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Bill: Capital Offense Bill (2579)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Normand Pluralist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: October 2579
Description[?]:
| In light of recent events, we feel that the state should not support traitors in luxurious state-funded prisons. Extreme cases of high treason should be met with execution in the most cost-efficient manner. |
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 not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:59:52, May 20, 2008 CET | From |  Imperial Pluralism Party | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | We are uncertain as to whether the Sekowan legal system can tolerate ex post facto or retroactive legislation. However, there seems to be no constitutional injunction against it, so the perpetrators of the recent treasons could potentially be put to death by the courts. |
| Date | 16:26:56, May 20, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | OOC: A bit much don't you think? I mean its' not like she'd stay in the country, considering how extreme things tend to become sometimes. |
| Date | 18:04:34, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | We'd support this if the guernetee is given that it won't be applied to persons who ex post facto. |
| Date | 18:04:55, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | OOC: you get the idea, my grammer there is horrible. |
| Date | 18:26:19, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | It need not be applied ex-post facto. All those involved should be court-marshalled, bypassing civilian courts and allowing for military executions, without any need for civilian trials. |
| Date | 18:56:58, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | OOC: Man, what a mess, I think I'll just abstain. |
| Date | 19:02:33, May 20, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | So the NPP is supports completely ignoring the rule of law and civil control of the military then? |
| Date | 02:36:39, May 21, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Capital Offense Bill (2579) |
| Message | No. The Imperialist Socialist Party cleary supports completely ignoring the rule of law. The Normand Pluralist Party believes that there is a very important reason military tribunals are kept separate from civilian courts, and the Normand Pluralist Party fully supports the military in ensuring proper discipline, thus ensuring the safety of Sekowo. We wish the Socialists offered the same support to the military which they have just attempted to sabotage. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 386 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 132 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 73 |
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