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Bill: Provisions for a Truly Free Press
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gaduri Progressive Union
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: June 2298
Description[?]:
| The media ought not to be politically controlled, but is also should not be controlled by money. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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 receive no subsidies from 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 independent non-profit-making cooperatives 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 receive no subsidies from the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:19:41, October 11, 2006 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Provisions for a Truly Free Press |
| Message | Sounds good to us. |
| Date | 11:53:12, October 12, 2006 CET | From |  Partito Nazionale Fascista | To | Debating the Provisions for a Truly Free Press |
| Message | no....i disagree....why media can't have profit? why? |
| Date | 12:08:33, October 12, 2006 CET | From | International Freedom Party | To | Debating the Provisions for a Truly Free Press |
| Message | We see the merit in this proposal, however at this stage we don't commit and would like to see where the debate goes. Ever so slightly in favour, but could be pursuaded either way. |
| Date | 15:31:04, October 12, 2006 CET | From | Gaduri Progressive Union | To | Debating the Provisions for a Truly Free Press |
| Message | profit can guide the media into straying from providing true information |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 82 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 18 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Politics is the art of the possible." - Otto von Bismarck |