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Bill: Radio Propoganda Eradication Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian 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: July 2169
Description[?]:
| A bill to get the government out of radio. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:09:06, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Radio Propoganda Eradication Bill |
| Message | It has been proven many times in history, the first thing a dictatorial government seek to do is gain control of the media. We must guard against this by ensuring our media stays private. |
| Date | 19:38:57, January 08, 2006 CET | From |  First Socialist Party | To | Debating the Radio Propoganda Eradication Bill |
| Message | National radio stations have more benefit than not. So no. |
| Date | 23:48:35, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Radio Propoganda Eradication Bill |
| Message | I support this bill. |
| Date | 13:43:25, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Republican Party | To | Debating the Radio Propoganda Eradication Bill |
| Message | Pro-state propaganda is needed in order to maintain a stable society where the people respect the rule of law. |
| Date | 00:38:06, January 10, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Radio Propoganda Eradication Bill |
| Message | Public radio is not propaganda, it is News. I can't get it from any of those other trash stations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 107 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 141 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 45 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "Idealism is fine; but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive." - William F. Buckley, Jr. |