| [FAILED] Amendment to Articles 1 and 2 of the Regional Communications Act (Mass Com) |
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If you mean to regulate "campaigns/dispatches that are used to slander other candidates" only, wouldn't that language still be much broader? A reasonable interpretation might be that article 2, section 2(d) only applies to slanderous material, but the language itself would include any campaigning by an incumbent, as far as I can tell — and I'm not entirely sure I would support that.
I'm not familiar at all with the telegram system, but just to clarify, mass telegrams do not include telegram stamps under conventional definitions, right? In other words, is it necessary to clarify what "mass telegrams to the region" refers to in article 1, section 1(a), or is it common knowledge that this excludes telegram stamps?
(01-25-2019, 06:15 PM)Pronoun Wrote: If you mean to regulate "campaigns/dispatches that are used to slander other candidates" only, wouldn't that language still be much broader? A reasonable interpretation might be that article 2, section 2(d) only applies to slanderous material, but the language itself would include any campaigning by an incumbent, as far as I can tell — and I'm not entirely sure I would support that. Issue 1: I am very much aware of that. I'd probably change it to "mislead the public's perception of certain candidates during an election to their disadvantage or to the advantage of others", if that is okay. Issue 2: This act focuses on regional officers' abuse of their abilities, and not necessarily that of private individuals. As much as I wish to add that, it would not fit well with the scope of the act, and would better off be in a different act. The Sakhalinsk Empire, Legislator of the South Pacific
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(2) Communications to the region shall not
a. mislead the public b. attack or otherwise diminish other officials c. attack or otherwise diminish The South Pacific or her allies d. mislead the public's perception of certain candidates during an election to their disadvantage or to the advantage of others d. e. directly or indirectly threaten the security apparatus of the South Pacific or her allies The Sakhalinsk Empire, Legislator of the South Pacific
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Wouldn’t that be convered already under the Defamation offence of the Criminal Code?
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^ That, plus it doesn't actually prevent an official abusing their ex officio powers to campaign, which is what I'd be hoping to see out of this amendment.
I prefer the "deliberately influence" language. ![[Image: XXPV74Y.png?1]](https://i.imgur.com/XXPV74Y.png?1)
I have no objections to that goal, but my concern is that the "deliberately influence" language would prevent incumbents from campaigning the same way other candidates could. I mean, as far as I can tell, "Any other form of communication, apart from the Regional Message Board, that is directly visible on the NationStates website by the in-game region at large" in article 1, section 1(d) would include dispatches or anything public other than the RMB, and I really don't see the point of making it so that incumbent delegates could only campaign publicly on the RMB.
Quote: I think this should does it.
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Deranged in NS since 2011 One and ONLY minion of LadyRebels The OUTRAGEOUS CRAZY other half of LadyElysium (01-29-2019, 01:33 PM)Rebeltopia Wrote:Quote: Yep, that seems good to me. Full support.
(01-29-2019, 01:33 PM)Rebeltopia Wrote:Quote: I'll put that. The Sakhalinsk Empire, Legislator of the South Pacific
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May I motion a vote?
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