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Bill: Legal Representation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Chorus of Amyst
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 2050
Description[?]:
| Proposes that the state provide legal representation for those citizens of Lodamun who are accused of a crime but are below the poverty line and therefore cannot pay for their own counsel. All people have the right to a fair trial, and this bill seeks to ensure that this right is maintained. |
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.
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 | 13:34:05, May 09, 2005 CET | From |  National People's Gang | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | We will support this bill. However, we'd like to suggest a couple of amendments in order to define "poverty line" more precisely. Replacing: "but are below the poverty line and therefore cannot pay for their own counsel." With: "but for whom the anticipated cost of counsel represents more than 5% of their annual income and more than 10% of their savings." |
| Date | 15:29:27, May 09, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | A statesmanlike bill which will have the support of the CCF. |
| Date | 21:26:05, May 09, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | The Albert Party's suggestion can be manipulated by those who can in fact afford legal counsel. The poverty line is already federally determined, and as such little clarification of its definition should be required. |
| Date | 23:17:27, May 09, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | The CNT/AFL will ensure the passage of this bill. |
| Date | 23:21:55, May 09, 2005 CET | From | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | This bill is one more step to the NFL's bill on the state always paying for legal fees you have our support. |
| Date | 01:16:52, May 10, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | The Council will await further comment from the Albert Party before moving this to a vote. |
| Date | 02:21:21, May 10, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | (AC - sorry, can you point to where poverty is determined federally, I've had a look at all the bills and can't find it) However, with or without a precise definition, if this goes to vote, we'll support it. |
| Date | 03:43:18, May 10, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | ( It's an assumed thing, sorry. Kind of how I assume that there's some national minimum wage and a single kind of currency and other various economic factors.) |
| Date | 18:46:52, May 10, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Legal Representation Act |
| Message | We need a definition of "poverty line". |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 88 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy has 464 player slots. |
| Random quote: "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." - Dwight D. Eisenhower |