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GrayMan



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:20 am    Post subject: a government vote Reply with quote
will you tell me what "a government vote" in the passage below means?

Finns are able to propose laws that the government must consider if 50,000 supporters sign a petition calling for the law within six months. A set of copyright regulations that are fairer to everyone just passed that threshold, and TorrentFreak.com reports that a government vote is likely in early 2014. The new laws were created with the help of the Finnish Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the body has promised that it will maintain pressure on the political system so that the law will actually be changed.

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Lorikeet



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:03 am    Post subject: Re: a government vote Reply with quote
GrayMan wrote:
will you tell me what "a government vote" in the passage below means?

Finns are able to propose laws that the government must consider if 50,000 supporters sign a petition calling for the law within six months. A set of copyright regulations that are fairer to everyone just passed that threshold, and TorrentFreak.com reports that a government vote is likely in early 2014. The new laws were created with the help of the Finnish Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the body has promised that it will maintain pressure on the political system so that the law will actually be changed.

Thanks in advance.


It sounds like the law in Finland enables citizens to propose laws so that the government has to vote on it (whatever the government in Finland has, concerning lawmakers who decide what will pass and be enacted by the government.) This law got enough supporters to sign, so it would have to be officially considered.
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GrayMan



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thank you, Lorikeet.

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