Silly and/or Illegal GA Proposals. zOMG!

[The Two Jerseys]

As for the proposal itself, yikes...

...please don’t vote this down.

If you feel the need to open your proposal with this, you really should reconsider the whole idea.

This is a legit proposal and according to all my observations of previous resolutions, are all business.

What resolutions were they looking at when they drew that conclusion?

[Separatist Peoples]

No rubber stamp approvals? I'm disappointed.

I think there were three when I deleted it. Sorry, too busy ejecting them to remember to post here.

No worries, it just looked like it had a ton of potential!

[Bears Armed]

Screencapped by one of the IEs in their Sekrit Lair:

(Image)

It was in reference to this one, which apparently no one noticed (captured from modlogs, so the format is a little funky):

"Tennis Committee".
ID: african_republic_of_america_1416794623.
Author: african_republic_of_america.
Created: Sun Nov 23 18:03:43 2014.
Category: 13. Text: Tennis Proposal
Title: Proposal for tennis
Goal: to make the world a better place by creating a little tennis assembly

Article 1: Explanation and grasp of subject

Okay, I truly respect the views and ideals of all my other fellow World Assembly members, and please don’t vote this down. This is a legit proposal and according to all my observations of previous resolutions, are all business. So, please, let this pass through so that we can know what my our other fellow colleagues in the WA that aren’t delegates express their ideas about this.

It may not be obvious, but there has been reportedly increasingly hostile activities against other nations an raging insult threads in the forums. There is also all the brouhaha about raiding and fighting against whom people call “Fenders”. So thus, I woke up one morning and though? Gee, why don’t we have a tennis committee? This way not only will the people be happier, but also it can be used to diminish maliciousness in this world.

Okay, lets get down to basics

Article 2:

This proposal, if passed will hereby put this implications:

AGREEING that this tennis committee can be changed to a baseball or soccer committee

DEFINES nationstates admin as the ultimate leader of the committee

FORBIDS and political talks or recruitment for regions using this committee

INCLUDES that the sport can be changed to any other one

FURTHER INCLUDES that it can also be changed to any hobby

MANDATES that a sub committee be made to oversee all negotiations and to ruminate on hobbies or sports that the name will be changed to in order to avoid inappropriate names.

NOMINATES The United Sectors of Earth as the president and The African Republic of America as the vice president

i) The tennis committee is immune to all kinds of bureaucracy and politics, for this committee is the bane of such things.

ii) Allows nations to come and leave freely from the committee

iii) Includes but is not limited to ranks and different posts

iv) Elections for these posts

v) No requirements needed

It is understandable that this proposal is not in the normal formats of proposals in nation states, but as stated before in article 1, this is merely a balm that will soothe everyone and make the streets of the world a better place and reduce assassinations, targeted killing and coups.

Trusted, this committee can work wonders on our planet. So, go out there and vote yes!

Thank you, I really needed a laugh this evening.

[New Brussels]

RECOGNIZING the efforts put forth by humanitarian aid

ACKNOWLEDGING that nations with middle income may have poverty issues that need to be dealt with but doesn't have the blaring issues of developing nations

REALIZING a solution to developing countries as well as developed nations in turmoil is an international loaning body

1. All member states of the World Assembly may choose to participate in the ILC

2. Nations may present proposals for their own country, another country, or multiple countries

3. Each proposal is voted upon by the committee of nations in the ILC and when passed, adequate shares must be contributed to complete the project
a. It is completely voluntarily to choose to contribute shares or not
b. each share is worth 10,000 NSD and may be bought by member nations in order to contribute to passed proposals

4. Creates two branches of the ILC
a. one branch is for developing nations (DILC)
b. one branch is for middle income nations (RILC)

