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Bill: Once again on Freedom of the press
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Workers 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: April 2087
Description[?]:
| In a democratic society the government must not be beyond criticism. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:26:25, July 28, 2005 CET | From |  Society of Sadists | To | Debating the Once again on Freedom of the press |
| Message | My party is beyond criticism! The law was made like this even before the reds left. |
| Date | 11:59:49, July 28, 2005 CET | From | MLC Old Endralonian Resistance | To | Debating the Once again on Freedom of the press |
| Message | due to the support of CLP and PLP we were against it |
| Date | 14:32:31, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the Once again on Freedom of the press |
| Message | SoS, you supported this the last time I proposed it. |
| Date | 15:26:18, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Society of Sadists | To | Debating the Once again on Freedom of the press |
| Message | We are in power now! We will support it again when in opposition!! |
| Date | 20:53:06, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the Once again on Freedom of the press |
| Message | Yeah but then we won't have enough votes to win it as whoever is in power will vote against it. Think ahead! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 57 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 7 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "Poetry is about the grief; politics is about the grievance." - Robert Frost |