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Bill: Media Responsibility Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's National 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: April 2076
Description[?]:
| To require our private media outlets to be responsible for what they print. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:09:25, July 03, 2005 CET | From | Mordusian Inclusion Party | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Act |
| Message | I can understand the legislation against hate speech, but the press should be free to speak out against the government if need be, provided their information is correct. I will be against this bill. |
| Date | 15:32:07, July 03, 2005 CET | From | People's National Party | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Act |
| Message | The press will be free to speak out against the government. What this legislation will do is prevent the media from printing things that are traitorous or would undermine our democratic system. For example publications demanding violent revolution would not be able to be printed as these would place the safety of the public at risk and threaten our beloved democracy. I think these regulations are necessary for public safety but also ensuring a healthy degree of media freedom. |
| Date | 16:11:18, July 03, 2005 CET | From | Fantastic Party | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Act |
| Message | I would be more willing to vote yes on this were it not for the zealous oppression the current administration has imparted on it's people in the past. This is a further thinly disguised attempt to impede democracy. |
| Date | 00:15:07, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Plinio's United Followers | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Act |
| Message | The newspapers are private, not public, next thing the goverment will be legislating what we can write on our heads. |
| Date | 00:18:07, July 05, 2005 CET | From | Millennial Salvation Front | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Act |
| Message | We agree with this sound proposal from the PNP. |
| Date | 11:13:59, July 05, 2005 CET | From | Plinio's United Followers | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Act |
| Message | Unfortunately our legislators are busy running the new ministeries and cannot vote on this debate. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 113 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 51 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 87 |
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