LC 2.48 Fire In A Crowded Theater Amendment (Passed)

[Pyro]

Councilors, a Final Vote is now OPEN on the Following Legislation

Fire In A Crowded Theater Amendment

Section I. This shall amend the Free Speech Protection Act (L 11.23) as follows.

Free Speech Protection act

Be it enacted:

1.) Any locality in the Lincoln Region which requires the posting of a liability bond prior to granting a parade or special event permit, shall be prohibited from considering the potential risk of unaffiliated protesters or counter protesters, when calculating the required coverage amount.

2.) No state or locality within the Lincoln Region shall create a buffer zone against constitutionally protected speech activities in an outdoor public area, except upon a finding that such a buffer zone is narrowly tailored to protect a compelling significant state interest and that the buffer zone is the least restrictive means of achieving that interest. affords adequate alternative channels for protected speech activities. found to protect public safety and the safety of individuals at risk.

except upon a finding that such a buffer zone is narrowly tailored to protect a compelling significant state interest and that the buffer zone is the least restrictive means of achieving that interest affords adequate alternative channels for protected speech activities..

3.) No locality may enforce any noise ordinance which is not based on an easily ascertainable standard.

4.) No State or locality may enforce any special sign or billboard regulations directed at the advertising of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, or imposing time limits on signs advertising temporary events, political viewpoints, trespassing prohibitions, or the sale of land.

5.) 4.) No Court in the Lincoln Region shall entertain a lawsuit alleging violation of a person's right to publicity more than 5 years after the death of that person.

6.) 5.) No Court in the Lincoln Region shall entertain a lawsuit filed by a Home Owner's Association or the landlord of an Apartment Complex alleging breach of contract for the mere outside or window display of: any flag including but not limited to the national flag of Atlasia, any regional or State flag in Atlasia, any historical flag of the United States Atlasia or Confederate States, or the POW flag.

7.) 6.)5.) Any law in any locality in the Lincoln Region which prohibits: all in-person solicitation in public, in-person solicitation in public during a specific time but not other times, in-person solicitation unless a permit is required, or in-person solicitation in traffic medians while allowing other types of speech in the same medians, are hereby repealed.

8.)6.) Any person in the Lincoln Region found sleeping on public property in an area that is freely accessible may be asked to leave the area by a law enforcement officer with proper jurisdiction. No person found sleeping on public property in an area that is freely accessible asked to leave under such circumstances shall be prosecuted for loitering, trespassing, or camping without a permit., provided the person leaves the area within a reasonable amount of time after the request.

9.) 7.) Nothing in subsection 7 6 5 of this act shall prevent a local government in the Lincoln Region from prohibiting persons from physically obstructing persons in public, from prohibiting true threats or harassment incident to in-person solicitation, or from prohibiting all speech activities in its roadways and traffic medians, provided the public safety requires it.

10.) 8.) All State and Local bans on wearing masks in public are hereby repealed. Nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any Regional, State, or Local government employee from lawfully requiring a person wearing a mask to temporarily remove the mask so as to ascertain identity.

11.) 9.) No public or private employer shall require any employee to join or pay money to any religious body, political party, social club, or other organization or association, other than occupational licensing groups or groups which train or certify persons in certain skills used during employment in order to be employed. In compliance with the Right to Work Repeal Act L 1.16, labor unions shall be exempt from this provision.

12.) 10.) This act shall take effect immediately.

Section II. These changes shall take effect immediately upon passage.

Please vote AYE, NAY, or Abstain.
The vote shall last for 48 hours or until all Councilors have voted.

[Pyro]

AYE!

[S019]

I'm mixed on this, but AYE, I don't like the union provision, but I like some of the other provisions

[PSOL]

Aye

[Pyro]

The final vote on LC 2.48 Fire In A Crowded Theater Amendment is now closed.

Aye: 3 (Pyro, SNJC, PSOL)
Nay: 1 (Thr33)
Abstain: 0
Not Voting: 2 (Dipper Josh, Zaybay)

The Ayes have it! The legislation has PASSED.

[Peanut]

Fire In A Crowded Theater Amendment

Section I. This shall amend the Free Speech Protection Act (L 11.23) as follows.

Free Speech Protection act

Be it enacted:

1.) Any locality in the Lincoln Region which requires the posting of a liability bond prior to granting a parade or special event permit, shall be prohibited from considering the potential risk of unaffiliated protesters or counter protesters, when calculating the required coverage amount.

2.) No state or locality within the Lincoln Region shall create a buffer zone against constitutionally protected speech activities in an outdoor public area, except upon a finding that such a buffer zone is narrowly tailored to protect a significant state interest and that the buffer zone affords adequate alternative channels for protected speech activities.

3.) No locality may enforce any noise ordinance which is not based on an easily ascertainable standard.

4.) No Court in the Lincoln Region shall entertain a lawsuit alleging violation of a person's right to publicity more than 5 years after the death of that person.

5.) Any law in any locality in the Lincoln Region which prohibits: all in-person solicitation in public, in-person solicitation in public during a specific time but not other times, in-person solicitation unless a permit is required, or in-person solicitation in traffic medians while allowing other types of speech in the same medians, are hereby repealed.

6.) No person found sleeping on public property in an area that is freely accessible  shall be prosecuted for loitering, trespassing, or camping without a permit.

7.) Nothing in subsection 5 of this act shall prevent a local government in the Lincoln Region from prohibiting persons from physically obstructing persons in public, from prohibiting true threats or harassment incident to in-person solicitation, or from prohibiting all speech activities in its roadways and traffic medians, provided the public safety requires it.

8.) All State and Local bans on wearing masks in public are hereby repealed. Nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any Regional, State, or Local government employee from lawfully requiring a person wearing a mask to temporarily remove the mask so as to ascertain identity.

9.) No public or private employer shall require any employee to join or pay money to any religious body, political party, social club, or other organization or association, other than occupational licensing groups or groups which train or certify persons in certain skills used during employment. In compliance with the Right to Work Repeal Act L 1.16, labor unions shall be exempt from this provision.

10.) This act shall take effect immediately.

Section II. These changes shall take effect immediately upon passage.