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Bill: Private and Free Media Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Fasco-Communist Order
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: June 2315
Description[?]:
| The news media, like all industries, should be run for and by the people. They should also be able to publish whatever they see fit in the name of freespeech. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
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 private.
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 a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 3
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 and hate speech.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Current: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:23:05, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Royalist Party | To | Debating the Private and Free Media Bill |
| Message | Again, this is nuts. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 31 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 179 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
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