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Bill: Public Broadcasting Service Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Barletonian 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: June 2854
Description[?]:
| Public Broadcasting Service Act |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:24:35, November 25, 2009 CET | From | Barletonian Party | To | Debating the Public Broadcasting Service Act |
| Message | Do you think this means adding a public radio/tv service or replacing all private ones with this national one? I was looking to install a Public Broadcasting Service as a free educational channel that is independent, but not something that takes away other private channels. |
| Date | 19:00:51, November 25, 2009 CET | From | Kirlawan People's Justice Party | To | Debating the Public Broadcasting Service Act |
| Message | We support. OOC: I'm virtually certain that it's to add one, not to replace any of the private ones. To replace the private ones would be covered by another option, "All radio stations are owned by the state." / "All television stations are owned by the state." Also, the various options available for this closely related pair of issues, seem to fall into this pattern: 1a) all are non-profit-cooperative without subsidies; 1b) all are non-profit-cooperative with subsidies; 2) all are state-owned; 3) one is non-profit-cooperative, and the rest are private; 4) one is state-owned; 5) all are private. It certainly looks like: 1 is to 2 as 3 is to 4; and 1 is to 3 as 2 is to 4. So, I feel that "and the rest are private" could be reasonably assumed to be part of the 4 option, and that it was just left out of the description for conciseness. |
| Date | 01:49:01, November 26, 2009 CET | From | National Democrats | To | Debating the Public Broadcasting Service Act |
| Message | nay |
| Date | 06:48:56, November 26, 2009 CET | From | Gluaiseacht Shaoráil DhaonlathachIt | To | Debating the Public Broadcasting Service Act |
| Message | Never! This is the first and second step towards a fully state controlled media. |
| Date | 12:49:40, November 26, 2009 CET | From | National Democrats | To | Debating the Public Broadcasting Service Act |
| Message | Armstrong: Houston, we have a problem, the Soviets are here and they are painting the Moon red! Houston: Ok, just let them do is. Armstrong: But ... Houston: Just do what we say. Armstrong: Houston, they've painted half of it red, and now they ran out of red paint. Houston: Ok, give them some more red paint. Armstrong: Give them more? But they are painting the Moon red and ... Houston: Soldier, obey the command! Armstrong: Well, the Commies painted the whole Moon red. :( Houston: Are they gone? Armstrong: Yes, they are gone. Houson: Ok, then get a bucket of white paint and write over it: "Enjoy Coca-Cola!" |
| Date | 12:50:03, November 26, 2009 CET | From | National Democrats | To | Debating the Public Broadcasting Service Act |
| Message | oops, that was intended to go to another topic ... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 362 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 355 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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