We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Media Integrity Act Reinstation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Golden Age Party
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 2131
Description[?]:
| For the same reasons it passed last time. False information is damaging and unjust. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 and hate speech.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:29:39, October 24, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Freedom Party | To | Debating the Media Integrity Act Reinstation |
| Message | In this case what do to with foreign media ? also censor it ? |
| Date | 11:35:37, October 24, 2005 CET | From | Golden Age Party | To | Debating the Media Integrity Act Reinstation |
| Message | This is not state censorship. This is left to the courts. Issue can be taken before court with foreign untruths just like with any other. If they are broadcast across frontiers, that's at best a diplomatic issue, and little more can we do. If they expect to be paid for their services, that makes them domestic providers, subject to domestic rules. |
| Date | 19:08:34, October 25, 2005 CET | From | Federalist Labour Party | To | Debating the Media Integrity Act Reinstation |
| Message | Oh yes, the courts know all...lol. Surely they can determine what is true and what is not, completely without partisanship, corruption and bias lol. To say this is not an act of censorship is utterly ridiculous. We oppose state censorship, as well as the binding of the judicial system with meaningless he said, she said, rubbish. |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 304 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 151 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Google Translate can help you with those language translations: https://translate.google.com/ |
| Random quote: "The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites.'" - Larry Hardiman |