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Bill: The Privacy Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Berosian 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: September 2607
Description[?]:
| Citizens have the right to privacy without their government watching their every move. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:15:40, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the The Privacy Act |
| Message | Both options are equally objectionable - since both imply an absolute value, with no room for negotiation or extenuation. |
| Date | 05:31:03, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Berosian Party | To | Debating the The Privacy Act |
| Message | So, having a government spy on their citizens is preferable to having citizens engage in private activities? |
| Date | 06:25:46, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the The Privacy Act |
| Message | Yes. Depending on the citizen in question - hence our objection to either extreme. Hence - we abstain. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 52 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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