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Bill: Cultural Liberty Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for Talmorian Restoration
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: July 4394
Description[?]:
| To restrict the state's role in governing the personal moral decisions of its citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Current: Adultery is legal.
Proposed: Adultery is legal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media may only publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures with their explicit permission.
Current: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:59:51, May 16, 2018 CET | From |  Coalition for Talmorian Restoration | To | Debating the Cultural Liberty Act |
| Message | Monika Davidson, Progressive Republican Party Leader "Despite the divisions within the government, I am pleased that there is a majority in the Parliament to pass this important legislation. The government should only interfere in the private lives of citizens when it must, and it should not protect the powerful from the same scrutiny that any Talmorian could be subjected to. A free people and a free media are components of a free state, and we are proud to join our coalition partners in ATCOS in bringing our nation closer to that ideal." |
| Date | 02:58:44, May 16, 2018 CET | From | Black Bloc | To | Debating the Cultural Liberty Act |
| Message | Moniade Richland, Leader of the Black Bloc. Mr. Speaker By even taking a position like this on adultery... we might as well encourage it! At least before it was illegal if shamefully under-enforced... something that the Bloc had hoped to fix with the appointment of a Minister of Justice who has already served this country so ably. And to think that we'll not only do this, but in the name of a "free media" allow for anyone with a crazy theory to open up a new outlet and call it legitimate... it's something that I think is very much on the wrong path for this country. We'd have no problem with Article 3 were it to stand alone (and laugh quietly as the monarchists in the chamber still vote in favor, but I digress), but the Black Bloc will not stand with provisions that allow for the fusion of entertainment and information or that promote promiscuity and sexual immorality in this country. Never. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 372 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 128 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick.'" - Mikhail Bakunin |