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Bill: Lex Sanquinia de Instrumentis Divulgationis
Details
Submitted by[?]: Factio Republicana Socialistica
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: October 4492
Description[?]:
| Sanquinian Law on Mass Media Senators, As the old adage says, "freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one". In any society inequality of wealth and power is inevitable, and with that inequality comes unequal access to the control, creation, and dissemination of information. Under such circumstances freedom of speech is an illusion, as those with more access to speech enjoy more freedom. And unequal freedom is no freedom at all. In order to promote a democratic and genuinely free press, we must provide all our citizens free access not only to its consumption, but also its creation. We thus propose the establishment of non-profit cooperative principles for all media outlets, with sufficient and impartial government support. Only then will free speech be genuinely guaranteed to all citizens. Nicolaus Sanquinius Senator |
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: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
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: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 543 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 207 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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