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Bill: Media Standards Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Work-Shy Elements
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: November 2075
Description[?]:
| This bill bans the publication of hate speech. We are not talking about petty insults rather vicious attacks which incite hatred and possibly violence. |
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 and hate speech.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:59:12, July 03, 2005 CET | From | Union of Work-Shy Elements | To | Debating the Media Standards Act |
| Message | We'll move this to the vote. |
| Date | 04:03:24, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Party of Evil | To | Debating the Media Standards Act |
| Message | We feel this will not so much put an end to hate speech as drive it underground. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 211 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 94 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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