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Bill: Justice Act 2407
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party
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: February 2408
Description[?]:
| Why should citizens pay for rich CEOs lawyer when they are sued for breaking the law? |
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.
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 for defendants with low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:23:10, May 21, 2007 CET | From | Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Justice Act 2407 |
| Message | I am pretty sure that rich CEO's will hire their own lawyers. This law exists primarily for middle class people, who do not have LOW incomes, but nonetheless, might have difficulty hiring a lawyer. |
| Date | 14:27:32, May 22, 2007 CET | From | Páirtí Sóisialach | To | Debating the Justice Act 2407 |
| Message | Exactly. Government attorneys are not known for their prowess. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 163 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 263 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 175 |
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| Random quote: "Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war." - Tony Blair |