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Bill: Free Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Conservative 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: October 2075
Description[?]:
| We wish to allow private stations in radio and television operate alongside a well funded nationalised service like the BBC does. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:10:10, July 03, 2005 CET | From |  Imperial Conservative Party | To | Debating the Free Media Act |
| Message | We tried this in the last parliament and it failed. But with the new arithmetic we may be able to open this up after all. |
| Date | 16:12:00, July 03, 2005 CET | From | Patriotic Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Free Media Act |
| Message | Got my vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 367 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 249 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
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