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Bill: Privatization of the Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Radical Libertarian 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: July 2201
Description[?]:
| WHEREAS the broadcast media are business entitities like any other, AND it has been amply demonstrated that business entities function most effeciently when the invisible hand of the marketplace, not the visible and intrusive hand of government guide their decisions, FURTHERMORE the existance of the government supported media outlets gives an unfair advantage to those viewpoints supported by the government THEREFORE we wish to sell these outlets to private enterprises and level the playing field in the arena of the free exchange of ideas. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 2
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: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:26:26, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | No way. |
| Date | 20:12:07, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | AM AAP opposes. |
| Date | 21:11:22, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Front for State Prosperity | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | The Front for State Prosperity does not believe that these measures would be in the best interest of the Likatonian people or the Likatonian economy. |
| Date | 01:11:53, March 11, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | AM PSS opposes. A voice free of being reliant on private sponsers is essential for balanced news and information. |
| Date | 15:03:02, March 13, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | We fail to see how a voice reliant on government funding is going to provide balanced coverage of the government. |
| Date | 17:10:41, March 13, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | I've seen in other nations such forms of media that exist and they are NOT all just propoganda centres for the local governments. They are successful alternatives. Plus, by having such channels, people will always know that there is a channel that they can turned to for consistancy in the material provided. JUst because they are funded by the government doesn't mean a thing, why, just last week, there was an outrageous report on one of the children of our cabinet minister, Dawn Shea. But, there was no bruhahah about it. In fact, no one else said a thing about it. |
| Date | 05:07:55, March 15, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | We fail to see how a voice solely reliant on private companies will provide balanced coverage of those same companies. |
| Date | 15:06:59, March 15, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Privatization of the Media |
| Message | If there were only one private company providing the media, (like there is only one governmnet) we would agree totally. However, with many competing media outlets, each of which has many advertisers providing revenue, any viewpoint has an equally good chance of being represented. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 175 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 261 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
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