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Bill: Bill SEP-36 Free the Waves Initiative
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Democratic Alliance
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: January 2102
Description[?]:
| Bill Social Equality Party number 36: "Free the Waves" Initiative, drafted at the "Assembly for the Republic" Social Equality Party Convention. In order to provide the right to free speech and loosen the absolute control of the media outlets as well as encourage, private media radio stations and TV stations must be made legal as with the current regulations, it is ensured that hate speech and statements which are not truthful constantly displayed as fact is not permissible and regulated. All media outlets must also proclaim complete independence in their broadcasting. This also allows for all sides of a story to be shown on all the stations rather than one. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station 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 | 06:11:26, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Bill SEP-36 Free the Waves Initiative |
| Message | Backed by us. |
| Date | 14:08:44, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Bill SEP-36 Free the Waves Initiative |
| Message | All hate speech and false information can be far better regulated within our current set of laws! Nationalized media is far more objective then private media (examples: Fox, warner bros, disney). We dont prohibit the media we just have a nationalized one! |
| Date | 22:55:50, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Social Libertarian party | To | Debating the Bill SEP-36 Free the Waves Initiative |
| Message | Can you say BBC? a lot more opinionated than our Fox. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 79 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 9 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "Aristocracy and exclusiveness tend to final overthrow, in language as in politics." - W. D. Whitney |