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Bill: Civil Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Revolutionary of Lettonie
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: May 2595
Description[?]:
| Civil Rights |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Current: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Proposed: Adoption is not regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Current: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:20:26, June 19, 2008 CET | From | Teikas Kvasa apvienība | To | Debating the Civil Rights |
| Message | May I point, the articles are contradictory. |
| Date | 16:22:02, June 19, 2008 CET | From | Teikas Kvasa apvienība | To | Debating the Civil Rights |
| Message | Phew, another petty assault on property rights. |
| Date | 17:07:44, June 19, 2008 CET | From | (KCCP) Communist Peoples' Committee | To | Debating the Civil Rights |
| Message | We support everything except Article 2. |
| Date | 07:27:26, June 21, 2008 CET | From | CSA Trotskist Party of Dolgaria | To | Debating the Civil Rights |
| Message | the article 2 could be better, the others are good |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 29 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 71 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| 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: "Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. " - Thomas Paine |