Effort Underway To Have Chile Add Access To Knowledge, Digital Sovereignty, And Privacy To Chilean Constitution
from the how-would-it-work-in-practice dept
Chile is in the middle of creating a new constitution -- a process that seems fraught with both huge potential and tremendous risks, especially trying to do it amidst domestic social upheaval (though, I guess that's when most constitutions tend to be written). A process is in place and 155 people are apparently been tasked with creating this new constitution. Apparently, part of the process is open to an element of crowdsourcing, in that people can submit and vote on certain proposals, meaning that a set of three proposals regarding the internet have been put forth:
15,000 signatures are required to submit citizen proposals to the constitutional debate directly.
The opportunity to achieve substantive and long-term change for digital rights and freedom of software and other intellectual works is unique in Chile's history, and may not be repeated in our lifetime. This is why four communities historically related to the use and dissemination of free software in Chile got together to draft three of these proposals, which are:
These constitutional proposals explain principles of the nation, the rights of citizens, and the duties of the state concerning them. The inclusion of the constitutional articles will allow and promote the creation of laws that defend our freedoms and rights effectively. They are not the end of the road for intellectual freedoms and digital rights, but only the beginning.
All of these sound good (in fact, very good) in theory, though I'm a bit squeamish about how they would be implemented in practice, should they get the necessary signatures and support from the constitution drafters. However, at the very least, it's worth watching how modern constitution drafting is going to consider user rights online.
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Finally the proletariats in Chile got fed up about the inequality and the rule of the rich, rose up against the bourgeoisies, and did something about that. Hope this means end of the right of the bourgeoisie to pollute others' air and water for their selfish gains there. Hope this means end of the oppression and tyranny of of the bourgeoisie of Big Copyright there. Right of access to knowledge, very good, I hope that means more power away from the malignant creation that is Big Copyright, one thing the 1%ers cant have complete control and ruthless exploit anymore. I hope librarians can breathe free there now. More rights and power to the proletariats, good! time for them to reclaim their society from the 1%ers!
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None of these things should be in a constitution.
These things are entitlements.
Privacy can be handled as it is in the US bill of rights.
Particularly, "rights" should be expressed as an absence of government authority rather than things granted by the state.
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You are incorrect. Leaving such things unwritten leaves the door open for $$$ to decide.
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Minimal government mandates have a place in constitutions. Spending money doesn't negate this. The right to an Attorney costs money, as do schools, judges, courts, and military. The US has right to an education at a state level.
Frankly unless you have proof of how a system without it could be better you are flat out wrong by precedent.
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The whole point of any democracy is that it is run by a majority consensus of all of it's citizens. If the majority decides they want this in their constitution, why shouldn't it be?
"Beware the man who would deny you access to information. For in his heart, he dreams himself your master." - SMAC.
Even if they were all entitlements, again the majority agreed to include them.
Which is an amendment to, wait for it: The US Constitution.
Also, why should the US's law have any impact on what Chile's citizens should be able to decide for themselves?
That is the US's structure. (On paper at least.) Again, why should the US be dictating to the world what laws a democracy has?
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These constitutional proposals explain principles of the nation, the
rights of citizens, and the duties of the state concerning them. The
inclusion of the constitutional articles will allow and promote the
creation of laws that defend our freedoms and rights effectively. They
are not the end of the road for intellectual freedoms and digital
rights, but only the beginning.
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