5. Sets an interest rate for countries utilizing proposals
a. for RILC the interest rate is:
i.less than or equal to 8 years is +0.60% NSD per year
ii. Greater than 8 to 10 years is +0.75% NSD per year
iii. Greater than 10 to 12 years is +0.85% NSD per year
iv. Greater than 12 to 15 years is +1.05% NSD per year
v. Greater than 15 to 18 years is +1.25% NSD per year
vi. Greater than 18 to 20 years is +1.35% NSD per year
vii. years indicate the maturity of the loan
viii. maturity for RILC may not exceed 20 years
ix. loan may be payed off early if country wishes
b. for DILC the interest rate is:
i. there is a grace period of ¼ of the maturity of the loan
ii. loans for DILC are either 20 year maturity or 40 year maturity
iii. it can be payed early if the capability arises
iv. grants will be awarded if nations show no capability to pay back a loan
v. 20 year loan = 5 year grace period, +0.3% NSD per year for the first ten years, then +0.5% NSD per year for last ten years
vi. 40 year lean = 10 year grace period, +0.4% NSD per year for first 10 years, +0.5% NSD per year for next 10 years, then +0.6% NSD per year for last 10 years

6. Will also utilize donations to lessen the strain on member states utilizing their shares

7. Monitors ILC projects in order to keep recipients accountable and responsible in the use of loan/grant money
a. used to ensure the betterment of the country in use of the ILC's capital

8. Urges all WA member states to join the ILC and contribute shares in order to create projects ridding the world of poverty

BELIEVING this organization opens a new stream of capability and accessibility to nations of all kinds in order to rid of poverty and better their nation in the process

The General Assembly hereby creates the International Loan Center

Approvals: 1 (Kolkatta)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days

I'm not exactly well-versed with the GA, but is this legal, since it deals with game mechanics?

[The Two Jerseys]

RECOGNIZING the efforts put forth by humanitarian aid

ACKNOWLEDGING that nations with middle income may have poverty issues that need to be dealt with but doesn't have the blaring issues of developing nations

REALIZING a solution to developing countries as well as developed nations in turmoil is an international loaning body

1. All member states of the World Assembly may choose to participate in the ILC

2. Nations may present proposals for their own country, another country, or multiple countries

3. Each proposal is voted upon by the committee of nations in the ILC and when passed, adequate shares must be contributed to complete the project
a. It is completely voluntarily to choose to contribute shares or not
b. each share is worth 10,000 NSD and may be bought by member nations in order to contribute to passed proposals

4. Creates two branches of the ILC
a. one branch is for developing nations (DILC)
b. one branch is for middle income nations (RILC)

5. Sets an interest rate for countries utilizing proposals
a. for RILC the interest rate is:
i.less than or equal to 8 years is +0.60% NSD per year
ii. Greater than 8 to 10 years is +0.75% NSD per year
iii. Greater than 10 to 12 years is +0.85% NSD per year
iv. Greater than 12 to 15 years is +1.05% NSD per year
v. Greater than 15 to 18 years is +1.25% NSD per year
vi. Greater than 18 to 20 years is +1.35% NSD per year
vii. years indicate the maturity of the loan
viii. maturity for RILC may not exceed 20 years
ix. loan may be payed off early if country wishes
b. for DILC the interest rate is:
i. there is a grace period of ¼ of the maturity of the loan
ii. loans for DILC are either 20 year maturity or 40 year maturity
iii. it can be payed early if the capability arises
iv. grants will be awarded if nations show no capability to pay back a loan
v. 20 year loan = 5 year grace period, +0.3% NSD per year for the first ten years, then +0.5% NSD per year for last ten years
vi. 40 year lean = 10 year grace period, +0.4% NSD per year for first 10 years, +0.5% NSD per year for next 10 years, then +0.6% NSD per year for last 10 years

6. Will also utilize donations to lessen the strain on member states utilizing their shares

7. Monitors ILC projects in order to keep recipients accountable and responsible in the use of loan/grant money
a. used to ensure the betterment of the country in use of the ILC's capital

8. Urges all WA member states to join the ILC and contribute shares in order to create projects ridding the world of poverty

BELIEVING this organization opens a new stream of capability and accessibility to nations of all kinds in order to rid of poverty and better their nation in the process

The General Assembly hereby creates the International Loan Center

Approvals: 1 (Kolkatta)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days

I'm not exactly well-versed with the GA, but is this legal, since it deals with game mechanics?

I'm not seeing anything dealing with game mechanics, but it's definitely illegal for optionality.

[The Dark Star Republic]

Unofficial opinion: yes, it is probably illegal, but not for Game Mechanics specifically. Rather for category - this isn't Labour Deregulation - and for being "committee only" - it doesn't do anything other than create an (optional) committee.

[New Brussels]

Wouldn't referring to the currency be a violation of game mechanics?

