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Bill: Public Television Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fenner Brockway Socialist Party
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: December 2122
Description[?]:
| A bill to reintroduce a publicly owned television station which will broadcast impartial news, educational and cultural material. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: 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 | 23:54:16, October 04, 2005 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Public Television Act |
| Message | His Grace believes this would be a gross waste of money. Why are the communists so obsessed with wanting to bombard us with their ideological propaganda - all paid for with OUR money??? Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 04:00:27, October 05, 2005 CET | From | Civil Liberties Party | To | Debating the Public Television Act |
| Message | Television media should be private! We will vote no. |
| Date | 00:12:58, October 06, 2005 CET | From | Junker Party | To | Debating the Public Television Act |
| Message | As said before, a paid station is vital for the education of our populace, much like BBC is a funded channel, and so is KPBS and TVE [Spain]. It only makes sense. |
| Date | 13:27:45, October 06, 2005 CET | From | Sanctaphrax Party | To | Debating the Public Television Act |
| Message | This is getting silly, this has been struck down five times or more. Learn to accept defeat. OOC: Really, its getting silly. Someone proposes it *every* new term. |
| Date | 20:28:11, October 06, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the Public Television Act |
| Message | We support this bill. We also support the FBSP in proposing the legislation. It is only natural for parties to wish to reintroduce key legislaton during every term of government until it is passed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 118 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 153 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 50 |
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| Random quote: "The Lord is a man of war" - Exodus 15:3 |