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Bill: Imperial Pardon Powers Act of 2783

Details

Submitted by[?]: Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei

Status[?]: passed

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: March 2784

Description[?]:

The Imperial Pardon Powers Act of 2783 hereby establishes these set provisions;

Article 1-
Section 1: His Imperial and Most Illustrious Lutheran Majesty the Emperor of Hulstria shall pocess the right in the Imperial Crownlands of Greater Hulstria to pardon criminals though only after sentence has been handed down.
Section 2: The Emperor of Hulstria may appoint a special officer to oversee all pardons issued by His Majesty at his pleasure.
Section 3: The Emperor of Hulstria shall pardon criminals at his pleasing but with consent with the Ministry of Justice.
Section 4: At His Imperial and Most Illustrious Lutheran Majesty the Emperor of Hulstria's choosing, he may pardon a criminal to ensure complete or partial withdrawal of punishment.

Article 2-
Section 1: The process of pardoning criminals shall be delegated to the Ministry of Justice.
Section 2: The Ministry of Justice may dismiss an application for a pardon issued by the Emperor of Hulstria.
Section 3: If in the case of a Justice Ministry rejection, the Emperor or his special officer may ask for a vote in the Imperial Diet to approve a pardon.
Section 4: If in the case the Justice Ministry accepts a pardon issued by the Emperor, the Imperial Diet has to right to move for a motion to reverse the pardon, and can do so with 60% of the legislature voting in approval.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date05:14:44, July 08, 2009 CET
FromKolonial Partei
ToDebating the Imperial Pardon Powers Act of 2783
MessageYes, this is very good. It's democratic, with the Ministry of Justice having veto power and the Diet having override power, and at the same time allows the Monarchy to be able to put in a voice to the development of the nation.

Date06:17:41, July 08, 2009 CET
FromLeutes Kommunistische Liga
ToDebating the Imperial Pardon Powers Act of 2783
MessageWe will now support this.

Date08:12:59, July 08, 2009 CET
FromKonstitutionelle Monarchie Partei
ToDebating the Imperial Pardon Powers Act of 2783
MessageIndeed. The Hulstrian Monarchist Society intends to create a stronger constitutional monarchy, a stronger society and government guided by law. I shall put to to vote in July 2783.

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
     

Total Seats: 573

no
  

Total Seats: 152

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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