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Bill: Flag Anti-Protection Act of 3512
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Hutori Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: July 3513
Description[?]:
| A flag, though recognisably a symbol of our great nation, is not a sacred object in and of itself. In the same way that we would not penalise any citizen for speaking out against the government or the nation itself, so we should not criminalise the act of defacing a flag - in itself, an act that symbolises displeasure with that which the flag represents. In the same way, we recognise that the flag is a symbol of our nation and its use commercially may be erroneously understood to represent national approval of a particular product, where no such approval exists. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: The national flag may not be used for commercial purposes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:23:45, July 10, 2013 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the Flag Anti-Protection Act of 3512 |
| Message | Just to seek clarification. Will this mean one can 'desecrate' the national flag in protest or whatever. But may not use it for commercial purposes? If that is the case the RSP will support this bill. |
| Date | 02:43:12, July 10, 2013 CET | From | Free Hutori Party | To | Debating the Flag Anti-Protection Act of 3512 |
| Message | That is the intention of the bill. We see no reason why it should be a crime to express discontent with the nation or government, whether by speech or action, however it still remains a symbol of our country, and commercial use may suggest government approval of a product where it shouldn't. |
| Date | 22:39:07, July 10, 2013 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the Flag Anti-Protection Act of 3512 |
| Message | Then the RSP will fully endorse this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 41 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 142 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 208 |
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