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Bill: Fixing Broken Things
Details
Submitted by[?]: Old School Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
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: March 2154
Description[?]:
| The Standards Act tried to fix things that didn't require it; this act will not. |
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Current: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:59:25, December 07, 2005 CET | From |  Grand National Party | To | Debating the Fixing Broken Things |
| Message | Articles 8&9 we enjoy. |
| Date | 00:36:49, December 08, 2005 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Fixing Broken Things |
| Message | ...1, 3, 8, and 9 do not seem broken by any means. |
| Date | 19:36:07, December 09, 2005 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Fixing Broken Things |
| Message | Never, half the bill is no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 149 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 95 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
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