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Bill: Criminal Justice Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists
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: September 2094
Description[?]:
| Aimed at tackling juvenile crime, as well as making the criminal justice system fairer for those that cannot afford representation, such as juvenile offenders. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No curfew policies may be established.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Article 2
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 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 | 17:45:22, August 11, 2005 CET | From | Neo-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Bill |
| Message | We would agree with this bill were you to remove Article 1, which continues the Demography Party's trend of limiting civil rights and liberties. However, as this has been put to a vote we must vote down this legislation. |
| Date | 17:56:09, August 11, 2005 CET | From | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Bill |
| Message | Take out Article Two and we will support you on this. |
| Date | 20:46:01, August 11, 2005 CET | From | CIVIL UNION | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Bill |
| Message | We won't support a bill which wants to regionalize our country |
| Date | 08:47:15, August 12, 2005 CET | From | Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Bill |
| Message | Anyone else? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 16 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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