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Bill: Prisoner Vote Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Centre Party of Kirlawa
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: April 3753
Description[?]:
| This bill is being proposed as we feel that if you go to jail you give up some of your liberties one of these liberties should be the right to vote. Once you have been released from prison you may vote as you get back the liberties you lost in prison on release. |
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 | 16:26:31, November 02, 2014 CET | From | Kirlawan Social Party | To | Debating the Prisoner Vote Reform |
| Message | We strongly oppose this bill, for the following reasons: I - Even though criminals have committed offences against society, they are affected by public policy as much as the next person. II - Revoking their right to vote is an assault to these people citizenship and the first step towards their dehumanization. III - Such reforms only harden their reintegration into society and repress rehabilitation. |
| Date | 16:39:46, November 02, 2014 CET | From | Centre Party of Kirlawa | To | Debating the Prisoner Vote Reform |
| Message | We strongly disagree with your reasoning. If you have committed a crime you give up some of your rights, one of them should be voting. It in no way leads to dehumanization and your scaremongering voters into thinking so. |
| Date | 16:42:56, November 02, 2014 CET | From | Kirlawan Social Party | To | Debating the Prisoner Vote Reform |
| Message | Regardless of your unfounded offences, the prison population is still subject to public policy, thus, they should have the right to vote and democratically choose what they believe is best. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 219 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 498 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The Revolution needs to progress. We as humans need to evolve into higher beings through better moral virtues. And we can achieve that if we clean ourselves from the immoral. Those who go against the Revolution, go against human progress and must be freed in the most humane way possible. That is why we introduced the guillotine." - Maximus Robertson, former Davostani revolutionary |