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Bill: Defamation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamonian Green 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: August 4233
Description[?]:
| An act to protect individuals against defamation. |
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 | 07:29:35, June 28, 2017 CET | From | Républicains Libéraux | To | Debating the Defamation Act |
| Message | This could be a threat to the freedom of speech. |
| Date | 21:25:19, June 28, 2017 CET | From | Telamonian Green Party | To | Debating the Defamation Act |
| Message | We consider that freedom of speech must be balanced against the rights of individuals who are the subject of speech. We cannot see why defamatory speech should be protected over the rights of individuals not to be defamed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 128 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 486 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 136 |
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