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Bill: Television Democratic Control
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia
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: March 2638
Description[?]:
An act to place all TV channels into the non-commercial, democratic hand of the public. Co-operatives, independnet yet nontheless financed by public funds, are the best way of establishing a truely independent and high-quality television programme. |
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: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 23:35:34, September 15, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Television Democratic Control |
Message | The current system allows for an independent, publicly subsidised television service to operate alongside private television services allowing for choice and guaranteed quality. In what possible way is the change suggested by the HSotC an improvement on that system? |
Date | 08:43:09, September 16, 2008 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Television Democratic Control |
Message | No, no, no! We agree on every point the We Say So! Party expresses above. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 105 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 255 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 40 |
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