Silly and/or Illegal GA Proposals. zOMG!

[Jean Pierre Trudeau]

Does that make it illegal? If not then why is it in this thread? Not every proposal that lacks a drafting thread is illegal or even silly. You seem to be missing the whole point of this thread and simply post them here for you amusement. It really needs to stop.

Sorry, in my opinion it does indeed belong here.

Why? It is not illegal. Yes there are a large amount of spelling errors, but the proposal itself is not illegal.

The Bloody Stupid rule is still in force, last I checked. This sets no parameters for anything, it just places a blanket ban on politicians from addressing the public any method other than in public.

Ah yes, your old fall back, "The Bloody Stupid Rule". It is the same argument you use every time you cannot find an illegality, but want to point and laugh.

[Grays Harbor]

Sorry, in my opinion it does indeed belong here.

Why? It is not illegal. Yes there are a large amount of spelling errors, but the proposal itself is not illegal.
And I believe it is, for strength violation and possible ideological ban.

The Bloody Stupid rule is still in force, last I checked. This sets no parameters for anything, it just places a blanket ban on politicians from addressing the public any method other than in public.

Ah yes, your old fall back, "The Bloody Stupid Rule". It is the same argument you use every time you cannot find an illegality, but want to point and laugh.

Your personal vendetta against Kaboomb and its attendant snark and nastiness are getting distracting, tiresome, and irritating. If his posts are that much of an annoyance to you, use the ignore feature, because the rest of us are getting really tired of it.

[The Candy Of Bottles]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: newspartan_1433251510

Repeal "Rights of Indigenous Peoples"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#328

Proposed by: NewSpartan

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #328: Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: All citizens are equal under the law!
Recognize that there are indigenous peoples is a form of discrimination!
For all intents and purposes we are saying that they are different from other citizens and must have special laws and rights!
We do not think that this is fair to the remaining citizens.
As such we ask that this resolution law be annulled and that all citizens be equal and have the same rights and duties before the state!

Approvals: 8 (Wintariu, Vancouvia, Cresenthia, Hyperbia, Alternate Universe 912, United Capitalist States of America, Samogitias, HYDRA-Russian Empire)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 87 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 1 day 13 hours

No repeals clause, possibly grossly offensive.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_scottish_and_english_kingdom_1433261890

Repeal "Nuclear Arms Possession Act"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#10

Proposed by: The Scottish and English Kingdom

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #10: Nuclear Arms Possession Act (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Believing that a widespread nuclear weapon disarmament is necessary for a safer future for Member States and the world at large,

The World Assembly hereby REPEALS Nuclear Arms Possession Act.

Approvals: 5 (Cresenthia, Rhinumehr, The Norwegian Lands, Pier 21, Lockdownn)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 90 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 1 hour

One-liner, honest mistake- GA #10 only states that member states are permitted to own nuclear weapons, not requires that they do.

[Kaboomlandia]

No offense, but you're a bit late to the party - both of those were already reported.

[The Candy Of Bottles]

No offense, but you're a bit late to the party - both of those were already reported.

Darn it, they must be somewhere on the last page. Stupid conversation, that's not what this thread is for.

[Jean Pierre Trudeau]

No offense, but you're a bit late to the party - both of those were already reported.

You do it all the time so what is the difference.

[Bears Armed Mission]

It also, by its "Ban All Drugs" statement would succeed in banning not only the targeted recreational drugs but all medicinal drugs as well

Which adds 'Contradiction of existing legislation' to the reasons why it's illegal...

[Grays Harbor]

Universally legal abortion

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: The Peoples Republic of Terra

Description: RECOGNISING that many young woman fall victim to unwanted pregnancies each year, and are forced to go through with these pregnancies due to draconian laws against abortion in some states.

PROPOSING that to combat this abortion must be made legal in all WA member nations to stop unwanted pregnancies from occurring. And to ensure that a woman may have a baby only when she is ready.

STRESSING that abortion may have detrimental effects on some woman, and therefore the abortion must be approved by at least one doctor who will evaluate the woman and ensure an abortion is safe for her.

Contradicts #28
I guess reading what has already been passed is just so yesterday.

[Defwa]

Don't forget duplicating and violating reproductive freedoms

[Flibbleites]

Sorry, in my opinion it does indeed belong here.

