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Railana
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[DRAFT] Repeal "World Assembly Headquarters"

Postby Railana » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:19 am

Yes, I can take a joke. But jokes shouldn't become part of international law.

Repeal "World Assembly Headquarters"
Category: Repeal | Resolution: GAR #8

Affirming that the World Assembly requires an official headquarters,

Stunned that GAR #8, "World Assembly Headquarters", the resolution which establishes these headquarters, appears to have been written in jest,

Concerned that part of the official mandate of the World Assembly Office of Building Management is "ignoring or delaying requests for office space for weeks on end",

Shocked that the target resolution refers to the to the World Assembly Headquarters as an "asylum",

Flabbergasted that the target resolution refers to World Assembly ambassadors as "drunks, stoners, weirdos, military fruitcakes, sex addicts, rejects [and] militant machistas", accusing them of taking part in "lengthy drinking binges...at a well-known local pub",

Appalled that this shameless mockery of this Assembly was permitted to reach quorum, much less become law,

The General Assembly,

Repeals GAR #8, "World Assembly Headquarters".
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Postby Gruenberg » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:38 am

OOC: No offence, but it's a bit difficult to take seriously launching 10 different drafts at once. We all have many unfinished drafts lurking about - between QoD and DSR I have about 30, and a few that date back even to when I used Gruenberg - but the nature of the WA is that it's not that realistic to work on more than a couple at once. I recently gave a noob player grief over starting a bunch of threads at once, and it seems only fair to make the same observation to you: is it worth the investment of players commenting on these drafts? Are all of them going to be pursued, or is this flurry of activity just a flash in the pan?
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Postby Railana » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:41 am

Gruenberg wrote:OOC: No offence, but it's a bit difficult to take seriously launching 10 different drafts at once. We all have many unfinished drafts lurking about - between QoD and DSR I have about 30, and a few that date back even to when I used Gruenberg - but the nature of the WA is that it's not that realistic to work on more than a couple at once. I recently gave a noob player grief over starting a bunch of threads at once, and it seems only fair to make the same observation to you: is it worth the investment of players commenting on these drafts? Are all of them going to be pursued, or is this flurry of activity just a flash in the pan?


((OOC: I'm not going to pursue them all at once, but I certainly intend to pursue them all eventually. I just thought it made more sense to open them up for comment instead of leaving them on my hard drive.))
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Postby Gruenberg » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:42 am

Railana wrote:
Gruenberg wrote:OOC: No offence, but it's a bit difficult to take seriously launching 10 different drafts at once. We all have many unfinished drafts lurking about - between QoD and DSR I have about 30, and a few that date back even to when I used Gruenberg - but the nature of the WA is that it's not that realistic to work on more than a couple at once. I recently gave a noob player grief over starting a bunch of threads at once, and it seems only fair to make the same observation to you: is it worth the investment of players commenting on these drafts? Are all of them going to be pursued, or is this flurry of activity just a flash in the pan?


((OOC: I'm not going to pursue them all at once, but I certainly intend to pursue them all eventually. I just thought it made more sense to open them up for comment instead of leaving them on my hard drive.))

OOC: Ok, fair enough. That's definitely not the way I've done things - but there's no reason to assume it wouldn't be successful for you.

On topic, don't really care either way about this one, as I honestly don't see this as making any difference, but would vote against solely based on the call for a replacement. No need.
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Postby Railana » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:48 am

Gruenberg wrote:On topic, don't really care either way about this one, as I honestly don't see this as making any difference, but would vote against solely based on the call for a replacement. No need.


I will probably remove the call for a replacement, as I do not believe it is particularly necessary either.

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Postby Applebania » Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:41 am

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Postby Wrapper » Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:45 am

Stoned, perhaps, drunk, most definitely, and weird, without question, but one thing we are not is stunned or concerned. Two things. Two things we are not are stunned and concerned. And shocked. Three things. Four... oh, fuck it. We're opposed. We like GAR #8.

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Postby Separatist Peoples » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:25 am

Wrapper wrote:Stoned, perhaps, drunk, most definitely, and weird, without question, but one thing we are not is stunned or concerned. Two things. Two things we are not are stunned and concerned. And shocked. Three things. Four... oh, fuck it. We're opposed. We like GAR #8.


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Postby Grays Harbor » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:18 pm

Lord Eugene put down his brandy snifter long enough to aim a raspberry at the delegate from Railana. "No Sir, we believe #8 fair accurately reflects both the needs and the people of the WA. And we're not paying to have our office suites relocated. So, No, we shall not support this misguided attempt at getting your name in the books." With that, he lifted his brandy, took a long pull, and went back to reading the afternoon edition of The Aberdeen Times on his mobile reader.
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Postby Laeriland » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:43 pm

Nice try. Our support, you shall not receive.

