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Bill: Media Freedom Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy
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 2125
Description[?]:
| We believe in total freedom of information and the media should not be restricted in any way. If information appears to be false one can go to court. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:32:44, October 13, 2005 CET | From |  Herut Orthodoxy | To | Debating the Media Freedom Bill |
| Message | "... one can go to court." Under what provision? Currently there are laws against the publication of false information, if this is removed how will they press a lawsuit since no law will have been broken? ... |
| Date | 05:02:18, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Media Freedom Bill |
| Message | We agree with the HO. We would like to stipulate, however, that there should be no preliminary injunctions against publications available to plaintiffs. |
| Date | 00:13:18, October 14, 2005 CET | From | Herut Orthodoxy | To | Debating the Media Freedom Bill |
| Message | We second the motion from LP on this. |
| Date | 23:48:32, October 14, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Media Freedom Bill |
| Message | Who is to decide what is false or not ? |
| Date | 00:48:27, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Media Freedom Bill |
| Message | Anyone who can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a statement is false. For example, if I call you an authoritarian, you can sue me and win if you can prove that you are not an authoritarian. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 59 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 412 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 84 |
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