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Bill: Eliminating The Death Penalty
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty Party
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: January 2241
Description[?]:
| We believe that the fundamental irreversibility of the death penalty, combined with the inevitability of human error and corruption means that we cannot have absolute certainty in an individual's guilt, we cannot permanently deprive him of his life. Or, as Amnesty International puts it, "The death penalty legitimizes an irreversible act of violence by the state and will inevitably claim innocent victims. Since human justice is fallible, the risk of executing the innocent will never be eliminated." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:20:56, June 10, 2006 CET | From |  Progressive Party | To | Debating the Eliminating The Death Penalty |
| Message | Thats probably the wisest thing i've ever heard from you. But its curious you are quoting Amnisty International, since you dont care that the Universal Chart of Children's Rights prohibites child labour... |
| Date | 00:45:49, June 10, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Eliminating The Death Penalty |
| Message | I am quoting Amnesty International because in this case they are correct. Even the supporters of the death penalty do not dispute the specific points cited above, they just are willing to accept killing innocent people as a small price to pay for 'order'. I do however disagree with the specific absolute prohibition of child labour in the Universal Charter or Childrens' Rights. As you have illustrated above, it is possible to agree with someone on one point and disagree on another. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 266 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 237 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
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