[The Dark Star Republic]

Unofficial opinion: Not "Game Mechanics", no. Referring to the currency "NSD" is MetaGaming. But it's not a Game Mechanics violation though. The only Game Mechanics violations relating to currency would be those that force nations to change their @@CURRENCY@@ fields. Simply using units of currency doesn't actually affect game mechanics.

[New Brussels]

Unofficial opinion: Not "Game Mechanics", no. Referring to the currency "NSD" is MetaGaming. But it's not a Game Mechanics violation though. The only Game Mechanics violations relating to currency would be those that force nations to change their @@CURRENCY@@ fields. Simply using units of currency doesn't actually affect game mechanics.

Noted.

[Grays Harbor]

Repeal "Quality in Health Services"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#97

Proposed by: Adzick

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #97: Quality in Health Services (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Need to encourage Health programs and increase health center

So, to increase healthcare we should repeal "Quality in Health Services"? Also, we are not quite sure just what 'increase health center' even means.

[Flibbleites]

Repeal "Assisted Suicide Act"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: GA#285


Proposed by: Aluta

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #285: Assisted Suicide Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Recognizing The right to Live

seeking to ban euthanasia amongst members of the Nation States.

Explains further that cures to most of the illnesses to which patients prefer euthanasia are currently being researched and tremendous progress is being made

exemplifying Hayana , where a recent case of euthanasia was applied to five patients who were still in the early stages of breast cancer, despite the recent invention of an anti-cancer medication.

Stating clearly that Life is too sacred to be taken by any individual, whether directly or assisted as in the case of euthanasia.

mandating that All Nation States member countries should devote 15% of annual government budget to fund health research

suggests that An agency "Life extension" should be set up in every member nation which shall cater for patients with terminal illnesses, giving them the pleasure of enjoying their last moments on earth

concludes that Euthanasia is illegal, only God gives life, only God can take life.

hereby repeals Assisted suicide act

Illegal, contains new legislation

[Defwa]

And its the most ridiculous legislation. I can't imagine the damage.

And gotta love that god stuff

[Chester Pearson]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: dylanvillia_1417290085

East Dylanvillia Resolution 1
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dylanvillia

Description: I condemn East Dylanvillia for War Crimes and Civil Rights violation and think that they should not be a WA Member

Approvals: 1 (The Carnivorous Trees)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 7 hours

Uh huh.....

[Lysset]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: dylanvillia_1417290085

East Dylanvillia Resolution 1
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dylanvillia

Description: I condemn East Dylanvillia for War Crimes and Civil Rights violation and think that they should not be a WA Member

Approvals: 1 (The Carnivorous Trees)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 7 hours

Uh huh.....

Even if it were in the right place (this should be in the SC) this would still get removed because it violates R4.
But, let's take a look here anyway.

Wrong forum, one-liner, blogpostal, and not written from WA's viewpoint.

[Farrian Republic]

Description: free health care is good because people dont have to pay expensive hospital bills but the down side is all hospitals will have to relay on charity to survive but other then that it is good because more people with less money will survive in this world

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 70 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 1 hour


This is actually one of the current proposals. The grammar in this is just horrible. Not to mention the whole thing looks like it was written by a 5th grader in his first Social Sciences class.

This is the WHOLE proposal. They never put a strength, category, or anything. Just a single sentence.

[Chester Pearson]

Description: free health care is good because people dont have to pay expensive hospital bills but the down side is all hospitals will have to relay on charity to survive but other then that it is good because more people with less money will survive in this world

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 70 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 1 hour


This is actually one of the current proposals. The grammar in this is just horrible. Not to mention the whole thing looks like it was written by a 5th grader in his first Social Sciences class.

This is the WHOLE proposal. They never put a strength, category, or anything. Just a single sentence.

They could not have possibly submitted it without a category or strength. You do not put them in the proposal, you choose them from the drop down menus. Do you actually know why the proposal is illegal?

Blog, and doesn't actually do anything....

[Louisistan]

Description: free health care is good because people dont have to pay expensive hospital bills but the down side is all hospitals will have to relay on charity to survive but other then that it is good because more people with less money will survive in this world

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 70 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 1 hour


This is actually one of the current proposals. The grammar in this is just horrible. Not to mention the whole thing looks like it was written by a 5th grader in his first Social Sciences class.

