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Bill: Bill of Rights Act
Details
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2636
Description[?]:
| We are proposing an amendment to the Constitution, unfortunetly the ability to amend a bill if rights is not given. So it will have to be done as a treaty, locking the laws that would be guaranteed as rights by this bill of rights. The sons of liberty would have to propose it, as they are in control of foreign affairs. I shall propose this, we shall vote, and if there are enough in favor of it we ask the Sons of Liberty to propose it as a treaty. First Amendment - Freedom of Speech No law shall be made prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. lom Second Amendment - The Right to Keep and Bear Arms A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear any form of arms, shall not be infringed. No law shall be passed implenting any kind of restrictions on the ownership of, or usage of firearms. Third Amendment - Protection from quarteting of troops. No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and siezure. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Fifth Amendment - due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain. No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Sixth Amendment - Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense. Seventh Amendment - Civil trial by jury In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the Republic of Dranland, than according to the rules of the common law. Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. We wanted to implement a 10 amendment that would be the same as the US 10th amendment, but we realize this would not stand a chance as Libertarian parties are so against the importance of federalism. For now we are just trying to make sure that these important fundemental rights are guaranteed, to protect form anyone trying to legislate away our freedom. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:52:44, September 11, 2008 CET | From | Party | To | Debating the Bill of Rights Act |
| Message | It will have to be discussed as to what laws must be locked for what amendments. |
| Date | 04:53:11, September 11, 2008 CET | From | Party | To | Debating the Bill of Rights Act |
| Message | So we shall leave it in debate mode for now. |
| Date | 13:39:54, September 11, 2008 CET | From | Dranland First Party (CC) | To | Debating the Bill of Rights Act |
| Message | This seems reasonable, as a formal recognition and legal protection of various fundamental freedoms and restraints on government. We can support. |
| Date | 05:10:22, September 12, 2008 CET | From | National Bolshevik Party | To | Debating the Bill of Rights Act |
| Message | We will vote 'no' as a default until it is decided what specific issues will be locked. |
| Date | 11:31:58, September 12, 2008 CET | From | Sons of Liberty | To | Debating the Bill of Rights Act |
| Message | Ditto to the NFP. Also, I do believe there are already passed Bill of Rights amendments; I've intended to look them up, but it is quite a time-consuming task that I've only just begun in pouring through history. - JM, SoL |
| Date | 12:03:32, September 12, 2008 CET | From | Sons of Liberty | To | Debating the Bill of Rights Act |
| Message | Indeed, we have discovered several amendments do already exist. First Amendment to the Constitution, 2185. http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=51437 Second Amendment to the Constitution, 2185. http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=51597 [Note this is separate from the actually titled "Second Amendment" due to the actual Second failing to pass with a supermajority. Also notably, we are currently in violation of the constitution on this second amendment.] Quite a few others exist as well, both hidden for a lack of "Amendment" in their title that we thus have not discovered, or amendments to the values in the constitution already that have swapped back and forth repeatedly over the years. [e.g, http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=124018] |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 67 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 138 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 60 |
| Random fact: Don't put "the" as the first word in your party name, because when parties are referred to in news reports, their names are preceded with "the", e.g. the [Socialist Party] has lost. |
| Random quote: "Oh, judge, your damn laws: the good people don't need them and the bad people don't follow them so what good are they?" - Ammon Hennacy |