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Bill: Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Democrats of Jakania
Status[?]: passed
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 2376
Description[?]:
| Amendments to the law |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content 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 | 20:41:39, March 18, 2007 CET | From |  Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Media Act |
| Message | We support this bill. |
| Date | 01:26:13, March 19, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Media Act |
| Message | Opposed. We should not legislate based on our own cultural beliefs. That is contrary to the rights of the individual, and an affront to our nation's multicultural people. |
| Date | 02:18:45, March 19, 2007 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Media Act |
| Message | What JLS said, with an added pinch of free speech for taste. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 254 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 139 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 87 |
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