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Bill: National Judiciary Review Act - Simplifying the System
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! 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: September 2536
Description[?]:
| In order to provide swift justice the following powers and procedures with bill enacted for our current judiciary: - Accepting that the Judges (henceforth referred to as Imperial Magistrates) are the enactors of law within this nation, and accepting the already high cost to the nation of criminal trials, judgements made by Imperial Magistrates cannot be appealed, unless there is a grave procedural error. In this way the Imperial Magistrate is the law allowing swift justice to be maintained. - In order to simplify the system of sentencing all crimes, barring some minor offences, will be given the same penalty; death. In this way there can be no confusion for the criminal and, in relation with article 1 of this act, the cost to the prison service will be drastically reduced allowing that budget to be transferred to the Police to safeguard the people of this nation. Executions will be shown on live television for all major offences so that the people may see justice being done. - In order that the correct judgement is made within a criminal investigation, and to guarantee that all people involved in such an investigation give up whatever information they possess freely, the Police will be given the right to extract information from those under investigation by any means they believe necessary in order to come to the truth. In this way we can guarantee that criminals are brought to justice. - In order to further simplify the system of trials, and reduce their costs, the sentence will be agreed and told to the nation and the criminal by the Imperial Magistrate at the beginning of the trial. Evidence will then be presented to show the criminals guilt. Should it be found that the accused is not guilty, this will assuage the need for a trial thusly reducing costs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: Judgements may only be appealed against for grave procedural errors.
Article 2
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 applied to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 170 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 230 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "I swear to the Lord I still can't see Why Democracy means Everybody but me." - Langston Hughes, The Black Man Speaks |