Silly and/or Illegal GA Proposals. zOMG!

[Grays Harbor]

A Union of World Literacy

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


Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Reborn Ottoman Sultan

Description: The world community continues to suffer from staggering rates of illiteracy. No nation will ever optimize its potential without a literate population. There is no greater remedy to corruption and oppression than literacy. Thereby, a conducive proposition for a world literacy organization, in the form of a World Assembly Resolution, must propose the following:

1)Calls for the establishment of the Union of World Literacy (UWL); made possible through the construction of literacy centers in areas that are severely impacted by illiteracy.

2)Stresses the apolitical nature of the UWL. The UWL will be immune from political, ideological, and religious pursuits and purposes.

3)Understands that the world consists of numerous languages and modes of communication; all UWL curriculum will be taught in the English language.

4)Realizing that English stands as an arbitrary choice.

5)Acknowledging that English, as the world’s majority language of literacy, can change in a distant future which should leave the UWL with the ability to alter its primary vehicle of language.

6)Noting that the written form of local languages can be taught alongside English, but priority is given to the latter as opposed to the former.

7)Appalled that the issue of global literacy is treated as a sideshow concern.

Demanding that every man, woman, and child is entitled to an inalienable right of literacy.

9)Insisting that any campaign bent on world literacy will be met with fierce opposition by applications of anti-intellectualism.

10)Encourages the establishment of a new movement for world enlightenment; through bilingual literacy.

The Union of World Literacy (UWL) will strive to be that beacon for world enlightenment. The illiterate are at a disadvantage because they will never be able to discover their fullest potential without the power of the written word.

We have only our ignorance to lose and a world of literate stewardship to gain.

Appears to duplicate #234 Freedom to Read and Learn.
The incessant sloganeering, and demands that english supplant local languages (gee, isn't it just swell they deign to allow local languages be taught secondary to english?) are rather annoying too.

[The Two Jerseys]

Appears to duplicate #234 Freedom to Read and Learn.
The incessant sloganeering, and demands that english supplant local languages (gee, isn't it just swell they deign to allow local languages be taught secondary to english?) are rather annoying too.

Nothing says "end illiteracy" like "teach people to read in a language that they can't even speak, much less read and write"...

[Wrapper]

Appears to duplicate #234 Freedom to Read and Learn.
The incessant sloganeering, and demands that english supplant local languages (gee, isn't it just swell they deign to allow local languages be taught secondary to english?) are rather annoying too.

Nothing says "end illiteracy" like "teach people to read in a language that they can't even speak, much less read and write"...

Not to mention the requisite (yet subtle) grammar errors in an Education proposal; e.g. mixed tenses in the numbered clauses, a misplaced modifier.

[Kryozerkia]

Nothing says "end illiteracy" like "teach people to read in a language that they can't even speak, much less read and write"...

Not to mention the requisite (yet subtle) grammar errors in an Education proposal; e.g. mixed tenses in the numbered clauses, a misplaced modifier.

Well, it wouldn't be an "educational" proposal if was properly written.

[Alqania]

International Training

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Azerystan

Description: A modest proposal, to legalize International Military training exercises, by all members of the World Assembly, in the spirit of:

I. Promoting trust, and cooperation, among current allies.

II. Further advancement of WA members' defense forces.

III. Increase global security, overall.

Merely legalising international military training exercises (which are probably legal by default) with a Significant International Security proposal looks like a Strength violation to me.

[The Two Jerseys]

How did we miss this one?

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_mighty_scientists_1440282343
Humanitarian aid expansions

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: The Mighty Scientists

Description: Recognizing that humanitarian aid is necessary for many peoples survival, but is often used for the incorrect porposes.

Defining humanitarian aid as food, clean water, and medical help.

Defining people in need as humans who are living below the poverty line.

Urging member nations to send incoming humanitarian aid strait to the people in need.

Creating a fund used to send humanitarian aid to people in need, member nations would contribute to this fund voluntarily.

We enact this because there is not enough hunanitarian aid going to people because countrys do not send it and use it for the wrong purposes.

