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Bill: Royal Sedition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Meritocratic Alliance
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 3278
Description[?]:
| Be it known by acceptance of this bill by simple majority that it shall be considered a capitol offense, punishable by life imprisonment, for any person to: Threaten the life of the King or Advocate violence against the King and His household. or Insult the King with acts of Libel or Slander which destabilize the Kingdom or cast aspersions on his image abroad. or Be caught willingly and knowingly distributing any materials or media that cause any of the actions listed above. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:54:26, March 22, 2012 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | "Mr. Margrave, What a happy and free-speech friendly society we live in, where one can be imprisoned for life simply for speaking one's mind in any manner that might 'cast aspersions' on the image of our glorious Pretender abroad. Who gives a damn about our king, Mr. Margrave? His proponents continue to claim that he is of no serious consequence to the political functioning of our nation; calling the Pretender a nitwit would be of as much consequence as if someone were to call me a nitwit, I am just one man and so is he. It is, naturally, against the law to threaten or advocate violence against any Solentian, and unless the Pretender is alien and not subject to such laws, it would follow that he is protected against such threats by his very nature as a citizen of Solentia. Or do the Crowns only believe that he ought to be protected, and threats against less 'noble' Solentians are of no weight? I yield and, obviously, oppose." Carl d'Orame, 2406 Legislative Lead |
| Date | 15:15:31, March 22, 2012 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | If no one of the Numericals plans on committing these offenses, then they should have no complaint against a bill which seeks to protect the most well known and vulnerable member of the Kingdom, and external symbol of our five realms. He is our King by divine right, and he WILL be protected. |
| Date | 16:03:51, March 22, 2012 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | *Cacophonous laughter from the 2406 Party bench.* |
| Date | 18:53:14, March 22, 2012 CET | From | Positive Progression Party | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | "The real problem in this is the restriction of free speech. Perhaps, our commoner's ideas may one day be better than our king's." |
| Date | 19:46:28, March 22, 2012 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | It does not restrict someone's ability to speak of ideas, but bars sedition. |
| Date | 21:32:21, March 22, 2012 CET | From | Positive Progression Party | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | "Who decides what unwelcome speech is?" |
| Date | 00:53:30, March 23, 2012 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | When it directly threatens someone's life, the matter is clear. |
| Date | 01:20:31, March 23, 2012 CET | From | Positive Progression Party | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | Threats against life, yes, but what about simply libel? That is not deserving of life imprisonment. |
| Date | 01:28:17, March 23, 2012 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Royal Sedition Act |
| Message | We believe when done against the majesty of our sovreign, that it does. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 165 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 199 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
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