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Bill: Amendment to the Defamation of Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nrljogadé Prta
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: November 4361
Description[?]:
| The Zailkhadé v. Trifluz case revealed a significant problem with the enforcement of religious legislation in the Federal Republic. Instead of the ban on religious hate-speech being used to promote religious harmony, several denominations have taken advantage of the law to exclusively penalize members of other religions. A uniform system of law is essential to guaranteeing legal equality and non-discrimination. For that reason we move to amend the "Defamation of Religion Act" by making its provisions clear and universally binding. The text of the law shall be amended as follows: "An act to protect all religious communities from intolerant speech, negative stereotyping, discrimination, and incitement to violence, by penalizing public expressions of hatred, hostility, or contempt against all religions, in order to promote a pluralist and tolerant environment where all citizens can live free from defamation regardless of religious belief. Those who deliberately and publicly express hostility, hatred, or contempt against any religion shall face either a fine of up to 5,000 BAR or up to three years in jail, depending on the severity of the offense. Adherents of no religion may be exempt from this act by any legal authority in Barmenistan". |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the administration of law.
Old value:: There are regional courts that have jurisdiction over questions of regional law and national courts that have jurisdiction over questions of national law.
Current: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Proposed: There is a uniform system of courts across the nation.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 42 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 33 |
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