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Bill: Freedom Act Amendment
Details
Submitted by[?]: One Nation Conservative Party
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: October 3428
Description[?]:
| Amendments to the Freedom Act 3426. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Current: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Proposed: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Current: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Current: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Proposed: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: Pornography may not be produced in the nation.
Current: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Proposed: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding slander.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
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 | 10:37:54, January 18, 2013 CET | From |  One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Freedom Act Amendment |
| Message | Apologies for lack of debate but this is just an amendment to the Freedom Act which has already been debated and there is not enough time before the coming election for a full debate on the issue. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 238 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 167 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players who deliberately attempt to present a misleading picture of the nation's current RP laws will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "Global warmers predict that global warming is coming, and our emissions are to blame. They do that to keep us worried about our role in the whole thing. If we aren't worried and guilty, we might not pay their salaries. It's that simple." - Kary Mullis |