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Bill: SPV - 12 Media Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Vorona
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: January 4736
Description[?]:
| BE IT ENACTED By King Percy 1, with the advice and consent of the House of Commons, as follows: SECTION 1: Name This is the SPV - 12 Media Reform Act. SECTION 2: The Reforms 1) All radio stations shall be publicly owned through the means of the state. 2) All televison stations shall be publicly owned through the means of the state. 3) There shall be no content regulations and the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods. SECTION 3: Procedure for putting this bill into force The bill may come into force when the majority of the members of the House of Commons shall vote in favour of this bill. |
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: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
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 television stations are owned by the state.
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; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 58 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 91 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 250 |
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