Justice Reform And Security Act of 2021 - Matterhorn

Rationale

Tougher laws restore order, deter violent crime, and ensure justice for victims by holding offenders accountable earlier and enforcing strict penalties.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Age of Criminal Responsibility	From age 12	Criminally responsible from age 10
2	Capital Punishment	No death penalty	Death penalty for murder, treason, and drug trafficking
3	Prison & Sentencing Philosophy	Balanced punishment and rehabilitation	Austere prisons, hard labour
4	Armed Police	Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call	Police routinely carry military-grade weapons
5	Police Powers	Community policing focused on prevention	Zero tolerance

1

Age of Criminal Responsibility

Previous law

From age 12

Criminally responsible from age 10

2

Capital Punishment

Previous law

No death penalty

Death penalty for murder, treason, and drug trafficking

3

Prison & Sentencing Philosophy

Previous law

Balanced punishment and rehabilitation

Austere prisons, hard labour

4

Armed Police

Previous law

Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call

Police routinely carry military-grade weapons

5

Police Powers

Previous law

Community policing focused on prevention

Zero tolerance

Timeline

Draft

2 June 2021
Vote Open

2 June 2021
Vote Closed

1 August 2021
Did Not Become Law

1 August 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed

3Yes 4No 0Not voted 7 seats

For: 3 / 7 seats (42.9%)

Against: 4 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 42.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Movement Proposer	3	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Socialist Union	2	No	We oppose this authoritarian proposal proposed by the right wing
Reformist League Of Matterhorn	2	No	We agree with articles 5, 4 and to a lesser extent 3, but articles 2 and 1 seem unacceptable and authoritarian to us, rather than imposing order on crime. Therefore, we are forced to reject this proposal in its entirety.

Ständerat

Failed

13Yes 33No 0Not voted 46 seats

For: 13 / 46 seats (28.3%)

Against: 33 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 28.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Movement Proposer	13	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Socialist Union	25	No	We oppose this authoritarian proposal proposed by the right wing
Reformist League Of Matterhorn	8	No	We agree with articles 5, 4 and to a lesser extent 3, but articles 2 and 1 seem unacceptable and authoritarian to us, rather than imposing order on crime. Therefore, we are forced to reject this proposal in its entirety.

Nationalrat

Failed

56Yes 144No 0Not voted 200 seats

For: 56 / 200 seats (28.0%)

Against: 144 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 28.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Movement Proposer	56	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Socialist Union	108	No	We oppose this authoritarian proposal proposed by the right wing
Reformist League Of Matterhorn	36	No	We agree with articles 5, 4 and to a lesser extent 3, but articles 2 and 1 seem unacceptable and authoritarian to us, rather than imposing order on crime. Therefore, we are forced to reject this proposal in its entirety.

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

R

Reformist League Of Matterhorn

Voted June 3, 2021

No

“We agree with articles 5, 4 and to a lesser extent 3, but articles 2 and 1 seem unacceptable and authoritarian to us, rather than imposing order on crime. Therefore, we are forced to reject this proposal in its entirety.”

Democratic Socialist Union

Voted June 2, 2021

No

“We oppose this authoritarian proposal proposed by the right wing”