Shireroth

The Dukes of Shireroth, assembled in Landsraad, acting under the authority granted by the Imperial Decreebook´s sixth chapter (section E, part d), enact as follows: -

An Act to Deter Malicious Papelism

Section One - Citation
(1) This Act may be cited as An Act to Deter Malicious Papelism.


Section Two - Amendment
(1) Chapter IX, Section A of the Imperial Lawbook shall have the following subsection appended to it:

3. False Citizenship Applications
a. The citizenship status of an individual shall be suspended by the Ministry of Immigration if the individual is discovered to be attempting to register another citizenship application under a false identity.

(2) Chapter VIII shall be amended to add a Section P as follows:

P. Crimes Against the State by the Person

1. Crime of False Identity (Malicious Papelism)
a. A citizen who, in order to cause a mistake of another person, uses a name, or declares to have a character, that is not his own, for the purpose of obtaining a citizenship in the Imperial Republic of Shireroth that is supplementary to the one he already posesses, shall be guilty of a crime, called using false identity, and liable to the punishment of banishment from the domain of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth for a period fixed by the Imperial Arbiter.
i. The Minimum Tariff shall be two weeks.
ii. The Maximum Tariff shall be twelve months.
b. A citizen who, in order to cause a mistake of another person, uses a name, or declares to have a character, that is not his own, for the purpose of enhancing the Imperial Republic's internal simulation of public life shall not be guilty of an offence provided that no attempt is made to pass off the character as having an existance external to the narrative or to utilise it in violation of the above provisions.

Section Three - Enactment
(1) This act shall go into effect immediately upon passage

I'm concerend about the rampant lawyerism manifesting itself in Shireroth currently. A simple Kaiserial slap on the wrist or censure by the community should suffice.

There is a viscious cycle in MNs. The more laws that are passed, the more people that want to enforce them. This leads the Jesses and Jacobuses and others to find creative ways to avoid and circumvent the laws, which leads to more laws, etc., etc. which in time leads to everybody being a "criminal", save a handful.

This one is easily circumvented by proxies or by merely logging in at most hot spots.

What if someone simply wants to not be themselves for a while?A fresh start.
I have violated this law several times, though people didn't know.

b. A citizen who, in order to cause a mistake of another person, uses a name, or declares to have a character, that is not his own, for the purpose of enhancing the Imperial Republic's internal simulation of public life shall not be guilty of an offence provided that no attempt is made to pass off the character as having an existance external to the narrative or to utilise it in violation of the above provisions.

Plus, the minimum punishment seems a bit severe. 2 weeks banishment?
I could see this being a law that isn't bad. I kinda like it a little. But I'm worried it's a bit harsh.
If the minimum punishment was reduced I might support it.

I'm concerend about the rampant lawyerism manifesting itself in Shireroth currently. A simple Kaiserial slap on the wrist or censure by the community should suffice.

There is a viscious cycle in MNs. The more laws that are passed, the more people that want to enforce them. This leads the Jesses and Jacobuses and others to find creative ways to avoid and circumvent the laws, which leads to more laws, etc., etc. which in time leads to everybody being a "criminal", save a handful.

This one is easily circumvented by proxies or by merely logging in at most hot spots.

I never said I was a cit under a different name as part of a narrative. When I've been gone... I wasn't always gone....