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Bill: Free Press Act

Details

Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats

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 2329

Description[?]:

Whereas, there should be no criminal (rather than civil) penalties that preclude the publishing of any news, and

Whereas, current law could be used by the government to suppress stories until absolutely proven false, and

Whereas, libel and slander laws are better remedies for those who are victims of defamatory information,

We hereby propose that slander laws be brought into effect as libel laws already are, but that there be no criminal restraint on the media.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date22:08:41, December 13, 2006 CET
FromAM Populist Social Democrats
ToDebating the Free Press Act
MessageWe would have included libel laws in the proposal, but those already exist.

Having criminal law regarding what the media can broadcast, even only with respect to falsehoods, can lead to prior restraint of things the government does not desire-- which may well in fact be true information.

Rather, the restraint should be in allowing people to sue for libel or slander if damaged by a falsehood.

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Voting

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Total Seats: 351

no

    Total Seats: 0

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