Ayes - 11

Nays - 3

The bill passes.

Text of the bill:

Article III, section A, subpart i of the Constitution of Mount Augusta shall be amended to read:

Detainment: In the case that an individual is reasonably suspected of theft, murder, or other malicious behavior, they may be imprisoned by anyone within Mount Augusta for no more than 7 days after they request a trial. If a trial is not held within 7 days of the request, the suspect shall be freed until the trial is held. These seven days will be counted as time served. Those pearled can make a request on either r/MtAugusta[1] or r/MtAugustaJustice[2] . If the suspect does not request a trial within 7 days of being pearled, the court will proceed with a trial in absentia, following standard procedure for subreddit trials as outlined in Article III, section C, subpart iv of the Constitution.

Article III, section C, subpart i shall be amended to read:

All parties shall have the opportunity to be present for the trial; either in the courtroom or by having access to the subreddit /r/mtaugustajustice[3] .

The following shall be added as an additional section to Article III of the Constitution, titled Trials in Absentia.

In the case that a trial in absentia is held, the MOTD of the suspect's pearl must be set to link to the trial post, which shall contain information on how to enter a plea, present a defense, and request a retrial.

Comments:

There was some concern that this bill conflicts with the Constitution as it currently stands.

While I acknowledge that these points are not without merit, I personally feel that the clauses mentioned are vague and undefined enough that they do not necessarily conflict with the new law, although some clarification might be in order.