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Bill: Ensuring True Speech
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate 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: January 4392
Description[?]:
| We must not allow people to make things that are extremely evidently purposeful falsehoods. Falsehoods of which can damage ones life beyond repair and an individual can do nothing about it. Because as is human nature, once you are convinced someone said something, it takes a hell of alot to convince them otherwise. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding slander.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Head to the "Language assistance" thread to receive and offer help with translations: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6368 |
| Random quote: "Erotic politicians, that's what we are. We're interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos and activity that appears to have no meaning." Jim Morrison |