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Bill: Privately Owned TV Stations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Civil Liberties Party
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: February 2114
Description[?]:
| Radio stations are privately held and it should be the same for TV stations to be privately owned by companies and/or people. The people of Aldegar should have the chance to see different things and making TV stations private will just do that. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:41:41, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Privately Owned TV Stations |
| Message | We'll oppose this. We believe the government owned station provides invaluable educational programming which would never occur on free-to-air commerical networks. |
| Date | 03:01:22, September 20, 2005 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Privately Owned TV Stations |
| Message | The Grand Duke doesn't watch much television, but suspects these public subsidies are just another waste of money. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 03:09:19, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Junker Party | To | Debating the Privately Owned TV Stations |
| Message | NPRT is vital for those who can't pay for privately owned television and radio stations. It is absolutely imperative for the continued education of those under the poverty line. |
| Date | 14:06:27, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the Privately Owned TV Stations |
| Message | What a horrid proposal. When will worthwhile programmes be aired on TV if there is no public service broadcaster? What about opera? Or ballet? |
| Date | 14:38:43, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Sanctaphrax Party | To | Debating the Privately Owned TV Stations |
| Message | The Novy Smers argument has led us for a certain no vote on this. |
| Date | 14:39:04, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Sanctaphrax Party | To | Debating the Privately Owned TV Stations |
| Message | (just kidding);) |
| Date | 20:55:53, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Privately Owned TV Stations |
| Message | His Grace enjoys opera and theatre, but not on television... Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 188 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 133 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
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