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Bill: Capital Punishment Act of 3844
Details
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: March 3846
Description[?]:
SEC. I Article 1 applies the option of the death penalty in cases where a capital crime was committed. The methods approved are; i) guillotine, ii) firing squad SEC. II Article 2 orders all executions: i) be conducted in areas to facilitate public viewing to a reasonable amount of interested citizens, -and- ii) be available for viewing on at least one (1) publicly-funded or government-owned television station for each broadcast region at a designated time after 23:00. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Current: Executions may be carried out in public and/or be broadcast on television.
Proposed: Executions are always carried out in public and/or broadcast on television.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 14:46:00, May 13, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Capital Punishment Act of 3844 |
Message | What's the point of this legislation? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 132 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 234 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 59 |
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