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Bill: Death Penalty Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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: November 2097
Description[?]:
| A bill to reform and realign our Nation's stance on the death penalty to better be in line with that of the views of our populous. |
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 illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:29:02, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Veritaserum | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | It has been proven that killing is not a deterence. As such we feel this bill only serves to bring about revenge which should have no place in a just system. |
| Date | 09:07:13, August 18, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | I'd also like to direct all parties to the article about the death penalty in "Social-Democratic Affairs" on the forums. |
| Date | 10:29:01, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Grand Republican Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | Against |
| Date | 12:00:55, August 18, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | We're surprised any party calling itself "libertarian" would vote for this... |
| Date | 12:16:05, August 18, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | According to Victor Hugo: «Que dit la loi? Tu ne tueras pas! Comment le dit-elle? En tuant!» ("What does the law say? You will not kill! How does it say it? By killing!"). |
| Date | 13:46:11, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | The will of the people, the will of the gods. |
| Date | 13:49:12, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | A French revolutionary sees his people running down a street. He turns to a beggar and asks, "Where are my people going? You must tell me so that I can lead them." Against. |
| Date | 15:45:11, August 18, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | "The will of the people, the will of the gods." What do you mean by that? Whatever happened to "Thou shallt not kill". I'm not very religious, but I strongly believe that no human being has the right to decide over life or death. |
| Date | 00:50:32, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | I dont see what morality has to do with religion, RSDP. |
| Date | 01:42:50, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform |
| Message | I mean if you'd take a gander at the polls... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 281 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 308 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 10 |
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