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Ardchoille
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Postby Ardchoille » Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:48 am

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: fayyaz_1330597116
Safe Environment
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Fayyaz
Description: To the all Assembly Members,

TO NOTICED that the Environment is well for every one's Health.

THE Automobile and Vehicles which are out formed the moisture in the air and making the Environment out of control from all over the WORLD so we think that it(THE AUTOMOBILES AND VEHICLES) which are not good for HUMAN Healths should be BANNED to save some numerous LIFE'S of persons from many diseases like:

1- HEART DISEASES
2- CANCER DISEASES AND
3- OTHER DISEASES..

SO these all kinds of VEHICLES should be Banned to save life's and also for the Environment because the Environment is not well looking into the World...

WE are not want to BANNED all the INDUSTRIES of Automobile Manufacturing but wants to banned those Vehicles which are effect able to the Environment...

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Illegal, Goes Nowhere Does Nothing ... the active clauses are all "should". Quoted for the comprehensive disease list.
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Postby Damanucus » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:35 am

Ardchoille wrote:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: fayyaz_1330597116
Safe Environment
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Fayyaz
Description: To the all Assembly Members,

TO NOTICED that the Environment is well for every one's Health.

THE Automobile and Vehicles which are out formed the moisture in the air and making the Environment out of control from all over the WORLD so we think that it(THE AUTOMOBILES AND VEHICLES) which are not good for HUMAN Healths should be BANNED to save some numerous LIFE'S of persons from many diseases like:

1- HEART DISEASES
2- CANCER DISEASES AND
3- OTHER DISEASES..

SO these all kinds of VEHICLES should be Banned to save life's and also for the Environment because the Environment is not well looking into the World...

WE are not want to BANNED all the INDUSTRIES of Automobile Manufacturing but wants to banned those Vehicles which are effect able to the Environment...

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Illegal, Goes Nowhere Does Nothing ... the active clauses are all "should". Quoted for the comprehensive disease list.

Looks more like a blogposal than a "Goes Nowhere Does Nothing" to me...although it's pretty hard to tell, given the mixed language (no offense to the proposal writer).
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Postby Ardchoille » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:54 am

Well, I called GNDN because it literally does nothing. Those "should" clauses are just aspirational. They don't have the WA doing anything, not even "urging". Since it takes no action, it can't have an effect.
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Postby Diol » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:06 am

Yes, we've got to try and curb the spread of other diseases.
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Postby Zeraxia » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:10 pm

Ardchoille wrote:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: fayyaz_1330597116
Safe Environment
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Fayyaz
Description: To the all Assembly Members,

TO NOTICED that the Environment is well for every one's Health.

THE Automobile and Vehicles which are out formed the moisture in the air and making the Environment out of control from all over the WORLD so we think that it(THE AUTOMOBILES AND VEHICLES) which are not good for HUMAN Healths should be BANNED to save some numerous LIFE'S of persons from many diseases like:

1- HEART DISEASES
2- CANCER DISEASES AND
3- OTHER DISEASES..

SO these all kinds of VEHICLES should be Banned to save life's and also for the Environment because the Environment is not well looking into the World...

WE are not want to BANNED all the INDUSTRIES of Automobile Manufacturing but wants to banned those Vehicles which are effect able to the Environment...

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Illegal, Goes Nowhere Does Nothing ... the active clauses are all "should". Quoted for the comprehensive disease list.

What I don't even...This proposal makes no scene.
"save some numerous life's"? Really?
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Postby Frisbeeteria » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:20 pm

Zeraxia wrote:What I don't even...This proposal makes no scene.
"save some numerous life's"? Really?

Ahh, be nice. Looks like a Google Translate job to me. Remember, not everyone's first language is English.

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Postby Bears Armed » Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:03 am

Fair Trial
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Newfoundvegas

Description: Description: A second attempt at establishing a fair and even trial for all accused criminals.

Argument: The World Assembly,

RECALLING previous Resolution #21: "Fair Trial" and Historical Resolution #240: "Repeal 'Fair Trial'"

ACKNOWLEDGING the intent of Resolution #21 to create a fair, even and balanced trial to all prosecuted criminals

NOTING that the vagueness of said resolution created ambiguous meanings within

FEELS THE NEED to create a new law in which said vagueness is no longer present

HEREBY dictates the following new and improved Fair Trial law come into effect:

1. The accused has the right to an attorney, and if said individual is unable to afford, the state shall provide one. If the accused feels that the current attorney is biased, he/she has the right to request a new one.

