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Bill: Freedom of Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: Order of Light
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 2229
Description[?]:
| Freeing the media from the grip of government control to ensure that the information given to our people is not propaganda. God Bless, Claudia Wolf, High Priestess of The Order, Leader of The Party, Guardian of the Bloodline of God |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
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:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
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 | 00:54:41, May 17, 2006 CET | From |  Vitezova Sveti Jakuv | To | Debating the Freedom of Media |
| Message | To ensure it is not propaganda? You mean so like the Kaffirs can set up a TV station and spread their falsehoods? Is that not propoganda? |
| Date | 01:10:51, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Order of Light | To | Debating the Freedom of Media |
| Message | There is a law in Al'Badara than bans the spread of Hate Speech and False Information. |
| Date | 01:26:00, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Vitezova Sveti Jakuv | To | Debating the Freedom of Media |
| Message | How does that stop propaganda? |
| Date | 02:39:17, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Black Militant Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Media |
| Message | Because the government lies everyday...if the media is controlled by the government, they are freely lying to us. |
| Date | 02:39:59, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Black Militant Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Media |
| Message | the government never listens to their own laws either. They can do whatever they want |
| Date | 12:29:16, May 18, 2006 CET | From | Vitezova Sveti Jakuv | To | Debating the Freedom of Media |
| Message | How does that stop propaganda? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 187 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 492 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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