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Bill: 4244 Freedom of the Press Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Statesmen of Mordusia for Self Reliance
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: August 4244
Description[?]:
| It is important that the people are free to express themselves through media publication and broadcasts. There should no longer be any censorship of ideas. Facts and Truths can be distorted and it is not up to the government to decide if what you are seeing is actually true. Truth is in the eye of the beholder after all. If you do not like an idea or a broadcast, please change the channel. This Action saves the government money through decreased enforcement costs. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media may only publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures with their explicit permission.
Current: The media may publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures, but only if deemed in the interest of the public.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
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 or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:31:10, July 20, 2017 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the 4244 Freedom of the Press Act |
| Message | The only freedom i see is the exploitation of people. In a world of fake news, is this sensible? We do not support. |
| Date | 10:35:07, July 20, 2017 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the 4244 Freedom of the Press Act |
| Message | This is ridiculous on a number of fronts. Fake news presented in the media as fact; harrassment of public officials for tabloid press gossip; porn on television accessible all day long. All of these proposals would be devastating for Mordusian society. - Helen Brady MP, Leader |
| Date | 16:17:35, July 20, 2017 CET | From | Statesmen of Mordusia for Self Reliance | To | Debating the 4244 Freedom of the Press Act |
| Message | As usual the Socialists want to treat our citizens like children. They put no faith at all in the intellegence of our people. People can figure out what is "fake news" and what isn't. Also, it is not a "black and white" issue. People get to decide what they want to believe. It is not up to the government to block certain points of view that they believe are "fake news", Believe it or not, the government is not all knowing and all powerful. This government censorship needs to stop. |
| Date | 20:21:17, July 20, 2017 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the 4244 Freedom of the Press Act |
| Message | Seems it's not just us socialists that disagree with this policy. |
| Date | 06:46:37, July 21, 2017 CET | From | Stand By You | To | Debating the 4244 Freedom of the Press Act |
| Message | I will only agree with Article 2,3,4 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 175 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 368 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 88 |
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