Legislative Bill · Matterhorn
Failed

Stricter Justice And Security Act of 2021

Proposed by Conservative Movement · fronted by Gertrud Günther
Failing
passing in 0 of 3 chambers
Opened
31 Jan 2021
Voting closes
1 Apr 2021
Chambers
3 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These changes enhance public safety by lowering criminal responsibility, strengthening penalties for violent crimes, and improving deterrence through stricter policing and sentencing.

Proposed Changes

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

Armed Police
Previous law
Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call
Police routinely carry military-grade weapons

4

Repeat Offender Sentencing
Previous law
Judges set sentences case-by-case
"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence

5

Police Powers
Previous law
Community policing focused on prevention
Zero tolerance

Timeline

  • Draft
    31 January 2021


  • Vote Open
    31 January 2021


  • Vote Closed
    1 April 2021


  • Did Not Become Law
    1 April 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
Conservative Movement Proposer 3 Yes
Democratic Socialist Union 2 No
Libertarian Nationalist 0 No
Reformist League Of Matterhorn 2 No

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
Conservative Movement Proposer 13 Yes
Democratic Socialist Union 25 No
Libertarian Nationalist 0 No
Reformist League Of Matterhorn 8 No

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
Conservative Movement Proposer 56 Yes
Democratic Socialist Union 108 No
Libertarian Nationalist 0 No
Reformist League Of Matterhorn 36 No

Voting record

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

“This law is absolutely unacceptable and colossal; we cannot allow this if we are a free society. This infringes on civil and individual rights in every respect”

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