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Bill: Crime and Punishment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front
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: June 2446
Description[?]:
| ...[original description lost]... [Translation: To more effectively enforce the statutes of this government, it is necessary to create stronger deterrents for capital crimes such as murder and treason. This bill proposes the use of the death penalty for consideration in cases of extreme violence, cruelty, mass murder, and/or treason. We propose the use of torture as an interrogation technique in cases of national emergency and/or when terrorist plots may be afoot.] |
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 applied to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:01:46, August 22, 2007 CET | From |  Bloc Militaire pour Restauration | To | Debating the Crime and Punishment Bill |
| Message | strongly oppose |
| Date | 11:12:15, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Lib-Gov Party-part of W.A-S.U | To | Debating the Crime and Punishment Bill |
| Message | We oppose |
| Date | 11:15:35, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Crime and Punishment Bill |
| Message | Back, to vote ASAP. |
| Date | 16:37:19, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Jesuék avé Avjogadék Kàticképylz | To | Debating the Crime and Punishment Bill |
| Message | Aye |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 197 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 82 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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