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Bill: Legal Representation Act 2449
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Greater Hulstria
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 2450
Description[?]:
| An Act to better provide for defendants. |
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 for defendants with low incomes.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:19:13, September 02, 2007 CET | From |  Kaiserliche Hulsterreichische Partei | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act 2449 |
| Message | Do you really want the state paying for major corporations' lawyers, because we can think of ten better ways to waste the ENTIRE national budget. |
| Date | 15:51:06, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act 2449 |
| Message | The current law ensures everyone has access to a lawyer. If a suspect can already affors a lawyer there is no reason for the state to pay their bills. |
| Date | 00:25:32, September 03, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act 2449 |
| Message | We agree with GSPP. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 129 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 273 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 98 |
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