ATTENTION REGIONAL EXECUTIVES: Anti Mandatory Minimum Amendment

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote and text



Summary: Prohibits federal laws from requiring minimum sentences.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I would like to thank the Senate for their approval of this amendment. As the sponsor I will be happy to answer any questions the people may have about it.

[Poirot]

I get that very high minimum sentence could be an exageration, but no minimum at all? Would this mean the Senate couldn't vote a law stating conviction for rape is 1 year minimum for sentence ?

Would this apply to fines also (sometimes we do that in regional bills). For example if the Senate decides to protect the environment, and if a company is caught voluntarily spilling chemicals in nature instead of treating chemical waste there would be a minimum one thousand dollar fine, if caught a second time a half million dollar fine and a thris time a million dollar.

[Sec. of State Superique]

Poirot, I may be wrong, but aren't fines different from sentences?

[sentinel]

I is regional executive. You has my attention

[Poirot]

Poirot, I may be wrong, but aren't fines different from sentences?

I don't know, I'm trying to find out what is covered in the amendment. It says

You must be logged in to read this quote.

perhaps fines are a penalty for civil offense.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

What does this mean?

[Sec. of State Superique]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

What does this mean?

I believe that are the fines that Poirot was talking about...

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I get that very high minimum sentence could be an exageration, but no minimum at all? Would this mean the Senate couldn't vote a law stating conviction for rape is 1 year minimum for sentence ?

Would this apply to fines also (sometimes we do that in regional bills). For example if the Senate decides to protect the environment, and if a company is caught voluntarily spilling chemicals in nature instead of treating chemical waste there would be a minimum one thousand dollar fine, if caught a second time a half million dollar fine and a thris time a million dollar.

That is correct, those minimum penalties would not be allowed.  However, the Senate could require that they pay for the cost of the cleanup and of dealing with any ill effects that occur from the pollution. That is an example of "direct and proportional reparations,"  which means compensating the victim in some way for the damage done.  The Senate couldn't require that they pay 100x the damage done, since that is not proportionate, nor could they require that they pay a fine that goes to fund some unrelated government program, since that is not a direct reparation.

[Poirot]

I have doubts about this but at least I understand better the text and what it means. I thank shua for offering to take questions and make citizens better informed.

[Donerail]

Currently passing in all regions: IDS (6-5), Mideast (11-5), Northeast (2-0), Midwest (7-0), and Pacific (7-0).