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Bill: Reinstatement of the Blasphemy Provision
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sunrise Party 해돋이당
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: May 4436
Description[?]:
| Dear Citizens, The Empress is a descendant of the Sun Kami, and it is widely believed that our Empress is a Kami as well. In addition it is bad form to allow the disharmony so prevalent in other nations of insults of each others' religions. in Order to preserve the Imperial Harmony and peace of our Empire, it is imperative we reinstate the Blasphemy Law to protect the dignity and face of the citizens' religions. Punishment of course for Blasphemy will be a fine and need to apologize. Second time offense is exile. Signed, Sung Mi-Kim Imperial Senator from Wolgwangsudo and rumored member of Taeyanggyo |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:39:19, August 07, 2018 CET | From | Sunrise Party 해돋이당 | To | Debating the Reinstatement of the Blasphemy Provision |
| Message | Dear Speaker, I think perhaps we can negotiate on nature of offense provision. Depending on the rank of the person being offended...a "nim(Sekowan equivalent Sama)" of Majesty(a Wieom or Heika) Level personage is to be highly respected and so stiffer penalties needed(A wieom level person is the Empress of course). A lower ranking person of "Sir"(San, or Chan level) not so stiff, this would include between peers or a low ranking secretary in an office. I think Exile should be used less frequently as a form of punishment. Signed, Kim Park Imperial Senator from Sinsudo |
| Date | 18:04:05, August 07, 2018 CET | From | Sunshine Party | To | Debating the Reinstatement of the Blasphemy Provision |
| Message | Dear Speaker, The Sunshine Party cannot accept any penalties which would have the effect of unfairly restricting free speech. |
| Date | 02:57:40, August 08, 2018 CET | From | Sunrise Party 해돋이당 | To | Debating the Reinstatement of the Blasphemy Provision |
| Message | Dear Sunshine Party, Speech is never truly free as persons modify their speech according to whom they are addressing and the culture of the commuication. Unrestricted free speech is a cause of much disharmony in other nations(and many so-called free-speech nations restrict it via Hate Speech laws anyway). Unrestricted Free Speecg would not suit our culture well. Much commentary can still be conveyed without anarchy of unrestricted free speech in forms of private actions. Signed, Yoon Choong-Sik Minister of Culture |
| Date | 09:42:51, August 08, 2018 CET | From | Sunshine Party | To | Debating the Reinstatement of the Blasphemy Provision |
| Message | Dear Speaker, We are in no sense free speech anarchists. I did refer to "unfair" restriction. Where the speech causes or threatens to cause any harm to anyone, it should be penalised or restricted as such an action is fair. Criticism of religious institutions and doctrines does not do that so it should not be penalised in any way. No doubt many nations restrict speech unreasonably but that is hardly a reason to do the same Signed, Chin Hoi-chang Sunshine Leader |
| Date | 13:04:39, August 08, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Party (보수당) | To | Debating the Reinstatement of the Blasphemy Provision |
| Message | Dear Speaker To keep peace and harmony we will respect and support this. Our party was very divided on this by we will support to help Dankuk stay strong Henry Sykes Deputy Conservative Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 156 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 104 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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