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Bill: Information Availablity Act of 2359
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Public Employees
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: May 2360
Description[?]:
| To allow the government to retrieve information freely and for the Justice department to gain complete access of all data. |
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 only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Proposed: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:15:24, February 14, 2007 CET | From |  Democratic Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Information Availablity Act of 2359 |
| Message | This is a severe breach on civil rights which we cannot approve. |
| Date | 19:10:35, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Union of Public Employees | To | Debating the Information Availablity Act of 2359 |
| Message | Severe breach? The ACP chairman was violently shot at. A bus exploded. We consider this to be a call for better security measures. |
| Date | 23:13:39, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Information Availablity Act of 2359 |
| Message | We approve #1 and could stand #2. #3 is a breach on civil rights, so we reject |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 236 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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