The Cato Acts (failed)
| Category: | The Furtherment of Democracy | Strength: | Strong | Proposed By: | The Global Market |
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Reaffrming our undying commitment to liberty, be it resolved by this honorable United Nations that the following measures shall be passed in all member nations:
Article I
That all taxpaying citizens shall be entitled to be represented in the government.
Article II
That in all legal matters, the prosecutor or plantiff shall carry the burden of proof, and all accused persons shall enjoy a presumption of innocence.
Article III
That the right of free speech and press shall not be abridged, except when such speech or press violates a contract (such as software piracy) or poses a clear and imminent danger (such as deliberately inciting a riot).
Article IV
That no person shall be censored, sued, or prosecuted for his political or religious beliefs.
Article V
That all persons shall have the right to petition the government and assemble nonviolently.
Article VI
That government shall neither directly endorse nor censure any religion.
Article VII
That no person shall be enlisted in the armed forces against his will, nor be forced into involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime for which the said individual shall have been duly convicted.
Article VIII
That all private individuals and businesses shall have the right to emigrate from any nation, though individual nations shall reserve the right to create their own policy on immigration and naturalization.
Article IX
That inventors shall be entitled to protection from international patents for a period of no less than eighteen months from the time of invention.
Article X
That government shall neither abridge nor expand the rights or responsibilities of any citizen on account of "race".
All legislation in conflict with these acts are hereby null and void.
These acts named in greatest honor of Marcus Portius Cato the Younger (95-46 BC), who died valiantly trying to protect the Republic from the yoke of Caesar.
- Votes For: 4088
- Votes Against: 8545
- Voting Ended: Thu Sep 25 2003
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