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Bill: Spectrum Expansion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM
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: September 2656
Description[?]:
| To expand the broadcast spectrum. Additionally Article 3) Other, private stations are allowed to exist. Article 4) All stations which are currently run by subsidized, independant non-profit-making, co-ops will continue to exist in that form, if the current co-op so desires. Article 5) New stations may be started by indepednant non-profit-making co-ops, and these will be subsidized. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:39:58, October 26, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Spectrum Expansion Act |
| Message | If you could ensure that privately owned radio stations would not be able to run commercials, I would support this, but as it is, I cannot and remain a socialist Party. |
| Date | 08:56:54, October 27, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM | To | Debating the Spectrum Expansion Act |
| Message | Hmmm. Probably would require a bigger discussion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 78 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 136 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 215 |
| 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. |
| Random quote: "There is only one difference between dictatorship and democracy. In democracy, you vote and then take orders; in dictatorship you don't waste time voting." - Joseph Stalin |