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Bill: Capital Punishment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mutualist Party of Cildania
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: June 2319
Description[?]:
| To provide an appropriate sanction for those guilty of Crimes Against Humanity. To ensure against wrongful convictions we add: That instead of, as in normal criminal cases where guilt must be proved 'beyond reasonable doubt' in cases covered by this Bill guilt must be determind 'beyond doubt'. If the jury is unable to agree on 'beyond doubt', then they must determine if the charge is proven 'beyond reasonable doubt' if it is lesser penalties will apply. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:47:37, November 23, 2006 CET | From |  Union for a Responsible Republic | To | Debating the Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | While I respect your position, I cannot in good conscience support this. |
| Date | 03:16:56, November 23, 2006 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | The OCP believes that an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. We will not be supporting this measure. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 253 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 164 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 8 |
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