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Bill: Justice Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! 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: October 2342
Description[?]:
| Accepting that heinous crimes should be punished severely, whilst also accepting that in almost all cases there is always a possibility of doubt, the Government shall, hencsforth, no longer sanction the use of the Death Penalty for any crimes. Rather, those crimes that would have aforementioned penalty shall now be modified to life imprisonment without chance of parole. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
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 | 21:53:42, January 09, 2007 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Justice Act |
| Message | Full support. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth will leave Terra blind and toothless. |
| Date | 22:49:03, January 10, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Justice Act |
| Message | We still find it fascinating that the FPoH votes to keep the death penalty when it could well be used against many of their members in regards treason charges... |
| Date | 08:35:05, January 11, 2007 CET | From | First Party Of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Justice Act |
| Message | What treason charges? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 271 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 129 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The payment of taxes gives a right to protection." - James M. Wayne |