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Bill: Lex Talionis
Details
Submitted by[?]: Konservative Partei
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: April 3210
Description[?]:
| The current legal system gives more concern to the rights of crime perpetrators than to those of their victims. We need a zero-tolerance crime-fighting policy that will end this situation once and for all. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Current: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Proposed: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 147 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 353 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Law is mind without reason." - Aristotle |