Silly and/or Illegal GA Proposals. zOMG!

[Cowardly Pacifists]

Disable Robotic Warfare

A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Tigris River

Description: ACKNOWLEDGING the fact that there are dangers in using robots for warfare.

NOTICING that war robots can easily malfunction and turn against humans.

The World Assembly hereby :

DECLARES a worldwide disarmament of all automatic war robots.

UNITS all WA member nations under a treaty that disables automatic war robots.

PUNISHES any rouge WA member that breaks the treaty.

DEFINES that any WA member that breaks the treaty is a possible threat.

Finally, a test case for whether it's illegal to acknowledge that WA nations may violate the terms of a resolution.

[Grays Harbor]

Disable Robotic Warfare

A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Tigris River

Description: ACKNOWLEDGING the fact that there are dangers in using robots for warfare.

NOTICING that war robots can easily malfunction and turn against humans.

The World Assembly hereby :

DECLARES a worldwide disarmament of all automatic war robots.

UNITS all WA member nations under a treaty that disables automatic war robots.

PUNISHES any rouge WA member that breaks the treaty.

DEFINES that any WA member that breaks the treaty is a possible threat.

Finally, a test case for whether it's illegal to acknowledge that WA nations may violate the terms of a resolution.

OK, but do we really want this "test case" to be only targeted at rouge WA nations?

[Damanucus]

Finally, a test case for whether it's illegal to acknowledge that WA nations may violate the terms of a resolution.

OK, but do we really want this "test case" to be only targeted at rouge WA nations?

Another rouge nation? Seriously, can't we have a lipstick one? Or a gree—hold up, I'm a green nation...damn colours!

[Individuality-ness]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: ausgoon_1335837566

Anti-discrimination bill
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Ausgoon

Description: Description: Emphasizing the importance of multiculturalism, interacial cooperation and respect between races and different cultures

Believing that every citizen should have the right to live free and happy, without feeling discriminated against for any reason.

The General Assembly,

1.Mandates that all World Assembly (WA) member nations enforce cultural diversity and understanding;

2.Requests that WA member nations enact laws preventing discrimination in the workforce, school or anywhere else that it may occur;

3. Requests that WA nations tell school children from a young age to accept multiculturalism as a way of life so that future generations may live withoutbeing discriminated against for any reason.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 1 hour

I swear, don't we have a resolution that does this already?

Edit: Yep, we do. GA #35: Charter of Civil Rights

[Grays Harbor]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: ausgoon_1335837566

Anti-discrimination bill
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Ausgoon

*snippitysniptext*

I swear, don't we have a resolution that does this already?

Edit: Yep, we do. GA #35: Charter of Civil Rights

What? You actually expect folks to read what has already been passed before they submit duplicates? How quaint.

[Frisbeeteria]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_free_persons_1336018588
Political Freedom Act
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.
Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Free Persons

Description: The World Assembly:

RECOGNIZES: That there are nations that have outlawed or rare political freedoms.

UNDERSTANDS: That when political freedoms are outlawed, the people have no say in their government thereby making it in no way democratic. When the people have no say in their government, the government can control every aspect of their lives and deny them their basic human rights.

MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO: Pass any legislation that would consequently give the nation's political freedom rank a title of outlawed,rare, or of any title between.

REQUIRES: That all nations that are members of the World Assembly, new or old, with a political freedom ranking of "rare" or lower, pass legislation that increases political freedom as soon as the opportunity comes. These nations must continue to pass legislation that expands political freedoms until it achieves a political freedom title higher than "rare".

MANDATES: That all nations achieve a political freedom ranking higher than "rare" within three months of the passing of this resolution.

Encourages: All World Assembly member nations to continue to give their citizens more political freedoms. It also encourages the nations to increase their economic freedoms as well as civil rights for their citizens.

I dunno, looks mostly all right to me. Maybe a little metagaming, game mechanics, ideology bans, etc; but not all that much I suppose.

[Damanucus]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_free_persons_1336018588
Political Freedom Act
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.
Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Free Persons

Description: The World Assembly:

RECOGNIZES: That there are nations that have outlawed or rare political freedoms.

UNDERSTANDS: That when political freedoms are outlawed, the people have no say in their government thereby making it in no way democratic. When the people have no say in their government, the government can control every aspect of their lives and deny them their basic human rights.

MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO: Pass any legislation that would consequently give the nation's political freedom rank a title of outlawed,rare, or of any title between.

