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Bill: Privacy Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Luthori Christian Women's Association
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: May 2425
Description[?]:
| All citizens are entitled to a degree of privacy from busy-bodying law enforcement agencies. People should not be spied upon unless there is a good reason. Belinda Braithwaite (Viceroy & Leader of the LCWA) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
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: 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).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:05:20, July 05, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Privacy Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Before I can instruct my whips on how to make the party vote I need something clearing up. What difference does this proposal make? It reads to me as a different way of saying the same thing. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 22:07:00, July 05, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the Privacy Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We suggest a more complete right to privacy. |
| Date | 22:48:35, July 05, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the Privacy Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, In response to the BCD, in this proposal, there is a check by the law upon the government to stop an abuse of power. In response to the LPP, sometimes it is necessary to violate privacy for security and investigative matters. The Secular Party supports this bill. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 23:38:41, July 05, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the Privacy Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Even so, we would prefer a complete right to privacy. If the police cannot find enough evidence to convict a person without monitoring that person twenty four hours a day then they have no right to arrest or prosecute. |
| Date | 20:36:50, July 06, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the Privacy Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Well, then it's a good thing that the monitoring only occurs once the person is arrested in this proposal, isn't it? I yield the floor. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 72 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 28 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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