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Bill: Media reform of 3800
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Solentia (CPS)
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: November 3800
Description[?]:
| For more free media without total corporate dominance. Note, businesses are still able to express their opinion in private media channels but people would have an option that is independent from corporate goals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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: All television media are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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 | 01:03:47, February 12, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Media reform of 3800 |
| Message | We are against the government using tax dollars to fund something that can become big government propaganda. |
| Date | 15:03:04, February 12, 2015 CET | From | Radical Republican Party (RRP) | To | Debating the Media reform of 3800 |
| Message | What's the diffrence between state propaganda and corporate propaganda? |
| Date | 19:48:09, February 12, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Media reform of 3800 |
| Message | Corporate propaganda tells us to buy a product. We have a choice. Also, they fund their own commercials with profit dollars. Big government propaganda endorses more government. The people are forced to fund their propaganda. It's government taking advantage of people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 219 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 134 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 72 |
| Random fact: Players have a responsibility to make a reasonable effort to be accurate when communicating the rules to other players. Any player who manipulatively misleads another player about the rules will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary." - Mahatma Gandhi |