
| Date | 23:39:52, April 13, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the IP Justice Act |
| Message | This is the worth of both sides on this issue. Article 1 unnecessarily limits the ability of judges to award just reparations. And Article 2 unnecessarily clouds the process, making it harder for patients to get a fair deal. |
| Date | 23:53:04, April 13, 2007 CET | From | Marxist Peoples Party | To | Debating the IP Justice Act |
| Message | frivolous lawsuits harm patients more |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 334 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 137 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 130 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "I never dared to be radical when young. For fear it would make me conservative when old." - Robert Frost |