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Bill: Public Assembly Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Ikradon
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2356
Description[?]:
| To eliminate potential restrictions on freedom of public assembly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:20:29, February 03, 2007 CET | From | Ikradone Nationalsozialistische Partei | To | Debating the Public Assembly Act |
| Message | Absolutely NOT! Large groups of people assembling during state of emergencies are ONLY there to incite disunity and subversive activity, and are nothing short of treasonous. |
| Date | 20:47:56, February 03, 2007 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Public Assembly Act |
| Message | As FIND opposed the original bill instituting these restrictions, we will support. |
| Date | 21:03:10, February 03, 2007 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Public Assembly Act |
| Message | The NCP will oppose. |
| Date | 01:43:23, February 04, 2007 CET | From | Absolutist Party | To | Debating the Public Assembly Act |
| Message | During a state of emergency, there should be NOTHING to distract from solving the problem. |
| Date | 19:48:00, February 05, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Workers Union | To | Debating the Public Assembly Act |
| Message | Our position remains unchanged. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 265 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 334 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has." - Confucius |