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Citizen #22:
Miestrâ Schivâ | Sorry for intervening once again. I am not campaigning, but as the author of this bill I do need to question Cxhn. Vercáriâ's reading comprehension.
> So what if the deputies chose to ignore the Schiva Law?
The Schivâ doctrine does NOT apply to private citizens.
The Schivâ doctrine does NOT apply to Deputies in their capacity as legislators.
The Schivâ doctrine does NOT apply to ANYONE in the expression of private opinions, not even members of the Govenrment.
The Schivâ doctrine ONLY applies to, as the preamble says:
policy by the Government of this Republic
So: this bill places limits on what the Government and its members do in their official capacity, and their official statements of policy. Not to anything else.
It is a legal rule in all civilised countries that anything not specifically banned by law is allowed. Not one word in this law affects the speech or action rights of anyone but Government ministers in their official capacity, or the thought rights of anyone at all. Therefore it does not limit them. The preamble of the bill says it only applies to Government policy. How then could anything else possibly be affected by it?
> Would it be impossible to sue them for breaching a law?
On the contrary, I believe it would be possible and indeed desirable to sue the Government of the Republic, collectively or as individual Ministers, if it ignored the Schivâ Doctrine in the formation of its policies. I would certainly take such a case if the Government ignored the new law. So Art and Grubi would get something to do. A plan with no drawbacks!
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Miestrâ Schivâ
Secretary of State of the Talossan Republic
Editor, Qator Itrìns
Chief High Language Geek of the Talossan Republic
Elections and Referendums Feb/March 2008
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