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Bill: Truth in Advetising Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
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: October 2373
Description[?]:
| Whereas, not all advertising should be allowed, in particular that which is false, that which is a nuisance and does not subsidize media (such as spam or telemarketing), or that which promotes recreational drug use to children, we propose the following regulations: 1) False or intentionally misleading advertising shall be strictly prohibited. 2) A do-not-call list and a do-not-email list shall be established, and it shall be illegal to advertise commercially in such manners to phone numbers or email addresses on the list. 3) Advertising for recreational drugs-- including tobacco and alcohol-- may only occur in broadcast media between midnight and 5 am, or in print media that have a very low percentage of readers who are minors. Furthermore, such advertising must clearly note all significant known dangers of the drug. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:39:28, March 12, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Truth in Advetising Act |
| Message | We can't believe that we even must re-introduce this, as false advertising is theft. |
| Date | 23:33:40, March 12, 2007 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Truth in Advetising Act |
| Message | We feel that the restrictions on alcohol and tobacco advertising are draconian. Either we ban these anti social habits, or we allow some personal responsibility, and only restrict the advertising when children are likely to be watching (6am - 9pm). Whilst deliberate attempts to mislead are indeed criminal, doesn't this Bill run the risk of removing whimsy and humour from some adverts? Think of the adverts for popular stimulant beverage, Scarlet Minotaur, which allegedly "gives you horns". Under this new initiatve, the lovable cartoons would be banned, however no rational person believes that the drink actually has this effect... It is a shame that this well thought out Bill is rendered insupportable by such small detail. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 48 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 151 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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