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Bill: A Foucauldian Future 2915: Civil Liberties
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lyika ati Isọdọtun
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: June 2917
Description[?]:
| A bill to expand the rights and priviliges of the Ikradonian population. The state should not interfere in the private matters of its citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Racial segregation of public amenities (eg. drinking fountains, public toilets)
Old value:: All public amenities are segregated.
Current: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Proposed: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation does not issue passports to any nationals, except on specific authorisation of the Foreign Minister.
Current: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The powers of the police are not restricted.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: The police patrol all property at all times.
Current: The police patrol public property at all times.
Proposed: The police patrol public property at all times.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:18:40, April 01, 2010 CET | From | Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the A Foucauldian Future 2915: Civil Liberties |
| Message | we can't support 3 and 4 |
| Date | 06:04:32, April 01, 2010 CET | From | Lyika ati Isọdọtun | To | Debating the A Foucauldian Future 2915: Civil Liberties |
| Message | You do not support the rights of our citizens to travel abroad, yet you present the Assembly with a treaty encouraging foreign tourism? This seems contradictory. |
| Date | 19:43:09, April 01, 2010 CET | From | Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the A Foucauldian Future 2915: Civil Liberties |
| Message | well it would appear the #4 has changed to number 5 (or I mad ea typo) we can't support 3 and 5 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 327 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 319 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Dorvik is a nation based on Germanic and old Prussian cultures, it is located on the far north of Artania, making it an almost arctic nation. |
| Random quote: "Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. " - Thomas Paine |