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Bill: Media Hate Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! 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: December 2159
Description[?]:
| In order to maintain a free and open media, but not to encourage the publication of blatantly false or racist information, the media will be required to follow regulations as set out below. These guidelines will be regulated by the MSA (Media Standards Agency) which will be free from direct government interference and will monitor all televisual, radio and printed media. Media guidelines: - No forms of media may directly attempt to incite violence or hatred against any other groups or individuals; - No forms of media may directly produce blatant, already proven, falsehoods about any other groups or individuals. Should any media outlet be found to have breached the above clauses then, should they be broadcasters, their licences will be revoked and they will be fined in accordance with Hobrazian law. Should the media be of printable value, then aforementioned media will be closed and the company fined in accordance with Hobrazian law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:46:42, December 20, 2005 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | We agree to a certain point. This must not cost the freedom of speech on political subjects. |
| Date | 23:00:46, December 20, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | It only effects freedom on political subjects if the media produces obvious lies, if they are merely stating a position then they have nothing to fear. |
| Date | 23:14:56, December 20, 2005 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | hate speeches can include political opinion. we would like to know whether the HPP will be banned for questioning our loose immigration policy? |
| Date | 23:24:44, December 20, 2005 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | @HPP: Such legislation could be abused that way. We can't support. |
| Date | 23:28:53, December 20, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | Why would regulation against hate speech stop the HPP from stating they would like to limit immigration. As long as they don't print something along the lines of "those darkies steal our jobs" they would not be adversly affected. We would also point out that this does not stop freedom of speech, but stops the media from printing things which could lead to violence, two very different things. |
| Date | 00:01:12, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | It will not only stop media, it will also stop organisations, religions, political parties, private persons etc.. We agree that this bill will sober the tone, but we are not sure on the scope on political statements! |
| Date | 00:08:47, December 21, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | It will only stop the media as the law is entitled " The government's policy regarding regulation of media content" not "The governments policy regarding indvidual freedom of speech". Political statements that are untrue or inciting people to hate would not be allowed. Political statements that put across a valid statement or aim would not be. |
| Date | 13:44:32, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | I'm in support |
| Date | 15:27:57, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | oops, my bad. i'm in support. i think ;-) |
| Date | 21:33:54, December 21, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Media Hate Act |
| Message | I can't support. One thing it's hard to classify "hate speech", and legislating what can or cannot be written or said is a violation of free speech. People have a right to express thought and any attempt to stop this expression should be prevented. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 72 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 256 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 72 |
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