Approvals: 10 (Aramythia, Maxwelle, Strathclyd, Cumbaria, Vancouvia, New Saylonda, Grishun, South-East Antarctica, Rzeczpospolita Krakowska, Flam)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 63 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 1 day 5 hours

Optionality, definitions pushing it towards the "bloody stupid" cliff, and crimes against the English language.

Not to mention a day late and a dollar short.

[Herby]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: northern_territory_of_australia_1440502627

World Space Administration Mk2

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Northern Territory of Australia

Description: NOTING the interest that humanity has of exploring the cosmos.

RECOGNIZING the positive effects of an international-based space program, independent of domestic space programs.

REALIZING the need for further research and development of equipment for efficient cosmic travel.

FURTHER realizing the safety risks cosmic space travel creates.

DEMANDING member states to provide safety measures to ensure there is no damage to other nation states or peoples.

FURTHER demanding no member state shall knowingly allow a spacecraft to operate if it has fallen into disrepair UNLESS travel is required to ensure safety to all affected parties.

THE World Assembly hereby Establishes the "World Space Administration" herein referred to as "W.S.A."

COMMISSIONING the W.S.A. to:
i. perform cosmos research and development.
ii. build cosmic spacecraft(s).
iii. Train cosmonauts to explore and promote WA ideals through the cosmos.
iv. Perform missions of exploration through the cosmos.
v. Create cosmos travel bylaws and policies.
vi. Maintain positive links with other cosmos travel programs and will encourage voluntary affiliation with the W.S.A.
vii. Manage all WA member states cosmos travel that voluntarily affiliate with the W.S.A.

FORBIDDING the W.S.A. to:
i. create, maintain or assemble a military.
ii. form and maintain a cosmic police force.
iii. Regulate cosmos travel that is not voluntarily affiliated with the W.S.A.
FUNDING for the W.S.A. will come from the WA fund and VOLUNTARY contributions from member states.


Approvals: 6 (Vancouvia, Neo Oztralya, Aramythia, Samogitias, Lesser Whiteside, Wintariu)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 67 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 20 hours

Unless this is Bitely -- which it might be -- this is largely plagiarized from the repealed GAR#336.

[Tinfect]

[InsertplagarisedWSAHere]

Unless this is Bitely -- which it might be -- this is largely plagiarized from the repealed GAR#336.

They didn't even try to fix any of the problems with the original resolution...

[Wrapper]

21 minutes ago: The proposal "World Space Administration Mk2" was removed from the floor.

20 minutes ago: The Democratic Republic of Northern Territory of Australia was ejected from the WA for rule violations.

So, not Bitely I guess.

[Caracasus]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_national_republic_of_tropico_1440538379

Repeal "Restrictions on Child Labor"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#4

Proposed by: The National Republic of Tropico

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #4: Restrictions on Child Labor (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The National Republic of Tropico hereby proposes a motion to repeal the World Assembly's misguided decision to ban the use of child labor which for many years has been a large crutch for the economy and has affected it in such a way....it's not like they need a childhood right?

HAIL THE GLORIOUS REPUBLIC!

-Conditionally Yours

El Presidente

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 73 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 6 hours

Okay - don't tell me - branding, right?

[Grays Harbor]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_national_republic_of_tropico_1440538379

Repeal "Restrictions on Child Labor"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#4

Proposed by: The National Republic of Tropico

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #4: Restrictions on Child Labor (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The National Republic of Tropico hereby proposes a motion to repeal the World Assembly's misguided decision to ban the use of child labor which for many years has been a large crutch for the economy and has affected it in such a way....it's not like they need a childhood right?

HAIL THE GLORIOUS REPUBLIC!

-Conditionally Yours

El Presidente

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 73 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 6 hours

Okay - don't tell me - branding, right?

Dingdingding

Yup, that could not be more of a textbook example of branding if you got it from a book titled "Branding - Prime examples".

[Imperium Anglorum]

They may as well rename branding to advertisement.

[Grays Harbor]

Strict Gun Control

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.


Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Oslesh

Description: A resolution to tighten the gun control of WA Member Nations.

I. Recognizing that many guns are used for hunting or other such purposes.

II. Understanding guns are partially used to defend property from intruders.

III. Knowing that firearms are needed in both police and armed forces, to deal with crimes and war.

IV. Appalled that in 2013 alone there have been 84,258 non fatal injuries, 11,208 deaths by homicide using firearms, 21,175 suicides by firearms, 505 accidental discharge of firearms, and 281 deaths due to firearms with undetermined intent in the US alone. This all adds up to 33,169 deaths by firearms. Also 67% of the homicides were committed using firearms.

