Flibbleites wrote:The Emmerian Unions wrote:Grays Harbor wrote:The Roads Act
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Lorians
Description: NOTING that the quality of cars and trucks are increasing, and that their fuel efficiency is improving.
RECOGNIZING the importance of transportation in trading.
THEREFORE, THE WORLD ASSEMBLY:
1)ESTABLISHES a network of highways connecting all WA member nations
2)REQUIRES that all border crossings along these highways must be expanded so that the queue may not be longer than 1 mile or 1 hour.
3)BELIEVES that all tolls along the highways shall be prohibited.
4)SUGGESTS that as much of the highway system be high-speed roads as possible.
5)SUGGESTS that as much existing road infrastructure be used as possible, except in conflict with 4).
6)RESPECT the rights of sovereign nations and explicitly note that member nations can stop the construction or signage of any highway in its territories.
7)ACKNOWLEDGE the difference between countries, and therefore DECLARE that no specific road standards be created.
REQUESTS that all highways be maintained by a fund pool raised by all WA members.
9)EXEMPT all construction from enviromental laws. Nations have the right to revoke this section in their own countries.
Highways connecting ALL WA nations? Gonna be some pretty long bridges there.
High Speed roads? ALL of them?
Highways maintained by yet another WA FUND?
Seriously?
Youy forgot another one.
SPACE ROADS!
There are WA members that don't live on the same planet.
And then there's my nation which is situated on a midair archipelago whose islands tend to drift around.
... And then there are the nations of Whales, or Dolphins, that turn up occasionally...