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Bill: Justice Department Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic-Republican Party
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: December 3059
Description[?]:
| Our justice department is a corrupt, oppressive body. They make a mockery of the title justice, for there is no justice unless there is justice for all. |
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 illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:13:58, January 11, 2011 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Justice Department Reform Act |
| Message | Speaker, Article one: If the government is the one that puts prisoners in prison, then do they not have the responsibility to ensure they will not end up in prison again? Is not the government saying, "We will put you in prison, to ensure you do not reoffend." However, they do nothing to ensure this. With education comes freedom, and freedom means having the ability to choose to do what is right. Article two: Slavery is always wrong. No other argument is necessary. Article three: Only God can choose when to take a life. The state should not have the power to kill. Article four: This should not be a dictatorship where the military rules, but a place where the people rule! |
| Date | 17:18:33, January 11, 2011 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Justice Department Reform Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Luthorian criminal justice system is in no way based on rehabilitation. It is purely based on compensation. Most if not all non-violent crimes are punishable by a fine. If the criminal cannot pay, he is required to work in forced labour until he can repay it. That covers articles 1 and 2. Secondly, the Vicar of Christ and thus most direct representative of God on Terra, His Majesty the Emperor, has sanctioned the death penalty, thus the argument that men cannot execute others is null and void. Lastly, the military has many important duties relating to law enforcement because of its size and funding. There is no relation between dictatorship and the use of the military for policing duties. Our country is an aristocratic monarchy, not a dictatorship and there are no provisions that prevent the military of policing. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 79 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 122 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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