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Bill: Freedom of Speech Act of 3837
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Democratic 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: October 3837
Description[?]:
| The media shouldn't be controlled by the government. If someone wants to say something that is obviously not truthful, we do not care. If someone wants to say something threatening or hateful, we do not care. Government intervention is the problem, and it's not the solution to this issue. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The nation does not maintain any professional or voluntary army, naval or air force
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:50:21, April 27, 2015 CET | From |  New Liberal Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Speech Act of 3837 |
| Message | We believe in free speech, but that does not include slander. Therefore we must not support this bill. |
| Date | 16:00:17, April 27, 2015 CET | From | Chann National Party (CNP) | To | Debating the Freedom of Speech Act of 3837 |
| Message | We do not support this bill since the APS tries to sneak in a military provision into a so called "free speech" bill. If APS had left it as a free speech bill then we would have supported - but they didn't so we don't. - Kai Chann, Chairman of the Democratic Party |
| Date | 22:16:10, April 27, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Speech Act of 3837 |
| Message | Why are the DEMS abstaining if they refuse to back this? Take a side and stop acting like a coward and choose a side! Donald Bing |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 89 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 325 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 111 |
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