Columbia
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Civil Liberties and Labor Reform …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Civil Liberties and Labor Reform Act of 2009

Proposed by Young Columbians · fronted by Beatrice Bolton

Opened

8 Nov 2009

Voting closes

7 Jan 2010

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

5 changes

Rationale

These reforms protect privacy, reduce overwork, and respect individual freedoms by ending forced conscription, limiting surveillance, and banning data exploitation.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Maximum Working Hours	40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls	35-hour weekly maximum
2	Military Service Policy	Volunteer professional army	Volunteer professional army
3	Religious Education in Schools	Strictly secular education	Optional religious classes
4	State Surveillance Powers	Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)	Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)
5	Data Privacy & Digital Rights	Strict data rights (right to deletion; algorithmic transparency; heavy fines for violations)	Ban all personal data collection by private companies

1

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls

35-hour weekly maximum

2

Military Service Policy

Previous law

Volunteer professional army

3

Religious Education in Schools

Previous law

Strictly secular education

Optional religious classes

4

State Surveillance Powers

Previous law

Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)

Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)

5

Data Privacy & Digital Rights

Previous law

Strict data rights (right to deletion; algorithmic transparency; heavy fines for violations)

Ban all personal data collection by private companies

Proposer

Party

Young Columbians

A movement for young voices, strong labor, and a future where every culture thrives.

Core pillars

Beatrice Bolton

Activist · Age 46

999 social followers

A charismatic outsider with a military past, Beatrice Bolton uses her media savvy to rally support for progressive causes, turning her unconventional background into a strength in the political arena.

✨ Charismatic 🎖️ Former Military 📺 Media Savvy 🌍 Outsider

Timeline

Draft

8 November 2009
Vote Open

8 November 2009
Vote Closed

7 January 2010
Became Law

7 January 2010

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

33Yes 0No 67Not voted 100 seats

For: 33 / 100 seats (33.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 67

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	22	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	11	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity	0	Yes	No reason given
Young Columbians Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

161Yes 0No 274Not voted 435 seats

For: 161 / 435 seats (37.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 274

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	124	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	37	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity	0	Yes	No reason given
Young Columbians Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

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