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Bill: Private media companies
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian 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: September 2458
Description[?]:
| Allow private media companies. Current policy is a very dangerous road. If government pays for the news it may in the future even dictate the news. To make this as hard as possible we should have private media companies. |
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: All radio stations are private.
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: All television media are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:40:45, September 20, 2007 CET | From | South Shore Party | To | Debating the Private media companies |
| Message | Oh...C'Mon!! All television and radio are owned by non-profits subsidised by the government?!?! Where are the watchdogs? Where is the entertainment? This bill cannot go down. All zero of my votes are going towards this bill.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 421 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 229 |
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