SB50

SB50

Title: Speak Your Mind Act

Sponsors’ Names: Caroline Braun, Tennessee, Moderate Maddie Oleksy, North Dakota, Moderate

Purpose: The purpose of Speak Your Mind Act is to secure the freedom of speech for all citizens. This occurs a lot on the Internet. People are not able to have their own viewpoint on major issues without getting a punishment. Some people’s freedoms are not secured because of their religious views, culture, race, and gender and how their peers view them. Many people have been loosing their jobs because of their views on the different issues. An example of this in today's society is when Marine Sgt. Gary Stein first started a Facebook page to encourage service members to exercise their freedom of speech. He then declared that he wouldn't follow orders of commander in chief, President Barack Obama. The Marine Corps is now looking into whether he violated the military’s rules prohibiting political statements by those in uniforms and broke it's guidelines on what troops can and cannot say.

Eligibility: 1.) Let all Americans express themselves to the public. 2.) Have the right to communicate ones opinions and ideas via Internet. 3.) The right to receive information and ideas. 4.) The right to impart information and ideas.

Terms & Benefits: 1.) This Act affects anyone that has Internet access. 2.) The people who will enforce the act are all of the people who watch over the Internet. Which can be the government and viewers for each website. 3.) There will be positive benefits from this Act because people will now be voicing their opinions and advice with pride for others to hear. 4.) Penalties for this Act would be watching how far you take your criticism. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5.) The government will enforce this bill and make webpages a safer way to express viewpoints. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6.) After the bill has finally passed it will be non-terminable until it is in need of revising.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fiscal Impact: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The total cost of our bill will be $80,183,750. That may sound like a lot of money but the price will go down because some things we already have. The price for equipment is $800-$1,00 depending on what computer you buy.The labor will cost about $50,000-$70,000. This includes how much the personal Internet watchers will get paid. The price for energy resources is $75,000,000. This includes electricity,gas and water. The price for education is zero dollars because you do not need education for this bill. The next price needed for marketing is $5,000,000. This includes Internet ads and TV ads. Transportation will also cost zero dollars because it is not needed for this bill. The last cost needed for legal is attorneys which is $112,750.

Madeline Oleksy Caroline Braun