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Postby Normlpeople » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:30 pm

Clover chuckles, then loses composure for a brief moment, laughing at the draft. "You know" she said, regaining composure "'Asylum' may be the most accurate definition of this place i've heard yet. I would be open to a repeal, but only should a sufficient replacement be drafted along with it. Especially if the new headquarters were to come with more office space, sharing with the custodial staff is troublesome."
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Postby Abacathea » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:58 pm

Sorry Auralia. Of all the reasons I could give you perhaps the most honest is, I like this resolution. It signals a time the WA took itself seriously but still knew how to have a joke. If nothing else it's a sign of when the WA was fun. I'm not in favour of killing this off.
G.A #236; Renewable Energy Installations (Repealed)
G.A #239; Vehicle Emissions Convention (Repealed).
G.A #257; Reducing Automobile Emissions (Repealed).
G.A #263; Uranium Mining Standards Act
G.A #279; Right of Emigration
G.A #292; Nuclear Security Convention
(Co-Author)
G.A #363; Preservation of Artefacts (repealed)
S.C #118; Commend SkyDip
S.C #120; Commend Mousebumples
S.C #122; Condemn Gest
S.C #124; Commend Bears Armed
S.C #125; Commend The Bruce
S.C #126; Commend Sanctaria
S.C #131: Commend NewTexas
(Co-Author)
S.C #136; Repeal "Liberate St Abbaddon" (Co-Author)
S.C #143; Commend Hobbesistan
S.C #146; Repeal "Liberate Hogwarts"

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Postby Bears Armed » Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:29 am

OOC: TBH, I didn't see any need for the resolution to start with (especially bearing in mind that this organisation's precursor had managed to have a HQ building of comparable scale to the current WA HQ without ever having passed any legislation on the matter), because I'd see establishing the HQ as a matter of common sense that would probably have been handled through whatever charter the national governments ratify IC when we OOC click on the 'Join' button. That being said, I'd rather just ignore the resolution (on the grounds that, due to that superfluity, it never really existed) rather than lend it any extra dignity through the repeal process.
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Postby Defwa » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:16 am

OOC: I'd be amicable to a repeal. I'm actually interested in an effective non joke replacement. No IC opinion, though.
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Postby Draica » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:46 am

"We should repeal this, though It'd need to be followed up with an /immediate/ draft to restore the WA Headquarters."
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Postby Separatist Peoples » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:09 pm

Draica wrote:"We should repeal this, though It'd need to be followed up with an /immediate/ draft to restore the WA Headquarters."

"Why?"

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Postby Draica » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:38 pm

Separatist Peoples wrote:
Draica wrote:"We should repeal this, though It'd need to be followed up with an /immediate/ draft to restore the WA Headquarters."

"Why?"



"Because."
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Allies: Pantorrum, Korgenstin, Zebraltar, Kiribati-Tarawa, Democratic Sabha. Idoa, Allaena, Lledia.
Enemies: Arkania 5, any communist nation, Drakorvanyia.
Wars:

The Draican-Arkanian war: On-going

The Waldensian-Draican-Kiribati Cold War: Won. Dissolution of Communist Government in Waldensia

The Draican-Die erworbenen Namen war: Draica successfully defended, retaliation called off.

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Postby The Palentine » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:38 pm

"Can't see supporting a repeal of this one, Spanky.", said the good but quite unwholesome Senator Sulla. The old reprobate then placed his feet up on his desk and resumed smoking a fine Yeldan cigar(tm), sipping some Wild Turkey on the rocks, and reading the April issue of Juggs.
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Postby Separatist Peoples » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:40 pm

Draica wrote:
Separatist Peoples wrote:"Why?"



"Because."


"Ah, brilliant! I never thought of it from that perspective. My mind, 'tis boggled. Just a utter paradigm shift. Truly, you are a visionary."

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Separatist Peoples should RESIGN!

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Postby Draica » Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:00 pm

Separatist Peoples wrote:
Draica wrote:

"Because."


"Ah, brilliant! I never thought of it from that perspective. My mind, 'tis boggled. Just a utter paradigm shift. Truly, you are a visionary."



