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Bill: Communal Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Anarcho-Nationalist 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: September 2366
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
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 owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:24:58, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Communal Media Act |
| Message | We would prefer that the government subsidies a national TV and radio network and that every other media networks are private, to prevent government's ingerence in what can be viewed or not. |
| Date | 23:32:37, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Anarcho-Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Communal Media Act |
| Message | we are opposed to government-controlled media, and media controlled by private corporations. |
| Date | 20:32:04, February 25, 2007 CET | From | Green Freedom Party | To | Debating the Communal Media Act |
| Message | Sorry, but as sponsors of Radio Free Dorvik (a private operation), we must oppose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 43 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 256 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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