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Bill: Public Media Act of 2169
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: August 2170
Description[?]:
To protect the cultural heritage of Aloria, and to ensure the entire population has ready access to educational and informational programming, the government shall subsidise an independent co-operative to produce such programming.
To ensure that parents can control exposure to sexually explicit material and allow children to receive sexual education at school by a teacher, explicit material will only be allowed to be shown after 9pm and before 5am, a time when young children will most likely be in bed. Nudity will still be permitted, as the DSP does not feel exposure to nudity is particularly harmful to children. |
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 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: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:16:18, January 11, 2006 CET |
From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | We are in support of the entire bill.
With regards to Article 3 we agree with it because under the current laws young children may come accross extreme sexual behaviour and this could be disturbing or affect their behaviour. I support Article 3's protection of our children. |
| Date | 22:38:46, January 11, 2006 CET |
From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | To the Honourable gentleman of the Social Reform Party, to what part of Article 3 are you in disagreement with? Do you disagree with the banning of sexually explicit material on daytime television, or do you feel that it does not go far enough - leaving nudity to be shown at times when children may be viewing? |
| Date | 01:47:21, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Social Reform Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | We do not believe the government should regulate sexual meterial on television. However, since we agree with the other two clauses, we will vote for... |
| Date | 20:27:37, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | It must be asked if Aloria can remain governed by this government. The Governing Council is completely disunited, perhaps the HCP should propose a new, united cabinet. |
| Date | 20:34:29, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | It's not the GOVERNING COUNCIL, dammit. First off, the cabinet is managed via the coalitional system - if your coalition has > 300 seats, you're in power. Second off, the GOVERNING COUNCIL is not the cabinet but the 5 advisors to the president. The Governing Council is also not the parliament/legislature. Learn Alorian culture if you want to be a major party. |
| Date | 20:35:42, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | Plus, you're not going to be able to get the liberals to agree on a cabinet where they all get power, especially since three of them have pleanty of power (more than in a different cabinet) in the Aloria Coalition cabinet. As long as the AC has more than 300 seats, things will stay as is. If you want them to stay, then defeat the AC. |
| Date | 20:40:39, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | OOC: Wow, calm down. So, if the Governing Council isn't the cabinet then does it not actually "exist" as such on the game system? Sorry, but this is quite confusing and I can hardly be blamed for this. |
| Date | 20:51:40, January 12, 2006 CET |
From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | I think the A/C is crumbling from within. The people need a truly representitive government. They vote HCP, they get ICP. They vote SRP, they get ICP. |
| Date | 21:05:32, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | Lies. The Aloria Coalition is a way to keep things organized, especially needed with 10 active parties. It is an alliance to share cabinet power and it works. Why change what works? The Aloria Coalition is not to vote block on all issues as it would take away our seats from each other. LGDP/SRP usually are allies, HCP/ICP allies, FCP is the moderate. Yes, on economic issues, the ICP moved away from the center, but it is only temporary. This is because the ICP feels that the people are underrepresented as the majority want capitalism. On social issues, the ICP sometimes appears conservative because they are against government restrictions. |
| Date | 21:11:19, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | Okay...
1) This bill is not a medium to go against the Aloria Coalition.
2) If the Aloria Coalition goes down, the Justice Coalition should go down, too, to prevent a monopoly.
3) The parties of Aloria agreed with the coalitional system long before the AGSP/DSP/DLP newcomers (yes, two are reactivated, but they are quite new to the new Aloria).
4) There is still a majority of seats between the Aloria Coalition. You need to gain more seats *and* bring down the two largest parties whose only competition are each other in order to bring down the AC.
5) Three like-minded small parties challenging five coalition large and small parties is probably unwise as the success chance is low, especialyl if the three like-minded small parties continue to have almost 100% similar voting... |
| Date | 22:42:00, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | the PAC seems to be an alternative to the JC/AC that leads to... well... not just HoS and cabinet control but also parliamentary control over every bill. That's more fascist... |
| Date | 23:29:47, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | As I have said, I see the PAC as the coalition to end coalitions. Once they have ended, normal parliamentary politics will resume. If you're so confident that capitalists will get all the votes, why don't you try going it alone, without the endorsements? The people choose, if they choose to give capitalists 70% of the vote, then so be it. No need for coalitions. |
| Date | 23:59:13, January 12, 2006 CET |
From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | This bill has passed by such narrow a margin it will be repealed next election if the capitalists make any gains.
I see the Aloria Coalition as the coalition to defend democracy. We have a proportional representation of the views of Aloria. |
| Date | 16:45:23, January 13, 2006 CET |
From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of 2169 | | Message | The reason I don't go alone without endorsements is that it is rather stupid to have similar candidates run and steal from each other's voters leading to another person's win. |
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