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Bill: Trial By Jury Act of 4685
Details
Submitted by[?]: Life, Liberty, Property Party (LLPP)
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: November 4687
Description[?]:
| We firmly believe that every citizen deserves the right to a trial by a jury of their peers, for any trail case. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to trial by jury (if there are courts)
Old value:: Individuals accused of serious crimes have the right to trial by jury.
Current: Individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury.
Proposed: Individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Jury selection (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Jurors are chosen among lawyers only.
Current: Jurors are randomly selected from the population.
Proposed: Jurors are randomly selected from the population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:41:35, December 26, 2019 CET | From | Imperial Party of Baltusia (IPB) | To | Debating the Trial By Jury Act of 4685 |
| Message | We will vote no on this bill. |
| Date | 04:08:15, December 27, 2019 CET | From | New Baltusia Party (NBP) | To | Debating the Trial By Jury Act of 4685 |
| Message | We will support this. |
| Date | 08:49:44, December 27, 2019 CET | From | Life, Liberty, Property Party (LLPP) | To | Debating the Trial By Jury Act of 4685 |
| Message | This party is considering removal of Article 2. Where do opinions stand on that possibility? |
| Date | 13:55:53, December 27, 2019 CET | From | Imperial Party of Baltusia (IPB) | To | Debating the Trial By Jury Act of 4685 |
| Message | If Article 2 is removed, we will be abstaining on the bill. |
| Date | 17:32:44, December 27, 2019 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party (MRP) | To | Debating the Trial By Jury Act of 4685 |
| Message | If article 2 is removed, then we will be voting “no”. We will abstaining this vote if it stays. |
| Date | 17:39:28, December 27, 2019 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party (MRP) | To | Debating the Trial By Jury Act of 4685 |
| Message | If article 2 is removed, then we will be voting “no”. We will abstaining this vote if it stays. |
| Date | 05:56:53, December 28, 2019 CET | From | Baltusian Green Party (BGP) | To | Debating the Trial By Jury Act of 4685 |
| Message | The Green Party will abstain on this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 69 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 279 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 152 |
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