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Bill: Family Media Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Ordo Malleus (COM)
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: November 2509
Description[?]:
| The Family Media Act seeks to protect families from being subjected to vulgar content provided by the media. It will initiate controls to ensure that only legal, consenting, adults can utilize objectionable content without exposing children to that material. This will place the responsibility back in the hands of parents instead of media conglomerations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is free from regulation
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Proposed: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government does not regulate video games.
Current: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:47:56, December 31, 2007 CET | From | Les Pirates Ninja Napoléoniens | To | Debating the Family Media Protection Act |
| Message | Bugger off. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 599 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 109 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
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