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Bill: Freedom of assembly bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative League of Aldegar
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: March 2817
Description[?]:
| Further reducing the powers of the state |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:12:02, September 12, 2009 CET | From | National Action Party | To | Debating the Freedom of assembly bill |
| Message | Why reduce the powers of the state? In a state of emergency, the government must be able to maintain order. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 223 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 276 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living." - Nicholas Chamfort |