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Bill: Criminal Justice Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Republican Union
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: December 2559
Description[?]:
| An act to reform the criminal justice code. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
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 applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:06:26, April 10, 2008 CET | From | Federalist Party of Vanuku | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Reform Act |
| Message | We do not support this act because we believe that the death penalty is a vital asset in deterring future crime. |
| Date | 14:23:01, April 10, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Reform Act |
| Message | Whilst the argument that to deprive a person of their life for a crime which they may, in fact, not have committed is a valid one, is it any more humane to incarcerate them for twenty-odd years on the same pretext? On the subject of curfews, the Vanuku Sinatranoan Party has no firm views, but requires a little more reason for the proposed change than: "An act to reform the criminal justice code". What practical reforms are you offering? Please provide some details. Lay down firm policy, not populist ramblings. |
| Date | 16:31:13, April 10, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Republican Union | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Reform Act |
| Message | Current policy on curfews is unnecessarily oppressive and for that reason must be amended. Our proposed reforms will allow for curfews only in a state of emergency as declared by the national government. This way we respect the freedoms of individuals to move freely and exercise their business as they so wish except in those extreme circumstances where national security requires otherwise. As for the death penalty; it is our firm belief that the current policy of allowing the death penalty for capital offences is over expensive and based upon unfounded sociological theories. The argument that capital punishment deters crime is completely unfounded and unsupported by any credible research into the issue. Not only that but the costs of repeated appeals and maintainence of capital punishment facilities far outweighs any possible benefits it might have. A system of mandatory life sentencing for capital offences will be far more effective and cost efficient not to mention far more humane. |
| Date | 08:36:44, April 11, 2008 CET | From | Federalist Party of Vanuku | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Reform Act |
| Message | We look at the death penalty this way: A bullet and a gun cost far less than the tax payers paying for a criminal to sit in jail for 20 some odd years. As to whether the death penalty is humane or not: If you are convicted of a capital crime and are sentence to death, you no longer have any rights, especially if the convicted person has been found guilty of murder. |
| Date | 14:44:07, April 11, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Reform Act |
| Message | Regarding your comment that the current policy on curfews are excessive, do you know how many of the five states in Vanuku actually currently enforce any sort of a curfew? Thought not. |
| Date | 14:45:35, April 11, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Criminal Justice Reform Act |
| Message | Mind you, at least we've had a bit of fairly constructive debate on the death penalty. The Vanuku Sinatranoan Party actually had an internal conscience vote on this issue, and was almost divided 50/50. Truly there are no easy answers. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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