2. The accused has the right to a fair, unbiased, impartial jury and judge.

3. The accused has the right to know the nature and cause of the accusation, and under no circumstances shall this information be withheld.

4. The accused has the right to be confronted by the accuser during trial.

5. The accused has the right to garner witnesses in his or her favor, as does the prosecution.

6. At no point may the accused or accuser be intimidated by the other, and both have the right to call an objection to the judge if said is true.

7. When both the prosecution and defense have finished, the jury shall meet together in private discussion to ordain the accused as either guilty or innocent. A choice shall only be made by unanimous vote, and once it is, the judge shall determine the severity of the sentence.

a. In the event of a split jury, the judge shall set a date of re-trial no longer than a year in advance. The accused shall be placed on probation and under close government watch until further sentencing.

b. In the event that 5 consecutive trials result in a split jury, all charges and accusations by either the state or by individuals pertaining to the relative accusation shall be dropped.

Approvals: 2 (Spencerland, IIIIIDaoistsIIIII)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 73 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 19 hours


Duplication/amendment/contradiction, because we've already got a resolution on this subject in force.

And :palm: at the author's apparent assumption that a UN resolution could have repealed a WA one... I don't recall ever seeing anybody else make that mistake before...
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Postby Damanucus » Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:22 am

Bears Armed wrote:
Fair Trial
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Newfoundvegas

Description: Description: A second attempt at establishing a fair and even trial for all accused criminals.

Argument: The World Assembly,

RECALLING previous Resolution #21: "Fair Trial" and Historical Resolution #240: "Repeal 'Fair Trial'"

ACKNOWLEDGING the intent of Resolution #21 to create a fair, even and balanced trial to all prosecuted criminals

NOTING that the vagueness of said resolution created ambiguous meanings within

FEELS THE NEED to create a new law in which said vagueness is no longer present

HEREBY dictates the following new and improved Fair Trial law come into effect:

1. The accused has the right to an attorney, and if said individual is unable to afford, the state shall provide one. If the accused feels that the current attorney is biased, he/she has the right to request a new one.

2. The accused has the right to a fair, unbiased, impartial jury and judge.

3. The accused has the right to know the nature and cause of the accusation, and under no circumstances shall this information be withheld.

4. The accused has the right to be confronted by the accuser during trial.

5. The accused has the right to garner witnesses in his or her favor, as does the prosecution.

6. At no point may the accused or accuser be intimidated by the other, and both have the right to call an objection to the judge if said is true.

7. When both the prosecution and defense have finished, the jury shall meet together in private discussion to ordain the accused as either guilty or innocent. A choice shall only be made by unanimous vote, and once it is, the judge shall determine the severity of the sentence.

a. In the event of a split jury, the judge shall set a date of re-trial no longer than a year in advance. The accused shall be placed on probation and under close government watch until further sentencing.

b. In the event that 5 consecutive trials result in a split jury, all charges and accusations by either the state or by individuals pertaining to the relative accusation shall be dropped.

Approvals: 2 (Spencerland, IIIIIDaoistsIIIII)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 73 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 19 hours


Duplication/amendment/contradiction, because we've already got a resolution on this subject in force.

And :palm: at the author's apparent assumption that a UN resolution could have repealed a WA one... I don't recall ever seeing anybody else make that mistake before...

I could say that the "Historical" part would give it away, but I'll leave it and just say it's a first.

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Postby Flibbleites » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:12 pm

Defence Against Aliens Act

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


Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Artarmon

Description: Understanding that there is not currently any programs developed internationally or interregionally which address the issue of an Alien Invasion Scenario.

Recognising the possibility of life outside earth and its ability to possibly be more scientifically advanced than our current collective society.

Believing that the protection of Earth is at the core of Human existence and suggesting that this is the first step to that goal.

