In your own words A group of attorneys judges and law profes

In your own words

A group of attorneys, judges and law professionals have collaborated to write a uniform criminal code. The code would create uniformity in criminal law across the United States, defining what constitutes a misdemeanor, what constitutes a felony, how crimes are defined, and what the punishment for particular crimes will be. The code also proposes that the death penalty be abolished, and that the maximum punishment for murder be life imprisonment.

Would you favor the adoption and implementation of such a code? What advantages would result from a uniform criminal code? What disadvantages would result? What is the likelihood that all states would favor its adoption and implementation, as opposed to the traditional practice of each state defining criminal law within its own jurisdiction?

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Solution

1) I would not favor the adoption and implementation of such code. As it undermines the basic establishment of our popular government which is initiated as an elected republic. Accordingly, the states are ensured flexibility in all legislation that isn\'t either built into the constitution, or needs to do with either interstate or global issues. The claim of a government way to deal with all law stomps on the most central rule of states\' rights. To imagine that anybody could force states to concur with such a thought is dream. The entire thought of agent government is that states have the opportunity to choose what is appropriate lead inside their limits that isn\'t as of now controlled by the constitution.

2) Advantages would be that the code is uniform and can be used as a uniform authority in rule-making and decision-making.

3) Disadvantages from a uniform criminal code is inability to perform or deal with criminals by different states. States resources are not equal and there is no consistency in enforcing these laws among different states. A serious local crime in one state may not be an offensive or serious crime in another state.

4) The likelihood that all states would favor its adoption and implementation seems to be impractical.