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Bill: Freedom of Information Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social-Nationalist 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: July 4174
Description[?]:
| All government files shall now be released after 30 years, further journalists have the right to request information from government departments and through that right have access to non-classified files before the 30 year period has ended. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Freedom of information law.
Old value:: Classified files are released after a set period of time provided doing so is not deemed to endanger national security.
Current: Classified files are only released at the discretion of the government.
Proposed: Classified files are released after a set period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:03:16, March 01, 2017 CET | From |  United National Congress | To | Debating the Freedom of Information Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Although we support an open and honest state, we cannot condone releasing filed that could endanger our country. We will oppose. Alanus Dannicus, High Senator of Pontesi |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 114 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 114 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 72 |
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