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Bill: Patriot Act

Details

Submitted by[?]: The Liberal 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: February 2594

Description[?]:

This bill will:

1) Make it illegal to desecrate or dishonour our national flag.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date13:56:21, June 18, 2008 CET
FromRepublican Party of Lodamun
ToDebating the Patriot Act
Message"It's the soldier who serves under the flag, for the protestors right to burn the flag"

We do not support this, as it's about freedom. We believe freedom of speech should not be regulated.

Date19:59:36, June 18, 2008 CET
FromThe Liberal Party
ToDebating the Patriot Act
MessageThis is about patriotism. There is no need to burn our flag to get your point across.

Date22:40:42, June 18, 2008 CET
FromLodamun Libertarian Party
ToDebating the Patriot Act
MessageIts a attack on the freedom of speech since burning flag is a way of expressing yourself

OOC: In Norway we actually have a court ruling who defined that. A comedian burned the flag on tv but the courts found that this was a expression protected by the freedom of speech.

Date00:40:14, June 19, 2008 CET
FromThe Liberal Party
ToDebating the Patriot Act
MessageYou don't need to burn a flag to express your discontent with the government.

OOC: You do that on TV in the U.S. and you get fired most likely.


Date15:09:29, June 19, 2008 CET
FromRepublican Party of Lodamun
ToDebating the Patriot Act
MessageOOC: Well, in Norway we don't care about our country. If a terrorist act was done to us, in our capitol city. Norwegians would never rush to help. On 9/11, Americans rushed to help at once. Americans are patriots.

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
 

Total Seats: 32

no
     

Total Seats: 109

abstain
  

Total Seats: 9


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