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Bill: Death Penalty Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partie Libertaire Chrétienne
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: October 2654
Description[?]:
| A bill to make the states policy on the death penalty more humane, and prevent our nation from extraditing individuals to nations which do not share our values. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Current: Extradition to nations that practice cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects or in punishment is not allowed.
Proposed: Extradition to nations that practice cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects or in punishment is not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:18:58, October 18, 2008 CET | From |   Bloc de gauche | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reform Act |
| Message | These are contradictory positions, one promotes human rights and the other restricts them. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 56 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 125 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 69 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities." - John Dalberg-Acton |