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Bill: International Media Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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 2559
Description[?]:
| no matter how our domestic policies change, we believe that international media should be free from government regulation. the people of Telamon should have the ability to hear and see what other countries are telling the world, without restrictions of any kind. |
Proposals
Article 1
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
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:00:54, April 09, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the International Media Freedom Act |
| Message | Why should any marketed good, be it media or otherwise, be exempt from the laws of our nation? We wouldn't support the unregulated sale of arms, foods, or other products simply because their nation of origin. We are stymied by the proposal that we should allow unregulated media of foreign countries, who would be just as likely to abuse our airwaves in the interest of propaganda as our own government would. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 17:37:46, April 09, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the International Media Freedom Act |
| Message | This is strictly media we are talking about here. We are not talking about goods. International media should be unrestricted because we should let the people decide what they want to hear. If someone wants to listen to communist propaganda from another country, then they should have that ability. |
| Date | 00:16:49, April 10, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the International Media Freedom Act |
| Message | Media is a product, just like any other good, which is submitted to certain regulations in our country. We see no reason why a product from another country should not be forced to abide by the same regulations as a domestic product, and we certainly don't accept the rationale that it should not have to follow the laws of our land simply because it is foreign. As it is, our media regulations are not overly strict, and I agree that any citizen who wants to watch foreign propaganda should be free to do so, but only after it is edited to fit the laws of our land. This is not a question of censorship for political purposes, but a question of censorship for decency purposes. There is no reason why a foreign producer should be allowed to air a movie showing more violence or more sexual indecency than a domestic one. We simply do not see any sense in this proposal. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 193 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody." - Rita Mae Brown |