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Bill: Progressive Reform Bill - Media Freedom (ii)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive 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: September 2194
Description[?]:
| Our trust in the invisible hand that is the free market dictates that televising programs which are unsuitable to the mainstream audience at a given time will inhibit broadcasters from showing commercially unprofitable programming. Freeing up the media would allow the government to concentrate on more important issues such as the economy and our national security. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
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 | 02:57:31, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Media Freedom (ii) |
| Message | Yes. |
| Date | 03:41:30, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Media Freedom (ii) |
| Message | AM AAP must oppose. The internet is absolutely free at the moment, but those who use it to commit crimes (such as sharing child pornography) can be traced and punished. Removing THAT most basic control, would be like saying that we are removing the right of the police to search private property when there is probable cause. |
| Date | 15:07:01, February 27, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Media Freedom (ii) |
| Message | Article 1 we must oppose for the same reasons as our esteemed allies in the AM AAP. Articles 2 and 3 we support. |
| Date | 21:38:25, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Progressive Reform Bill - Media Freedom (ii) |
| Message | AM AAP is now torn. The 'unpoliced' internet article gone, we are almost tempted to support. We are waiting to see if any convincing arguments appear that may sway our somewhat cynical constituents. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 310 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 79 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 112 |
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