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Bill: Eight Directive of the Supreme Soviet of the Trigunian Socialist Soviet Republic
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Peasants Committee (KCCP)
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 2415
Description[?]:
This directive was issued by the Supreme Soviet to protect the people of the Trigunian Socialist Soviet Republic from subversive capitalist media content. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
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 the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: 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, ...)
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: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: Nudity on television is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 03:00:45, June 18, 2007 CET | From | Trigunian Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Eight Directive of the Supreme Soviet of the Trigunian Socialist Soviet Republic |
Message | Again, the CPC seems to be in fear of the very people it represents. |
Date | 15:58:33, June 19, 2007 CET | From | TSDRP | To | Debating the Eight Directive of the Supreme Soviet of the Trigunian Socialist Soviet Republic |
Message | Hmm our names could cause problems with abbreviations... Nevermind |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 98 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 69 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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Random quote: "When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick.'" - Mikhail Bakunin |