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Bill: Slander Act 2132.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal-Progressive Union
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: November 2132
Description[?]:
This bill will reduce the amount of false claims, and to avoid the "clogging" up of courts with minor slander cases. Only those that are deemed malicious or slander committed as an attempt to personally harm the personal lives of the victim can take action in a court of law against the slanderer or slanderers. |
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 | 01:31:23, October 28, 2005 CET | From | Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Slander Act 2132. |
Message | Courts are meant for cases of law, not any claim of falsehoods that are not proven. |
Date | 01:37:24, October 28, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Slander Act 2132. |
Message | This sounds fair. False claims cost time and money, though we would like a clause stating that should a slander case be taken to court, and found to be untrue, than the person gets a fine (determined by the court). |
Date | 10:40:52, October 28, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Slander Act 2132. |
Message | We see no real difference between the two except that the proposed one will allow people to sue against "defamatory opinions". The present system only allows "malicious falshoods" so your reason for change is void. |
Date | 19:27:42, October 28, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Slander Act 2132. |
Message | Upon further consideration, we support the UB position on this. This change in the law would lead to more court cases than currently happening. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 214 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 98 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 88 |
Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
Random quote: "I have no faith in political arithmetic." - Adam Smith |