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Bill: Cultural Enrichment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sozialistische Weltrepublik Partei
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: October 3195
Description[?]:
| While it is true that freedom of speech and information is vital for a free society, oftentimes when it comes to educational programming private interest often tailors shows to toe their line. This bill would facilitate a national education channel in both TV and Radio to ensure accurate information is always presented to the public. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
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:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
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 | 17:55:43, October 09, 2011 CET | From | Demokratische Partei | To | Debating the Cultural Enrichment Act |
| Message | We do not support this bill. We feel that it is a direct attack by the Sozialistische Weltrepublik Partei on freedom of speech and we would urge our comrades in the Volkshammar to oppose this bill. |
| Date | 18:06:53, October 09, 2011 CET | From | Radikalen für Dorvik | To | Debating the Cultural Enrichment Act |
| Message | Subsidize, subsidize! Giving away money is all what matters it seems and now the Sozialistische Weltrepubliek Partei wants to throw it a step up by setting up national TV and radio stations to provide information for the citizens? I find this hard to believe, this would probably be a propaganda session to further enforce the grip of the Communists and Socialists on this nation. The KRP will never support this. |
| Date | 21:20:09, October 09, 2011 CET | From | Sozialistische Weltrepublik Partei | To | Debating the Cultural Enrichment Act |
| Message | Freedom of Speech? This bill would do nothing to affect the freedom of speech. Why would we want to attack on the cornerstones of democracy? All this would do would be to make a trustworthy news station not muddled by corporate interest. All the other stations would remain intact! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 287 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 213 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "The root source of wealth is human ingenuity. This has no known bounds, so the amount of wealth in existence can always be increased. That's why capitalism is called 'making money.'" - Marc Geddes |