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Bill: Protection from baseless accusations.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vrné Eslam (Green Theocracy)
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: October 3648
Description[?]:
| At the moment, anybody is free to spread malicious lies about others with no recourse. This must change. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Current: Individuals may sue over all defamatory remarks printed on them, even truthful ones.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding slander.
Current: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
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 | 13:07:58, April 08, 2014 CET | From |  Libyeral Nam Ekologiin (Liberal Ecology | To | Debating the Protection from baseless accusations. |
| Message | We would support the right to sue over falsehoods, which is an option by itself. We consider the option to sue over defamatory remarks as a potential infringement on freedom of speech. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 189 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 462 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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