Capital Punishment Restoration Act (Tabled)

[windjammer]

Capital Punishment Restoration Act

1. Capital punishment is hereby restored under federal law of Atlasia
2. Capital punishment shall be a sentencing option in cases of treason and terrorism
3. Death sentence shall be executed within one week after the Supreme Court affirms a conviction and  President makes a decision not to interfere
4. Death sentence shall be carried out by means of decapitation by the guillotine in a closed, designated prison
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Introduced by GM Kalwejt

[windjammer]

Motion to table,
Whatever are your views about the death penalty, the federal constitution forbids death penalty, so this bill would be unconstitutional.

[Oakvale]

Letting non-Senators introduce bills really was an awful idea.

[Blair]

Was this the highest bill on the table? I thought we had other legislation to introduce first.

I support the motion to table as well

[windjammer]

Was this the highest bill on the table? I thought we had other legislation to introduce first.

I support the motion to table as well

Blair,
This is a speacial slot that is reserved for non senators.

[bore]

Even if this wasn't unconstitutional I would definitely veto this.

[Blair]

Was this the highest bill on the table? I thought we had other legislation to introduce first.

I support the motion to table as well

Blair,
This is a speacial slot that is reserved for non senators.

Ah right, my mis-understanding

[Talleyrand]

I also motion to table.

[windjammer]

A vote on the motion to table is now open.


AYE

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Aye

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

AYE

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

NAY


This can be amended into a constitutional amendment you know. Perhaps that was lost amongst the screams of unsconstitutional.

Though I do get the sense that long time death penalty opponent, Kal The Crazy Pole introduced this for the lulz, that doesn't mean the Senate is necessarily obligated to leave such intent in place. Ie, we can amend crazy into a serious proposal.

When the abolition of the dealth penalty was passed it was passed by one vote and had Clarenced not resigned when he did (reduced the size of the Senate), it would have failed. Even before that it was illegal in all cases Federally and in every region except the South at the time. So even if the constitutional ban were removed, it wouldn't change much and the South would probably ban it now at the regional. I would prefer it to be their choice frankly hence my vote against tabling.

[Senator Cris]

Aye.

It's unconstitutional.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Well, I guess I should say a few words.

First, my apologies for forgetting about the constitutional issue. From technical point of view, you guys are absolutely right.

Second, in a light of terrorism and rebelion surge, I thought we can actually debate this thing (I'm not necessarily supporting), so I regret there would be no discussion whatsoever, just "omg, table this".

[Blair]

Aye

[Cranberry]

Aye

[Lief 🗽]

AYE

[windjammer]

With 7 Aye's,
This has been tabled.

[TNF]

Aye

[Talleyrand]

AYE

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Well, I guess I should say a few words.

First, my apologies for forgetting about the constitutional issue. From technical point of view, you guys are absolutely right.

Second, in a light of terrorism and rebelion surge, I thought we can actually debate this thing (I'm not necessarily supporting), so I regret there would be no discussion whatsoever, just "omg, table this".

I am surprised this was not an ironic push of sorts on your part.

Anyway, I do agree. It was just far to easy to trash this bill. It is little wonder why the approval ratings for this chamber plummetted for March (though the poll was conudcted mid April).

[bore]

I think part of the problem is that capital punishment isn't a great subject for stimulating debate. We all have strong opinions on it which won't change, and, perhaps even more importantly, most of us have debated it to death before.

[Cranberry]

I think part of the problem is that capital punishment isn't a great subject for stimulating debate. We all have strong opinions on it which won't change, and, perhaps even more importantly, most of us have debated it to death before.

Pun intended?