Hereby:

1. Defining an Alien as an "organism of sentient life which lives outside the confines of Earth"

2a.Requires all WA nations to increase Police and Military budgets in order to develop a strategic and responsible task-force in order to protect against the possibilities of an Alien Invasion
2b. Requires all budget increases can only be directed towards the aforementioned initiative
2c. Requires investigations into the misuse of funding will be headed by the Security Council (SC)
2d. Requires that budget increases will be decided by individual governments but must be of no less than 5.25%

3a. Requires that all WA Member-States are to develop an Alien Prevention Office (APO)
3b. Requires for there to be an Aliens Investigations Branch (AIB) within the APO which is tasked with the "Investigation into the possibility of extra-torrential life"
3c. Requires that all APOs and AIBs cooperate internationally and interregionally

4a. Requires that all WA nations re-arm no less than 5.25% of its defence force with weapons capable of responding to alien threats
4b. Prohibits the breach of any current WA or SC weapons laws

5a. Requires the WA Peacekeeping force to re-arm no less than 5.25% of its defence force with weapons capable of responding to alien threats
5b. Prohibits the breach of any current WA or SC weapons laws

6a. Prohibits negotiations between a single region or WA member-state and Alien life
6b. Requires that the WA and SC are to handle any negotiations between Earth and any identified Aliens

7. Requires that any previous knowledge of Alien activity is to be reported immediately to the WA and all member-states.

8. Requires that in the event of an engagement between Earth and an Alien force is to be managed on a region to region basis, with each region WA delegate coordinating with all other relevant WA delegates.

Authored by The Republic of Artarmon
Wow, were do you start with the illegalities on this one? We've got Branding there at the end, Metagaming in the references to the Security Council and a reference to a WA Peacekeeping force which the WA does not and can not have.

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Postby Connopolis » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:14 pm

Flibbleites wrote:
Defence Against Aliens Act

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


Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Artarmon

Description: Understanding that there is not currently any programs developed internationally or interregionally which address the issue of an Alien Invasion Scenario.

Recognising the possibility of life outside earth and its ability to possibly be more scientifically advanced than our current collective society.

Believing that the protection of Earth is at the core of Human existence and suggesting that this is the first step to that goal.

Hereby:

1. Defining an Alien as an "organism of sentient life which lives outside the confines of Earth"

2a.Requires all WA nations to increase Police and Military budgets in order to develop a strategic and responsible task-force in order to protect against the possibilities of an Alien Invasion
2b. Requires all budget increases can only be directed towards the aforementioned initiative
2c. Requires investigations into the misuse of funding will be headed by the Security Council (SC)
2d. Requires that budget increases will be decided by individual governments but must be of no less than 5.25%

3a. Requires that all WA Member-States are to develop an Alien Prevention Office (APO)
3b. Requires for there to be an Aliens Investigations Branch (AIB) within the APO which is tasked with the "Investigation into the possibility of extra-torrential life"
3c. Requires that all APOs and AIBs cooperate internationally and interregionally

4a. Requires that all WA nations re-arm no less than 5.25% of its defence force with weapons capable of responding to alien threats
4b. Prohibits the breach of any current WA or SC weapons laws

5a. Requires the WA Peacekeeping force to re-arm no less than 5.25% of its defence force with weapons capable of responding to alien threats
5b. Prohibits the breach of any current WA or SC weapons laws

6a. Prohibits negotiations between a single region or WA member-state and Alien life
6b. Requires that the WA and SC are to handle any negotiations between Earth and any identified Aliens

7. Requires that any previous knowledge of Alien activity is to be reported immediately to the WA and all member-states.

8. Requires that in the event of an engagement between Earth and an Alien force is to be managed on a region to region basis, with each region WA delegate coordinating with all other relevant WA delegates.

Authored by The Republic of Artarmon
Wow, were do you start with the illegalities on this one? We've got Branding there at the end, Metagaming in the references to the Security Council and a reference to a WA Peacekeeping force which the WA does not and can not have.


Not to mention real-world reference of Earth.

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Postby Grays Harbor » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:00 am

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


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Dubaya

Description: AWARE that several industries use innocent animals like guinea pigs, rodents, squirrels and dogs to test their chemicals on, resulting in (sometimes) permanent deformities and death of these creatures.

KNOWS that the industries are harming the nature as these chemicals may cause genetic mutations in the animals and their further generations deteriorating the biodiversity of the world

CONCERNED that these chemicals are passed on from victim to predator causing irreversible biomagnification in carnivorous animals thus causing serious damage to the ecosystem.

