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Bill: Media Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic National 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: April 2361
Description[?]:
Liberalising the media |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Nudity on television is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:22:20, February 15, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Media Bill |
Message | None of these is precisely what we support, but on balance this proposal seems like an improvement on existing law, especially because Article 4 changes an awful law currently on the books. |
Date | 10:16:33, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Media Bill |
Message | The populist liberal party has flipp-flopped on this issue. |
Date | 22:30:13, February 16, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Media Bill |
Message | Yes, we have. We decided that the one article we strongly supported was not worth the other awful articles. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 21 | |||
no | Total Seats: 116 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
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