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Bill: Press Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzia Socialist People's 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: March 4423
Description[?]:
| The BSPP think our citizens deserve to hear a truth unfettered by government control. However, we also hope that the following measures do not in turn hand that control to the privately funded interests of multi millionaires. |
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 owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
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 TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:55:37, July 12, 2018 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | Liberty would like to support this act as it is a step in the right direction generally with regard for freedom of the press but article 3 contradicts the supposed purpose of the document by placing the nebulous anti-freedom notion of "hate speech" above free speech. Also, false information? According to who? Government? We are back to square one. We vote no. - Derren Seyne (L-Liberty). |
| Date | 12:59:16, July 12, 2018 CET | From | Beluzian Conservative People's Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | A party funded by corporate pigs. |
| Date | 18:46:53, July 12, 2018 CET | From | Beluzia Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | "Philosophically speaking, does free speech really exist. With an right comes a responsibility and given some of the legislation that has appeared before the house regarding vulnerable citizens in the previous two years. we feel it is important to allow for protections. However, we are willing to reintroduce the bill without article three and debate that at a later time. Would Liberty support?" - Cleo Frantzen (education and culture spokesperson) |
| Date | 19:40:55, July 12, 2018 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | Freedom of speech, that is the right to speak, discuss, reject, criticise behaviour and ideology and inform others of such and to hold these beliefs without fear or favour, forms the backbone of a free society. We will not accept any erosion of this by the far-left on hypothetical grounds while it blatantly cherry picks groups to protect (again for political benefit) to the exclusion of others. |
| Date | 00:25:59, July 13, 2018 CET | From | Beluzia Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | "We have cherry picked no-one. We have recognised inherent power dynamics of your society." - Jurgen Spitzman |
| Date | 01:12:15, July 13, 2018 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | The antidote to power is free speech. |
| Date | 01:18:14, July 13, 2018 CET | From | Beluzia Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | for whom? Hate speech often means a lack of free speech for others. |
| Date | 01:24:56, July 13, 2018 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | Huh? |
| Date | 09:56:04, July 13, 2018 CET | From | Beluzia Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | When hate speech is used it can often silence others through oppression. |
| Date | 10:18:40, July 13, 2018 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Press Freedom Act |
| Message | We agree that "hate speech" is used to silence people who differing opinions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 77 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 630 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 43 |
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