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Bill: Liberalising the Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: II / Newsnight Faction
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[?]:
| The voters have apparently forgotten what my party's about. So the leadership has taken the lesson and it's time to propose legislation again. Damned algorithm! |
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 | 18:47:13, July 21, 2005 CET | From |  Class War Party | To | Debating the Liberalising the Media |
| Message | I support this as it retains publid media but allows others to put forward there views |
| Date | 18:54:42, July 21, 2005 CET | From | II / Newsnight Faction | To | Debating the Liberalising the Media |
| Message | Like the BBC in Britain. But it's destined to lose as everyone else loves the idea of an Information Minister! |
| Date | 02:38:35, July 22, 2005 CET | From | Movement for Liberation and Communism | To | Debating the Liberalising the Media |
| Message | CWP your not from old endralon so you don't know the deal but we all agreed that our state funded television/radio would be independantly run with complete autonomy from the state(except for funding) and with an alocation for free media(thats the buzz word for individuals running non-profit broadcasts). Private stations only ever represent the views of the rich corporations who control them by buying advertising and such. |
| Date | 14:45:24, July 22, 2005 CET | From | Nihilist Fascist Collegiality | To | Debating the Liberalising the Media |
| Message | Yes, I agree with the MLC as previously stated. Though previously stated a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 152 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 305 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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