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Bill: 4290/002/IP/Civil Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty 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: June 4291
Description[?]:
| OOC: This bill is to show our political stance related to Civil Rights. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is a capital offence.
Current: Adultery is legal.
Proposed: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Racial segregation of public amenities (eg. drinking fountains, public toilets)
Old value:: All public amenities are segregated.
Current: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Proposed: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Current: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: All educational institutions must be segregated.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
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 | 05:11:09, October 22, 2017 CET | From | 生古塢共産党(Sekowo Kyosanto) | To | Debating the 4290/002/IP/Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We only oppose the Article 5 and 6 as we don't see any relationship between the ownership of radios and television stations and the civil rights. We think that the freedom of speech and freedom of press can be protected even it is under the ownership of the government. The government should set up laws to protect freedom of speech and press and regulate the definition of freedom of speech and press but not privatise the radio and television stations. This would make the TV and radio shows only become the dictatorship of merchants and imperialism. Besides, without government's funding, radios and TVs cannot run properly in such a big change. So we will vote abstain. And hope the Democratic colleagues to separate the bill so that we could express our support on other articles of the bill. General Secretary: Murakami Ichirō (村上一郎) |
| Date | 06:04:58, October 22, 2017 CET | From | 生古塢共産党(Sekowo Kyosanto) | To | Debating the 4290/002/IP/Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | OOC: Same reason at the previous bill, we vote no to this issue too. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 54 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 148 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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