This is the WHOLE proposal. They never put a strength, category, or anything. Just a single sentence.

They could not have possibly submitted it without a category or strength. You do not put them in the proposal, you choose them from the drop down menus.

Not if you're Farrian Republic. Then you can just add a strength to proposal in a category which has no strength:

Psychedelic Decriminalization
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.


Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Promote

Proposed by: Farrian Republic

Description: STRENGTH:Mild-Moderate

Noting Most member nations outlaw psychedelics in recreational and/or medicinal use.

Appalled by overly harsh punishments for possession and usage of psychedelics.

Defining A psychedelic drug to be any hallucinogenic substance, man made or natural, that is used recreationally or medicinally in order to alter the senses of the user to the point of causing hallucinations.

Urging A decriminalization of the possession and/or usage of psychedelic drugs, reducing sentences to a per-gram basis i.e., a jail sentence of 1 month per gram possessed, 1 month of rehabilitation per gram possessed.

Realizing it is still not known what the worst effects of psychedelics are, especially on young people, but knowing it is known that there can be harmful effects on the developing neurological system.

Concluding we know that these drugs are technically nonlethal, in the context that the drug itself is not lethal, this is not including the effects of the drug. As a result, although legalization may be too much, we should decriminalize the sentences of those possessing or using the drug, as to not punish them so severely.

Approvals: 2 (Farrian Republic, The Confederacy of Nationalism)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 17 hours

[Starkmoor]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: admirarie_1417373148

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



Category: Environmental | Industry Affected: Mining | Proposed by: Admirarie

Description: RECOGNIZING the necessity of oil and gas both to energy sectors and general economies of nations

NOTING that the environment is a crucial matter for which any mean to help it should be utilized

1. DEFINES fracking as hydraulic fracturing or a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock by drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside in which Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well

2. CONCERNED by the environmental concerns of fracking
a. large quantities of water must be transported and utilized at the fracking site with a severe environmental cost
b. carcinogenic chemicals used in fracking may escape and infect groundwater around the fracking site, infecting the environment and innocent bystanders drinking the water
c. small tremors, not likely to be felt or cause any damage, caused by fracking also raises environmental concerns because the likelihood of them escalating

3. FURTHER CONCERNED that the ease of fracking distracts all oil and natural gas producing nations and companies from transitioning to more renewable energy types that won't damage the environment
a. fracking will destroy a landscape as it attempts to suck barren any oil or natural gas
b. this will be an adequate step for oil and natural gas producers to go to a greener approach while continuing to produce oil and natural gas

4. BANS fracking to be utilized by any member nation

The General Assembly hereby abolishes the use of fracking by member nations of the World Assembly

Approvals: 35 (Rights and Peace, Araluen and Eyreland, Farrian Republic, The Carnivorous Trees, United Celtic Regions, Zelcia Royaume, Lesser tion, Misplaced States, Ularia, Amslandia, Theoniatium, Lygonia, Wolfhawk, The Democratic Nation of Unovia, Adamalk, Mousebumples, Russcotia, Gepartia, Hericropolis, Republic of Diana, Petrokovia, Federation of Galice, Sibja, GOOSSELAND, The United Peoples of Phyrexxus, Kraytonia, The Lorians, Patrimonium Petri, The United States of Logan, The Wizard Federation, Everbluee, Bourbon Colonial Quebec, Serila, Krankenwagens, Rzeczpospolita Krakowska)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 35 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 1 day 4 hours

"Abolishment" isn't even a word...

[The Two Jerseys]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: admirarie_1417373148

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



Category: Environmental | Industry Affected: Mining | Proposed by: Admirarie

Description: RECOGNIZING the necessity of oil and gas both to energy sectors and general economies of nations

NOTING that the environment is a crucial matter for which any mean to help it should be utilized

1. DEFINES fracking as hydraulic fracturing or a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock by drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside in which Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well

2. CONCERNED by the environmental concerns of fracking
a. large quantities of water must be transported and utilized at the fracking site with a severe environmental cost
b. carcinogenic chemicals used in fracking may escape and infect groundwater around the fracking site, infecting the environment and innocent bystanders drinking the water
c. small tremors, not likely to be felt or cause any damage, caused by fracking also raises environmental concerns because the likelihood of them escalating