Why? It is not illegal. Yes there are a large amount of spelling errors, but the proposal itself is not illegal.

Obviously you need to have it pointed out to you that the title of this thread is "Silly and/or Illegal" proposals. That means that a proposal can be either silly, illegal, or both to qualify to be posted in this thread.

Your personal vendetta against Kaboomb and its attendant snark and nastiness are getting distracting, tiresome, and irritating. If his posts are that much of an annoyance to you, use the ignore feature, because the rest of us are getting really tired of it.

This.

[Kaboomlandia]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_global_republic_1433503715

Racial Discrimination Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: The Global Republic

Description: World Assembly and Nation States,

Under International Law, nation states should be obliged to protect all people from racial discrimination and villification.

Racial discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than another person in a similar situation because of their race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status.

For example, it would be ‘direct discrimination’ if a real estate agent refuses to rent a house to a person because they are of a particular racial background or skin colour.

It is also racial discrimination when there is a rule or policy that is the same for everyone but has an unfair effect on people of a particular race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status.

This is called ‘indirect discrimination’.

For example, it may be indirect racial discrimination if a company says that employees must not wear hats or other headwear at work, as this is likely to have an unfair effect on people from some racial/ethnic backgrounds

Racial hatred (sometimes referred to as vilification) is doing something in public based on the race, colour, national or ethnic origin of a person or group of people which is likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate.

The Racial Discrimination Act covers situations where you feel that, because of your race, you have been discriminated.

The law covers all types of employers, including the private sector; as well as contract and commission-based work; and recruitment and employment agencies.

Employers have a legal responsibility to take all reasonable steps to prevent racial discrimination and should have policies and programs in place to prevent racial discrimination in the workplace.

The Racial Discrimination Act aims to strike a balance between the right to communicate freely (‘freedom of speech’) and the right to live free from racial hatred or vilification.

To strike this balance, the Act outlines some things that are not against the law, provided they are ‘done reasonably and in good faith’ - even if they are done in public.
Under the Act, the things that are not against the law if they are “done reasonably and in good faith” are:

-an artistic work or performance – for example, a play in which racially offensive attitudes are expressed by a character.
-a statement, publication, discussion or debate made for genuine academic or scientific purposes – for example, discussing and debating public policy such as immigration, multiculturalism or special measures for particular groups.
-making a fair and accurate report on a matter of public interest – for example, a fair report in a newspaper about racially offensive conduct.
-making a fair comment, if the comment is an expression of a person’s genuine belief.

The Racial Discrimination Act will make it illegal under International Law to discriminate, vilify or incite hatred to someone based on racial appearence while also balancing the act with the right to free speech and freedom of opinion.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 2 hours

Entire thing duplicates CoCR.

[The Candy Of Bottles]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: anacosta_1433437704

Free Trade Highway Network

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Anacosta

Description: WHEREAS WE, THE WORLD ASSEMBLY

KNOW globalization is an inevitable yet desired outcome of our shared values of cooperation and mutual trust;

BELIEVE that worldwide progress can only be achieved by ending state individualism and promoting cooperation among this Great Community of Nations;

COMMIT to the ideals of free and unrestricted trade so that the flow of goods, services, and ideas shall not be hindered;

REALIZE the fact that a free, efficient network of highway, shipping lanes, and air routes is key to further increasing free and unrestricted trade across our borders;

HEREBY RESOLVE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Creation of the Free Trade Highway Network. The General Assembly shall create the Free Trade Highway Network, hereafter referred to as "FTHN", a system of highways, roads, shipping lanes, and air routes that would further free trade among World Assembly members, hereafter referred to as "Member States".

2. Composition and Components. The FTHN can either be an all-new network or can be created from existing highways, shipping lanes, ports, airports, and airways, whichever the General Assembly deems economical and necessary. It shall have the following components:
(a) FTHN Transport Lanes. The FTHN Transport Lanes are the roads, highways, shipping lanes, and air routes designated/created as part of the FTHN.
(b) FTHN Free Trade Zones. The FTHN Free Trade Zones are airports, seaports, and cities connected by the FTHN Transport Lanes. The following are FTHN Free Trade Zones:
(1) Airports with at least one connection to any FTHN Transport Lane;
(2) Seaports with at least one connection to any FTHN Transport Lane;
(3) City districts but not an entire city connected by one FTHN Transport Lane on land (highway, road).

