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Bill: Media (Content Regulation) Abolition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: November 2572
Description[?]:
An act to remove regulation of media content. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 13:18:00, May 05, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Media (Content Regulation) Abolition Act |
Message | The right to impart and receive information is vital in any democracy. When a person is criminalised for spreading their honestly held opinions, even if those opinions might be inflammatory and perceived as offensive by a lot of people, even then we must allow them. For democracy. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes |
Total Seats: 153 | ||
no |
Total Seats: 253 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 94 |
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