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Bill: Government Legal Aid Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: July 2143
Description[?]:
| Low income families need to be able to have some sort of representation in court. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:47:07, November 18, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Democrat Party | To | Debating the Government Legal Aid Act |
| Message | And what exaclty determines low income?? A person charged with fraud who had no income to begin with, does his/her profit off the fraud constiute income? |
| Date | 16:24:23, November 18, 2005 CET | From | Vanuku Conservative Caucus | To | Debating the Government Legal Aid Act |
| Message | We belive that this is a step in the right direction, however we would be more spportive if this bill provided free criminal council, for all those who wanted it |
| Date | 03:08:31, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Government Legal Aid Act |
| Message | There's no point. If people can afford a lawyer they should pay for it. If we subsidize lawyers, then taxes will shoot up ridicuosly, and with the education act already raising taxes, the people will have no money left. |
| Date | 03:19:02, November 19, 2005 CET | From | National Unity Party | To | Debating the Government Legal Aid Act |
| Message | this should be done with constant supervision under eatch case. |
| Date | 09:02:39, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Economist Party | To | Debating the Government Legal Aid Act |
| Message | To prevent from judgment errors, everybody should be able to pay for a lawyer. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 100 |
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