REQUIRES: That all nations that are members of the World Assembly, new or old, with a political freedom ranking of "rare" or lower, pass legislation that increases political freedom as soon as the opportunity comes. These nations must continue to pass legislation that expands political freedoms until it achieves a political freedom title higher than "rare".

MANDATES: That all nations achieve a political freedom ranking higher than "rare" within three months of the passing of this resolution.

Encourages: All World Assembly member nations to continue to give their citizens more political freedoms. It also encourages the nations to increase their economic freedoms as well as civil rights for their citizens.

I dunno, looks mostly all right to me. Maybe a little metagaming, game mechanics, ideology bans, etc; but not all that much I suppose.

The MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO statement is out-and-out metagaming. That's about all I can properly see.

[Frisbeeteria]

The MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO statement is out-and-out metagaming. That's about all I can properly see.

Not exactly. All three mandatory clauses are metagaming. MANDATES is Game Mechanics too. The proposal taken as a whole is an Ideological Ban of any ideology that has low political freedoms. I only phrased it as a throwaway because I thought all those were obvious.

[East Klent]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_empire_of_earth_1336092948

Legalize marijuana
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.


Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: The Empire of Earth

Description: we should legalize marijuana. Its just stupid not to.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 2 hours

The Constitutional Republic of East Klent has not approved this proposal.

Well like totally dude, we should totally... wow, is that a squirrel?

[Damanucus]

The MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO statement is out-and-out metagaming. That's about all I can properly see.

Not exactly. All three mandatory clauses are metagaming. MANDATES is Game Mechanics too. The proposal taken as a whole is an Ideological Ban of any ideology that has low political freedoms. I only phrased it as a throwaway because I thought all those were obvious.

In hindsight, so was the one I brought up too (Game Mechs, that is). Hell it, it all probably is, in a manner.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_empire_of_earth_1336092948

Legalize marijuana
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.


Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: The Empire of Earth

Description: we should legalize marijuana. Its just stupid not to.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 2 hours

The Constitutional Republic of East Klent has not approved this proposal.

Well like totally dude, we should totally... wow, is that a squirrel?

Oh yes, I can see every street corner housing a joint joint.

[Moronist Decisions]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: lakotia_1336168927
Free Elections Act

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Lakotia

Description: Description: The World Assembly,

BELIEVING that all people have the right to vote to let their government know what they demand of it,

CONCERNED that many members of the World Assembly deny the right of an election,

HEREBY demands the following of all member nations:

1. Free elections will be held in all member nations.
a) Free is defined as open to all citizens of a nation and not barred for anyone on any basis except if they are non-citizens, have committed a crime under the respective nation's laws, or are under the age that is legally recognized in the nation as the beginning of adulthood.

2. Free elections will NOT necessarily change the government of the nation in any way if the government chooses. They will simply provide all governments a tool to use if they wish to take into consideration the views of the constituency when determining legislation.

3. What will be voted on in the elections can be determined by the government or the people at the government's discretion.

4. Any and all dictatorships will not be eliminated (as implied in clause 2).

5. Elections will be held at the nearest time that is convenient for the nation.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 5 hours

Just plain old silly. The Lion plans to have a vote on whether cops would wear blue or gray hats.

[Flibbleites]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: lakotia_1336168927
Free Elections Act

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Lakotia

Description: Description: The World Assembly,

BELIEVING that all people have the right to vote to let their government know what they demand of it,

CONCERNED that many members of the World Assembly deny the right of an election,

HEREBY demands the following of all member nations:

1. Free elections will be held in all member nations.
a) Free is defined as open to all citizens of a nation and not barred for anyone on any basis except if they are non-citizens, have committed a crime under the respective nation's laws, or are under the age that is legally recognized in the nation as the beginning of adulthood.

2. Free elections will NOT necessarily change the government of the nation in any way if the government chooses. They will simply provide all governments a tool to use if they wish to take into consideration the views of the constituency when determining legislation.

3. What will be voted on in the elections can be determined by the government or the people at the government's discretion.

4. Any and all dictatorships will not be eliminated (as implied in clause 2).

5. Elections will be held at the nearest time that is convenient for the nation.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 75 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 5 hours

Just plain old silly. The Lion plans to have a vote on whether cops would wear blue or gray hats.

Has it's own thread.

