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Bill: Advertising Standards Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: August 3436
Description[?]:
| Dranland needs an Advertising Standards Agency which will tackle irresponsible adverts which peddle grossly misleading claims or use grossly distasteful techniques. It is not okay, for example, to market pole dancing kits to 8 year old girls or make outlandish claims for pharmaceutical products which have no grounding in hard science. Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the DSP) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:02:02, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, first of all, the Hon. Benandez is clearly unaware of the current legislation on false information, which prohibits "grossly misleading claims" and "outlandish claims for pharmaceutical products which have no grounding in hard science". I've also never heard of pole dancing kits for 8 year old kids, and even if they existed, I would trust parents enough to perceive the awkwardness of such a product and not buy them. The only arguments that have no grounding at all in this whole debate are his own. We will not allow political elites to censor advertisements, which are an important part of free speech, because they happen to contradict their puritanical morals. Elina Cadiavera MP Member for Loren Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 15:43:24, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Plaid Genedlaethol Rhyddfrydol | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | We agree with the Minister. Brychan Cadwallader MP Leader of the Opposition |
| Date | 15:54:49, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker That minister should shut the f.. up and listen Mr.Benandez, that whore has a history of lying Yvette Rochelle Independent MP from Loren caucus with Greens Speaker: That is enough Ms.Rochelle out now, if you act like that i will personally start the censure precedure.If Minister Cadiavera wants to start a censure motion i will accept to carry on immediately. |
| Date | 16:52:36, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC:Rochelle resigned from her seat so there will be no censure? Don't worry i'm bored from her so she won't be back if anyone wants her,they can have her,just inform me |
| Date | 20:46:12, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC: Dranland has media regulation laws against publishing false information, but I always thought that referred to newspapers, TV stations etc. rather than to advertisers. As for pole dancing kits for children...yep, its happened!!! See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-412195/Tesco-condemned-selling-pole-dancing-toy.html#axzz2Jrorta1h |
| Date | 23:03:18, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC:Striptease sets for kids,horseburgers and you Brits still buy from Tesco, interesting |
| Date | 23:05:45, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC: Yes, I am one of the many British fools who shops at Tescos. There is a Tescos less than 5mins walk away from my front door... |
| Date | 11:50:52, February 04, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC: Who cares what they sell? If it's (relatively) cheap and convenient, I'd buy, even if they sold torture devices to Saddam Hussein. |
| Date | 14:20:40, February 04, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC:What you said is true,if there is only cheap hypermarket or what ever you call them but there are many of them so you choose to go to which one |
| Date | 17:59:43, February 04, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC: Seriously, EEL - wouldn't you be put off buying a company's products/services if you knew it sold torture devices to a dictator?! |
| Date | 20:24:01, February 05, 2013 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC: Mildly, but probably not enough to stop me from buying. |
| Date | 23:55:20, February 05, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Advertising Standards Act |
| Message | OOC: What if, say, the dictatorial regime in question had tortured your friend or a family member? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 115 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 205 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 79 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror." - Ann Coulter |