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Bill: Airway Freedom
Details
Submitted by[?]: Drake Party
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: July 2234
Description[?]:
| As a free capitalist country we should have the right to speak our minds and even make a profit doing it. We should allow private for profit radio stations. These stations wil better reflect what people want to hear and will also give a boost to our economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:52:50, May 26, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Airway Freedom |
| Message | I'd prefer to have a mixture of state and private media. I might compromise on this, but I might not. If you go to a less extreme position I would vote in favor. |
| Date | 22:09:31, May 26, 2006 CET | From | Drake Party | To | Debating the Airway Freedom |
| Message | fair enough. We want to make progress so we will allow public and private |
| Date | 02:53:47, May 27, 2006 CET | From | People's Liberation Army | To | Debating the Airway Freedom |
| Message | We lean towards voting against this... greed sometimes turns news and information into infotainment. |
| Date | 02:04:10, May 28, 2006 CET | From | People's Liberation Army | To | Debating the Airway Freedom |
| Message | We have changed our mind after a long discussion and will vote for this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 347 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 378 |
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