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Bill: Xavier Media Quality Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Workers Union
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: October 2264
Description[?]:
| Our nation's media has become an escape for some of the worst programming and least educational television in all of Terra. This is an embarassment. Media conglomeration also threatens the individuality and freedom of our televised journalism. Because the airwaves are internationally regarded as property of the whole public, we see nothing wrong with turning them over to nonprofit organizations to be run better. This does not permit government control, and thus keeps our media independent. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
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:: All television media are private.
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
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:29:38, August 03, 2006 CET | From | Páirtí Sóisialach | To | Debating the Xavier Media Quality Bill |
| Message | I will die before any of these measures. |
| Date | 23:17:23, August 03, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Party | To | Debating the Xavier Media Quality Bill |
| Message | We'd support one station each, but this is ridiculous. |
| Date | 01:09:47, August 04, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Xavier Media Quality Bill |
| Message | Why? The public owns the airwaves, why not make sure they're all independent? After all, media conglomeration is a real threat to the free flow of information. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 268 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 333 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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