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Bill: Independent Broadcasting Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
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: March 2472
Description[?]:
| This bill proposes the foundation and government-subsidisation of independent not-for-profit co-operatives to run Likatonian radio and television services on behalf of the People. This proposal expands on freedom of speech - breaking away from governmental control of transmission - whilst ensuring against commercialisation of the services, and against money-driven propaganda being transmitted on our airwaves. There will hereby be no further governmental determination of the exact content to be broadcast on radio or television stations; entertainment radio and television is permitted and encouraged. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
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 owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station 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 TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:19:14, October 17, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Independent Broadcasting Act |
| Message | ADAMANTLY opposed. This is bill will establish pure Marxist Communism in Likatonia when the PEOPLE demand a capitalist economy. The current law is appropiate b/c it establishes a National TV and radio station for educational and informational purposes. Besides, it is NOT our opinion but the PEOPLE's!!! |
| Date | 01:36:21, October 17, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Independent Broadcasting Act |
| Message | How does letting independent charitable organisations establish pure 'marxist communism'? We personally have no problems with that - it's a risk we're willing to take, but we see the CWFP response as hysterical and inappropriate. |
| Date | 08:40:47, October 17, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Independent Broadcasting Act |
| Message | This is Marxism b/c it FORCES media networks against their will to be run by cooperatives. Marx advocated that the workers should pick up arms and forcibly overthrow the companies that they worked for and then manage the companies themselves thus sharing the profit. This is essentially the same concept except that instead of the workers overthrowing the networks via a bloodly revolution, it is being done through the coercive power of the GOVERNMENT. |
| Date | 09:59:35, October 17, 2007 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Independent Broadcasting Act |
| Message | Unfortunately, although we don't really support the Bill per se, we feel that we cannot be seen to be voting with those clowns. |
| Date | 14:50:21, October 17, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Independent Broadcasting Act |
| Message | Is it worth pointing out to the CWFP that these organisations are never claimed to be being put into the hands of 'the workers', much less claimed that (with or without the government) the 'networks' will be 'overthrown'? Again, we simply cannot buy into the CWFP hysteria. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 287 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 266 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 113 |
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