Treason and Sedition Act

The Treason and Sedition Act is an act proposed and submitted by Homem whose stated purpose is "To define acts of treason and sedition". It is responsible for The expulsion of Free and Equal from the Second White Heat Government, the dissolution of the United Left People's Bloc and the entry of the Solidarity party into the United Progressive electoral alliance.

Section 1- Definition
Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the Kingdom of Doggerland or the government of any Province, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or whoever, with imminently intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the Kingdom of Doggerland by force or violence, or attempts to do so. Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the Kingdom of Doggerland or any ministry or agency thereof, for the five years next following his or her conviction. If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in this section, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the Kingdom of Doggerland or any ministry or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction. As used in this section, the terms "organizes" and "organize", with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, include the recruiting of new members, the forming of new units, and the regrouping or expansion of existing clubs, classes, and other units of such society, group, or assembly of persons.

Section 2 - Concealed Punishment
Those who have concealed knowledge of an act of treason who have not reported it to a law enforcer, judge, or the Ministry of Justice shall be fined up to 4 years imprisonment and €10,000 owed to the state.

Section 3 - Attempted Declaration of Legitimacy
A society, group, or assembly of persons who knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of attempting to declare themselves the legitimate Province, Territory, District or Possession thereof shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the Kingdom of Doggerland or any ministry or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

Opposition
The Free and Equal party has been has been the most vocal opponent of the bill with Looch in particular standing as it's most prominent critic, claiming the act is worse tham the American PATRIOT Act and claiming it criminalizes "mere thought or advocacy against the government". Ús Noardlân also opposes the measure.

Support
The Second White Heat Government supports the bill and Homem has said the act "will be enforced fairly by this government if it passes."

Debate over the meaning of force
Senator Hawyee has disputed Homem's usage of the word "force" to mean "Any overthrowing or destroying of the government outside the bounds of our political process as defined in the constitution" in favor of force referring exclusively to violent or coercive force.

Support for the impeachment of Apples
Looch has stated his support for impeaching the current president Apples over the bill and has claimed Apples has commited Beastiality with AI Tuna. This has greatly frustrated Apples.

Ús Noardlân leader F.J. Lichen has announced he will submit a case to the Legal Council for the impeachment of apples.

Aftermath
Disagreements Between Solidarity and Free and Equal on this bill, as well as over the Second White Heat Budget, culminated in Solidarity leaving the ULPB and joining UP, a move which has sparked criticism given the fact the Liberals are also in UP. F&E was also kicked out of government, and attempted to rejoin but was unable due to their inability to accept these criteria


 * 1) The Liberal Party and 3P remain in government.
 * 2) Shawty remains Prime Minister
 * 3) No more than 3 Cabinet ministers lose their jobs
 * 4) Homem remains in government