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Bill: Informational outlets
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate Party
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: June 2198
Description[?]:
| To provide a better method of dispersing information the government will own and operate a TV and radio station. These stations will be used to provide direct access to debates and proceedings of the Assembly and other governmental activities. The station will be used to rebroadcast highlights during the times when there is no events occuring. In addition the state will operate a national chain of museums across the country which will have exihibits which highlight local issues of importance and a revolving display of those which are culturally of significant national importance. The state will operate these as independent industries and attempt to make them both accessible to all who wish. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
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:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
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 Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:14:01, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Social Democrat League | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | Article 1 & 2: Fine. Article 3: What industries are we talking about here? I don't think museums count in this law, do they? Article 4: Don't local governments have a better view of their inhabitants' cultural preferences? |
| Date | 21:13:23, March 08, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | The museums will focus on issues which make each location unique as well as what binds us together as a nation. These issues might not be of interest to the locals but of interest to others coming to the area. For example the Duntrekker settlement would not be intersted in a museum of their culture, but others would be. Thus a museum would be established to exibit their lifestyle and culture to others. In addition this network of museums would enable locals to view rotating exhibits of national importance. |
| Date | 21:48:36, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | No to all. |
| Date | 22:14:34, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Malivianese Militarist Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | We agree with 1-3, however disagree with number 4. Museums should be left to the local governments. |
| Date | 23:27:45, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | local governments may not wish to spend the money or time running a museum. In our example above, why would the Duntrekkers want a museum about themselves, they know what they are like. |
| Date | 12:01:21, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Free Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | We will vote for articles 1 and 2 however we do not agree with the economic inflexibility of article 3 nor do we see the need to change the status quo in regards to article 4. If you remove the latter 2, this bill will have FPA backing. |
| Date | 16:36:08, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Social Democrat League | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | So in article 3, you do mean the museums as 'certain industries'? |
| Date | 17:19:02, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Malivianese Militarist Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | Again, the Protectorates are disillusioned with the very bills they seek to pass. Local governments do not equal religious organizations such as the Duntrekkers. Local governments receive national funding to operate museums. While the process may be different in some Provinces, essentially the local government operates whatever museum they want to operate and the national government funds them for that operation. It is they who have the ultimate decision of where the funds go and which museums to operate with these funds. For a party that espouses privatism out of every orifice, we are quite surprised with this proposal. |
| Date | 19:26:29, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | If there is a large concentration of one group in a location, odds are they will influence the local government. And we agree that currently the local governments can operate whatever museums they wish, we feel however that there is a need for a national network of museums which provide both a national as well as local exhibits. This permits each area to showcase what makes them different and at the same time what makes us Malivian. If we leave this totally to local governments some areas may not have access to the same network of information. The industries include the museums, powerplants, power grid, the national stations listed above and other industries that the government uses to distribute a resource to the population. |
| Date | 06:33:40, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Malivianese Militarist Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | Then you are leaving the door of possibility open that a local issue will not be exhibited in the museum. What makes the Federation the Federation is the very people that make it up. This happens at a local level, not by some national entity. They know what is best. |
| Date | 17:07:49, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Informational outlets |
| Message | It is possible that a local issue is not displayed. We see it being unlikely but possible. If this is the case there is nothing to stop a local to open up a museum to address the ommission. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 63 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 57 |
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