Rough Draft: Repeal Toxic Heavy Metals Act

[Vancouvia]

It's not a lie at all. In clause 2 it says: "Requires member states to research alternatives..."

Even though you encourage nations to work together you're still requiring each nation to do their own research. A nation can't opt out of doing any research; they must do some.

And clause 3, which the more advanced among you will note is the clause directly following clause 2, explicitly states:

Encourages member states to cooperate in such research where possible, to save time, costs, and prevent overlapping research;

Emphasis added.

That's not really relevant to what I'm talking about. The issue is whether or not each nation has to do research, and that is clearly the case.

[Imperializt Russia]

It's clearly not the case, for that would result in overlapping research, which the resolution stipulates should be avoided through co-operation.

Because the original author had the forethought to assume that nations could assume "tungsten is not a non-toxic substitute for lead water pipes" from other nation's research and existing research.

Emphasis added.

That is wrapped in a encourages clause. The use of the serial comma clearly shows that it is part of a list and thus, a sub-element of that clause.

What bullshit reasoning is this?

By this argument, there is precisely one clause in the entire resolution and like 8 sub-clauses.

[Araraukar]

What bullshit reasoning is this?

OOC: IA is a stickler to "proper formatting". Instead of dictionary wars, we now often have grammar wars.

[Vancouvia]

It's clearly not the case, for that would result in overlapping research, which the resolution stipulates should be avoided through co-operation.

Not at all.

Each nation is required to do research.
Each nation is encouraged not to overlap their research.

These are just the facts of the proposal, and I argue in my repeal that requiring all nations to conduct their own research is bad.

[Imperializt Russia]

It's clearly not the case, for that would result in overlapping research, which the resolution stipulates should be avoided through co-operation.

Not at all.

Eachnations is are required to do research.
Each nations is are encouraged not to overlap their research.

These are just the facts of the proposal, and I argue in my repeal that requiring all nations to conduct their own research is bad.

If you're going to wax lyrical about "the facts", it helps if you don't change the wording of the text beyond their direct meaning.

To the layman, the wording is irrelevant for the meaning is the same. But we're in the world of legalese.
Member states have done research. I now know that tungsten pipes aren't suitable replacements for my lead water pipes because of it. I will now not duplicate that research ("overlapping").

Here, I have fulfilled my obligation to the resolution.

[Imperium Anglorum]

What bullshit reasoning is this?

OOC: IA is a stickler to "proper formatting". Instead of dictionary wars, we now often have grammar wars.

However it is, that section about preventing duplicated research, is a recommendation, not a mandate.

[Sciongrad]

"Opposed solely on the grounds that this instra-repeal fad is really becoming tiresome."