# \[R/A-2024-17\] Repeal of the Regional Message Board Regulation Act and Amendment of the Treason Act

**URL:** <https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/r-a-2024-17-repeal-of-the-regional-message-board-regulation-act-and-amendment-of-the-treason-act/17923>\
**Category:** Magisterium Voting Hall\
**Tags:** amendment, repeal, vote\
**Created:** [March 31, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/r-a-2024-17-repeal-of-the-regional-message-board-regulation-act-and-amendment-of-the-treason-act/17923 "2024-03-31T19:52:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dremaur](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/dremaur/32/10325_2.png) [@Dremaur](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Dremaur)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/r-a-2024-17-repeal-of-the-regional-message-board-regulation-act-and-amendment-of-the-treason-act/17923/1 "2024-03-31T19:52:14Z")

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Magister Mangegneithe has [proposed a repeal of the Regional Message Board Regulation Act and amendment of the Treason Act](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/proposal-adapting-to-the-rao/17886/1). This was motioned to vote on Friday, March 29, 2024 11:04 PM seconded by Magister Arleat on Saturday, March 30, 2024 4:21 PM.

INFORMATION

This repeal/amendment needs a majority of voting Magisters and a 50% quorum to pass.

  

IMPORTANT

A one week voting period will occur between the following period:  
Sunday, March 31, 2024 7:45 PM→Sunday, April 7, 2024 7:45 PM

Choices for voting:  
Vote AYE or FOR if you are in favor.  
Vote NAY or AGAINST if you are against.  
Vote PRESENT or ABSTAIN if you cannot make a decision.

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Repeal:

> **Regional Message Board Regulation Act**
>
> > [@Regional Message Board Regulation Act](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/regional-message-board-regulation-act/14314/1):
> >
> > > Current as of 2023-12-15T13:00:00Z
> > 
> > ## SECTION I. CITATION
> > 
> > …1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Regional Message Board Regulation Act”.
> > 
> > ## SECTION II. SPAM
> > 
> > …2.1. For the purposes of this act, “Spam” is hereby defined as any action which is meant to waste space and render the Regional Message Board (“RMB”) difficult or impossible to use OR any action which aims to annoy other nations.
> > 
> > …2.2. Examples of Spam shall include but are not limited to:  
> > …2.2.1. “Multiposting” - posting the same message, or posts similar enough to each other that they convey the same message, with an intent to cause disruption to the community and/or on-going conversation.  
> > …2.2.2. “Chainposting” - posting three or more messages on the Regional Message Board without any other nation posting in between those messages.  
> > …2.2.3. “Posts of Excessive Length” - any message of beyond 2500 characters posted on the RMB without the use of dispatches or spoiler tags to hide the length, in order to limit the functionality of the RMB or disrupt conversation.  
> > …2.2.4. “Pingspam” - mentioning or quoting (hereinafter “pinging”) one person over ten times within two pages of the RMB or pinging over ten people, without reasonable cause.
> > 
> > ## SECTION III. HARASSMENT
> > 
> > …3.1. For the purposes of this act, “Harassment” is hereby defined as any action which aims to belittle, offend, cause extreme discomfort to, or provoke any specific nation or group with an intent to cause distress and/or anger.
> > 
> > …3.2. Examples of Harassment shall include but are not limited to:  
> > …3.2.1. “Flaming” - any offensive personal attack against another player expressed via name-calling, obscene comments (such as “f— you”) or depictions of obscene gestures (such as “the finger”), and/or other comments posted out of line which are designed explicitly to insult and provoke anger.  
> > …3.2.2. “Flamebaiting” - any writing or image that, within its context, can reasonably only be understood as offending someone indirectly to provoke or solicit a reaction.  
> > …3.2.3. “Malicious Quote Editing” - the act of altering the contents of a quote to anger or falsely discredit a resident or citizen of The East Pacific. The act of cutting out inappropriate words or content from a quote shall not be considered Malicious Quote Editing.  
> > …3.2.4. “Impersonation” - any attempt to maliciously impersonate another nation or region without consent, or any attempt to falsely claim a position of governmental or otherwise administrative authority.  
> > …3.2.5. “Explicit Material” - the detailed explanation or solicitation of any type of lewd or sexual content, and/or the explicit perpetration of any lewd or sexual acts.  
> > …3.2.6. “Promotion of Distasteful Ideologies” - the promotion of Fascism, Nazism, or similar extremist philosophies prone to racism and harassment of specific groups of people.
> > 
> > ## SECTION IV. ADVERTISEMENT
> > 
> > …4.1. For the purposes of this Act, “Advertising a Foreign Region” shall be defined as the posting of any advertisement of a foreign region on the RMB.
> > 
> > …4.2. Nothing in this Section shall apply to messages intended to promote the East Pacific.
> > 
> > ## SECTION V. SENTENCING
> > 
> > …5.1. Any Resident who is caught committing Spam, Harassment, or Advertising a Foreign Entity shall be considered to be committing a summary offence and may face message suppression, ejection, and/or indefinite banishment from the East Pacific, at discretion of the Delegate or Regional Officers.
> > 
> > …5.2. In any instance where the definition or possible sentences of the aforementioned offences conflict with other statutory law of the same level, this Act shall be applied first.
> > 
> > …5.3. All Residents have the right to appeal to the Conclave on any punishments and/or actions taken against them.

