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Bill: Mass Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: orgonic party
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: August 2439
Description[?]:
| lack of public presence in media |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
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 a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
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 a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
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: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government does not regulate video games.
Current: The government does not regulate video games.
Proposed: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:47:19, August 03, 2007 CET | From |  Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Mass Media Act |
| Message | Oppose 1 and 2 We support banning ALL nudity on television, so we would support article 3 as a step in the right direction. Generally oppose article 4, but would are are glad you stopped short of more strict regulation. |
| Date | 12:14:03, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Mass Media Act |
| Message | We will oppose this for now, however once we have seats we shall support the above policies. |
| Date | 13:56:09, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Bloc Militaire pour Restauration | To | Debating the Mass Media Act |
| Message | we oppose all articles |
| Date | 16:16:59, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Parti Communiste de Jelbania | To | Debating the Mass Media Act |
| Message | we strongly oppose. every article in this bill means less liberty |
| Date | 01:11:32, August 04, 2007 CET | From | orgonic party | To | Debating the Mass Media Act |
| Message | on the contrary articles 1&2 increase plurality 3&4 act as the necessary legal protection for citizens and consumers |
| Date | 13:37:57, August 04, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Mass Media Act |
| Message | Wait, Communists in favour of the individual? Favouring private enterprise? Outrageous! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 375 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 126 |
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