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Bill: Commitment to Privacy Act of 2482
Details
Submitted by[?]: Chattes en Chaleur
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: August 2483
Description[?]:
| CeC fully supports an individuals right to privacy, but we feel that in certain cases of legal necessity the court should have the power to compel full disclosure of relevant information. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
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 | 23:15:32, November 07, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Commitment to Privacy Act of 2482 |
| Message | We do not share said opinion and thusly we will be voting no. |
| Date | 00:03:23, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Commitment to Privacy Act of 2482 |
| Message | I don't think its an opinion, its a fact that courts need certain information to operate correctly. OOC: Reminder, elections tonight. |
| Date | 00:26:06, November 08, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Commitment to Privacy Act of 2482 |
| Message | We consider it an opinion as the courts have enough power to successfully operate without this, and really, not voluntarily giving up your digital/computer records to the court says more about your guilt/innocence than the court forcefully looking at them. |
| Date | 00:31:35, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Commitment to Privacy Act of 2482 |
| Message | Character can not be taken as proof in a court of law. |
| Date | 00:32:56, November 08, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Commitment to Privacy Act of 2482 |
| Message | It can influence the jury though. |
| Date | 00:35:48, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Commitment to Privacy Act of 2482 |
| Message | It ususaly isn't even allowed to be brought up unless for very special curcumstances. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 232 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 367 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Those who are responsible for the national security must be the sole judges of what the national security requires. It would be obviously undesirable that such matters should be made the subject of evidence in a court of law or otherwise discussed in public." - Unattributed member of the the House of Lords on the removal of trade union rights |