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Bill: Abolition of the Death Penalty & Human Rights Legislation 4289
Details
Submitted by[?]: Resistance (مناهضة)
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: February 4290
Description[?]:
| This Bill shall restore human rights & individual liberty to our justice system. The death penalty, as symbol of the tyranny of the dissolved monarchy, shall be abolished and the government shall pursue an ethical extradition policy, only extraditing to nations where justice is served fairly and those awaiting trail, as well as prisoners, have their human rights observed and are treated with dignity. We shall ensure equality before the law by ensuring that all citizens have fair legal representation and propose that criminals who have served their time & been released have their voting rights returned to them. |
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 applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Current: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Proposed: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Police searches.
Old value:: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or have reasonable grounds to suspect that a crime was committed.
Current: The police can search a person or their property without restrictions.
Proposed: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or in cases of imminent danger.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are not allowed to vote.
Current: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
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.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: All citizens' DNA is recorded.
Current: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Proposed: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 248 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 127 |
| Random fact: Culturally Open nations can adopt advisory/non-enforceable Nation Descriptions. See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6242 |
| Random quote: "The true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality." - Che Guevara |