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Bill: Freedom of Speech and Assembly Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Demokrat Konservativen Partei (DKP)
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: February 3911
Description[?]:
| To be democratic, a country ought to give the largest possibility it can to its citizens for them to freely express their opinions in the public arena. It cannot work if the government can silence protesters on a whim. The reasons must be very important. Of course, it would still be possible for the government, on those provisions on public assembly rights, to arrest people suspected of an offense or a crime. About the lifting of the media protection for those in the public eyes, we simply think being known of the public doesn't entail any privilege as for how the media can talk of people. But since libel and slander laws still apply, there would still be a limit on what the medias can say about somebody, which should be sufficient to prevent them to abuse their new powers to inform the public without having to fear the government reaction. |
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 without giving any reason.
Proposed: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media may publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures, but only if deemed in the interest of the public.
Current: The media is forbidden from publishing any personal stories and photos relating to public figures, content is restricted to their professional lives.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 245 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 76 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 80 |
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