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Bill: Legal Representation Act of 2090
Details
Submitted by[?]: Traditional Progressives
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: May 2092
Description[?]:
| Noticing that many defendants in criminal cases are of low monetary income, And realizing that they may not be able to afford attorneys, And also realizing that this puts them at a disadvantage in our complex legal system, We hereby resolve that defendants who are unable to afford an attorney shall be appointed a “Public Defender,” subsidized by the government. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
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 | 21:08:06, August 04, 2005 CET | From |  Deltarian Liberal Democracy Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act of 2090 |
| Message | We fully support this bill, for the impoverished deserve the same access as the wealthy in matters of justice and defense in court. |
| Date | 05:31:27, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Deltarian Labor Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act of 2090 |
| Message | Labor also believes that this bill represents a significant step forward for the equity of the Republic's justice system, and will certainly consider supporting it. |
| Date | 16:56:40, August 05, 2005 CET | From | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act of 2090 |
| Message | The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy fully support this bill. Everyone has a right to legal representation, no matter what their income. |
| Date | 17:00:28, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act of 2090 |
| Message | The SLP, unlike some other parties, is a supporter of social justice in the legal system, as previous proposals have shown. |
| Date | 17:00:45, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act of 2090 |
| Message | i.e. we support |
| Date | 01:40:25, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Traditional Progressives | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act of 2090 |
| Message | Very well, we are moving this to vote |
| Date | 09:04:34, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Freedom Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act of 2090 |
| Message | We support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 16 |
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