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Bill: Legal Representation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Constitutional Monarchy 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: October 2413
Description[?]:
| We the Whig Party believe that the state should not have to supply legal representation to those who can afford to pay for it themselves. |
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 | 16:48:03, June 04, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | Excellent reform! Agreed... |
| Date | 17:39:11, June 06, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | Why should the rich be allowed to hire lawyers? All shall confess in the People's interrogation booths! |
| Date | 17:53:31, June 06, 2007 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | This is a sensible slimming down of the state. Indeed, it probably doesn't go far enough. |
| Date | 19:03:20, June 06, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | well we should not have to pay for people who can afford it, its a burden on our system. the money could be better used elsewhere!!! |
| Date | 14:35:40, June 07, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | how annoying. :P |
| Date | 22:57:44, June 07, 2007 CET | From | United Workers Union | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | hmmm, actually i think we are looking at this from the wrong angle....if we give rich criminals some horrible public defendant he is more likely to get convicted, but if we alow them to hire some big shot city lawyer there is a significant chance that he will get off whit a technicality...think about it |
| Date | 23:18:47, June 07, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | if a crime has been committed then the courts, and the police will know about it. are you suggesting that our police force is incompetant? Im looking at the burden these crooks have on our country, why should law abiding citizens pay for the legal representation?? whats more, there are no big shot city lawyers... all lawyers are the same at the moment, and that is unlikely to change... |
| Date | 23:21:35, June 07, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | Every time I hear someone say "I'm just a simple, country lawyer," I have to check to make sure I still have my wallet... Just because someone is a competent attorney, doesn't make them a shyster. |
| Date | 21:02:24, June 11, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | well can parties tell me why they oppose? I know the PPPs reasons.... facists! lol |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 241 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 509 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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