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Bill: legal representation act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Advancement of the Human Race
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: November 2337
Description[?]:
poor people do not have the money to pay for lawyers and because of this they cannot defend themselves in court, and every citizen of Aloria has the right of a fair trial. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 06:15:17, December 31, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the legal representation act |
Message | Not my fault that they can't pay for lawyers. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 403 | |||
no | Total Seats: 197 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
Random quote: "The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes." - Winston Churchill |