Amendment:

> **Treason Act**
>
> > SECTION X. ADVERTISEMENT  
> > …10.1. For the purposes of this Act, “Recruitment" shall be defined as the posting of any link to or advertisement of a foreign region on the Regional Message Board which is not The East Pacific or an official property thereof.  
> > …10.2. Every one who commits Recruitment is guilty of an summary offence and may face message suppression, ejection, and/or indefinite banishment from the East Pacific, at discretion of the Delegate or Regional Officers.

Original:

> **Treason Act**
>
> > [@Treason Act](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/treason-act/4134/1):
> >
> > > Current as of 2023-12-15T13:00:00Z
> > 
> > ## SECTION I. CITATION
> > 
> > …1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Treason Act”.
> > 
> > ## SECTION II. DEFINITIONS
> > 
> > …2.1. For the purposes of this Act, “legitimate” means the government or delegate so recognized and lawfully holding the position in accordance with the Concordat of The East Pacific.
> > 
> > ## SECTION III. HIGH TREASON
> > 
> > …3.1. Every one commits high treason who overthrows or attempts to overthrow the legitimate Delegate or the legitimate government of the East Pacific; within the East Pacific, levies war against the East Pacific or does any act preparatory thereto; or assists an enemy at war with the East Pacific or any forces against whom the East Pacific is engaged in hostilities, whether or not a state of war exists between the East Pacific and the entity to which the forces belong to.
> > 
> > ## SECTION IV. TREASON AND TREASON-ESPIONAGE
> > 
> > …4.1. Every one commits treason who  
> > …4.1.1. does any unlawful act for the purpose of overthrowing the legitimate Delegate or the legitimate government of the East Pacific;  
> > …4.1.2. conspires with any person to commit high treason or to do any unlawful act for the purpose of overthrowing the legitimate Delegate or the legitimate government of the East Pacific;  
> > …4.1.3. forms an intention to do anything that is high treason, or to do any unlawful act for the purpose of overthrowing the legitimate Delegate or the legitimate government of the East Pacific, and manifests that intention by an overt act
> > 
> > …4.2. Every one commits treason-espionage who  
> > …4.2.1. without lawful authority, communicates or makes available to an unauthorized person or entity any government-related information which they knew or should have known was not to be shared;  
> > …4.2.2. conspires to, without lawful authority, communicate or make available to an unauthorized person or entity any government-related information which they knew or should have known was not to be shared;  
> > …4.2.3. without lawful authority and with intent, acquires or discovers any government-related information which they knew or should have known was to be unavailable to them;  
> > …4.2.4. conspires to, without lawful authority, acquire or discover any government-related information which they knew or should have known was to be unavailable to them;
> > 
> > …4.3. Where it is treason to conspire with any person, the act of conspiring is an overt act of treason.
> > 
> > …4.4. Anyone who publicly asks for classified information from the relevant authorities in the interests of transparency or clarification of government policy shall not be considered to be committing treason-espionage.
> > 
> > ## SECTION V. PUNISHMENT FOR HIGH TREASON
> > 