V. Defining a civilian as someone not in the armed or police force of their nation.

VI. Proposing all citizens of WA Member Nations go through extensive sociological testing to get a permit to use firearms, that all firearms are heavily tracked and chipped to determine the exact location of the firearm at all times,that firearms in the possession of civilians use have less lethal rounds, and that all shotguns and auto weapons are not to be given to any civilians in any way or in any case.

RL references galore, along with naive bullshit regulations.

[Herby]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: azerystan_1440616786

International Atomic Agency

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Azerystan

Description: Whereas, there are members of the World Assembly that possess nuclear capabilities, it is proposed to the delegates and representatives in the World Assembly, that there be a organization put into place, to help those nations that wish to gain nuclear energy capabilities, reach their potential, and to prevent, or put a cap, on the misuse of such capabilities, for such things as the creation of Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Terrorism, and to form a advisory opinion on other, related issues, as they present themselves, accordingly.

Approvals: 1 (Vancouvia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 72 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 6 hours

Most obvious problem is just-a-committee. I'm sure if I dig deeper I can find contradiction and/or duplication as well.

[Herby]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: republic_of_silicon_valley_1440622162

Fight for Stability

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Republic of Silicon Valley

Description: To prevent states from leaving the WA and to make sure people keep joining this diplomatic organization we must remain Political Stability. We must:
1. Talk and negotiate to states, that consider leaving the WA, about staying in our organization.
2. Encourage well-civilized, strong economic states to joining the WA.
3. Prevent poorly-civilized, bad economic states from joining the WA (we must help these nations to improve their current situation).

If note 1 fails, we must consider taking military action against this possible quitting nation.

Approvals: 1 (Vancouvia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 72 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 6 hours

Metagaming, and contradicts GAR#2.

[Kurwa Republic]

The Demo Act

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Jeinasi

Description: To ensure that people have freedoms in countries around the globe. In every country around the world, political freedoms can NOT be outlawed.

Approvals: 1 (Vancouvia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 72 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 4 hours

The Free Land of Kurwa Republic has not approved this proposal.

Trying to force high political freedoms. This is a pretty obvious one.

[Stellonia]

The Demo Act

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Jeinasi

Description: To ensure that people have freedoms in countries around the globe. In every country around the world, political freedoms can NOT be outlawed.

Approvals: 1 (Vancouvia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 72 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 4 hours

The Free Land of Kurwa Republic has not approved this proposal.

Utterly rubbish, too. This proposal fails to properly define "political freedoms", which may result in such nonsense as elections being held every 15 days and referendums being held on every act of the legislature.

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

Repeal "WA General Fund"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: GA#17
Proposed by: Demepolie

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #17: WA General Fund (Category: Furtherment of Democracy; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This entity shall not be able to accept money or any kind of financial means. Due to the Fact that they have had the last 8 years of tax free income. Not reporting income to thrid party entity. With possible FAT CATS pocketing the money given in good faith.

Also proposing to establish the World Amesbly Internal Investigation Department of Currency.

Every member is to pay a small tax of 0.9821% of the GDP.

Understanding that this would put a burden on the WA members, it is recommended that to make it more diserable to become a WA member, Consul should lower the endorsement to one nation.

Noting that our current systems of governors are know to be to slow causing the deaths of millions while the World Assembly, regional and national governments take too much time to act more effectively in save the people's lives.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 74 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 9 hours

OK...notwithstanding the fact that FAT CATS doubtlessly are skimming off the top of WAGF collections (how else does Catherine Gratwick fund her malicious global domination schemes?) -- legislating within a repeal, possible game mechanics violation ("lower the endorsement to one nation" sounds like it's trying to reduce the # of endos needed to legislate). Also, wondering who this "Amesbly" is; he sounds like a character from Downton Abbey. Is that where he's from??

EDIT: also, a "small tax" of 0.9821% of GDP? For us that's $10.3 trillion!!

