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Bill: Public Assembly
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telemon Lutheran 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: August 2077
Description[?]:
| The RP introduced this and it is important that we discuss this properly before we decide that it is not needed. "The police cannot disperse a rioting or unsafe group and as such, there is an increased risk to property" |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:18:46, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Telemon Lutheran Party | To | Debating the Public Assembly |
| Message | I am not saying that all groups should be dispersed, I am saying that if a group is acting in a way that appears dangerous to the safety of others and Public property, then police should be within legal rights to move them on. |
| Date | 11:23:33, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Telemon Lutheran Party | To | Debating the Public Assembly |
| Message | Recently in Australia, there have been many rioting teens protesting in the city of Sydney, and because the law states that they are not allowed to move them on or disperse them, many people were injured, public property was damaged and i even think two or three people were killed. This is all down to one law, that if is brought in to play, this could be avoided should a similar event pop up in Telamons capital city Ferescia. |
| Date | 11:24:12, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Telemon Lutheran Party | To | Debating the Public Assembly |
| Message | Hope that all makes sense. |
| Date | 19:50:19, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Public Assembly |
| Message | Agreed |
| Date | 21:42:23, July 04, 2005 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Public Assembly |
| Message | But then the government can use the law as an excuse to disperse any group protesting the government to keep their voices from being heard. |
| Date | 21:51:37, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Public Assembly |
| Message | If they have a case to say it is a threat to public safety. We still have courts. |
| Date | 21:37:28, July 07, 2005 CET | From | Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Public Assembly |
| Message | Wha? Could you rephrase that? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 124 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 126 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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