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Bill: Franchise Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: August 3427
Description[?]:
| Madam Speaker, the DSP is strongly committed to the rehabilitation of prisoners, and for this reason - I am proud to say - my government has massively increased expenditure on rehabilitation programs. However, the Dranish people find it unfair that those who break the law are able to vote whilst serving behind bars for crimes they have committed. Once prisoners have served their time they ought to be allowed to vote again, but whilst they are in prison they should be disbarred from taking part in elections. Cadfael Maddocks MP (Prime Minister of Dranland) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Current: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:59:42, January 14, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, if this Bill passes, then it will be interesting to see whether Tom Marshall will be able to vote at the next election... Gyeong Dong MP (DSP backbencher) |
| Date | 16:23:40, January 14, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: Hahahahaha!!!!! Probably not the most politically shrewd thing to say though. |
| Date | 18:24:59, January 14, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker We think that it is an intrusion of government to prisoners rights.We think that especially prisoners should vote because prisons and its conditions controlled by governments so even if they committed crime/s they should have right to choose their MPs because their life is much more affected from governments actions Florence McCormick Leader of Greens Parliamentary Group |
| Date | 19:25:58, January 14, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, we would indeed support this bill for it is unfair to give miscreants who have committed atrocities against society the right to partake in determining its future. Thomas Tilney jr. Member for Loren GNP Spokesman for Justice |
| Date | 20:05:07, January 14, 2013 CET | From | Civic Democratic Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, We support this measure, but we do not feel it goes far enough. Criminals are a stain upon our society. They have forfeited the right to decide the future of our country, and should therefore not have the right to vote. David Montavez Member for Magadonia Chairman of Encrucijada Democrática |
| Date | 23:10:21, January 14, 2013 CET | From | Popular Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, We oppose this, which would be a breach of the basic human rights of our citizens. Criminals are still people, and they have as much right to be part of our society as anyone else. In order for prisoners to be re-integrated back into society(and stop committing crimes), they have to feel like they have a stake in it. This measure would only ostracise criminals further, which will do absolutely no good in terms of reducing crime.The DSP claims to believe in rehabilitation, but, but I seriously doubt their commitment to this in light of this bill. Mariano Delgado MP Leader of the Opposition |
| Date | 00:06:36, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, my government is passionately committed to the rehabilitation of law-breaker and prisoners back in to society. In fact, we have more than doubled our expenditure on rehabilitation programs. However, if we are to persuade society to accept law-breakers back in to society, then we have to convince society that we are being fair and that those who commit serious crimes are not getting away with it. While law-breakers are able to vote despite being behind bars, many Dranians are going to be left with a feeling that justice is not being served. I emphasise, Madam Speaker, that this Bill is about restoring public confidence in the justice system. Cadfael Maddocks MP (Prime Minister of Dranland) |
| Date | 00:09:17, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, I wonder whether the Honourable Gentleman could tell us whether stripping away Tom Marshall's vote whilst he is in prison would harm his rehabilitation and make him more likely to reoffend in the future? Gyeong Dong MP (Backbench DSP MP) |
| Date | 07:31:34, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: Doubled your spending? The budget didn't pass. |
| Date | 08:20:37, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: Wait, hold on, it did pass. My bad. |
| Date | 20:51:41, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: And since then we've passed another budget, massively increasing Justice spending again. |
| Date | 20:58:08, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: BTW, why is internal affairs so badly funded? Counter-terror, police and corrections all fall under internal affairs. |
| Date | 21:15:53, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: You'd have to ask those evil, tax-cutting, spending-slashing right-wing capitalist parties about that, EEL :). But under the DSP-led government, spending on Internal Affairs has increased. When we came in to office, it was 2,500,000,000 DRA. Now it is 10,000,000,000 DRA. So believe it or not, we socialists can boast that we are the "tough on crime" party that invests in the police. |
| Date | 21:17:23, January 15, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: I'd say triple that. By cutting other stuff. |
| Date | 20:33:34, January 16, 2013 CET | From | Popular Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: Forgive me of I'm wrong, but doesn't prison and corrections fall under the justice department? |
| Date | 20:39:39, January 16, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC:Yes you are right |
| Date | 21:51:19, January 16, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, it is interesting to see that the Blue Shirt MPs are voting in favour of votes for criminals in prison. Is it that they fear losing a large proportion of their voters if this Bill passes? Gyeong Dong MP (Backbench DSP MP) |
| Date | 22:10:01, January 16, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Franchise Act |
| Message | OOC: Oh, yes, corrections is Justice. Oops. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 232 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 119 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: “Human rights means doing whatever the fuck you want” - Benji Benandez, former Dranian politician |