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Bill: Introducing GICS
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Peoples 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: June 2493
Description[?]:
| This is to avoid certain critical and criminal purposes online. We should establish an institution called Government Internet Censorship Squadron (GICS). This institution should be assigned to censor homepages and other online destinations and to dig up internet traffic that would be criminal in Hobrazia or otherwise could be harmfull to Hobrazian society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: 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, ...)
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: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:28:55, November 25, 2007 CET | From |  Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Introducing GICS |
| Message | We still remember this tragedy: http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewnews.php?newsid=113364&nation=12 The memorial still stands as a reminder. (read the news for more info) |
| Date | 01:40:23, November 25, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Introducing GICS |
| Message | We believe that the current legislation is sufficent that this bill is a blatent attempt by the HPP to censor the people. |
| Date | 20:46:53, November 26, 2007 CET | From | Partai Komunis Hobrazia | To | Debating the Introducing GICS |
| Message | We will vote against this horribly unjust act that will decrease civil rights and make the people less informed. |
| Date | 11:15:37, November 28, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Introducing GICS |
| Message | We will neither censor nor decrease civil rights. We attempt to stop criminals. That's why we want to initiate these meassures. If people behave and act the right way nothing will be diferent from before this legislation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 151 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 203 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 44 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "Corruption greases the wheels of government, and my private jet." - Sung Dae Kim, former Dranian politician |