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Bill: Death Penalty Reduction Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Irkan Tomorrow Cabal
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: September 2035
Description[?]:
| RECOGNISING that except in the most serious of occasions the death penalty is not a humane recourse. HOWEVER it is necessary to send a message that some crimes are not acceptable within Ikradon. THEREFORE we prepose that the death penalty only be applied in cases of terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind, which are most serious and grievous crimes and the offenders must be punished. |
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: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | We are willing to compromise on this and vote yes, however this should not be interpreted as our support for the death penalty in any circumstances, and we will still push for complete abolition in the future. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Socialist Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | The Socialist Party wants a total abolition of the death penalty. However, this proposal is a step in the right direction, and therefore SP will support it. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | Piecemeal legislation is unacceptable, as is state-arbitrated execution especially in the hands of a potentially corrupt ruling body. Progressive Evolution will be registering a NAY vote and places continued hope in the success of death penalty abolition measures. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | Or per chance we shall abstain altogether... (given I'm not sure how contradictory it looks to vote NAY here yet YEA on the aforementioned bill... ah game mechanics.) |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | We too would support a complete abolition of the death penalty, but are willing to support this motion. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | I do not see how this is different from the current bill. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | It is different in that it restricts the use of the death penality. |
| Date | not recorded | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | We vote no, preferring complete abolition, |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | The IRP agrees with the ITC. We shall wait to support a proposal which abolishes the death penalty completely |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | although ahem (after viewing the gm section) we shall support the proposal insofar as it extends its insignificant reach |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Death Penalty Reduction Act |
| Message | or rather - we shall not support it. Nor shall we support any wearing of shoes other than flipflops. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 49 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 25 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 26 |
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