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Bill: Freedom of Advertising
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Liberal 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: July 2114
Description[?]:
| It is so, so wrong to destroy freedom of press in this way. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:37:53, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Aloria United | To | Debating the Freedom of Advertising |
| Message | It is so, so wrong to allow companies and corporations free reign to bombard us with "BUY BUY BUY!" in more and more nefarious ways. Under your proposed legislation, there is nothing to stop companies marketing fast-food to kids on Saturday mornings, nothing to stop objectional material being used as marketing, and nothing to stop sexist or racist perspectives used as advertising. This isn't freedom for the press, this is freedom for the companies! I implore the Freedom Party to move to defeat this bill. It declares "No corporation should be able to use excessive economic power to distort market competition." This bill will certainly do such a thing. I also implore the Republic of Aloria party to move to defeat this proposal. This is not what the people would want. |
| Date | 01:51:55, September 21, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Advertising |
| Message | Never! This legislation will allow corporations to use whatever advertising they feel like, be it pornographic, violent, or otherwise. Not to mention that hate organisations will be able to propagate during childrens shows. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 165 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 123 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 112 |
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