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Bill: The National Citizen, a periodical
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Kafuristan
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: February 2676
Description[?]:
| State-sponsored newspaper and matching radio station for the best information to our people, uncompromised by advertisements and being held under the standard of not containing a capitalist bias. An equal portion of this necessary funding will find its way into the hands of our local governments, in order to provide our people with additional and potentially-leftist reading materials. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is free from regulation
Current: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 40 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 25 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 11 |
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