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Bill: Free Speech Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Centrist Party of Baltusia
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: December 4199
Description[?]:
| We propose the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Current: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:58:45, April 21, 2017 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Free Speech Act |
| Message | Allowing the publication of inflammatory hate speech could lead to instability of the nation. Alexandra Flanders Patriotic Party Leader in Congress |
| Date | 21:04:49, April 21, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Liberal | To | Debating the Free Speech Act |
| Message | This is very bad. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 474 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 226 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike." - Oscar Wilde |