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Bill: Justice Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Liberal Coalition
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: October 2096
Description[?]:
| This bill recognizes the need to change many of our justice laws. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:14:03, August 15, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Coalition | To | Debating the Justice Reform Bill |
| Message | Tell me what you think about this. |
| Date | 16:35:32, August 15, 2005 CET | From | shaira Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Bill |
| Message | i do not agree with article 1 and article 4. |
| Date | 19:32:07, August 15, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Coalition | To | Debating the Justice Reform Bill |
| Message | Article 4 can be dropped but Article 1 I believe is important. |
| Date | 20:55:54, August 15, 2005 CET | From | Darusalaam Union | To | Debating the Justice Reform Bill |
| Message | If you remove article 4, I will support this. |
| Date | 20:57:04, August 15, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Coalition | To | Debating the Justice Reform Bill |
| Message | Done. |
| Date | 22:54:19, August 16, 2005 CET | From | Purity Party | To | Debating the Justice Reform Bill |
| Message | We support articles 2 and 3, but conisder the death penality a necessary deterrent. This is sufficient to cause us to vote against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. " - P. J. O Rourke |