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Bill: Right to protest
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Progressive Ulama
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: November 2132
Description[?]:
| In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful: Police must not be allowed to break up protesters, workers going on strike, or other citizens exercising their right to freedom of assembly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
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 | 11:42:55, October 28, 2005 CET | From |  Majatran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Right to protest |
| Message | Police arent allowed to break those groups up UNLESS they pose a risk to public safety. If they do pose a risk to peoples safety, isnt that breaking the persons right not to get hurt? |
| Date | 20:26:49, October 28, 2005 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the Right to protest |
| Message | Police should not be allowewd tro decide, not when the police are run by fascist militias. Civil rights and the rights of minorities are badly in need of defence, and we all know the police are just itching to stop all protests. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 286 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 464 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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