3. Internationalization of Routes. All highways, shipping lanes, and air routes designated as FTHN Transport Lanes are required to be internationalized.
(a) All border controls in highways and roads designated "FTHN Transport Lanes" shall be relaxed.
(b) All shipping lanes and air routes designated "FTHN Transport Lanes" shall be considered de facto but not de jure international waters and international airways, respectively. It is therefore ordered that the creation/designation of shipping lanes within territorial waters as "FTHN Transport Lanes" be a subject of discussion between the General Assembly and the head of state of the country in question.

4. FTHN Free Trade Zones as Free Ports. All airports, seaports, and city districts designated "FTHN Free Trade Zones" shall be considered de jure[i] free port zones.
(a) Customs regulations and duties shall be relaxed in these areas;
(b) Other forms of taxes shall be limited in the free port zones;

5. [i]Minimum National Requirements. All Member States shall have at least one airport, seaport, and city district considered as a "Free Trade Zone". In case of a nation with only one seaport and/or airport, the World Assembly shall partially subsidize the construction of a new port/airport.

6. Implementation. Upon the enactment of this proposal, the following are to be implemented, effective immediately:
(a) the General Assembly shall meet for an entire week as the Free Trade Highway Network ad hoc Council to immediately oversee the implementation of this act;
(b) the General Assembly shall meet once a year in the subsequent years as the Free Trade Highway Network Monitoring Council to monitor how much of the network has been completed.

Approvals: 14 (HYDRA-Russian Empire, Arctic Confederation, Timmii3, Camtopolis, Rainb0w Dash, Misplaced States, Strycker, Texas Bay, Tokarskia, Lord redbeard, Samogitias, Terrocka, The Norwegian Lands, Wintariu)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 80 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 12 hours

Honest Mistake, Fails to account for landlocked nations. Also, a broken italics tag, but that's not illegal.

[Bears Armed Mission]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: anacosta_1433437704

Free Trade Highway Network

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Anacosta

Description: WHEREAS WE, THE WORLD ASSEMBLY

KNOW globalization is an inevitable yet desired outcome of our shared values of cooperation and mutual trust;

BELIEVE that worldwide progress can only be achieved by ending state individualism and promoting cooperation among this Great Community of Nations;

COMMIT to the ideals of free and unrestricted trade so that the flow of goods, services, and ideas shall not be hindered;

REALIZE the fact that a free, efficient network of highway, shipping lanes, and air routes is key to further increasing free and unrestricted trade across our borders;

HEREBY RESOLVE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Creation of the Free Trade Highway Network. The General Assembly shall create the Free Trade Highway Network, hereafter referred to as "FTHN", a system of highways, roads, shipping lanes, and air routes that would further free trade among World Assembly members, hereafter referred to as "Member States".

2. Composition and Components. The FTHN can either be an all-new network or can be created from existing highways, shipping lanes, ports, airports, and airways, whichever the General Assembly deems economical and necessary. It shall have the following components:
(a) FTHN Transport Lanes. The FTHN Transport Lanes are the roads, highways, shipping lanes, and air routes designated/created as part of the FTHN.
(b) FTHN Free Trade Zones. The FTHN Free Trade Zones are airports, seaports, and cities connected by the FTHN Transport Lanes. The following are FTHN Free Trade Zones:
(1) Airports with at least one connection to any FTHN Transport Lane;
(2) Seaports with at least one connection to any FTHN Transport Lane;
(3) City districts but not an entire city connected by one FTHN Transport Lane on land (highway, road).

3. Internationalization of Routes. All highways, shipping lanes, and air routes designated as FTHN Transport Lanes are required to be internationalized.
(a) All border controls in highways and roads designated "FTHN Transport Lanes" shall be relaxed.
(b) All shipping lanes and air routes designated "FTHN Transport Lanes" shall be considered de facto but not de jure international waters and international airways, respectively. It is therefore ordered that the creation/designation of shipping lanes within territorial waters as "FTHN Transport Lanes" be a subject of discussion between the General Assembly and the head of state of the country in question.

