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Bill: Death Penalty Abolition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Democratic Party
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2035
Description[?]:
| Declaring our dedication to the advancement of civilised society, and, Rejecting the concept of vengeance being allowed a place in the administration of justice, and, Recognising that unavoidable defects in all justice systems may cause an innocent person to be executed, and, Declaring that the death penalty is a cruel punishment, therefore, The Democratic Republic of Ikradon hereby outlaws the use of the death penalty in all areas under its jurisdiction. |
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 not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the Death Penalty Abolition Act |
| Message | The Irkan Tomorrow party feels that the death penalty is fitting punishment for some crimes, and as such can not support this propsal. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Socialist Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Death Penalty Abolition Act |
| Message | The Socialist Party supports the proposal. The death penalty is an anachronism and somethnig a civilized nation should have abolished long time ago. Also, one must know that crime cannot be stopped through vengeance and punishment, but through progressive social policies and increased social/economic equality. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Abolition Act |
| Message | The Progressive Evolution Party, in line with its typical across-the-board pro-life stance, is overjoyed by the submission of this bill and will be voting YEA accordingly. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Abolition Act |
| Message | Death penalty has no place in a civilized society, and according to several studies it has been actually shown to increase crime in a nation. We strongly suppoer this proposal |
| Date | not recorded | From | Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the Death Penalty Abolition Act |
| Message | We call for the studies of the DSP to be deferred to a committee so the veracity of these claims can be established. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 76 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 24 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocols should generally be reflective of RP conducted within the nation and should not significantly alter or modify the ethnic, religious or linguistic composition without considerable and reasonable role-play or other justification. |
| Random quote: "The truly powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on the most rarified delicacy of all: impunity." - Naomi Klein |