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Bill: Profit-independent media
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Authoritarian Movement
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: August 2481
Description[?]:
The state must ensure a basic level of independent information. Therefore we need a TV and Radiostation paid by the state to ensure that not only 2 maybe 3 companies, owning the biggest stations can create a monopole on information. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 12:45:33, November 05, 2007 CET | From | National Authoritarian Movement | To | Debating the Profit-independent media |
Message | Maybe the partys voting against this bill can explain their position? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 173 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 228 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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