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Bill: The Patriot Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Libéral
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: December 4295
Description[?]:
| This is a temporary proposal until our nation is completely at peace again. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Current: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:21:19, October 31, 2017 CET | From |  Parti Républicain | To | Debating the The Patriot Act |
| Message | War or peace will never give up our liberty. Liberty is what we fight for, it is what the Republic was founded upon, if we give it up and we have already lost. We will never return to the dark days of fascism. Long live the Revolution, long live 4114, long live the Republic. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 8 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 642 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy." - Brian Mulroney |