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Bill: Tort Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Shuggoth Progressive 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: February 2180
Description[?]:
This bill would remove any cap on the amount of monetary damages permissible in non-civil lawsuits. The people demand it! http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewnews.php?newsid=33981&nation=11 |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: Lawsuits may only provide money for medical and legal expenses.
Current: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:58:31, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Tort Reform |
Message | I'm surprised. |
Date | 00:41:13, February 02, 2006 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the Tort Reform |
Message | No. A cap is needed to insure low costs to consumers/patients. Anything more is greedy, and improper. |
Date | 02:38:27, February 02, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Tort Reform |
Message | No. |
Date | 09:05:42, February 02, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Tort Reform |
Message | We will have to abstain, rather than go against the people. |
Date | 14:00:23, February 02, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Tort Reform |
Message | Actually we're free to vote nay because over 60% of those polled believe in some kind of cap or limitation. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 196 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 451 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 103 |
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