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Bill: Enabling Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Justice and Reform 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: May 3904
Description[?]:
| An Act to transfer further powers to the governent |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Current: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
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, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Proposed: Only government approved movies are allowed to be viewed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The powers of the police are not restricted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:06:40, September 06, 2015 CET | From |  Common Sense Conservative Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | We vehemently oppose. This act is an abhorrent violation of the rights of our citizens |
| Date | 22:17:06, September 06, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Party of Davostan | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | We completely oppose this authoritarian initiative. |
| Date | 09:12:25, September 08, 2015 CET | From | socialmoderate Party | To | Debating the Enabling Act |
| Message | No this is not the right direction |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 86 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 414 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players must never be asked for their Particracy password. This includes Moderation; a genuine Moderator will never ask for your password. |
| Random quote: "The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government." - Ayn Rand |