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Bill: Freedom of Speech Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Syndicalist 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: September 3639
Description[?]:
| To cease the potential criminalisation of personal opinion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:32:21, March 19, 2014 CET | From | Left Coalition | To | Debating the Freedom of Speech Bill |
| Message | We would probably prefer to vote against this bill, as defamatory opinions generally go beyond what we would consider to be free speech. Defamatory opinions in this context are taken to mean comments deliberately designed to harm the reputation of somebody else. Allowing the press to print such material for example could damage people's livelihoods without having to give evidence and with no option of recourse if they may not sue. |
| Date | 09:34:08, March 20, 2014 CET | From | Liberale Volkspartij | To | Debating the Freedom of Speech Bill |
| Message | The Liberale Volkspartij would vote in favour. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 391 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 244 |
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| Random quote: "I am a conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a radical to remove all that is bad. I seek to preserve property and to respect order, and I equally decry the appeal to the passions of the many or the prejudices of the few." - Benjamin Disraeli |