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Bill: Motherland Security Initiative
Details
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: April 2590
Description[?]:
| "We must be prepared to take any means necessary to ensure the security and prosperity of the Jewish people." -- Rosh HaMemshala Joel Smashnova |
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: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: Judgements may only be appealed against for grave procedural errors.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Article 6
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, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:01:56, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Jewish Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Motherland Security Initiative |
| Message | Ma'avak is a party of slavery and should be dismantled. |
| Date | 13:09:29, June 07, 2008 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Motherland Security Initiative |
| Message | "For the Homeland!" -Arie Shalvi |
| Date | 18:27:42, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary Gathering of Beiteynu | To | Debating the Motherland Security Initiative |
| Message | Our Lord supports 3 and 4 strongly, could be persuaded to support 1 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 74 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow official national flags of real-life nations or flags which are very prominent and recognisable (eg. the flags of the European Union, the United Nations, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union or the Confederate States of America). |
| Random quote: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." - Universal Declaration of Human Rights |