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Bill: LBSC Initiative 11
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2084
Description[?]:
| In the United States, there is such thing known as freedom of speech and freedom of demonstration. State-owned radio waves will not allow this. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:57:00, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | Says who? |
| Date | 15:44:28, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | Says North Korea and Nazi Germany for starters. |
| Date | 15:45:11, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | Too much opportunity for another Nazi-style rise. Non-corrupt people need to be able to get their ideas out. |
| Date | 22:28:42, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | What about the BBC? |
| Date | 23:52:45, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | BBC? Is that government owned? |
| Date | 07:17:05, July 21, 2005 CET | From | Social Libertarian party | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | Government owned and regulated, not controlled for any beliefs. Even anarchists are allowed to speak under the current resolution (As I remeber). Plus BUYING media means only rich people can speak. Which suxx0rs. |
| Date | 10:08:28, July 21, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | Yes, of course. BBC is government owned and is widely regarded as broadcasting some of the most unbiased news in the world. |
| Date | 17:37:32, July 21, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | It's only a one-case scenario. And it's only regulation, not control. This bill allows for full control by the government. |
| Date | 18:24:42, July 21, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | to my understanding the current system is like the BBC. Besides who wants to see Big Brother and Pop Idol on teleivsion all the time and other crass, bottom of the barrel, lowest common demoniator TV |
| Date | 19:01:26, July 21, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | You are just assuming. |
| Date | 22:43:39, July 21, 2005 CET | From | Vuloch Ca Korzia | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | Under the current laws the government owns the media, but has no influence on how it is controlled. This is by far the most unbiased system possible. |
| Date | 00:03:42, July 22, 2005 CET | From | Social Libertarian party | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 11 |
| Message | Set a resolution, don't change the proposal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 164 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 493 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 93 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "In heaven all the interesting people are missing." - Friedrich Nietzsche |