[Damanucus]

The Great Mushroom Act

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


Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Promote


Proposed by: Stoner Republic

Description: AWARE that today the world is standing at the edge of nuclear war

CONCERNED that this war can be final for our specie

AFFIRMING that the head of any state is it's servant and an employee of the people who is responsible for their well-being more then for it's own

ACKNOWLEDGING the well-known peace-making and mind-calming properties of psychedelic mushrooms

HERBY in purpose of raising the level of compassion and self-awareness in world's leaders states:

1) Make a procedure of taking psychedelic mushrooms at least once a year compulsory for the President, King, Fuhrrer or Prime Minister of a state, whoever is in charge

2) The process of tripping should be organized and filmed for public access

Another! I mean, we might as well; what have mushrooms ever done to us?

[Grays Harbor]

Oh, yippee. Another in a long line of spurious, idiotic, trying-to-be-funny-and-failing-badly proposals. [sarcasm]We are so amused.[/sarcasm]

[Frisbeeteria]

[sarcasm]We are so amused.[/sarcasm]

[sarcasm] tags have yet to be implemented in the proposal queue, mores the pity.

[Auralia]

Repeal "Restrictions on Child Labor"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#4

Proposed by: Romical

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: Nations of the World Assembly,
DECLARES GA Resolution Restrictions on Child Labor does not succeed its intended aims and
Has no effect due to the definition of a minor because the legal age of majority could be any age.
I hereby repeal this resolution as it is ineffective and does not achieve its intended aims.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 76 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 8 hours

Reference to "I" probably qualifies as branding.

[Grays Harbor]

Repeal "Restrictions on Child Labor"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation


Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#4

Proposed by: Romical

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: Nations of the World Assembly,
DECLARES GA Resolution Restrictions on Child Labor does not succeed its intended aims and
Has no effect due to the definition of a minor because the legal age of majority could be any age.
I hereby repeal this resolution as it is ineffective and does not achieve its intended aims.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 76 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 8 hours

Reference to "I" probably qualifies as branding.

At the very least it qualifies as undue arrogance.

[Moronist Decisions]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: jure_uxoris_1336390173
Abolition of Slavery

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Jure Uxoris

Description: The World Assembly,

NOTING its mission to improve worldwide human rights and spread social justice;

FURTHER NOTING the barbaric practice of slavery in several World Assembly nations;

AND DEFINING 'slavery' as the process whereby one individual, not under arrest, is forced to carry out labour or other actions for the profit of another;

THUS exhorts its Member States to abolish the practice of slavery within their borders and to consider the emancipated persons to be full citizens of the state within which they were held in servitude;

AND DECLARES that all men held in servitude or indentured labour shall be considered as free men in the eyes of the World Assembly from the date of passage of this resolution.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 76 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 4 hours

Illegal, duplication.

[Grays Harbor]

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


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Uranium Mining
Proposed by: Silvadus

Description: The General Assembly,

DEFINING nuclear power as the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work,

RECOGNIZING that nuclear power is an efficient and abundant source of power,

AWARE that many nations use nuclear power as a source of power and some use it as a main source of power,

REALIZING the potential hazards of nuclear power such as nuclear waste and nuclear accidents that can cause long term damage to people’s health and the environment,

BELIEVING that most hazards caused by nuclear power can be easily prevented or dealt with responsibly,

CONCERNED that some nations may not have well-established safety standards for nuclear power and may be at risk of nuclear hazards,

ESTABLISHES the Nuclear Energy Safety Commission (NESC) to promote and oversee the safety standards of nuclear power plants,

SHALL grant the NESC the responsibilities of:
I. The inspection of nuclear energy power plants for the purpose of evaluating safety protocols,
II. Determining the level of compliance of safety protocols in conjunction with standardized practices,
III. Determining which safety protocols are lacking, and inform facility management and the controlling government of deficiencies,
IV. Advising courses of action(s) needed to bring safety protocols and standards in line with standardized practices,
V. Receiving and evaluating outstanding safety practices for implementation for standardization as “best practices”,

MANDATES the following:
I. Organizations handling radioactive material for the purpose of nuclear power take prime responsibility for risks caused by exposure to radiation,
II. Organizations operating nuclear power plants must establish procedures and arrangements to maintain safety and stability,
III. Organizations handling radioactive material must have safety measures in place to prevent or have arrangements to deal with exposure to radiation,
IV. Organizations responsible for the construction of nuclear power plants follow adequate building designs for facilities,
V. Governments establish proper regulations for facilities and activities dealing with the handling of radioactive materials for the purpose of generating power,
VI. Governments enforce regulations placed upon nuclear facilities and attempt to pass legislation to better the safety of said nuclear facilities,

