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Bill: Media Deregulation 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 2171
Description[?]:
| A bill to prevent government propaganda. |
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Proposed: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:47:23, January 12, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Media Deregulation Bill |
| Message | Government involvement in mass media is a licence for propaganda and abuse by dictatorial regimes. This must be prevented at all costs. The government should have no say over what a person reads hears or watches. |
| Date | 01:58:50, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Republican Party | To | Debating the Media Deregulation Bill |
| Message | Government involvement in mass media is a licence for education and decency over trashy and immoral programming created only to sell advertising. This must be preserved at all costs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 50 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 124 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 119 |
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