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Bill: No Frills for the Naughty Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Steel and the Gray
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: May 3720
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to stop coddling criminals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: The decision is left to the local governments.
Current: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are not allowed to vote.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Legality of judicial physical punishment
Old value:: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Current: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Proposed: Judicial corporal punishment (eg. caning or flogging) is legal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:52:35, August 27, 2014 CET | From | The Steel and the Gray | To | Debating the No Frills for the Naughty Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker -- We should not indulge the lazy felon any longer! We have an entire work force not being utilized, sitting around sapping our resources -- when they could be contributing to the GNP. Sincerely, The Steel and the Gray |
| Date | 18:02:21, August 27, 2014 CET | From | UNSC (ONI) | To | Debating the No Frills for the Naughty Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker Not all crimes that result in jail time are vile offenses. How about there is a time limit on how long a former prisoner cannot vote, corresponding with the crime. Also, jobs for the inmates shouldn't be dangerous and safety should be enforced at the job. Keep in mind, the inmates would be able to use whatever tools needed for the job, so unless we're comfortable with that the job should be off limits. |
| Date | 18:36:29, August 27, 2014 CET | From | The Steel and the Gray | To | Debating the No Frills for the Naughty Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker -- We are confident that the Minister of Justice will be able to oversee the jobs assigned to able-bodied inmates to avoid the real possibilities that our friends in the UNSC mention. We are also open to a friendly amendment to article one, but would like to hear more from other parties before making the recommended change. Sincerely, The Steel and the Gray |
| Date | 18:37:10, August 27, 2014 CET | From | The Steel and the Gray | To | Debating the No Frills for the Naughty Act |
| Message | OOC: Sorry, that last post should be in first person and signed by PM Freunlich |
| Date | 02:04:07, August 29, 2014 CET | From | The Steel and the Gray | To | Debating the No Frills for the Naughty Act |
| Message | Members of Parliament -- Hearing no more debate on this bill, I will move it forward for a vote. Katherine J. Freunlich, PM |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 73 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 312 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 54 |
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