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Bill: Public Funded Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: June 2158
Description[?]:
| As a service to all the citizens of Malivia we support the establishment of a Public TV and radio station. MTV: programming includes educational programming and live feeds of Assembly sessions, as well as emergency news and information. WMAL: programming includes Assembly sessions, and other political news, emergency news and information, as well as light jazz overnight. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
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:: All television media are private.
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 | 20:10:38, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Liberals | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | Against. |
| Date | 20:42:58, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Labour Party | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | Against. |
| Date | 22:44:49, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | No |
| Date | 23:02:25, December 16, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | reasons? We feel that the people should have access to the government and what it is doing, since however it can be dull at times, it is unreasonable to expect private companies to carry such debates and votes. Therefore the government should provide outlets for the Assembly's actions to be visible to the public. |
| Date | 23:04:25, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | In addition in times of national crisis it would be good to have a point where the people can get the government's message without the need of commandeering private networks. |
| Date | 23:13:43, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | Totally against, the only countries that feel the need to banned private media, and radio are communist or facist. |
| Date | 00:42:50, December 17, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | If this is saying that practically all stations are private, with the exception of 1 which is funded by the goverment (IE PBS in the US), then I could support. But, if its saying that all stations are funded by the government, then I have to oppose. |
| Date | 00:52:27, December 17, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | This bill creates one nationally funded tv and radio station (OOC: like the BBC or PBS). The other stations remain private thus are not banned in any manner. As stated we are doing this so that there is no need to force private stations to broadcast messages they do not want to to get information out, and to provide a more transparent government. If the Assembly does not like the light jazz for the evenings we are willing to change it to classical or nature sounds if they wish, or even leave it to the management of the station. |
| Date | 04:44:08, December 17, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Liberals | To | Debating the Public Funded Media |
| Message | I still do not belive nor I support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 123 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 272 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 104 |
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