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Bill: Criminals Voting Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Poale Eretz/ United Left
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: June 4386
Description[?]:
| Every citizen of Beiteynu, eventhough they have commited crime, shall have their basic right to vote and elect a new parliament. Without that being put in national legislation, Beiteynu and its people suffer from a major threat to our democracy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: The decision is left to the local governments.
Current: The decision is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:29:59, April 29, 2018 CET | From | Beiteynu Tax Party | To | Debating the Criminals Voting Act |
| Message | While the current law is inadequate, we don't believe this is the solution. |
| Date | 18:39:42, April 29, 2018 CET | From | Neo-Conservative Yeudish Union | To | Debating the Criminals Voting Act |
| Message | The current law *is* inadequate. Because criminals shouldn't he allowed to vote! This bill that gives the scum of beiteynu the right to vote is completely disgusting |
| Date | 19:44:19, April 29, 2018 CET | From | Kadima Beiteynu | To | Debating the Criminals Voting Act |
| Message | I don't think that this is the solution. My party would support allowing non-felons to vote, but we can't support this bill because it would allow felons- who by the nature of being felons have betrayed their country or lethally harmed their fellow citizens- to vote. |
| Date | 03:48:05, April 30, 2018 CET | From | Goldstein Coalition for a Greater Beitey | To | Debating the Criminals Voting Act |
| Message | Criminals should always be allowed to vote, the government should not just be able to restrict your right to such a basic thing like voting. |
| Date | 23:25:51, April 30, 2018 CET | From | Reformist Party | To | Debating the Criminals Voting Act |
| Message | Those who are incarcerated should not be allowed to hold political influence, such as casting a ballot! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 4 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 95 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." - Noam Chomsky |