3. FURTHER CONCERNED that the ease of fracking distracts all oil and natural gas producing nations and companies from transitioning to more renewable energy types that won't damage the environment
a. fracking will destroy a landscape as it attempts to suck barren any oil or natural gas
b. this will be an adequate step for oil and natural gas producers to go to a greener approach while continuing to produce oil and natural gas

4. BANS fracking to be utilized by any member nation

The General Assembly hereby abolishes the use of fracking by member nations of the World Assembly

Approvals: 35 (Rights and Peace, Araluen and Eyreland, Farrian Republic, The Carnivorous Trees, United Celtic Regions, Zelcia Royaume, Lesser tion, Misplaced States, Ularia, Amslandia, Theoniatium, Lygonia, Wolfhawk, The Democratic Nation of Unovia, Adamalk, Mousebumples, Russcotia, Gepartia, Hericropolis, Republic of Diana, Petrokovia, Federation of Galice, Sibja, GOOSSELAND, The United Peoples of Phyrexxus, Kraytonia, The Lorians, Patrimonium Petri, The United States of Logan, The Wizard Federation, Everbluee, Bourbon Colonial Quebec, Serila, Krankenwagens, Rzeczpospolita Krakowska)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 35 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 1 day 4 hours

"Abolishment" isn't even a word...

Has a thread.

[The Dark Star Republic]

Condemn The Black Riders

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

Category: Political Stability | Strength: Strong | Proposed by: Dante Alconi

Description: We need to condemn regions that are controlled by The Black Riders.

Reason 1. They are destroying are society. Raiding every region that is week.
Reason 2. My region was attacked by these bandits and I would like to get back at them by freeing the world and rescuing other regions that are within the grasp of The Black Riders.

Illegal for MetaGaming, the WA cannot "condemn" regions.

[Defwa]

Would be just as illegal in the SC too

[Defwa]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_republic_of_metropolitania_1417753613
Farmers

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


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Agriculture


Proposed by: The republic of Metropolitania

Description: Set up procedures to enable farmers to refinace their mortgages and secure loans for their production and marketing operations

Approvals: 2 (Kraytonia, Great Industria)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 12 hours

Say nothing, do nothing. Another one of those where people think they can make an order and the rest of the words just appear when it gets to vote.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: polothin_1417791538
Gambling Legal Everywhere

A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.


Category: Gambling


Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize


Proposed by: Polothin

Description: Gambling should be legal everywhere. In my nation, children gamble because it gets them ready for the real world. I believe that it shouldn't matter if a person gambles because it is their problem if they lose money. I ask for support on this by everyone who agrees.

Approvals: 1 (United States of Joshua)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 70 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days

First person suggestions with references to their role play.

And because it's not technically illegal, I jut want to say- what the hell is Old Hope doing submitting proposals again. I thought we fixed that!

[The Dark Star Republic]

And because it's not technically illegal,

Access to Life-Saving Drugs requires that nations recognise patents, so it's arguably illegal for contradiction.

I jut want to say- what the hell is Old Hope doing submitting proposals again. I thought we fixed that!

Exercising his right as a WA member with 2 endorsements to submit a proposal, perhaps?

[Defwa]

Exercising his right as a WA member with 2 endorsements to submit a proposal, perhaps?

ಠ__ಠ

[Frenequesta]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: microamerica_1417799435

Promote the use of drugs
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.


Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Promote

Proposed by: Microamerica

Description: I would like to propose the legalization and promotion of recreational drugs for the following reasons:
1. People on drugs are less likely to be politically active so they wont go against you in elections(if you have them)
2. The drug trade will be crippled if the government hands out drugs.
3. The drugs will be safer since they will be made by the Government and not some shady dealer.
With that said I would like to have this supported and to see it on the voting floor.

Approvals: 1 (Gepartia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 70 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 10 hours

Do nothing blogposal that does even less than it thinks it does. Reasons are all ludicrous:

1. People on drugs are less likely to be politically active so they wont go against you in elections(if you have them)

Just stupid.

2. The drug trade will be crippled if the government hands out drugs.

And if they don't? You didn't even say the government would.

3. The drugs will be safer since they will be made by the Government and not some shady dealer.

Again, who said the government would make them?

Also, what's with this trend of people adding clauses that say they hope they get support?