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Bill: Defamation Act of 2606
Details
Submitted by[?]: Movement for Democratic Change
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: October 2607
Description[?]:
| This change removes the possibility of frivolous lawsuits. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
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 | 18:38:33, July 16, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | No, in a democracy, people do not have the right not to be insulted. |
| Date | 18:48:19, July 16, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | Does the DSP not understand the definition of malice? Well, here is is: "Malice is a legal term referring to a party's intention to do injury to another party." People say bad things to people in the heat of the moment, not meaning to do them harm. We have seen it occur in this very legislature. The change prevents people from overreacting to a potential slip of the tongue. |
| Date | 22:42:02, July 16, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | Let us say then, that a really oppressive party won the election, and established a dictatorship, if free Kirlawans called for revolution and their hanging, they could arrest us under your law. |
| Date | 00:51:05, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | No. Read the law. It only allows for legal action, NOT criminal. |
| Date | 01:00:55, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan People's Justice Party | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | We're confused. This proposal would take a law that "people can sue over X", and change it to "people can now sue not only over X, but also over Y", yet claims that this change "removes the possibility of frivolous lawsuits"? |
| Date | 02:26:30, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Party | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | This is a disgusting proposal. This essentially gives the potential to prevent a person from publishing accurate statements, should they be judged to be 'defamatory' towards a group, and this is not a road we should ever embark down. Then again, I suppose this is to be expected from the party which gave us the abomination that is the flag desecration proposal. |
| Date | 02:32:17, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | We fully agree with the LPP, and urge the MDC, to stop the attacks on our rights as citizens of Kirlawa, whilst playing to the religious estabilishment. |
| Date | 03:07:46, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Defamation Act of 2606 |
| Message | The following is a message from MDC National Chairperson Dr. Sameerah Ali: "An incredible mistake has been undertaken in our General Assembly. I was incorrectly advised by our Legislative Committee who apparently misread the current law. The only reason this bill was proposed was to attach a malicious intent clause to the current law. Amazingly, the LC overlooked the current law, as it is now clear malice must exist. I personally apologize to the people of Kirlawa and to the members of this legislature for any misrepresentation of the Movement for Democratic Change this bill may have caused. Action has already been taken in regards to the members of the Legislative Committee who misadvised me and our assembly delegation, and I make a stern promise to all of you and to the people of Kirlawa that a mistake of this magnitude will never happen again." Sincerely, Dr. Sameerah Ali, National Chairperson, Movement for Democratic Change |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 590 | |||||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 127 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "Liberalism is the transformation of mankind into cattle." - Friedrich Nietzsche |