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Bill: Civil Rights Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Minarchist Front
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: April 2331
Description[?]:
| The Party of Apathy strives to protect the rights of the people, and this bill is just the beginning of protecting the peoples' civil liberties. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 4
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 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Current: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Proposed: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Current: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:06:39, December 17, 2006 CET | From | National Socialist Freedom Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Proposal |
| Message | We support only 3 and 6 so we must vote no... |
| Date | 13:44:45, December 18, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Proposal |
| Message | You have successfully created a bill on which we split 3-3. We will be abstaining. |
| Date | 23:30:07, December 18, 2006 CET | From | National Party of Vensism | To | Debating the Civil Rights Proposal |
| Message | we can agree on 1, 2 and 5.. We are very much against citizens purchasing weapons freely.. so we will vote against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 27 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 102 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 121 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates." - Gore Vidal |