I don't have the time to dig through At Vote archives right now, but I remember one of my resolutions was greatly improved by moving from my original human-centric/RL-ish approach to a more general NS-oriented approach. (Or, at least, I think it was improved. Your mileage may vary.
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My Essential Medication Act was originally drafted as a Medical Marijuana Act, and I had someone (Maybe it was you, BA? *scratches head*) ask me what would happen if that resolution was enforced on nations/populations who didn't get the medical benefit from marijuana due to different physiologies, etc. It made me think twice, and I made the resolution a lot more general (and a lot more beneficial, from a health standpoint - although, again, your mileage may vary), and I think that made it a better proposal (and eventual resolution) overall.
In my non-modly Player Opinion, I think RL is a great place to get inspiration from - and even a great place to start a first draft from. However, it's important to be open to potential species-wank, etc., and think about other options and how to make your resolution properly applicable to as many different nations, environments, etc., as possible. One size Fits All proposals usually equate with One Size Fits None, in my book. Learning how to balance ensuring what you want to have happen
happens while not causing undue harm on populations in an unexpected way takes practice.
... Although, if memory serves, there was someone in the old Jolt NSUN days who used to go "This will not apply to my nation because of [XYZ-random-nationwank]!" wasn't there? Those sorts of nations can be safely ignored, but sometimes there's a valid point to consider among the outcries and insanity.