SURE of the fact that this biomagnification is bound to reach humans and lead to severe disorders in us human beings. This will indirectly lead to the collapse of the food chain as we know it pushing animals to the brink of extinction.

HEREBY appeals to the World Assembly to ban chemical testing on animals.

I guess little issues like checking facts beforehand is not a high priority for some folk. Genetic mutations? Becoming part of the 'food chain'? Really? Hello, hyperbole and scaremongering, meet the proposal process.
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Postby Damanucus » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:36 am

Grays Harbor wrote:
Ban on animal testing
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Dubaya

Description: AWARE that several industries use innocent animals like guinea pigs, rodents, squirrels and dogs to test their chemicals on, resulting in (sometimes) permanent deformities and death of these creatures.

KNOWS that the industries are harming the nature as these chemicals may cause genetic mutations in the animals and their further generations deteriorating the biodiversity of the world

CONCERNED that these chemicals are passed on from victim to predator causing irreversible biomagnification in carnivorous animals thus causing serious damage to the ecosystem.

SURE of the fact that this biomagnification is bound to reach humans and lead to severe disorders in us human beings. This will indirectly lead to the collapse of the food chain as we know it pushing animals to the brink of extinction.

HEREBY appeals to the World Assembly to ban chemical testing on animals.

I guess little issues like checking facts beforehand is not a high priority for some folk. Genetic mutations? Becoming part of the 'food chain'? Really? Hello, hyperbole and scaremongering, meet the proposal process.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Gray, but didn't we have another submission some time ago that relied on scaremongering to prove its point?...
Plus, I'll give the bears about ten seconds before they notice the same thing I did (as in, the same thing they pipped me on in a draft once upon a time)...
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Postby Moronist Decisions » Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:12 am

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: slavokgrad_1330846237
Toxic Waste 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: Slavokgrad

Description: General Complaint

Too often companies are not regulated on how to dispose of their waste and dump it into lakes.

Too often are citizens of every nation caused sickness, limiting their right to life by the irresponsibility of others.

Too often we simply complain and do not act.

Bill Purpose

This action proposes a limitation and regulation of hazardous wastes.

Understanding that it is often cheaper to throw such things in a landfill without considering the harm done.

Realizing that this harms the environment greatly and also infringes on human rights to life, and liberty.

Requesting that all nations have some form of limitation on how toxic and hazardous wastes are handled for the sake of their citizens and economy.

1. Nations in the WA MUST have some form of protection for their citizens against all dangerous waste material.

2. While they do not have to ban acts that are potentially dangerous, they may only permit it if it doesn't infringe on peoples rights or health.

Approvals: 16 (IIIIIDaoistsIIIII, Of the Free Socialist Territories, Oyly, Pillow, Bistritz, Barnezia, European Federal Republic, Doughertania, Armed-adillos, Spencerland, Saint Gladiolus, The-_Sicarii, Israeli Union of Soviet Socialist States, Ojo de el Oso, Formosus, Esoteric Thought)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 59 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 3 hours


This is completely vague. In particular, doesn't this practically ban everything, since most things - including cooking - are potentially dangerous and since you can get a burn in your kitchen, it can infringe on people's health?
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Postby Bears Armed » Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:23 am

Damanucus wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, Gray, but didn't we have another submission some time ago that relied on scaremongering to prove its point?...
Plus, I'll give the bears about ten seconds before they notice the same thing I did (as in, the same thing they pipped me on in a draft once upon a time)...

Humans = animals, Ursines = animals, sapient Ponies = animals, etc : So this proposal would ban climical testing on most sorts of people...
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Postby Damanucus » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:39 am

Formal Education For All

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


Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Michael Sanders

Description: All citizens should have the right to free education. Regardless of background and economic status. This will only help the nations have smarter more educated workers and in turn boost their economies. The right to Education should be an endowed right and made mandatory for every one.


