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Bill: Capital Punishment for Adultery Repeal
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal Intellectualism Front
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: May 2910
Description[?]:
The death sentence is a disproportionate punishment to the actual crime in question. It may be reasonable to have capital punishment for murderers but adultery is a far cry from taking the life of another person. Furthermore, it is difficult to enforce a law against adultery (as it occurs in private life and evidence can be hard to come by), and testimonies can be easily manipulated or made-up. Thus, the likelihood of a man or woman being sentenced to death for a mundane crime such as adultery is higher than say, for being charged wrongly for murder. A civilised state such as the Federal Republic of Darnussia should therefore repeal the current law that adheres to capital punishment. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is a capital offence.
Current: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Proposed: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 03:43:06, March 18, 2010 CET | From | Paleofederalist Party | To | Debating the Capital Punishment for Adultery Repeal |
Message | We dont currently apply the death penalty for adultry. Even though it is a capital crime, we do not use execution for capital crimes. Current govt position on the death penalty: "The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind" |
Date | 23:27:08, March 18, 2010 CET | From | The Liberal Intellectualism Front | To | Debating the Capital Punishment for Adultery Repeal |
Message | My bad, a capital offence usually refers to the 'death penalty.' However, despite this not being the case I still believe adultery is not a serious offence in comparison to other crimes. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 51 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 113 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 46 |
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