Debate: Northeast Capital Punishment Abolishment Act

[bullmoose88]

I move to postpone the question on passage indefinitely.

[bullmoose88]

Unfortunately, I think there is a use for the death penalty. The legislation, while well intended, simply ignores the fact that either some people have violated the social contract to such a degree that the DP is the only acceptable punishment, or that other people are such a danger to society that the DP is the only way to protect the Northeast.

(Oh yeah...I'm from PA...we still use it, gotta go with my state on this one).

[bullmoose88]

Well, you're free to oppose this act of course. However, if there is a part of the act that anyone has a problem with, please feel free to request it be amended, keeping it mind it should not change the purpose of the act.

Except...Amending a bill to change its purpose is allowable, with one exception...

I cannot amend a bill calling for the purchase of 12 chairs to call for 12 chairs not be bought.

There are policy alternatives I'd like to explore with this, but that is a different question.

I simply want to get an idea where the region stands with outright banning the DP....and go from there.

[bullmoose88]

Point of information...

Is the sponsor allowed to amend his submission at will?

[bullmoose88]

Point of information...

Is the sponsor allowed to amend his submission at will?

You're the judge

Yeah, but I'm not the parliamentarian as it were.