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Bill: Reforms Act (Part II)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Supreme Party of the Republic
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: February 2479
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
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 | 22:03:43, October 25, 2007 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Reforms Act (Part II) |
| Message | No way! The PPP is a strong supporter of freedom of speech and freedom of expression. People have the right to express their opinions. |
| Date | 04:01:09, October 26, 2007 CET | From | Supreme Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Reforms Act (Part II) |
| Message | We agree that the freedom of speech is important! However publicize false information and hate speech is no good to any nation. We would like to ask to the PPP to imagine themselves as one of the victims of the hate speech publication, would you like to know that there is nothing you could do to stop those people criticizing you? Would you like to be the person that lost his opportunity to win an election just because some irresponsible journalist said in national network that you were a pedophile? We don't think so! Everyone will still have the right to publish anything but if they lack responsibility when doing so nothing is fairer than allow them to suffer the consequences. We urge all the parties of our Free Republic to vote in favor of this bill! |
| Date | 00:20:54, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Reforms Act (Part II) |
| Message | we will vote yes on this bill |
| Date | 22:01:29, October 30, 2007 CET | From | Dorvik Socialist Party | To | Debating the Reforms Act (Part II) |
| Message | No way, this is going against our policy of freedom of speech. |
| Date | 23:33:43, October 30, 2007 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Reforms Act (Part II) |
| Message | "Would you like to be the person that lost his opportunity to win an election just because some irresponsible journalist said in national network that you were a pedophile?" This is prevented under the current law, which bans the publication of false information. There is a major difference between false information and hate speech. |
| Date | 02:58:59, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Supreme Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Reforms Act (Part II) |
| Message | Ok. So a nazi campaign against Jews and others races in our Country is right? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 185 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 165 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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