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you hear it first. ([info]thenewstoday) wrote,
@ 2008-08-31 18:03:00


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M.A.G.I.C. ACT BOLSTERED BY NEW ADDITIONS


After the sweeping success enjoyed by the new laws introduced by the Ministry of Magic earlier this month, Minister Jakob Vervalsing has just signed off on a new addition to the M.A.G.I.C. Act, which has been pushed forward with great interest from the Wizengamot.

The M.A.G.I.C. Act, which stands for the Muggleborn Assurance Guaranty Impliciting Conservation, is a groundbreaking new set of laws put forth to protect the Muggleborn and halfblood citizens of Wizarding Great Britain following an increasing number of grisly attacks on their kind orchestrated by You-Know-Who and his followers. While the laws have been met with some opposition, the way in which they have been received by the general Muggleborn community as a whole has been promising.

In the interest of continuing the protection of these valued members of wizarding society, the Minister's office announced today in a press conference a set of new provisions to be added to the M.A.G.I.C. Act. The following provisions are to be put into affect starting immediately to ensure optimum protection for Muggleborn citizens:

• Muggleborn witches and wizards will hereby not be permitted out into any establishment in wizarding Great Britain except when accompanied by a pure or halfblooded witch or wizard who will vow to monitor and protect them during that time.

• Halfblood children under the age of 11 and attending wizarding primary school will hereby be separated from their pureblooded classmates and placed in alternative classrooms in order to ensure the safety of these children and their classmates.

• All transportation not certified by the Ministry of Magic will be hereby forbidden to citizens of Muggleborn status. In addition, Ministry-regulated transportation, including portkeys and the Floo Network, will be under close surveillance. Any Muggleborn witches or wizards who wish to use these forms of transportation must be accompanied by a pureblooded spouse who will vouch for the validity of the request and stay with them at all times.

• Attempts by any Muggleborn witches or wizards to leave the country are strictly forbidden until further notice unless accompanied and vouched for by a pureblooded spouse.

Following this announcement, a question and answer session ensued, during which Minister Vervalsing was quoted sending out a message to the Muggleborn population that they "...can feel safe putting your trust in the Ministry, which is always tirlessly searching for new ways to make your lives more secure during these trying and dangerous times..."

Continue to page A6 for further information on how the M.A.G.I.C. act came to be and reader opinions of its effectiveness.



[OOC: You all know the drill, comment with your characters here! ]


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[info]bigd
2008-09-01 01:49 am UTC (link)
I hope the Ministry is pleased with how effectively they have alienated half the population of their precious world with these laws that single us out as targets, rather than protect us with anonymity.

And I sincerely hope the fact that they have reduced us to identity-less cattle with, in all essence, zero options to protect ourselves, or others, from the REAL threat that is convalescing out there, weighs heavily on their conscience when the slaughter begins.

FUCK THE MINISTRY.

Hey, look, Sam! I've got a touch of eloquence about me after all.

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[info]graeme_cracker
2008-09-01 01:55 am UTC (link)
Is this some sort of fucking joke?!

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[info]jot_it_down
2008-09-01 01:56 am UTC (link)
What!

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[info]woodenfans
2008-09-01 01:59 am UTC (link)
And how do you suppose we get to work? Apparating buddies? What sense does that make! You gave us the right to work again, and now everything is restricted this makes me want to quit-

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[info]feminist
2008-09-01 02:35 am UTC (link)
So now I can't even go freely? We're not imbeciles, we've all been taught the same bloody information at Hogwarts and know how to fend for ourselves. I do not need ANYONE escourting me about, vowing for my life. I am not a fucking damsel in distress for Christ's sake!

And what about us who don't have a pureblooded spouse? How the hell are we supposed to get around?

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[info]eieio
2008-09-01 02:38 am UTC (link)
We're about three steps from a fucking Holocaust here.

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[info]madelineann
2008-09-01 03:37 am UTC (link)
I'm going to have to tie Matt to a fucking chair before he tries to blow the house up. Thank you very much, assholes.

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[info]gavins
2008-09-01 03:49 am UTC (link)
Really, Ministry, really? So my hand needs to be held every time I even think about going somewhere?

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[info]aheavenlycause
2008-09-01 04:34 am UTC (link)
So now, I cannot go home---to a place that I thought was worse than England with the regulations and restrictions against Muggleborns, even if I wanted to? Unless of course my darling pureblooded husband wants to go somewhere! So now as a woman, my marriage is what defines me and--

Now we are condemned to---this is not---it is wrong, on so many different---Are there---FUCK

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[info]sebclicks
2008-09-01 05:29 am UTC (link)
Beautiful.

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[info]narcissing
2008-09-01 05:58 am UTC (link)
I hope the Ministry doesn't expect me to waste my time.

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