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Bill: Defendant Protection Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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: May 4197
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:30:35, April 17, 2017 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Defendant Protection Bill |
| Message | Our party feels that legal representation, in order to ensure that it is completely unbiased, must be handled and financed exclusively by the state. Although richer people can afford to have their own lawyers, they can also afford to pay them exorbitant amounts of money to bring up irrelevant evidence and constantly put appeals on top of appeals, which slows down the rate at which cases are processed. There is also a chance of dishonest lawyers fabricating evidence or information in order to appease their wealthy clientele. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 186 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 305 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 259 |
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