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Bill: Libel laws
Details
Submitted by[?]: Paraplu 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: June 2347
Description[?]:
| It has been expressed by a certain party that a bill such as this is oppressing freedom of speech. However, this is not so. If the praetor was humping someone other than his wife and people were not allowed to print "The praetor was humping someone other than his wife," that would be oppressing freedom of speech. But that is not what I am proposing. I am proposing that people could not write "John Lawrence masturbates to dogs," if John Lawrence does not masturbate to dogs. Please be with me so we can put a stop to people who print falsehoods like that, because it can really effect peoples lives. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Proposed: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:02:34, January 18, 2007 CET | From | Baltusian Pantian Alliance | To | Debating the Libel laws |
| Message | John Lawerence masturbates in dogs. |
| Date | 03:15:46, January 19, 2007 CET | From | Elite Sinn Fein | To | Debating the Libel laws |
| Message | So, what makes John Lawerence so special? I masturbate to asians, doesn't make me special enough to make the tabloids. |
| Date | 06:50:32, January 19, 2007 CET | From | Paraplu party | To | Debating the Libel laws |
| Message | Wouldn't want to debate the topic or anything... But Asians are pretty hot! The race I am most attracted to! |
| Date | 11:14:55, January 19, 2007 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Libel laws |
| Message | Not that tabloids have enough credibility to damage someone's reputation. |
| Date | 15:29:03, January 19, 2007 CET | From | Baltusian Pantian Alliance | To | Debating the Libel laws |
| Message | :o This became racist o.O o.o And believe me if some group of crazed jackasses spouting crap could severly damage your reputation the HN would have been unstoppable. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 22 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 78 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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