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Bill: Libel and Slander Act of 2508
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD)
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: October 2509
Description[?]:
| These current laws need to be changed to better protect people, their reputations and their livelihoods. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding slander.
Current: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:40:24, December 30, 2007 CET | From |  Parti Libertaire | To | Debating the Libel and Slander Act of 2508 |
| Message | NEIN |
| Date | 02:31:05, December 30, 2007 CET | From | Union Pour Un Movement Populaire | To | Debating the Libel and Slander Act of 2508 |
| Message | wait, slander is just words. |
| Date | 06:20:38, December 30, 2007 CET | From | La partie modérée très extrême | To | Debating the Libel and Slander Act of 2508 |
| Message | HAH no... the less sueage the better |
| Date | 21:40:16, December 30, 2007 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the Libel and Slander Act of 2508 |
| Message | If one were to accuse another of criminal offenses, or other actions, they may cause problems in employment as well as in other social situations. |
| Date | 07:30:23, December 31, 2007 CET | From | La partie modérée très extrême | To | Debating the Libel and Slander Act of 2508 |
| Message | but that accusation wouldn't be a proven or legal reality. all one has to do is look up the court records |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 217 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 176 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 107 |
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