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Bill: Public Media Act of August 2193
Details
Submitted by[?]: Proletariat Revolution 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: August 2194
Description[?]:
| While the private sector can and will continue to maintain their own broadcast network channels and radio programs, the government should step up to the plate and provide one station in each forum, in which there will be no bias; fair reporting, equal access to information and programming suitable for all ages. This will give people a network that they can turn to for traditional media, as well as local programming and news. |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:52:47, March 02, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of August 2193 |
| Message | It is not possible for any media outlet to have no bias; the inclusion of some features or stories and the exclusion of others is a discriminatory process in itself. The best one can hope for is to have somewhat equal and opposite biases, thereby allowing all information and opinions an equal chance to be ignored by someone. The private sector does an excellent job of this. |
| Date | 17:05:54, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Public Media Act of August 2193 |
| Message | AM AAP supports. We can see no downside to letting the state be ONE of the alternatives in the market. |
| Date | 22:27:00, March 02, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Public Media Act of August 2193 |
| Message | The downside we see is that the state, being supported by coercive taxation rather than voluntarily donated revenue, has an unfair advantage over other the other alternatives. We are in favor of a level playing field for all viewpoints; and the marketplace supports that. If the would be founders of the proposed media outlets wish to compete in that arena, they are welcome to obtain financing and start their own broadcast facilities, or purchase one of the many existing ones. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 246 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 235 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| Random quote: "He who controls the past, commands the future. He who commands the future, conquers the past." - Kane; Command and Conquer: Red Alert |