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Bill: Media Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Darnussian Nationalist 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: June 2717
Description[?]:
| Changes in the media are to be made for the good and security of the nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
Proposed: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
Article 4
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: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:47:51, February 24, 2009 CET | From | Liberal-Democratic Party | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | Our party will not stand for such blatant disregard of civil rights. May I remind the DNP that the media is to serve as a watchdog; the people can not trust a government that is not held to the strictest standards of scrutiny. The government has no place is determining what political mantras may be preached. On the other hand, bills that regulate obscene content in the media may be looked on more favorably by our party. |
| Date | 01:59:31, February 25, 2009 CET | From | Darnussian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | If we have offended your dear liberal mind, an apology, however it is people like you who fail to realize what is making this country weak, we do however and seek to purge it. The media is one outlet to do so, allowing unmonitored subversive content to pass freely person to person will one day contribute to the collapse of the nation. In strict regulation we may see the threat of anarchists and dissidents and quash them before they may gain power. We only wish to see our nation great and it cannot be so in it's current state. |
| Date | 05:10:35, February 25, 2009 CET | From | Liberal-Democratic Party | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | Our party, like other parties in this nation, clearly stands at odds with your viewpoint. We simply see no way that the free exchange of ideas and information can harm our nation's people. In fact, it is such open discussion that allows for this very chamber in which we operate to exist. Would you instead have a pure dictatorship? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 599 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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