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Bill: State Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Highazhell 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: July 3098
Description[?]:
| A bill to ensure all media in Rutania isn't being spewed from the mouths of corporations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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 | 03:21:20, March 30, 2011 CET | From | Rutanian Supremacist League | To | Debating the State Media Act |
| Message | Yes indeed. The government must be allowed to spew its own propaganda as well. But this time, Rutanians are coerced into paying for it. What a momentous step in the direction of freedom. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 295 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 380 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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