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Bill: Eliminating the Death Penalty
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty Party
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: October 2174
Description[?]:
| We believe that the fundamental irreversibility of the death penalty, combined with the inevitability of human error and corruption means that we cannot have absolute certainty in an individual's guilt, we cannot permanently deprive him of his life. Or, as Amnesty International puts it, "The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims. Since human justice is fallible, the risk of executing the innocent will never be eliminated." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 308 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 152 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected." - Will Rogers |