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Bill: Libel and slander laws reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nouveau Parti Libéral (ZR)
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: January 3444
Description[?]:
| To reform the law for greater freedom |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Proposed: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
Proposed: The nation has no laws regarding slander.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Application of libel and slander laws.
Old value:: Libel and slander laws apply to and may be applied by all individuals.
Current: Libel and slander laws apply to and may be applied by all individuals.
Proposed: Private individuals are exempt from libel and slander suits by public figures.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 401 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 206 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 143 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "I think you should defend to the death their right to march, and then go down and meet them with baseball bats." - Woody Allen, on the Ku Klux Klan |