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Bill: Freedom of Assembly Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Liberty 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: June 3589
Description[?]:
| The right for the people to peaceably assemble shall not be abridged |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:23:31, December 08, 2013 CET | From | United People's Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Assembly Act |
| Message | We have always believed in ensuring people's basic rights of communication and assembly...that the police or any law official does not hold power to stop the public from voicing their demands and exercising their rights at all times. This is indeed a step in the right direction! |
| Date | 19:30:14, December 08, 2013 CET | From | Encarta Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Assembly Act |
| Message | We can not allow citizens to have complete freedom of assembly. What happens if it turns dangerous? What happens if theirs a riot? By not putting at least a minimum restriction on this, then you are opening the flood gates to a nation of civil discourse. We can not support this. |
| Date | 19:38:50, December 08, 2013 CET | From | United People's Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Assembly Act |
| Message | If riots are a concern to this proposal, then it must be modified to: 'The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.' Either way, we make it sure we are not against people's right to assemble freely in their own country. Riots and such other situations can be termed as 'states of emergency' as declared by the government, and no danger of civil discourse is let to happen the. This is the minimum restriction if it is so required. |
| Date | 20:57:36, December 08, 2013 CET | From | Encarta Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Assembly Act |
| Message | If the law is changed to that, we would concede to voting for it. As it stands though, we are thinking of the safety of citizens. |
| Date | 02:57:39, December 09, 2013 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Assembly Act |
| Message | Assembly is a legal act, if it becomes a riot, destruction of property or life, then a crime is involved and police are more than within their duty to react. |
| Date | 03:01:05, December 09, 2013 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Assembly Act |
| Message | An Assembly and a riot are 2 completely different legal concepts. While a riot comes from an assembly, the assembly itself is not the cause. There are laws on the books to deal with violence and destruction of property. Both the freedom of assembly and the safety of citizens can coexist. We hope the Encarta Party will reconsider. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 177 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 223 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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