Co-authored by Lestaria and neuchies

Golly it sure would be nice if we already had something like this in place, wouldn't it?

pointless duplication is pointless

[Flibbleites]

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


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Uranium Mining
Proposed by: Silvadus

Description: The General Assembly,

DEFINING nuclear power as the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work,

RECOGNIZING that nuclear power is an efficient and abundant source of power,

AWARE that many nations use nuclear power as a source of power and some use it as a main source of power,

REALIZING the potential hazards of nuclear power such as nuclear waste and nuclear accidents that can cause long term damage to people’s health and the environment,

BELIEVING that most hazards caused by nuclear power can be easily prevented or dealt with responsibly,

CONCERNED that some nations may not have well-established safety standards for nuclear power and may be at risk of nuclear hazards,

ESTABLISHES the Nuclear Energy Safety Commission (NESC) to promote and oversee the safety standards of nuclear power plants,

SHALL grant the NESC the responsibilities of:
I. The inspection of nuclear energy power plants for the purpose of evaluating safety protocols,
II. Determining the level of compliance of safety protocols in conjunction with standardized practices,
III. Determining which safety protocols are lacking, and inform facility management and the controlling government of deficiencies,
IV. Advising courses of action(s) needed to bring safety protocols and standards in line with standardized practices,
V. Receiving and evaluating outstanding safety practices for implementation for standardization as “best practices”,

MANDATES the following:
I. Organizations handling radioactive material for the purpose of nuclear power take prime responsibility for risks caused by exposure to radiation,
II. Organizations operating nuclear power plants must establish procedures and arrangements to maintain safety and stability,
III. Organizations handling radioactive material must have safety measures in place to prevent or have arrangements to deal with exposure to radiation,
IV. Organizations responsible for the construction of nuclear power plants follow adequate building designs for facilities,
V. Governments establish proper regulations for facilities and activities dealing with the handling of radioactive materials for the purpose of generating power,
VI. Governments enforce regulations placed upon nuclear facilities and attempt to pass legislation to better the safety of said nuclear facilities,

Co-authored by Lestaria and neuchies

Golly it sure would be nice if we already had something like this in place, wouldn't it?

pointless duplication is pointless

Not really, 116 is about nuclear waste, this is about nuclear plants.

[Alqania]

Golly it sure would be nice if we already had something like this in place, wouldn't it?

pointless duplication is pointless

Not really, 116 is about nuclear waste, this is about nuclear plants.

Also, your modliness, isn't this the proposal for which this thread exists?

[Flibbleites]

On Recycling

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


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

Description: NOTING the dangers of pollution.

REALIZING the difficulty of finding sufficient resources for the future.

BEMOANING the lack of space necessary to dispose of all waste currently created.

THE WORLD ASSEMBLY

REQUIRES nations to mandate that all products be produced from biodegradable materials.

MAKES all member nation residents segregate recyclable materials from non-recyclable materials for disposal.

FORCES all corporations to devote 25% of their budget to developing methods for recycling all materials.

OK, show of hands, who wants a biodegradable car?

[Grays Harbor]

On Recycling

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


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

Description: NOTING the dangers of pollution.

REALIZING the difficulty of finding sufficient resources for the future.

BEMOANING the lack of space necessary to dispose of all waste currently created.

THE WORLD ASSEMBLY

REQUIRES nations to mandate that all products be produced from biodegradable materials.

MAKES all member nation residents segregate recyclable materials from non-recyclable materials for disposal.

FORCES all corporations to devote 25% of their budget to developing methods for recycling all materials.

OK, show of hands, who wants a biodegradable car?

Or biodegradable power plants, or buildings and skyscrapers, or airliners, or railroad cars and locomotives, or heating units, or farm equipment, or ... well ..., pretty much anything.

This is a prime example of "whoopsy, I didn't really think this through very much, did I?"

[Cowardly Pacifists]

On Recycling
FORCES all corporations to devote 25% of their budget to developing methods for recycling all materials.

"Daddy, how come you don't go to work at the candy factory anymore?"
"Well Suzie, some folks in the WA decided that my company had to put a quarter of its resources into developing recycling methods, so there just wasn't any money left for my salary."

[Lucian De Mundo]

MAKES all member nation residents segregate recyclable materials from non-recyclable materials for disposal.

I will become haunt the entire world if someone digs my body up and segregates it from my coffin becasuse they deem it as a non-recyclable. Sheesh