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Bill: The Justice Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ein Hunain 🧭
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: September 5103
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Mandatory jury duty (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide about jury duty.
Current: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Proposed: Jury duty is not mandatory, any adult citizen may volunteer to serve.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Parliamentary privilege.
Old value:: 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.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Members of the legislature are not exempt from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions during their term of office.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Jury selection (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
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 | 18:57:24, April 12, 2022 CET | From | The Republicans | To | Debating the The Justice Act |
| Message | Dear Conservative Party, We can accept Articles 1 and 3 and would also agree to the bill. It would have been better if they had left out Article 2. |
| Date | 19:47:33, April 12, 2022 CET | From | Ein Hunain 🧭 | To | Debating the The Justice Act |
| Message | Dear republicans, we understand your concerns. In the future we will propose a bill that accommodates your wishes. Progress is made in steps, not leaps. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 68 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 219 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 13 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "The free market is ugly and stupid, like going to the mall; the unfree market is just as ugly and just as stupid, except there is nothing in the mall, and if you don't go there, they shoot you." - P. J. O'Rourke |