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Bill: Free Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Roccato Anarcho-Syndicalist Union
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 2742
Description[?]:
We believe that government subsidy of television and radio necessarily means government interference in television and radio, which we strongly oppose. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 11:42:19, April 15, 2009 CET | From | Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Media Act |
Message | The FMCP supports. |
Date | 14:36:05, April 15, 2009 CET | From | Modern Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the Free Media Act |
Message | We oppose. |
Date | 14:50:28, April 15, 2009 CET | From | Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Media Act |
Message | Scratch that, the FMCP would oppose. We missed the phrase "non-profit" |
Date | 00:28:11, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Roccato Anarcho-Syndicalist Union | To | Debating the Free Media Act |
Message | The RASU points out that the current situation is not particularly for-profit itself and strongly urge the FMCP to reconsider this bill. We do not ask the same of the MRSP, as we would not expect a bunch of socialists to support free media. |
Date | 02:54:58, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Media Act |
Message | The FMCP is convinced by the arguments of the RASU. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 231 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 519 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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