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Bill: Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Noordelijk Bevrijding Front
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: April 2130
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
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 | 19:05:17, October 22, 2005 CET | From | Maroon Party | To | Debating the Reform Act |
Message | No. A person's opinion is his opinion as long as he's not representing as fact... if I hate you, I have the right to say so. This bill is ill-defined (Is I disagree with your policy a malicious statement?), too open to abuse, and would lead to a drastic curtailment of free speech. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 146 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 43 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 11 |
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