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Bill: Civil Rights & Legislature Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unity Labour Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 4166
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to enhance the freedoms and liberties of main, with freedom of speech without limitations. A society can never thrive if we do not let people to freely express themselves that will encourage ideas to flourish and grow into creative action. In building a modern state, we cannot continue to seek in dissenting voices of opinion even though we may disagree with those opinions. It's the difference in opinions, thesis, antithesis creating the synthesis that enables society to grow and progress. No one should be sentenced/imprisoned because of speech, an inalienable right. Additionally, the move to reduce the number of seats minimally by 50 is so that due to the inactivity of some parties, to prevent a stagnation or gridlock in the legislature it's best to reduce a number of seats in parliament. I hereby move that this bill has its first reading, clause by clause. I'm oblige Prime Minister of Malivia Dr. Roosevelt Ferdinand |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Article 2
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: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Article 3
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 may publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures, but only if deemed in the interest of the public.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Article 4
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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 750
Current: 470
Proposed: 700
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:46:16, February 13, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights & Legislature Act |
| Message | I hereby move that this bill has its first reading, clause by clause. I'm oblige Prime Minister of Malivia Dr. Roosevelt Ferdinand |
| Date | 04:57:13, February 13, 2017 CET | From | Malivian People's Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights & Legislature Act |
| Message | I wonder why it would be fair to sue someone over falsehoods spoken about them, but not when falsehoods are printed about them. I believe if it has been proven beyond doubt that what is printed is a falsehood, then the victim should be able to file a case to sue. But only if it has been proven 100% that it is indeed untrue and that the author knew it was untrue when he wrote it. |
| Date | 10:45:15, February 13, 2017 CET | From | Malivian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights & Legislature Act |
| Message | I am more focused on the ethics and regulation. |
| Date | 13:18:14, February 13, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights & Legislature Act |
| Message | Reason being honourable member in MPP , is that to sue what's i#printing can seemingly be an attack on the press. Yes the press/media has a responsibility, but it's also the job of the media to agitate. I hereby move a motion that this debate be read a second time |
| Date | 14:09:43, February 13, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights & Legislature Act |
| Message | Seems as though there's no other input fro any other parties and I think much have been said on the issue and I've given what i think is a convincing argument as to why such a law is necessary. |
| Date | 14:10:38, February 13, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights & Legislature Act |
| Message | I hereby move a motion that this bill be passed in its entirety and that it be successful |
| Date | 14:12:26, February 13, 2017 CET | From | Malivian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights & Legislature Act |
| Message | I agree, just as long it does not affects the ethics. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 337 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 112 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Dorvik is a nation based on Germanic and old Prussian cultures, it is located on the far north of Artania, making it an almost arctic nation. |
| Random quote: "Civil disobedience. . . is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. . Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem." - Howard Zinn |