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Bill: Rights of the Accused Act 3406
Details
Submitted by[?]: Five Regions Liberation Alliance
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: December 3407
Description[?]:
| An Act to protect the rights of those who have been accused of crimes without conviction |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Current: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Proposed: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:14:38, December 06, 2012 CET | From | Five Regions Liberation Alliance | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | The New Alliance supports the maintenance a database of DNA of those who have been convicted; however, we feel it is a blatant violation of the civil rights of the accused to hold their DNA after they have been acquitted of wrong doing. |
| Date | 07:01:19, December 06, 2012 CET | From | Minimalist Party | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | How could recording the DNA of citizens be a violation of civil rights? At this point, we do not feel strongly for or against this change. |
| Date | 06:22:54, December 07, 2012 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | We can support the change. |
| Date | 19:09:12, December 07, 2012 CET | From | Minimalist Party | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | We do not understand why recording the DNA of the accused would be a violation of their civil rights, but we don't want to take the chance. We support, reluctantly. |
| Date | 20:47:48, December 07, 2012 CET | From | Five Regions Liberation Alliance | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | We are fearful of the message that it sends to our citizens. We fear that it says those who are wrongly accused of crimes that they are forever suspect in the eyes of the state. |
| Date | 22:24:00, December 07, 2012 CET | From | People's Socialist Party | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | We agree with the New Alliance' position on this matter, therefore we support this Act. |
| Date | 23:04:35, December 07, 2012 CET | From | Minimalist Party | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | That makes sense. The actual recording of the DNA isn't an infringement on their rights, but the message it sends could be interpreted as an infringement. Thank you for your explanation. We can now say that we support in confidence. |
| Date | 00:17:50, December 08, 2012 CET | From | Crimson Lance Directive | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | We are somewhat impartial to this bill. |
| Date | 17:43:11, December 08, 2012 CET | From | Five Regions Liberation Alliance | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused Act 3406 |
| Message | The thank the SPoK, Minimalists, CLD, and the PSP for their support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 612 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 138 |
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