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Bill: Protester Rights Act 4234
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour Party
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: May 4235
Description[?]:
| A bill to increase freedom of expression and freedom to protest within Luthori. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Current: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Proposed: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:56:50, June 30, 2017 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Protester Rights Act 4234 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We cannot support this bill. The flag should be honoured, the public should be safe and the people should not blaspheme in public when we have a state recognised religion. Marquis Dale Weston Leader of the RCP |
| Date | 11:53:33, July 01, 2017 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Protester Rights Act 4234 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The RCP continues to amaze us with their rejection of completely valid proposals. Firstly desecrating a flag is a non-violent action which is completely fine as an act of protest. The Conservatives think that a piece of coloured fabric is more important than freedom of speech and of expression, which perfectly highlights their childish and outdated ideology. Secondly the protest proposal. It's aim is to simply put into law that the police need to actually have evidence to close a protest rather than the hunch that they are a threat. Police dispersing groups is completely valid if a riot is going on or if the protest is occuring in an active warzone. These would be examples of when a State of Emergency has been declared. However is a couple of smashed Windows by a few individuals grounds to carry out mass arrests and end huge protests full of people not involved in the violent act? What poses a risk to public safety? Do large protests pose a threat, even if they are non violent? What if the protest is against police brutality or anti state? Wouldn't the police have a vested interest to shut that protest down, even if it doesn't pose a threat? The police aren't apolitical, its idiotic to think otherwise. Preventing police from dispersing groups unless a State of Emergency has been declared is a great way to prevent the political views of the police officers to be involved in policing. And as for the blasphemy law, that too is simply a case between freedom of speech and authoritarian policing. Look if God does exist as Luthor saw him, wouldn't blasphemers be punished after death anyway? Why punish them now? Let God judge them not the Luthori Justice System. This is just another case of the conservatives using the existence of the State Religion to force their own beliefs down other people's throats. The Masked Man, Delegate Leader of the Anarchist Federation |
| Date | 16:43:40, July 01, 2017 CET | From |  Centrist Alliance | To | Debating the Protester Rights Act 4234 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This proposal is completely unvalid. Dishonouring the flag is a complete disgrace and anyone doing it should and will be punished. Millions of Luthorians have died protecting our traditions, culture and values. Could the 'anarchists' provide any proof of the police abusing current powers in recent times? I think not! If Luthori was an 'active warzone' I think protestors would be our least concern. If a protest is motivated by 'anti state' beliefs maybe they should form a political party or pressure group rather than waste their time protesting. Our police are trained professionals and the anarchists attack on them is totally unacceptable. I ask them to apologize to the hard working police men and women. Rebecca Rees CA Speaker |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 166 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 85 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 149 |
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