4. FTHN Free Trade Zones as Free Ports. All airports, seaports, and city districts designated "FTHN Free Trade Zones" shall be considered de jure[i] free port zones.
(a) Customs regulations and duties shall be relaxed in these areas;
(b) Other forms of taxes shall be limited in the free port zones;

5. [i]Minimum National Requirements. All Member States shall have at least one airport, seaport, and city district considered as a "Free Trade Zone". In case of a nation with only one seaport and/or airport, the World Assembly shall partially subsidize the construction of a new port/airport.

6. Implementation. Upon the enactment of this proposal, the following are to be implemented, effective immediately:
(a) the General Assembly shall meet for an entire week as the Free Trade Highway Network ad hoc Council to immediately oversee the implementation of this act;
(b) the General Assembly shall meet once a year in the subsequent years as the Free Trade Highway Network Monitoring Council to monitor how much of the network has been completed.

Approvals: 14 (HYDRA-Russian Empire, Arctic Confederation, Timmii3, Camtopolis, Rainb0w Dash, Misplaced States, Strycker, Texas Bay, Tokarskia, Lord redbeard, Samogitias, Terrocka, The Norwegian Lands, Wintariu)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 80 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 12 hours

Honest Mistake, Fails to account for landlocked nations. Also, a broken italics tag, but that's not illegal.

Violation of committee rules, and/or meta-gaming (or would that be game mechanics)?

[Kryozerkia]

Honest Mistake, Fails to account for landlocked nations. Also, a broken italics tag, but that's not illegal.

No, it does account for landlocked nations (see highways). Broken tags are not our concern, and honest mistake only applies to repeals.

[Bears Armed]

Honest Mistake, Fails to account for landlocked nations. Also, a broken italics tag, but that's not illegal.

No, it does account for landlocked nations (see highways).

Although if none of the landlocked nation's neighbours are also WA members then there wouldn't actually be anywhere for the highways to go...

[The Candy Of Bottles]

Honest Mistake, Fails to account for landlocked nations. Also, a broken italics tag, but that's not illegal.

No, it does account for landlocked nations (see highways). Broken tags are not our concern, and honest mistake only applies to repeals.

Clause 5-

5. [i]Minimum National Requirements. All Member States shall have at least one airport, seaport, and city district considered as a "Free Trade Zone". In case of a nation with only one seaport and/or airport, the World Assembly shall partially subsidize the construction of a new port/airport.

This would include landlocked states, even those without access to a navigable lake or river.

The in-applicability of the rule is somewhat of a shame, but I will make sure to point this out if this somehow gets to vote. Not that it will- Bears Armed already found two more legality issues.

[Kaboomlandia]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: halmira_1433632040

Repeal "Prevention of Torture"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#9

Proposed by: Halmira

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #9: Prevention of Torture (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Sometimes torture is necessary and needs to be done, I propose to repeal this law, on the grounds of necessity! Understanding that some people do not have a good view on torture, but sometimes it's needed to get jobs done like;

*Finding out information on top secret assignments.
*Murders
Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 4 hours

Not from WA's perspective, no "repeals" clause.

[Grays Harbor]

Online Academics

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.


Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Halmira

Description: Now a days children all over the world use online networks to do studying and schooling, why don't we as the WA Assembly trade over real life academics to online. We would save billions of dollars as well as give children more freedom and relaxations. It's a proven study that children who are given time and a quite work space, learn and achieve better.

I know that there will be people that say "We will strip children from the real life feeling of schools," well, do you want you children to achieve school and not be corrupted by every years uprisings in standards? Thousands of kids around the world struggle because of lack of understanding or concentration.

There forth I believe everyone should be placed onto an online based education, in which, more children may be able to graduate.

Incomprehensible, spurious anecdotal "evidence", and lest we forget, the now traditional egregious grammar and spelling errors in an education proposal.

[Bezombia]

Online Academics

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.


Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Halmira

Description: Now a days children all over the world use online networks to do studying and schooling, why don't we as the WA Assembly trade over real life academics to online. We would save billions of dollars as well as give children more freedom and relaxations. It's a proven study that children who are given time and a quite work space, learn and achieve better.

I know that there will be people that say "We will strip children from the real life feeling of schools," well, do you want you children to achieve school and not be corrupted by every years uprisings in standards? Thousands of kids around the world struggle because of lack of understanding or concentration.

