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Bill: Freedom of Expression and Media Act (FEM) 4025
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: January 4026
Description[?]:
This bill allows for any artist or civilian to express them selves freely as well as the media. If some one wishes to tell a lie, they should be allowed to do so. It is their decision to be seen as un-honest and liars to the public, not the governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
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 The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Current: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Current: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Proposed: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 17:35:17, May 08, 2016 CET | From | Socialdemocratic party | To | Debating the Freedom of Expression and Media Act (FEM) 4025 |
Message | we should not have censorship opinion wise and I think that media should not be in control of the goverment, the laws adressing sexually explict content is there to protect the children from getting a wrong view on sex, or not be scared of it. tho i think article 2 needs to be more open to as so called "hate speech" lying should not be tolerated as it is the purest and falsest propaganda So we will vote no. |
Date | 00:07:25, May 09, 2016 CET | From | Baltusian Communist Pro-life Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Expression and Media Act (FEM) 4025 |
Message | This bill is a lie in itself, it tell people that the government is in control of the media while it is not. to Privatize the media means stripping the current workers of their right to vote on the decision of their employers, we are agaisnt that. We could agree with article 2, And we certainly agree with article 4 and 5, but we cannot vote in favor of this bill, Democratic Cooperative representative Aufezlia leruu |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 161 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 498 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 91 |
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