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Bill: Civil Freedoms Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Socialist Party
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: September 2421
Description[?]:
| After the shambolic attempt to curtail our civil liberties and the defeat of countless items of civil liberties legislation, the Green Socialist Party are appealing for cross-party support to back the following items of legislation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
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 it in extreme situations.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 4
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: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, but these may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:47:08, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Federal Republican Party | To | Debating the Civil Freedoms Act |
| Message | Abstain due to abortion. |
| Date | 07:48:28, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Federal Republican Party | To | Debating the Civil Freedoms Act |
| Message | *Note: The FRP does not support curtailing privacy rights; however, we will not support a bill that endorses murder. |
| Date | 11:03:55, June 30, 2007 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Civil Freedoms Act |
| Message | Although we disagree with article 4, we shall vote in favour. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 257 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 493 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant." - Karl Popper |