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Bill: The Responsibility Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Enlightenment 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: January 4460
Description[?]:
| As crime in our nation rises, the people are sure to ask why it is we do nothing about it. I have therefore, in the best interest of our people, put forward the following legislation meant to increase the safety and ensure the rights of our citizens. This bill slightly increases the punishment for criminals, and puts to good use the lawless bandits who have been thrown into prison for disrupting the lives of our citizens. Below here I will put down a simple explanation for each article in a case by case basis. I do hope that each of us takes the time to read it, so we can come to an informed and correct decision together. Article 1 - The Death Penalty: This one is really quite simple. It is a totally foolish policy that immediate threats to the serenity and even existence of our Commonwealth are in turn treated with clemency. Should Terrorists and War Criminals discover that the price for attacking our nation in a most disgusting and inhumane way is simply a few years in a prison. While the application of the death penalty to normal criminals is debatable, this one should be a no-brainier for all of us. Article 2 - Voting Rights of Criminals: Another simple and obvious reform which I am sure none of us are opposed to. If you commit a crime and violate the rights of your fellow citizen, then you surely should not have the right to chose who rules over these citizens. Your crime shows that you simply wish harm on your neighbors, so we can be sure that the votes of criminals would simply hurt the lives of our upstanding citizens. Article 3 - Criminal Labor: Yet another common-sense reform. If a criminal is so willing to abandon his or her rights and spend years in prison, this criminal should obviously be put to good use to society, and work off his debt to his nation through hard labor. Article 4 - Torture: This is another easy choice. Obviously torture should not be commonplace in a civilized nation like ours, but we all must agree that in the defense of the rights and lives of our people, we must go to any length to protect them. Should the information in one man be enough to change the tide in a war or disaster, we must not let petty laws made in a more peaceful and civilized time get in the way of what is necessary. I am sure at this point, my friends, it is obvious to us all that this reform is nothing but common sense put into law. I am sure we all expect nothing but a unanimous vote on such a thing - this bill is just a nicety. |
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 applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Current: Criminals who are charged with minor crimes are eligable to vote, others charged with serious crimes are not.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:33:01, September 24, 2018 CET | From | The Hutorian Party Of Socialists | To | Debating the The Responsibility Act |
| Message | The death penalty is bad in all forms. We can’t torture its bad. |
| Date | 22:14:20, September 24, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the The Responsibility Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Royalists could support this bill if not for Article 4. If this bill were proposed again without that article, it would have our support. Tristan Shaw MP for Acton Etobicoke North Parliamentary Leader of the Royalist Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 175 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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