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Bill: Civil Rights Are Fun, Kiddies
Details
Submitted by[?]: Scientific Libertarian Party
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: August 2391
Description[?]:
| To return freedoms to the Jakanian people, who, while not badly oppressed, are still oppressed a little bit, and any oppression is worse than no oppression. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed and it is subjected to the same regulations as adult labour.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Current: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Individuals are not permitted to own firearms under any circumstances.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
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.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Current: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Proposed: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Current: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:43:51, April 18, 2007 CET | From | Jakania Democratic Islamist Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Are Fun, Kiddies |
| Message | The Jakania Democratic Islamist Party of (JDIP) is saddened by this forceful will of the government of the Jakania nation to force its ideology, that makes up the basis of only a minority of people, on the Islamist community and other Jakania communities. Therefore, the JDIP will not vote for this bill in any way. |
| Date | 22:57:11, April 18, 2007 CET | From | United Reformation Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Are Fun, Kiddies |
| Message | "This bill is what draws a clear line between civil rights and absurd legislations appealing to a mentally insane individual. We will oppose at all costs." - Riel Dar, DP |
| Date | 23:32:53, April 18, 2007 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Are Fun, Kiddies |
| Message | "We cannot say we are impressed by legislations that destroy a nation with already existing strong civil liberties." - Republican Party Secretary Steve Revista |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 34 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 51 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation reserves the discretion to declare RP laws invalid if the players supporting them are doing so in an excessively confrontational way. |
| Random quote: "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman |