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Bill: Media Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Progressive Alliance
Status[?]: passed
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: October 4069
Description[?]:
| Considering that we, as a country, expect an electorate that is able to vote on parties which align with their intent, Concerned that the current media provided might inadequately inform the populace, Hopeful that all parties agree that the people of Beluzia deserve proper information spreading concerning events shaping this world, Hereby proposes the Media Reform Act |
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 a national radio station 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 a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government does not regulate video games.
Current: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Proposed: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:43:20, August 04, 2016 CET | From | Regionalist Coalition | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, You say 'government subsidized station for educational and informational purposes', we on these benches hear 'government controlled conduit for propaganda and manipulation purposes'. Do Senators not realise the problem with their grand idea? We will open our people up to control and abuse! Whoever controls the media controls the facts, especially if we tell people 'this station is purely for your information'. The NLP believes the government should not control the facts, and as such we oppose this Bill. Sen. Alan Short Education & Culture Spokesperson, New Liberal Party |
| Date | 12:00:37, August 04, 2016 CET | From | Knights of the People | To | Debating the Media Reform Act |
| Message | We are slightly against Article 3, but strongly support Articles 1 and 2 so we'll vote yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 403 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 266 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." - H. L. Mencken |