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Bill: Libel and Slander Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Akhdus 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 4096
Description[?]:
A BILL: Which will give Hobrazian citizens the right to take legal action over individuals with defamatory opinions of either a libelous or slanderous nature. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods 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 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 | 08:25:22, September 26, 2016 CET | From | Kapitalistyczna Partia Hobrazia | To | Debating the Libel and Slander Reform Bill |
Message | We have no urge to promote an excessively litigious culture. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 123 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 7 |
Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
Random quote: "If man asks for many laws, it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and thinks laws in his own case superfluous." - Will Durant |