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Bill: Stronger Goverment Control over the Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: Deus Vult Party
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: August 2467
Description[?]:
| We thing if thet state controls the media the name of God will not be Misspoken! We also want a regulation about the violence and other non Christian propaganda shown on TV so the children off kanjor will not take harm! and will honour the one true faith! |
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: All radio stations are owned by the state.
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 stations are owned by the state.
Article 3
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: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: 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.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Video games are prohibited, except those that pass strict government content ratings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:30:40, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the Stronger Goverment Control over the Media |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 17:50:59, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Partie Patriotique de Kanjor | To | Debating the Stronger Goverment Control over the Media |
| Message | We do not agree with any of these proposals. |
| Date | 00:08:47, October 07, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Stronger Goverment Control over the Media |
| Message | An unrestricted and free media is vital to having a responsible government. |
| Date | 22:46:40, October 07, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Stronger Goverment Control over the Media |
| Message | God please don't let this pass... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 110 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: "In our age, there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia." - George Orwell |