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Bill: Death Penalty for Capital Crimes
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jewish Capitalist 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 2583
Description[?]:
| The death penalty has a deterrent effect. This is only logical. For this reason, we request that the government authorize the death penalty for capital crimes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
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 | 16:12:59, May 28, 2008 CET | From | Jewish Mothers' Union | To | Debating the Death Penalty for Capital Crimes |
| Message | I believe there is a strong biblical and moral case for maintaining the death penalty for murder. Melanie Koffenbaum (Minister of Foreign Affairs & Leader of the JMU) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 264 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 135 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
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