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Bill: Media Libel and Slander Prevention Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Telamon 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: January 2442
Description[?]:
| While Telamon law currently provides recourse for those who feel that falsehoods or other damaging statements have been reported against them, there is currently no regulation prohibiting the media from knowingly publishing falsehoods. While the threat of legal action is a deterrent to this, perception can be difficult to alter, and, as such, media outlets should be prevented from knowingly publishing items that are demonstrably false. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:48:22, August 09, 2007 CET | From | Secular Humanist party | To | Debating the Media Libel and Slander Prevention Act |
| Message | We agree. Decieving the people is a slippery slope to tyranny. Media should only report the truth. |
| Date | 07:50:28, August 11, 2007 CET | From | Regional Acronym Political Establishment | To | Debating the Media Libel and Slander Prevention Act |
| Message | We should not regulate the media in this way. If a news item proves to be false, competing news organizations will expose the falsehood. It is up to the people to decide what the truth is. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 88 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 229 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise." - Niccolo Machiavelli |