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Bill: Freedom of Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nationalen Freiheitliche Bund
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: May 3068
Description[?]:
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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, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Article 2
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 free from regulation
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:23:59, January 28, 2011 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Freedom of Media Act |
Message | We support Article 1, but are uncomfortable with Article 2. Foreign media distributed from Dorvik should not escape our laws just because they are produced overseas. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 54 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 196 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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