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Bill: Libel laws.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic party of malivia
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: February 4188
Description[?]:
| Libel laws. old law:The nation has no laws regarding libel New law:Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:26:37, March 23, 2017 CET | From | Democratic party of malivia | To | Debating the Libel laws. |
| Message | Individuals should have rights to sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions printed on them. |
| Date | 23:09:04, March 28, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Libel laws. |
| Message | We should try always to encourage freedom of speech and expression, not stifle them even though some persons may feel they harm their image or character. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 196 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 242 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life fictional references (eg. Gandalf, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker). |
| Random quote: "The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority." - John Dalberg-Acton |