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Bill: Death Penalty Reintroduction Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Technocratic Nationalist 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: September 2446
Description[?]:
| Unforgivable crimes, such as murder, rape, treason, and acts of terror, should be severely punished. This bill will allow the death penalty to be used when there is incontrovertible proof of guilt. It is our duty to protect the innocent and punish the guilty. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:00:59, August 20, 2007 CET | From |  Technocratic Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reintroduction Bill |
| Message | Sorry for the large volume of bills. I'm going to leave them up for debate much longer than I have in the past. |
| Date | 13:36:33, August 21, 2007 CET | From | Supreme Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reintroduction Bill |
| Message | No problem as long as we have the time for debate. We are against the death penalty because its a barbarian costume that goes against the progressive way of the people of Dorvik. The State, this Leviathan, has no legitimate power to decide who lives and who dies. Also the death penalty, in our view, is not too much different than those penalties applied by totally undeveloped communities where thieves have their hands chopped if caught. We would like to remember all parties that the death penalty is the only penalty where a error in the prosecution can not be undone. It goes against our Judiciary System we will vote against it. |
| Date | 19:18:59, August 21, 2007 CET | From | Supreme Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reintroduction Bill |
| Message | I have also to add that this bill goes against our extradiction policy that prevents us from extradicting persons to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts. |
| Date | 21:06:59, August 21, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Party of The Free Republic | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reintroduction Bill |
| Message | However we could just invade foreign countries overthrow their leaders and execute them on the invaded countries terms. I mean if your that keen to use the death penalty then why not. Otherwise the MPD has to disagree with Capital Punsihment on Dorvish Soil. |
| Date | 01:04:07, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Technocratic Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reintroduction Bill |
| Message | Note that the death penalty will only apply where there is incontrovertible proof of guilt. It would certainly be hypocritical of us to claim to protect the innocent while we send innocent people to their deaths. We understand that this is a rather sensitive issue for many, and we do take it seriously. However, we feel that there are some individuals who are so dangerous that we should do everything in our power to keep them from harming the law-abiding citizens of our Free Republic. As for the MPD's response, we simply are at a loss on how to respond. A few senior members of the Technocratic Nationalist Party are curious as to what could have prompted such vitriolic statements. |
| Date | 16:33:12, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Dorvish Popular Front | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reintroduction Bill |
| Message | We shall support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 98 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 131 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 170 |
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