Blogposal, plus it covers the same area as WAR#80 "A Promotion of Basic Education".
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Postby Grays Harbor » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:05 am

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


Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: GO Away

Description: REALIZING that children constitute the future of society

NOTING that education assists children in finding a place in that society

STATING that therefore education should be promoted

STATING that education should therefore be given a higher priority in terms of the budget so that children may have access to higher education

Does nothing. Duplication. Bloody stupid title.
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Postby Damanucus » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:44 pm

Condemn Joseph Kony

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Jure Uxoris

Description: HEARING OF the crimes of Joseph Kony in Uganda;

UNDERSTANDING that the WA should not usually condemn real-world organisations;

NONETHELESS feeling that said Joseph Kony and his 'Lord's Resistance Army' are a force for evil and that any body possessing the ability to condemn a tyrant and his aims should do so;

WISHING to raise awareness of the issue;

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the objections certain members may have about the KONY 2012 campaign yet nonetheless wishing to work in a spirit of idealism to improve the real world for the better;

The WA thus condemns Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army and exhorts its members to do whatsoever they can to end Kony's 20-year tyranny in Uganda.


I surely don't need to say it, do I?

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Postby Cowardly Pacifists » Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:51 pm

Self Sufficency in Foodstuffs

A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry

Area of Effect: Protective Tariffs

Proposed by: Patriot Mountain

Description: With such low levels of nations which could be described as self sufficent in foodstuffs, which adds to global pollution through trade transport, reduces national security and leaves the world open to a global biological disaster in the agricultural sector

The General Assembly,

1. NOTES the importance of food security and the right of nations to ensure that they can feed their populace.

2. AFFIRMS the right of nation to ensure self sufficency for foodstuffs.

3. NOTES that self suffincency in foodstuffs reduces transport based pollution and promotes global security, reducing the need for primary resource based conflicts.

4. AFFIRMS the right of nations to promote self sufficency using tarrifs, import quotas and other protective measures.

5. STRONGLY AFFIRMS the right of nations to exclude foodstuffs from any country that poses a biological threat to its own agricultural sector.

6. REMAINS actively seized of the matter.

Approvals: 1 (Patriot Mountain)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 74 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 4 hours

Is there an operative clause in here somewhere? I seem to have missed it.

All this does is "affirm" a bunch of powers states already have. There's no mandate, or even an encouragement, to actually do anything. So I think this goes nowhere/does nothing.

Plus there's some bloody stupid stuff in here as well. What does it mean to "ensure self sufficiency for foodstuffs?" Or to remain "actively seized of the matter?"

Also, classic case of a regional delegate drafting a crap proposal and then approving it.
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Postby Frisbeeteria » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:59 pm

Cowardly Pacifists wrote:6. REMAINS actively seized of the matter.

People used to drop that in all the time in UN proposals. It's a UN thing ... and it has no relevance whatsoever in the NS universe
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While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or situation unless the Security Council so requests.

So by remaining "seized of the matter"—or, in the vernacular, by formally keeping the issue on the front burner—the 15-member Security Council is officially telling the 191-member General Assembly to keep its mitts off for the time being. There have been occasions when the General Assembly has discussed a matter being handled by the Security Council, but the "decides to remain seized of the matter" expression pretty much precludes the body from taking any meaningful action.

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Postby Bears Armed Mission » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:31 am

Resolution for deprived
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Pride and Power

Description: "Resolved that in case of internal crisis in any nation the poor and deprived who have nothing to do with the world scenario should be provided with full medical help free of cost including free check ups free medicines and free rehabilitation from the international community irrespective of the regions or nations"

Approvals: 1 (The-_Sicarii)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 74 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 22 hours


Illegal: Wrong category, and tries to affect non-members.
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Postby Flibbleites » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:57 pm

Religious Choice

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Godly States of America

Description: MINDFUL of the civil unrest in the World due to Religion,

ACKNOWLEDGING the different views of religion and its involvement in public life,

BELIEVING that Religion, in the big picture, creates a moral cornerstone in society,

REALIZING the controversy of establishing official religions,

The World Assembly therefore;

DICTATES for the purpose of this resolution

a) All major religions are taught in public schools from 1st grade to senior year in high school.

b) Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism constitute the major religions of the world

c) The Holy Book of each religion be taught in the public school system (the Bible for Jews and Christians, the Qur’an for Muslims)

REALIZING that education about different religions will dispel old stereotypes and will reveal similarities,

MANDATING that public school officials and teachers do not in any way publicly favor one religion over another and do not voice their opinion about how one religion may be wrong or that one religion may be right.

UNDERSTANDING there are individuals in the world who oppose religion and find the existence of God to be laughable,

HEREBY order that evolution also be taught so that all viewpoints about religion, whether they are favorable or unfavorable, are heard.

