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Bill: Fair Criminal Trials
Details
Submitted by[?]: Destiny : Liberty
Status[?]: defeated
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 2344
Description[?]:
| Accusations have been heard alleging that the poor cannot afford a fair trial and that the lawyers employed by the state are second-rate (at best). |
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 | 03:38:22, January 10, 2007 CET | From |  Destiny : Liberty | To | Debating the Fair Criminal Trials |
| Message | The government will foot the bill for all defendants, and thus a fair trial will be had by all. No more fancy, high-priced show trials with the poor left to choose between pathetic and unsuccessful leftovers. Destiny : Liberty party - it's what we're called and we mean it. Put your X beside the candidate in red. |
| Date | 15:44:57, January 11, 2007 CET | From | Guds og Konges Kjemprene | To | Debating the Fair Criminal Trials |
| Message | This proposal would erase the interest of lawyers to work hard and good. We're against it. |
| Date | 15:45:24, January 11, 2007 CET | From | Guds og Konges Kjemprene | To | Debating the Fair Criminal Trials |
| Message | Don't forget: the judge decides, not the lawyer. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 90 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 93 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick.'" - Mikhail Bakunin |