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Bill: Justice Bill of January 2538
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: September 2538
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No curfew policies may be established.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 2
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 not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Current: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Proposed: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: No gated communities are allowed.
Proposed: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:07:39, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Marxist Party | To | Debating the Justice Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | Capital Punishment can not be justified in any Society calling itself Civilized!! And under NO circumstances should torture be allowed, we must uphold human rights even when our enemies do not!! Prisoners cannot be forced to do work, that is the same as having labor camps; is that what you want to turn our prisons into?! We need to build more rehabilitation centers, not more Prisons!!! I do think the Police should be able to carry lethal firearms thou, if the criminals have lethal firearms; then so should our officers who have to fight them. |
| Date | 22:30:20, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Justice Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | We think that if someone murders another human being, it is only right that they should meet the same fate. It is the only punishment capable of fitting the crime. Torture is we agree, hardly a desirable act but we feel that under grave emergencies this lesser evil could prevent much greater evil being inflicted upon innocent people. As for prisons we believe that the work is part of the rehabilitation. Plus, keeping prisoners is expensive, so they should pay for they're stay through productive labour rather than burdening the law-abiding taxpayer. |
| Date | 22:43:32, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Communist Party | To | Debating the Justice Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | so your say it's ok to kill people, two wrongs don't make a right.... remember that from middle school! |
| Date | 00:12:12, February 27, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Justice Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!" |
| Date | 23:46:10, February 27, 2008 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Justice Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | no, people need rehab not punishment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 116 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 634 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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