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Bill: Internet Crime Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Wessex High Imperial 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: June 2483
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to allow the government to investigate and prosecute crimes, such as child abuse, that take place via the internet |
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 runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
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, ...)
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is free from regulation
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:11:43, November 06, 2007 CET | From |  Wessex High Imperial Party | To | Debating the Internet Crime Act |
| Message | "It has come to my attention that crimes of child pornography and child abuse, as well as illegal file sharing, have occuring daily over the internet--both from within our own country and from abroad. I urge Pontesi to pass this bill so that these criminals may be brought to justice." --Portia di Venicci, Chancellor of Justice "This office takes child pornography and child abuse very seriously. If this bill passes, we will work with the Ministry of Justice to bring such criminals to justice." -- Simon Templar, Chancellor of Internal Affairs |
| Date | 20:01:15, November 06, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Workers Party | To | Debating the Internet Crime Act |
| Message | Funnily enough, we support |
| Date | 10:58:58, November 07, 2007 CET | From | One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Internet Crime Act |
| Message | This won't pass before the election. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 289 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 180 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 156 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
| Random quote: "One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." - Thomas B. Reed |