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Bill: Media Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivian Conservative 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: July 2480
Description[?]:
| This act repeals current laws regarding the media. |
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 private.
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 television media are private.
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: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Article 5
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 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: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:41:57, November 01, 2007 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | The MP disagrees only with Article III. We agree with Articles I and II, and are indifferent on Articles IV and V. |
| Date | 21:50:15, November 01, 2007 CET | From | Malivian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | Why do you disagree with Article III? Surely a child of 12 should not be sold a game containing material of an excessively violent or of a sexually explicit nature. |
| Date | 22:17:21, November 01, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | The Panthers will not vote for this act, and hope others do the same. |
| Date | 06:05:44, November 02, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | We support I and III, but oppose the rest. |
| Date | 17:35:01, November 02, 2007 CET | From | National Anti-Communist Front | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | The UNF does not support articles IV and V, we need public stations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 48 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 552 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: “Human rights means doing whatever the fuck you want” - Benji Benandez, former Dranian politician |