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Bill: Privacy Protection Act of May 2258
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party
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: March 2259
Description[?]:
| A bill to prohibit self-incrimination via information compulsorily given to the state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: 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).
Current: 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).
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:16:08, July 23, 2006 CET | From |  Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Privacy Protection Act of May 2258 |
| Message | Self-incrimination is one thing, but the IPC opposes the comprehensive right to privacy contained in Article 1 of this bill. It might easily be interpreted to ban all requirements to testify in court whatsoever. |
| Date | 04:20:40, July 24, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Privacy Protection Act of May 2258 |
| Message | We maintain that any forced witness is an illegal witness and a violated witness. The current definition is too broad to fully protect individual rights, and it is our thought that it is better to give more rather than fewer rights than that which is necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 181 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 283 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 135 |
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