"Ambassador Freshman, you're supposed to ask "why" you sarcastic man. Because the World Assembly needs a Headquarters."
Draica is a Federal Republic nation ran by conservatives and Libertarians! If you ever wanna rp a state visit, a war, a debate with one of my leaders or a conservative/libertarian philosopher, or just wanna tg me in general(I like TGs) drop me a TG!
Allies: Pantorrum, Korgenstin, Zebraltar, Kiribati-Tarawa, Democratic Sabha. Idoa, Allaena, Lledia.
Enemies: Arkania 5, any communist nation, Drakorvanyia.
Wars:

The Draican-Arkanian war: On-going

The Waldensian-Draican-Kiribati Cold War: Won. Dissolution of Communist Government in Waldensia

The Draican-Die erworbenen Namen war: Draica successfully defended, retaliation called off.

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Postby Separatist Peoples » Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:37 pm

Draica wrote:
Separatist Peoples wrote:
"Ah, brilliant! I never thought of it from that perspective. My mind, 'tis boggled. Just a utter paradigm shift. Truly, you are a visionary."



"Ambassador Freshman, you're supposed to ask "why" you sarcastic man. Because the World Assembly needs a Headquarters."


"...my name is Benjamin Bell. You have me mixed up (somehow), with Ambassador Friday of Friday Freshman...Get your fucking eyes checked. The WA has a Headquarters. This repeal is attempting to destroy it."

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Separatist Peoples should RESIGN!

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Postby Draica » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:08 pm

Separatist Peoples wrote:
Draica wrote:

"Ambassador Freshman, you're supposed to ask "why" you sarcastic man. Because the World Assembly needs a Headquarters."


"...my name is Benjamin Bell. You have me mixed up (somehow), with Ambassador Friday of Friday Freshman...Get your fucking eyes checked. The WA has a Headquarters. This repeal is attempting to destroy it."




"Don't get fucking nappy with me, mister "Benjamin." You liberals are all the same to me, Freshman, Benjamin or the multiple little people from Fae. Don't get smart with me."
Draica is a Federal Republic nation ran by conservatives and Libertarians! If you ever wanna rp a state visit, a war, a debate with one of my leaders or a conservative/libertarian philosopher, or just wanna tg me in general(I like TGs) drop me a TG!
Allies: Pantorrum, Korgenstin, Zebraltar, Kiribati-Tarawa, Democratic Sabha. Idoa, Allaena, Lledia.
Enemies: Arkania 5, any communist nation, Drakorvanyia.
Wars:

The Draican-Arkanian war: On-going

The Waldensian-Draican-Kiribati Cold War: Won. Dissolution of Communist Government in Waldensia

The Draican-Die erworbenen Namen war: Draica successfully defended, retaliation called off.

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Postby Defwa » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:12 pm

Draica wrote:
Separatist Peoples wrote:
"...my name is Benjamin Bell. You have me mixed up (somehow), with Ambassador Friday of Friday Freshman...Get your fucking eyes checked. The WA has a Headquarters. This repeal is attempting to destroy it."




"Don't get fucking nappy with me, mister "Benjamin." You liberals are all the same to me, Freshman, Benjamin or the multiple little people from Fae. Don't get smart with me."

Didn't ambassador Friday once attempt to beat a small girl for criticizing (I'll admit, impolitely) his desire to restrict abortion? Definitely not a liberal.
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Postby Mosktopia » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:39 pm

As long as we're gossiping, I heard that the Ambassador from Bears Armed does something unspeakable in the woods. And the Ambassador from Gray's Harbor is a recovering Pink Bunny Cola addict.
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The Eternal Kawaii wrote:With all due respect to the ambassador from Cowardly Pacifists, this has to be one of the most pointless proposals ever brought before this assembly.

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Postby Abacathea » Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:10 pm

Mosktopia wrote:As long as we're gossiping, I heard that the Ambassador from Bears Armed does something unspeakable in the woods. And the Ambassador from Gray's Harbor is a recovering Pink Bunny Cola addict.


You know, people keep asking me about this, everyone wants to know if I know what that ambassador does in the woods for some reason...
G.A #236; Renewable Energy Installations (Repealed)
G.A #239; Vehicle Emissions Convention (Repealed).
G.A #257; Reducing Automobile Emissions (Repealed).
G.A #263; Uranium Mining Standards Act
G.A #279; Right of Emigration
G.A #292; Nuclear Security Convention
(Co-Author)
G.A #363; Preservation of Artefacts (repealed)
S.C #118; Commend SkyDip
S.C #120; Commend Mousebumples
S.C #122; Condemn Gest
S.C #124; Commend Bears Armed
S.C #125; Commend The Bruce
S.C #126; Commend Sanctaria
S.C #131: Commend NewTexas
(Co-Author)
S.C #136; Repeal "Liberate St Abbaddon" (Co-Author)
S.C #143; Commend Hobbesistan
S.C #146; Repeal "Liberate Hogwarts"

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