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Bill: Economic Freedom of Speech Act, 3886
Details
Submitted by[?]: Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union
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: June 3887
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, a progressive nation like ours must trust its citizens to act as responsible consumers by questioning advertising techniques through critical thinking instead of having to rely on government censorship. Unrestricted advertising is also helpful for starting a conversation about many important issues without having to ask bureucrats whether the government approves of the campaign. Prof. Hans Granlund FV party leader |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:30:29, August 05, 2015 CET | From | Folkeviljen (FV) | To | Debating the Economic Freedom of Speech Act, 3886 |
| Message | We are totally in favor of this bill since it increases our liberty in economics. Gustav Westerberg SD Leader |
| Date | 01:39:06, August 05, 2015 CET | From | Venstre | To | Debating the Economic Freedom of Speech Act, 3886 |
| Message | We favour this as well. Our only concern is with regards to alcohol and tobacco advertising, but since that is dealt with by seperate legislation, we will vote in favour of this bill. Christoffer Mareld Trade & Industry Spokesman |
| Date | 07:29:32, August 05, 2015 CET | From | Arbeiderpartiet (Labour Party) | To | Debating the Economic Freedom of Speech Act, 3886 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The government is proud to oppose this motion. The suggestion that the democratic control of advertising content by the people of Kazulia and their representatives in government is somehow an assault on freedom of speech is simply not a sensible conclusion. It is essential that the government retain the ability to ensure that advertising which is clearly contrary to the values of our society, for example advertising cynically directed at the young whose ability to make informed judgments is limited, is not allowed to pollute the airwaves. Sunniva Grønli Minister of Trade and Industry |
| Date | 15:33:30, August 05, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Economic Freedom of Speech Act, 3886 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, freedom of speech should not be subject to majoritarian decision-making. It is widely recognized as a universal right that doesn't need "democratic control" because it is considered a precondition for democracy to work. It is also disappointing to see Labour following authoritarian reflexes. The bigger question is: do we want to live in a pluralist society, where we deal with non-mainstream positions by sitting down and having an open conversation, or in a monolithic discoursive wasteland where everything that is considered incompatible with a state-decreed range of values is censored beforehand? Prof. Hans Granlund FV party leader |
| Date | 00:05:59, August 06, 2015 CET | From | Folkeviljen (FV) | To | Debating the Economic Freedom of Speech Act, 3886 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Opposing this bill with the reasoning of free speech, is utterly ridiculous. AP is just being anti-free speech by defending regulation of advertisements. A free Kazulian citizen/corporation should be able to express their mind using media without any straps. By opposing, AP proved to be the successor of the obsolete Kazulian communism. Gustav Westerberg SD Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 32 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 42 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players have a responsibility to differentiate between OOC (out-of-character) and IC (in-character) behaviour, and to make clear when they are communicating in OOC or IC terms. Since Particracy is a role-playing game, IC excesses are generally fine, but OOC attacks are not. However, players must not presume this convention permits them to harass a player with IC remarks that have a clear OOC context. |
| Random quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair |