Well it appears to be nothing more than an actual death sentence to members of Saddam’s party. DDay explains:

Essentially, this law forces a Baath Party member who wants a job in the government to appear before a judiciary board in public view and announce that they are an ex-Baathist, in a time where Shiite militias and death squads still operate. This is a death sentence that appears to be more about rooting out Baath Party members than anything else.

Yeah that really sounds like democracy – don’t it? Of course to Bush this is a big accomplishment.