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Bill: Libel and Slander Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Leviathan 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: December 2332
Description[?]:
| Given how happily some parties here throw about accusations of this or that, it would seem it is suddenly in everyone's interest that we not allow individuals to sue over libel and slander, on top of the free speech issues implicit in this bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Proposed: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Slander laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods and defamatory opinions spoken about them, if judged to be malicious.
Current: Individuals may sue over malicious falsehoods spoken about them.
Proposed: The nation has no laws regarding slander.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 70 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 80 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 50 |
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| Random quote: "When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other in order that the people may require a leader." - Plato |