Extradition Bill [Passed]

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I motion to for an amendment to change the wording to "...where he or she may receive cruel and unusual punishment for that crime."

After all, we should be consistent with the Constitution.

I'd support that.

Does Atlasia currently have the death penalty?  Or, at least, regions therein?

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I would vote for final passage of this bill with Verily's "cruel and unusual" wording, but since Atlasia still has the death penalty, it seems hypocritical at the very least to refuse to extradite criminals to their home country because said country has the death penalty, too.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Not really.  The federal government should take as strong a stance against executions as possible.  Just because some regions choose to be repressive backwaters doesn't mean that the Atlasian government should be sending people over to third world hellholes to be executed.

I strongly object to the Northeast being called a backwater and/or a third world hellhole.

As a side note, this sort of extradition policy would be a big public relations plus for Atlasia looking to rebuild common ground with allies like Canada and the European Union.

From what I hear, we "ain't no superpower," so what does that kind of thing matter?

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Nope.  I was referring to actual third  world countries.

It really can't be read that way in context, but if you want to back away from the statement, that's fine by me.

Signed,
Your Friendly "Repressive Backwater" Senator

Including yourself, Verily, Brandon, Earl, and myself, we've got a Repressive Backwater voting bloc here in the Senate!  Hooray.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Including yourself, Verily, Brandon, Earl, and myself, we've got a Repressive Backwater voting bloc here in the Senate!  Hooray.

Defend killing your own citizens in peacetime if you want.

Unpopular though the issue will likely prove to be in this Senate, I do believe the death penalty is applicable for the worst of the worst offenses when there is no doubt to the guilt of the accused.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I'll abstain.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I suppose I shall be the lone nay vote on this one.