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Bill: Freedom of the Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian party for Hobrazia
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 4395
Description[?]:
| The Libertarian party for Hobrazia supports a free and open media that should be mainly supported by the private sector however there are morality issues in the media that need to be addressed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:11:03, May 06, 2018 CET | From | Kapitalistyczna Partia Hobrazia | To | Debating the Freedom of the Media |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 05:00:00, May 10, 2018 CET | From | Worker's Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Freedom of the Media |
| Message | We are strongly against |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 54 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 110 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 86 |
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