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Bill: Internet Safety Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos
Status[?]: passed
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: December 2090
Description[?]:
| We must allow free and unfettered use of the internet, to allow for easy research, communications, and interaction. This will be a huge boon to our society. However, we must also empower the police the catch those who use the internet to commit heinous crimes, such as distributing child pornography. This bill authorizes the police to set up special squads to deal with child abuse, child porn, and hate speech on the Internet, as well as white collar crimes such as credit card fraud. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
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 allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:15:48, August 03, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Internet Safety Act |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 21:16:30, August 03, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Internet Safety Act |
| Message | The internet is where free speech will thrive. We must not restrict this! |
| Date | 22:59:24, August 03, 2005 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Internet Safety Act |
| Message | Free speech does not include child abuse or illegal filesharing. |
| Date | 03:48:25, August 04, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Internet Safety Act |
| Message | We will support this bill. |
| Date | 04:08:13, August 04, 2005 CET | From | Totalitarian Party | To | Debating the Internet Safety Act |
| Message | We agree. |
| Date | 05:08:28, August 04, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Internet Safety Act |
| Message | Thanks for the multi-party support! Moving this to vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 191 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 126 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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| Random quote: "Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men." - John Stuart Mill |