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Bill: Cinema Regulation Act 3519
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Progressive 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: September 3519
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, the government has an obligation to protect the welfare of Dranland's children. This is why it is necessary for the government to regulate the viewing of films in cinemas. We propose, therefore, a system by which films will be rated according to their content. Children under certain ages will therefore be unable to view certain films unless accompanied by a legal guardian. We feel that it is parents who, in most cases, should have ultimate responsibility over their children, but, in the absence of a clear indication that their parent is comfortable with the content which they will view if it is deemed otherwise unsuitable for children, it is necessary that the government step in. Yuko Asukai MP DPP Chair |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Proposed: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:19:22, July 22, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Cinema Regulation Act 3519 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we do not feel that government bureaucrats are the appropriate persons to serve as an authority in charge of determining which movies are suitable for children, and neither do we believe this can be strictly categorized according to certain ages. Therefore, we wish to leave this issue to parental guidance altogether. Takeshi Shimoto MP Member for Elbian RFR Spokesman for Education and Culture |
| Date | 12:58:28, July 22, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Agrarian League | To | Debating the Cinema Regulation Act 3519 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I fully support Mr Shimoto's wish that it be left to parental guidance. However, in this modern world where most parents barely have time to even say good night to their children, would it not be better for them to just be saved time by evil bureaucrats and just use the evil ones' ratings to make easier and quicker decisions. Nerys Pryce MP Member for Loren DAL Education and Culture Critic |
| Date | 13:03:04, July 22, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Cinema Regulation Act 3519 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, if it were all for comfort, we could send children into 24/7 government care to "save some time". Takeshi Shimoto MP Member for Elbian RFR Spokesman for Education and Culture |
| Date | 13:09:37, July 22, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Cinema Regulation Act 3519 |
| Message | Mr Speaker I oppose this act because of the reasons that given by Mr.Shimoto but he has to stop being non-sense, nobody talked about 24/7 government care. I yield. Mylene Perrault MP Leader of RLPD |
| Date | 14:26:04, July 22, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Agrarian League | To | Debating the Cinema Regulation Act 3519 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, A parent would have to watch each movie their children want to watch before they do. Kids watch dozens of movies a week, does the Hon. Mr Shimoto feel this is possible for working parents to do. For a workshy MP perhaps but for average working people, absolutely not. Nerys Pryce MP Member for Loren DAL Education and Culture Critic |
| Date | 14:26:05, July 22, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Agrarian League | To | Debating the Cinema Regulation Act 3519 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, A parent would have to watch each movie their children want to watch before they do. Kids watch dozens of movies a week, does the Hon. Mr Shimoto feel this is possible for working parents to do. For a workshy MP perhaps but for average working people, absolutely not. Nerys Pryce MP Member for Loren DAL Education and Culture Critic |
| Date | 17:34:46, July 22, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Cinema Regulation Act 3519 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we take note of the self-flagellation of Mr Pryce, but want to emphasize that the rest of members of this chamber is by no means work-shy. Furthermore, with regards to the bill being debated, it does not consume particularly large amounts of time to read a movie summary before deciding whether the content is adequate for children or not. However, it consumes large amounts of money to establish new government posts for people whose job it is to watch movies all day long and assign arbitrary age limits to them. Takeshi Shimoto MP Member for Elbian RFR Spokesman for Education and Culture |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 128 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 248 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 23 |
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