[Imperium Anglorum]

EDIT: also, a "small tax" of 0.9821% of GDP? For us that's $10.3 trillion!!

Hey! Don't like it? Pass NEL.

[The Two Jerseys]

Also proposing to establish the World Amesbly Internal Investigation Department of Currency.

Pretty bad when you make "the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" sound like a good name in comparison...

[Grays Harbor]

Education Quality Standard

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


Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Estro

Description: "Education is the most powerfullest weapon which can change the world." -Nelson Mandela

Various nations around the world have various education systems with different levels of quality education. Questions that should be asked, includes, how do we measure "quality education"? How does the World Assembly make sure that all WA nations provide quality education for all citizens? How does the WA make education standards equal to all citizens around the world?

This proposal recommends that the WA should set up the formation of a WA Education Committee, where by 1 (one) person per Region is deployed to represent the region in the WA Education committee.

The main function of the WA Education Committee should be to:
[1] Assist Nations with poor education standards.
[2] Set a level of minumim standards of quality education.
[3] Provide poor nations with funds to develop, build and upgrade schools and Universities.
[4] Organize Education sumits which will discuss the development of education in all WA states.
[5] Build educated communities.

Issued by the Kingdom of Estro.

Woohoo

Branding and Duplication.

[Bears Armed]

Education Quality Standard

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


Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Estro

Description: "Education is the most powerfullest weapon which can change the world." -Nelson Mandela

Various nations around the world have various education systems with different levels of quality education. Questions that should be asked, includes, how do we measure "quality education"? How does the World Assembly make sure that all WA nations provide quality education for all citizens? How does the WA make education standards equal to all citizens around the world?

This proposal recommends that the WA should set up the formation of a WA Education Committee, where by 1 (one) person per Region is deployed to represent the region in the WA Education committee.

The main function of the WA Education Committee should be to:
[1] Assist Nations with poor education standards.
[2] Set a level of minumim standards of quality education.
[3] Provide poor nations with funds to develop, build and upgrade schools and Universities.
[4] Organize Education sumits which will discuss the development of education in all WA states.
[5] Build educated communities.

Issued by the Kingdom of Estro.

Woohoo

Branding and Duplication.

And violation of the committee membership rule.

[Grays Harbor]

Average Wealth

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Abyric Republics of Panihtida

Description: To reduce income inequality, money must be distributed among the people. Each job will receive a difficulty index from 0.5 to 1.5, rated by the workers. The wage for each worker will be average wage (set by the government) multiplied by difficulty index, removing all conflicts and misunderstandings.

How cute. Lets have mandated communism and just ignore inconveniences like economics.

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Enviromental Cleansing Act

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: Marvelo

Description: Based on recent discoveries by my nation's scientists there has been a decline in numbers of certain species. After looking at some other nations they still allow certain businesses to poison their environment. What this act would do is set a limit to how many businesses may hold any factories and dispose of pollution. And allow an increase in all animals, if we don't set a limit then this question must be answered: How will we survive if all wildlife cease to exist? Especially plants if we loose trees or other plants such as fruits and vegetables. Humans too would cease to exist because trees are what keeps us alive by separating oxygen from carbon dioxide and if there are no vegetables or fruit then no food. So if we set a limit on factories and other polluting ways of production then we can stop the decline and raise the numbers.

Blogtastic and branding

[Grays Harbor]

Free Research Project

A resolution to develop industry around the world.


Category: Advancement of Industry

Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation

Proposed by: Abyric Republics of Panihtida

Description: 1.The target of this resolution

To encourage world inventors and manufacturers, the research and construction shall not be limited by money or morale, leaving human capabilities as the only limit and improving world industry and technological advancement.

Yet another entry in the WA t-shirt slogan contest.

And, oh yeah, does nothing

[The Two Jerseys]

Free Research Project

A resolution to develop industry around the world.


Category: Advancement of Industry

Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation

Proposed by: Abyric Republics of Panihtida

Description: 1.The target of this resolution

To encourage world inventors and manufacturers, the research and construction shall not be limited by money or morale, leaving human capabilities as the only limit and improving world industry and technological advancement.

Yet another entry in the WA t-shirt slogan contest.

And, oh yeah, does nothing

Does "blatantly ignoring the natural order of things" count as doing something?