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Bill: Freedom of Media (FOM) 4012
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of the People of Baltusia
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: September 4012
Description[?]:
| The media of our nation should not be controlled by the state but should be free to report what they wish to report. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Current: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media may publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures, but only if deemed in the interest of the public.
Current: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:13:22, April 12, 2016 CET | From | Baltusian People's Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Media (FOM) 4012 |
| Message | Private TV and radio stations have to get money somewhere, they do that by charging their customers or broadcasting ads. The Baltusian Left Party thinks that everyone, regardless of their income, should be able to watch TV and listen to the radio ad-free. |
| Date | 01:19:03, April 13, 2016 CET | From | Baltusian Communist Pro-life Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Media (FOM) 4012 |
| Message | I am sorry, but there is a distinction in the laws, between privatisation of free press.. If you had included article 3 and 4 of this bill, we would have supported this bill, but we cannot accept that the state disengage itself from its purpose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 218 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 402 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 87 |
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| Random quote: "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." - Thomas Jefferson |