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Bill: Justice Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Populaire Aldurien
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: July 4593
Description[?]:
| This bill is to ensure that our justice system is updated to ensure that justice prevails in all of Alduria |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Current: All citizens' DNA is recorded.
Proposed: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Article 2
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.
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 for defendants with low incomes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 4
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 in cases of imminent danger.
Current: 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.
Proposed: 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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Parliamentary privilege.
Old value:: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions related with the performance of their duties during their term of office.
Current: Members of the legislature are not exempt from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions during their term of office.
Proposed: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions, but this immunity can be overruled by a vote in the nation's legislative body.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the administration of law.
Old value:: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Current: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Proposed: There are regional courts that have jurisdiction over questions of regional law and national courts that have jurisdiction over questions of national law.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:50:51, June 17, 2019 CET | From |  Parti Socialiste | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
| Message | My party would back this if Article 2 was removed. Universal access to legal representation should be something we protect as freedom loving Aldurians. |
| Date | 23:53:15, June 17, 2019 CET | From | Parti Populaire Aldurien | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
| Message | But this would still guarantee legal representation for the poor and only those with enough income to have their own lawyers are the ones where they are not subsidised by the state |
| Date | 23:56:23, June 17, 2019 CET | From | Parti Socialiste | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
| Message | We understand PPA's perspective but as a point of principle we would like Alduria to be a nation that puts no price on freedom and justice and ensures that everyone has access to legal representation. |
| Date | 15:50:43, June 18, 2019 CET | From | Parti National Populiste | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
| Message | This is a step in the right direction for our justice system. The law has been ignored long enough. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 403 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 97 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: For more information on Particracy's former colonial nations, check out http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6640 |
| Random quote: "The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution." - Hannah Arendt |