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Bill: Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Démocrate Libertarien
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 2416
Description[?]:
| While les Democrates Libertariens agree with the existance of a few media outlets owned on a national level for general education, provision of information and promotion of Rildanorian creative radio and TV programs and other such works of art, the right to free expression for all citizen, if they so wish, is essential to a free nation. Therefore, those who wish to create private media outlets and to sponsor and produce their own media programs should be allowed this right. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:40:37, June 18, 2007 CET | From | Union Démocrate Libertarien | To | Debating the Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415 |
| Message | Voting may begin if there are no suggestions for amendments to this Act. |
| Date | 00:21:06, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415 |
| Message | "We can't support any of these. We'll offer a complete argument shortly." -Adrien Durand Prime Minister, Rildanor |
| Date | 13:17:46, June 19, 2007 CET | From |  Mouvement des Conservateurs | To | Debating the Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415 |
| Message | We would support article 1 and 2 but not article 3. IF article 3 is NOT suspended from the bill, we will oppose this legislation. Our party is FOR a partially or complete privatization of the media but NOT if it is placed outside the regulations of sexually explicit content. Our party vice-president and soon to be mother again reminds the parliament again to "Will somebody please think of the children!" Thank you. |
| Date | 19:15:33, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Union Démocrate Libertarien | To | Debating the Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415 |
| Message | "I shall divide the sections of the act, then, and reorganize them into separate acts." - Cmdr. Jean-Jacques Stuart, Naval Officer Libertarian Democrat, Labonne, Tirali |
| Date | 19:52:01, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Mouvement des Conservateurs | To | Debating the Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415 |
| Message | We thank our colleagues of the UDL for revising this legislation bill. We will support. |
| Date | 20:06:23, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415 |
| Message | "I would like to clarify why EASL must oppose this change. I led the fight two years ago to end for-profit media outlets. It was my belief then, and it continues to to be my belief today, that the commercialization of public airwaves is not in the best interest of the people of Rildanor. The control of any media channel by forces from the for-profit sector runs contrary to the goal of quality programming, and invites the degradation of journalism by commercialization. In place of concious-driven journalism and entertainment, the people of Rildanor are fed programming used to sell products and to encourage greed and inactivity. I must reiterate, therefore, the fundamental principle of EASL on capitalism: 'We strongly deny the right to make a profit at the expense of the public welfare. We envision a Rildanor built and maintained through cooperation, not corporatism.' EASL speaks here as the representative of the people of Rildanor by right of its electoral victory in 2413. If the people favor partial deregulation, they will vote against EASL in the next election. This is their right. However, while EASL holds the favor of the people, EASL must represent the common good, and so EASL will vote its conciousness on this matter. However, EASL does respect the UDL's commitment to maintaining some of the cooperatives." -Adrien Durand Prime Minister, Rildanor |
| Date | 07:21:43, June 20, 2007 CET | From | Alliance Démocratique Ecologiste Rildani | To | Debating the Acte pour l'Expression Libre, [Partie 1] 2415 |
| Message | We consider that right of expression is of the utmost importance. This bill is completetly agreed by our party thanks to its inclusion of state art or educational media |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 109 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 60 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle." - Alexis de Tocqueville |