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Bill: What's In a Name
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Beluzians
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 2173
Description[?]:
To protect a person's name against false accusations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Article 2
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: 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 | 12:41:28, January 19, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the What's In a Name |
Message | Defamator statements deserve no persecution |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes |
Total Seats: 70 | ||||||
no | Total Seats: 30 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
Random quote: "How many legs does a dog have if you call its tail a leg? Four. Calling a dog's tail a leg does not make it a leg." - Abraham Lincoln |