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Bill: The Reformed Civil Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partei des Demokratischen Merkantilismus
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: September 3323
Description[?]:
| We the members of the PDM believe that some of the current civil right laws are a little too lenient and may be the cause to why our fellow colleagues of the KP believe our society needs harsh punishment for criminals. These current laws state: 1. Weapon concealment: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried. This law may be one of the reasons why the crime rate is escalating and the KP feel they need to punish criminals harshly. To allow any legal weapon to be concealed by anyone will of course invite chaos and crime. For exmaple, what is to stop a person from taking a weapon into a public event and killing someone out of rage? There will be law breakers yes, but to allow this law will incite chaos. 2. Ownership of guns by private individuals: Ownership of firearms is mandatory for all adults. Another reason why crime may be so prevalent. Adults have the right to own guns yes but they should never be mandated to own one if they do not want too. 3. The government's policy on public nudity There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed. We cannot have people running around nude and exposing themselves to people who do not want to be seen. As such, there should be areas in public where they can do this and they can of course do this in private. 4. Displays of public affection and obscenity laws. There are no laws regarding obscene public acts. The same as my argument against public nudity. 5. National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured. A flag is nothing more but an object and a symbol of a nation. A person has to right to express their feelings by desecrating it in anyway they please. Gretel Helmine- Spokesperson for the Partei des Demokratischen Merkantilismus |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Current: Where weapons are carried, this must be done openly.
Proposed: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Current: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Proposed: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Ownership of firearms is mandatory for all adults.
Current: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Proposed: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Current: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Proposed: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, but these may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Current: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Proposed: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:49:44, June 22, 2012 CET | From | Konservative Partei | To | Debating the The Reformed Civil Rights Act |
| Message | We would probably accept Article 1 and agree with Article 4, but we oppose the bill on the basis of the other articles. While we are open to a revision of the requirement that all adults own a firearm, we think that it's important that people have the largely unencumbered right to carry guns and we don't think that it's productive to impose strict licence conditions. We are also of the view that respect for the national flag is non-negotiable; while we grant rights and freedoms to people, these are never boundless - and we think that desecration of the symbol of our national community oversteps the mark. - Gabriela Staudinger, internal affairs spokesperson for the Konservative Partei. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 335 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 165 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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