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Bill: Internet
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vaguely-Remembered 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: July 2440
Description[?]:
| The Internet is a very important piece of modern society and regulation should be minimal in such a large piece of the society. However, in efforts to stop and prevent criminal activity, the Internet is crucial to investigations. Those who abide the law have nothing to hide, therefore, the police should be allowed to have the Internet as a resource for themselves, not the criminals themselves. |
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 | 05:14:25, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Internet |
| Message | Fully support 100%!!! |
| Date | 06:30:48, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Whig Party | To | Debating the Internet |
| Message | What's wrong with Freedom of Information? I vote nay. |
| Date | 06:32:19, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Militaristic Party | To | Debating the Internet |
| Message | The internet is about the free exchange of ideas and information, not about free exchange except when you do illegal things. |
| Date | 04:44:05, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Internet |
| Message | I concur with Militarist Party. This bill doe not in ANYWAY regulate content on the internet. It only gives Law enforcement the authority to investigate ILLEGAL activity. The DF Party is a fully committed to protecting Freedom of Speech!!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 324 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 426 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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