There forth I believe everyone should be placed onto an online based education, in which, more children may be able to graduate.

Incomprehensible, spurious anecdotal "evidence", and lest we forget, the now traditional egregious grammar and spelling errors in an education proposal.

>now a days
>give children more relaxations
>there forth
>do you want you children to achieve school and not be corrupted by every years uprisings in standards

how do you even english THAT bad?

[Kryozerkia]

>now a days
>give children more relaxations
>there forth
>do you want you children to achieve school and not be corrupted by every years uprisings in standards

how do you even english THAT bad?

I imagine it involves facerolling one's head over the keyboard.

[Kaboomlandia]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: lexlustus_1433688099

Repeal "Rights of Indigenous Peoples"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#328

Proposed by: Lexlustus

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #328: Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This so called "resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights" does nothing but improve the rights of one specific peoples. The "Rights of Indigenous Peoples" resolution is a biased and self-serving bill. I urge my and all other delegates to repeal this resolution that gives one class of people more rights than the rest of the world.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 1 hour

A repeal is passing quite handily, and you try to submit a repeal? Not from WA's perspective and no "repeals" clause.

[Kaboomlandia]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: renian_1433724548

Repeal "Living Wage Act"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#21

Proposed by: Renian

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #21: Living Wage Act (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: If you work more you should be able to be paid more

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 1 hour

[Grays Harbor]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: renian_1433724548

Repeal "Living Wage Act"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#21

Proposed by: Renian

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #21: Living Wage Act (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: If you work more you should be able to be paid more

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 1 hour

Pretty sure they did not even bother to read what they want to repeal.

[Herby]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: renian_1433743794

Marriage equality

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Renian

Description: CONVINCED that the union of two persons should be equally protected by the State regardless of gender or sexual orientation,

CONVINCED that it is necessary to adopt worldwide standards for the protection of minorities whenever persons of these minorities decide to share a life together,

DETERMINED to further the rights of persons that have been oppressed and discriminated against for ages,

RESOLVED to provide a legal framework that enhances the social recognition of these minorities,

RECOGNIZING that religious communities have different views and are free to recognize or not such unions,

ADOPT the following resolution:

Article 1 (Object)

(a) This resolution applies to civil contracts regulating the union of two persons and its effects on the common estate and inheritance rights of the participants.

(b) This resolution does not affect the criteria and restrictions in existence for the celebration of rites within religious communities.

Article 2 (Protection of Marriage)

(a) All States shall have the minimum conditions to protect the union of two persons which shall include but are not restricted to provisions regulating the administration of the common estate and the inheritance rights acquired by those entering into such a union.

(b) The protection referred to in the previous section does not automatically confer any rights other than those that the State specifically provides for the protection of the union between two persons.

(c) The provisions of this article shall not be construed to diminish the status, rights or recognition of civil contracts already in existence.

Article 3 (Non-discrimination)

(a) No State shall restrict the right to enter into such unions to persons of a certain sex or sexual orientation, nor shall they require that they be of the same or different sex.

(b) No State shall establish different conditions, requirements or effects to unions of persons of the same or different sex.

(c) No State shall create special categories of contracts with similar goals and effects to those stated in the previous article while imposing any of the restrictions stated in the previous sections.

Approvals: 5 (Illtopilosia, Terrocka, State Of Blackmore, Rzeczpospolita Krakowska, Wintariu)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 89 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 4 hours

I thought this looked familiar. It's been plagiarized from repealed resolution GA#15. Unless, of course, this is a puppet of the original nation, but I doubt it.

[Kaboomlandia]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: kingdom_of_jacobia_1433783935

United Economic Denomination

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Kingdom of Jacobia

Description: Having dealt with the complexities of determining the value of national monetary value, this proposal would accept a common currency worth the average of all currencies for use of trade and/or domestic use.

Each nation would be allotted the value of their economy in this new currency solely for trade and double if replacing this as its national currency.

The currency is the Common Rational Economic Denomination of International Territories, or the CREDIT.

If passed, it would go onto effect within one year.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 9 hours

Last part is illegal. GA resolutions go into power immediately.
Props for making a nice acronym, though.