DIRECTING that evolution and religion will be taught the same amount with the same quality of teaching.

HOPEFUL that the teaching of religious views will in the long-run bring people of different faiths together and will also bring morals and virtues back into the public square.
Illegal, Wrong category.


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Postby The Sword » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:07 am

Connopolis wrote:
Flibbleites wrote:Wow, were do you start with the illegalities on this one? We've got Branding there at the end, Metagaming in the references to the Security Council and a reference to a WA Peacekeeping force which the WA does not and can not have.


Not to mention real-world reference of Earth.

Yours riding flying saucers,


Allow me to just point out one thing, please: Some of the nations on NS roleplay as aliens, so it's basically saying "DELETE ALL NATIONS THAT ARE NOT ROLEPLAYING AS HUMAN!"
0 - Inner Colonies invaded, Emergency protocol in effect, martial law declared.
1 - Total War
2 - War Readiness/Normal War
3 - increased surveillance watch
4 - Noticed, watched
5 - Peace
We are an empire spanning 40,000 solar systems, we have a population of 80 billion and our colonies are heavily defended, but we will not godmod and it is possible for our defenses - and colonies - to fall.

The plural is Swordian. I'm either PMT or FT, take your pick.

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Postby Grays Harbor » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:36 am

Freedom and money
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Jake freedom

Description: we shall limit all money spending and give are people freedom

We have a new winner for stupid and pointless!
Everything you know about me is wrong. Or a rumor. Something like that.

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Postby Damanucus » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:17 am

Nanorobotics Committee

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Ejyafjallajokull

Description: UNDERSTANDING that the nanorobotics could potentially be a great force for technological and industrial advancement in the future,

REVEALING that there is no globe-encompassing body to ensure the safe and responsible use of nanorobotics within both science and industry,

PROPOSES in the light thereof of the formation of an international committee managing the responsible use of nanorobotics,

IMPLORES member nations to use nanorobotics, (and indeed robotics as a whole), to advance industry and science rather than repression and warmongering.

CONCLUDES by stating that advancements in nanorobotics should be wholeheartedly adopted and encouraged by member nations for the longevity and well-being of their populous.


Goes Nowehere Does Nothing to me, plus there's that nice little adage of "Not Here, Not This Way" (I only said that once before.)

Reduce Toxic Waste

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


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Nazi Germany III

Description: The General Assembly,

HORRIFIED at the consequences of leaving toxic waste go unchecked, and that companies are known to dispose of it by dumping it in public infrastructure (e.g. oceans, rivers, sewers, streets),

DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution, "toxic waste" as an item or item(s) that can cause [any] damage to the enviroment in any way that might significantly affect the ecosystem (ANY ecosystem, be that city life, or nature, etc), which includes but is not limited to: spent nuclear rods, hazardous materials such as leftover coolant fluid, oil, etc,

TERRIFIED of the risk to health, property and the environment that this toxic waste can bring about,

DETERMINED to stop this appalling abuse of our infrastructure, and the damage it causes to the environment* and our people.

*here defined as the predominantly occurring conditions of the land within a nation, including such things as weather patterns, chemical/radiation levels, and flora/fauna. Not taking into account changes caused by human intervention in the past 10 years.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the risks harmful toxic waste poses to humanity and the environment,

PROVIDES the following list of specifications that countries must meet:

--Must crack down on all corporations, people, and government branches, within reasonable limitations of cost, for this purpose no less than 1% of the national budget, for polluting the environment with toxic waste,

--Must force all corporations, people, and government branches to immediately halt their pollution of the environment, save where it can be determined by the government that the immediate halt of the polluting activity or industry would cause more damage to the people than the pollution itself does,

--Must [the government] aid research into safely storing the current and future waves of toxic waste, in whatever facility or container adequately contains such waste, by providing funding and contractors,

--Must [the government] aid efforts to clean up the environment at it's present, by switching to more effective means of transportation (e.g. gas to electric), cleaning up environmentally damaging spills of toxic substances immediately, and devise new, safer systems to keep hazardous material in-check.

HEREBY DECLARES that all countries institute this document immediately upon acceptance from the General Assembly, for the greater good of their environment and their population, and that goals be set for a standard of environmental and human cleanliness.


Didn't we deal with this once before? (If it's improved, say so, please, so I can scratch it.)

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