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Bill: Freedom of the Press
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Pour une Nation Homosexuelle
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: July 2501
Description[?]:
An important part of any free nation |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Libel laws.
Old value:: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Current: Individuals may sue over falsehoods printed on them.
Proposed: The nation has no laws regarding libel.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Current: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content is free from regulation
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 5
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 may be shown all day long.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 15:25:22, December 14, 2007 CET | From | Parti Libertaire | To | Debating the Freedom of the Press |
Message | Oh yes! Yes! yes! |
Date | 01:10:01, December 15, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Freedom of the Press |
Message | This goes far too far. |
Date | 20:14:29, December 15, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Freedom of the Press |
Message | Dammit! I vote with the PPK and the fascists AND I lose... This has got to be the worst vote EVER. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 130 | |||||
no | Total Seats: 120 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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