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Bill: Trial Payments
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: August 2097
Description[?]:
| We put forward paying for all defendants trial expenses, not just low income ones. We believe this will help improve justice as everyone will have the same amount to pay for their defence, meaning the rich will not have an advantage over the poor. |
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.
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 | 16:41:07, August 16, 2005 CET | From |  Radical Conservative Party | To | Debating the Trial Payments |
| Message | The RCP is against. We feel that the current law is fine. |
| Date | 08:58:15, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Trial Payments |
| Message | We support this measure. We do not believe that income should be a determinant in access to justice. There are plenty of 'middle class' households who cannot afford to pay for legal representation in expensive cases. Moreover, it makes moral sense that if the state is able to leverage its financial advantage in prosecuting people, it should also use that financial to power to give defendants the same access. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 72 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 326 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 157 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "In public policy, it matters less who has the best arguments and more who gets heard, and by whom." - Ralph Reed |