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Bill: Legalisation of Advertisment Act 4273
Details
Submitted by[?]: Baltusian International Democratic Party
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: December 4276
Description[?]:
| Members of Congress, The advertisement of anything legal should not be banned, it should be restricted. For that reason, I beg all to support this bill. Dr Samantha Webster Leader of Forward! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of advertising of substances classified as addictive and harmful (if general advertising by companies is permitted and sale of the addictive/harmful products is allowed).
Old value:: Advertising is banned.
Current: Advertising is legal and unregulated.
Proposed: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:16:58, September 17, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Syndicalists | To | Debating the Legalisation of Advertisment Act 4273 |
| Message | Why should it be regulated rather than banned |
| Date | 00:19:35, September 17, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Syndicalists | To | Debating the Legalisation of Advertisment Act 4273 |
| Message | If harmful products such as drugs or cigarettes are allowed to be advertised then it will mean that they will become more widely known and more people especially young people will be encouraged and pressured into using them |
| Date | 02:55:48, September 17, 2017 CET | From | Constitutionalist Alliance | To | Debating the Legalisation of Advertisment Act 4273 |
| Message | From a TV Ad appearing on Baltusian news channels: Scene 1: (A man wearing a business suit looks at a girl in mink walking a poodle in the streets of Vilita during night) Narration: 'My love for glasses is so great, my heart melts for her 'til the dusk of day. The night roll when her's away, stare, wander 'til day's dawn. Her beauty is great, Wondering mind 'til her sees, dancing is all I do, While waiting for the moment, for her to say "I do".' (The Man lights up a roll of grass wrapped up by a paper napkin) Scene suddenly cuts to text with narration which reads like this: Brought to you by the Block Bloc, because we believe in the right to celebrate love and that it should not be tarnished by ban on advertising drugs. Visit us at freedomtoadvertise.ba. Because advertising is free speech too. |
| Date | 09:34:42, September 17, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Liberal | To | Debating the Legalisation of Advertisment Act 4273 |
| Message | We shouldn't be advertising things that are addictive or harmful. Even if they carry strong warning messages. We should promote a healthy Baltusia. |
| Date | 11:41:39, September 23, 2017 CET | From | The Theocratic Notions Party | To | Debating the Legalisation of Advertisment Act 4273 |
| Message | Nothing that can harm citizens of Baltusia should be advertised, drugs, alcohol etc. Doing this we can lower crime and substance abuse in our great country. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 320 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 280 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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