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Bill: Attorney Appointment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Red Tory 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: February 2614
Description[?]:
| Everyone has the right to an attorney. Wealth should not be a factor in the realm of law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:17:24, July 29, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Attorney Appointment Act |
| Message | We like this very much. We'd like it even more if it went further... as it is, the rich can still afford better representation. |
| Date | 22:29:57, July 29, 2008 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Attorney Appointment Act |
| Message | OOC: I am pleased to see this new trend towards descriptive titles and descriptions. Kudos to the new parties :-) IC: Our police are so rarely wrong, we see this as an irrelevant expense, but meh, we won't vote against... |
| Date | 22:42:27, July 29, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Attorney Appointment Act |
| Message | OOC: agreed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 470 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 196 |
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