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Bill: Advertising Standards Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Representative 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: August 2144
Description[?]:
| A bill to introduce standards for advertising. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:10:13, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Representative Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Bill |
| Message | We believe that these standards should not be too restrictive, however we believe that television advertising should conform to the same standards as television programmes in the matter of obscenity. Poster advertising in public places should be subject to the same standards as individuals in public places. We also believe that advertising should not be used to defame rival products, or make untrue or exaggerated claims about the product being sold. |
| Date | 09:18:12, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Bill |
| Message | Some legislation in this area is needed and we support. |
| Date | 17:33:00, November 20, 2005 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Bill |
| Message | The AAS thoroughly supports. |
| Date | 06:13:08, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Representative Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Bill |
| Message | We thank the PSS and the AAS fortheir support. Moving to vote. |
| Date | 14:38:20, November 21, 2005 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Bill |
| Message | We believe that current laws on obscenity, libel, and slander are sufficient protections, and this leads down a road or allowing the government to decide what the people should see and hear. Information wants to be free, and we need to help it stay that way! |
| Date | 18:33:51, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Right Wing Liberals Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Bill |
| Message | Wait so all you that said no think there should be no standards? |
| Date | 18:50:12, November 21, 2005 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Bill |
| Message | No, just that the current laws on obscenity, libel, and slander are sufficient and we do not need additional restrictions. We fear that this could lead to censorship of advertising for products or services not liked by the government. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 256 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 145 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 99 |
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