Legislative Bill · Ludenholm
Failed

Free Expression Expansion Act of 2021

Proposed by Communist Movement · fronted by Malcolm Edwards
Failing
passing in 1 of 2 chambers
Opened
9 Sep 2021
Voting closes
8 Nov 2021
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
3 changes

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

1

Right to Protest
Previous law
Right to protest with prior notice
Unrestricted right to assemble

2

Online Safety & Social Media
Previous law
Light-touch, self-regulation
Minimal duties, free-speech priority

3

Press Regulation
Previous law
Purely voluntary self-regulation
No press regulation at all

Timeline

  • Draft
    9 September 2021


  • Vote Open
    9 September 2021


  • Vote Closed
    8 November 2021


  • Did Not Become Law
    8 November 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Statenhaus

Failed
60Yes 94No 33Not voted 187 seats

For: 60 / 187 seats (32.1%)

Against: 94 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 33

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 39.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Communist Movement Proposer 60 Yes
Democratic Conservative Monarchists 0 Yes
Democratic Liberator 0 Yes
Democratic Liberties 10 No
Union Of New Conservatives 84 No
Empty seats 43 Not voted

Riksdag

Passed
410Yes 396No 271Not voted 1077 seats

For: 410 / 1077 seats (38.1%)

Against: 396 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 271

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 50.9%)
Party Seats Vote
Communist Movement Proposer 410 Yes
Democratic Conservative Monarchists 0 Yes
Democratic Liberator 0 Yes
Democratic Liberties 170 No
Union Of New Conservatives 226 No
Empty seats 13 Not voted

President

Passed
1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Communist Movement Proposer 1 Yes

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.”

Democratic Liberator
Voted Sept. 23, 2021
Yes

“This will help the democracy in our country and will increase the freedom of our citizens.”

Union Of New Conservatives
Voted Sept. 21, 2021
No

“It's too bad that everything is bundled into a single bill. We could have voted on certain measures. Too bad.”

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