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Bill: Legal Aid
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[?]:
| Legal Aid (for cases where the State is using the legal system against an individual) is essential part of safeguarding liberty. Liberty should not exist only for those with 'low incomes' (and low income will obviously be defined by the State, in the manner most convenient to the State). There is no individual earning so much that the State cannot outspend him. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:34:26, June 10, 2006 CET | From |  Progressive Party | To | Debating the Legal Aid |
| Message | i really dont get you. I would agree, but only if the defendant accepted that. If he wanted another lawyer, he should pay for it. |
| Date | 01:02:43, June 10, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Legal Aid |
| Message | That is what I think this proposal means. I don't think it forces the defendant to use the state-provided attorney, but merely provides optional access to it. There is no proposal option which clearly specifies this, but this is as close as it gets. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 266 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 237 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
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