> > …5.1. Every one who commits high treason is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to be banned from the East Pacific for life.
> > 
> > ## SECTION VI. PUNISHMENT FOR TREASON AND TREASON-ESPIONAGE
> > 
> > …6.1. Every one who commits treason is guilty of an indictable offence and liable  
> > …6.1.1. to be banned from the East Pacific for life if he or she is guilty of an offence under section 4.1.1 or 4.1.2;  
> > …6.1.2. to be banned from the East Pacific for not more than five years if he or she is guilty of an offence under section 4.1.3.
> > 
> > …6.2. Every one who commits treason-espionage is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to be banned from the East Pacific for not more than five years if he or she is guilty of said offense.
> > 
> > ## SECTION VII. OMITTING TO PREVENT TREASON
> > 
> > …7.1. Every one commits an offence who, knowing that a person is about to commit high treason or treason, does not, with all reasonable dispatch, inform the legitimate government of the East Pacific or make other reasonable efforts to prevent that person from committing high treason or treason.
> > 
> > …7.2. Every one who commits an offence under subsection 7.1 is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to be banned from the East Pacific for not more than five years.
> > 
> > ## SECTION VII. SEDITION
> > 
> > …8.1. Every one commits sedition who teaches or advocates, or publishes or circulates any writing that advocates action to produce an unlawful governmental change within the East Pacific.
> > 
> > …8.2. Notwithstanding subsection 7.1, no person shall be deemed to have committed sedition by reason only that he or she intends, in good faith,  
> > …8.2.1. to show that the government has been misled or mistaken in its measures;  
> > …8.2.2. to point out errors or defects in the government or constitution of the East Pacific, the legislature of the East Pacific, or the administration of justice in the East Pacific;  
> > …8.2.3. to procure, by lawful means, the alteration of any matter of government in the East Pacific; or  
> > …8.2.4. to point out, for the purpose of removal, matters that produce or tend to produce feelings of hostility and ill-will between different groups of persons in the East Pacific.
> > 
> > ## SECTION IX. PUNISHMENT FOR SEDITION
> > 
> > …9.1. Every one who commits sedition is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to be banned from the East Pacific for not more than five years.

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This vote has concluded as of 2024-04-07T19:45:00Z

As 10 out of 20 eligible Magisters have voted, Quorum has been met.

| Index | Aye | Nay | Abstain | Non-Voting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Mangegneithe | | Salsatov | ArenaC |
| 2 | SouthernDepends | | | Altys |
| 3 | Arleat | | | American-Cascadia |
| 4 | The Ambis | | | Dabeez |
| 5 | EvanRIkuta | | | God-Emperor |
| 6 | Dremaur | | | Greenlad |
| 7 | Marrabuk | | | Haleycomet08 |
| 8 | Millyjamb | | | Langburn |
| 9 | Asendavia | | | Sammy23 |
| 10 | | | | Kingdom\_of\_Napels |

| Vote | Count | Voting % (Total %) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AYE | 9 | 100% (45%) |
| NAY | 0 | 0% (0%) |
| ABSTAIN | 1 | N/A (5%) |
| ABSENT | 10 | N/A (50%) |

Pursuant to the Standing Orders, The Magisterium has voted to **repeal** the Regional Message Board Regulation Act and **amend** the Treason Act.

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