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Bill: Privatising Television Bill 2387
Details
Submitted by[?]: God's and the King's Fighters
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: March 2388
Description[?]:
| Why should people be forced to pay for something, that they don't use, or want to use? If the government needs to declare something in public, it can very well do that also by contracting with private TV stations, which would be much more cheaper. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:29:15, April 11, 2007 CET | From | United Forces of Decay | To | Debating the Privatising Television Bill 2387 |
| Message | The important thing about it is to control the masses. Therefore we can't support you here. |
| Date | 14:38:05, April 11, 2007 CET | From | God's and the King's Fighters | To | Debating the Privatising Television Bill 2387 |
| Message | Well, have fun then, controlling the masses with a single TV station amongst many private ones. |
| Date | 14:53:57, April 11, 2007 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Privatising Television Bill 2387 |
| Message | This gets our full support. We are glad to see another party in Hutori realises the corruption and unfairness behind the government having influence in the media. |
| Date | 22:22:35, April 11, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Privatising Television Bill 2387 |
| Message | Privateers of the Public Airwaves! |
| Date | 23:25:58, April 11, 2007 CET | From | God's and the King's Fighters | To | Debating the Privatising Television Bill 2387 |
| Message | The only thing that's public about them is that everyone has to pay for them. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 120 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 109 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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