“What is the need for this minimal change?”
Free Expression Expansion Act of 2021
Rationale
These changes strengthen democratic freedoms by removing bureaucratic barriers that stifle free expression, public debate, and media independence for the benefit of all citizens.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Right to Protest |
Right to protest with prior notice
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Unrestricted right to assemble
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| 2 | Online Safety & Social Media |
Light-touch, self-regulation
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Minimal duties, free-speech priority
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| 3 | Press Regulation |
Purely voluntary self-regulation
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No press regulation at all
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Right to Protest2
Online Safety & Social Media3
Press RegulationProposer
Party
Communist Movement
"The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property"
Core pillars
Malcolm Edwards
Prime Minister · Age 50
A charismatic firebrand from a dockworker’s family who rose from obscurity to national fame by exposing corporate malfeasance, blending relentless ambition with an unyielding refusal to betray his working-class roots.
Timeline
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Draft9 September 2021
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Vote Open9 September 2021
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Vote Closed8 November 2021
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Did Not Become Law8 November 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Statenhaus
FailedFor: 60 / 187 seats (32.1%)
Against: 94 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 33
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement Proposer | 60 | Yes | No reason given |
| Democratic Conservative Monarchists | 0 | Yes | We fully support a fully free and fully democratic state, country, whatever you name it and it shall be preserved at most costs. It will make this country become almost as democratic and free as it can be without making things too unstable or anything in like so. |
| Democratic Liberator | 0 | Yes | This will help the democracy in our country and will increase the freedom of our citizens. |
| Democratic Liberties | 10 | No | What is the need for this minimal change? |
| Union Of New Conservatives | 84 | No | It's too bad that everything is bundled into a single bill. We could have voted on certain measures. Too bad. |
| Empty seats | 43 | Not voted |
Riksdag
PassedFor: 410 / 1077 seats (38.1%)
Against: 396 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 271
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement Proposer | 410 | Yes | No reason given |
| Democratic Conservative Monarchists | 0 | Yes | We fully support a fully free and fully democratic state, country, whatever you name it and it shall be preserved at most costs. It will make this country become almost as democratic and free as it can be without making things too unstable or anything in like so. |
| Democratic Liberator | 0 | Yes | This will help the democracy in our country and will increase the freedom of our citizens. |
| Democratic Liberties | 170 | No | What is the need for this minimal change? |
| Union Of New Conservatives | 226 | No | It's too bad that everything is bundled into a single bill. We could have voted on certain measures. Too bad. |
| Empty seats | 13 | Not voted |
President
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We fully support a fully free and fully democratic state, country, whatever you name it and it shall be preserved at most costs. It will make this country become almost as democratic and free as it can be without making things too unstable or anything in like so.”
“This will help the democracy in our country and will increase the freedom of our citizens.”
“It's too bad that everything is bundled into a single bill. We could have voted on certain measures. Too bad.”