NationStates

Charlotte Ryberg wrote:

Aboliton of Domestic CCTV

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Valtrii

Description: No Government has the right to veiw a law abiding citizen in the security of their own home, yet the WA allows nations to plant Orwellian cameras in the homes of any and all who live within it's national boundaries.

Governments who use these cameras argue that without them, security would be threatened and the stability of their regime would be in jeapordy. A stable nation should have no need for such a system!

This proposal, if passed, would allow citizens to act and voice their opinions as they wish in the comfort of their own home. This can only be a good thing, and a great victory, for free speech.

Orwell is a RL reference, and this proposal does nothing.

The Emmerian Unions wrote:

Unemployment Benefits

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Edbb

Description: TODAY, I am submitting a proposal that would increase employment and ultimately boost the confidence of so many unemployed.

The plan clearly outlines that no one making less than $350,000 will see a tax increase. This money will help insure many unemployed a right to good quality health care and help provide for their families.

The plan significantly cuts taxes for Middle-Class citizens, and provides relief for suffering families.

We are aware of the Small Business owners who create our jobs and lift our economy. They will see a minor tax cut as well.

Lolwut? Methinks branding due to $.

Linux and the X wrote:

The Emmerian Unions wrote:

Unemployment Benefits

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Edbb

Description: TODAY, I am submitting a proposal that would increase employment and ultimately boost the confidence of so many unemployed.

The plan clearly outlines that no one making less than $350,000 will see a tax increase. This money will help insure many unemployed a right to good quality health care and help provide for their families.

The plan significantly cuts taxes for Middle-Class citizens, and provides relief for suffering families.

We are aware of the Small Business owners who create our jobs and lift our economy. They will see a minor tax cut as well.

Lolwut? Methinks branding due to $.

I think it's been decided that '$' can be used as an international currency symbol.

The Emmerian Unions wrote:

Educational System Needed

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


Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Conzainia

Description: Nationstates should stick to one big Educational System, this would keep Different age groups up to date and on the same level of Education as other countries.

Realizing, We need a better System to keep everyone on the right track.

Needing, A better System for a Better Nationstates.

Helping, Doing this will help the future generations of nationstates.

Making a difference, If we do this we would make the world of nationstates a smarter place to have a nation.

Conclusion: If we make this happen think of all the smart nations we would have, It would mark a new era in education for Nationstates!

Huh? Somebody mind helping me figure this one out?

Philimbesi wrote:So we're going to eliminate poverty by taking 10 percent of all checks people write to fund an education? Also would really suck if I want to go to medical school and the 1 college that teaches it is on the other side of the nation...

Colonization of other worlds

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Porilad

Description: To the people of the world assembled,

NOTING that the Earth can support a limited number of human beings

REALIZING that threshold may already have been passed

NOTING that the solar system contains enough resources to support a large number of human beings

PROPOSING the colonization of the other worlds in the solar system through a number of phases

Phase 1: establish a permanent outpost on the moon near the aitken baisin, which is known to hold large amounts of water ice.

Phase 2: began mining of helium-3 on the moon, to provide fuel for fusion reactors, to facilate further colonization of the solar system.

Phase 3: use lunar colonies as starting points for launching colonization craft to mars and the asteroid belt

Phase 4: begin mining of asteroid belt for metal and various carbon compounds

Phase 5: begin altering the vemusian atmosphere, taking excessc arbon dioxide to use in the terraforming of mars.

Phase 6: terraforming and colonization of venus and mars.

Phase 7: colonization of the moons of the outer planets.

Proposed incentives:
1. providing nation showing an interesting in colonization with humanitarian aid if needed.

Description: Publicly-funded health care is a form of health care insurance to meet the cost all or most health care needs from a publicly managed fund.

Usually this is under some form of democratic accountability, the right of access to which are set down in rules applying to the whole population.

This distinguishes it from other forms of private medical insurance the rights of access to which are subject to contractual obligations between an insurer (or his sponsor) and an insurance company which seeks to make a profit by managing the flow of funds between funders and providers of health care services.

Approvals: 2 (Zanemia, Rainbow Isles)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 49 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jun 4 2009

Right of captured criminals

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Dunczton

Description: This gives all criminals in all member nations the right to have a fair trial and a lawyer. It does not matter if a certain country atuomatically kills their criminals before trial or after inprisonment.This proposal will change those laws so that they may be given th trial, but the judges may chose execution as punishment. This also effects the hiring of judges, they may not be pulled of the street and said that they are judges.They must be elected. This also effects torture, torture may be a punishment, not a way t get information.This will lead to having our prison have the right people instead of an innocent bystander.

Unity threw the masses

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


Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: SJFH

Description: Nations need to unite.
This is to help political freedoms. And equality.

The Universal Bill of Rights

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Kopania

Description: CONCERNED: That the World Assembly does not have a Bill of Rights but only a handful of laws not completely covering basic human rights.
Recalling the many egregious infringements of human rights,

RECOGNIZING: The need to protect basic human rights,

CONDEMNING: Any acts by government at the sake of human rights,

DETERMINED: To put an end to the violation of human rights,


The World Assembly shall endorse what will be called the Universal Bill of Rights, the articles of which are as follows:

Article 1 -- All human beings have the right to choose worship any faith or no faith, and to change their religious beliefs at any time without punishment on the part of the state.

Article 2 -- All human beings have the right to express their right of free speech as long as it is truthful and deemed safe for society, this goes along with books, magazines, newspaper and other media. What is deemed safe for society shall be determined by that nations government and approved by the World Assembly Council on Human Rights.

Article 3 -- All human beings have the right to peacefully assemble.

Article 4 -- Barring gay marriage and gays raising children all men and women(including gays)are created equal and are to be treated equal.

Article 5 -- All human beings must not be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or unusual treatment or punishment.

Article 6 -- No human beings will be subjected to arrest or exile without an explicit list of their offenses.

Article 7 -- Any arrested person must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Article 8 -- A human beings family members cannot be held accountable for the crimes of their relative unless they somehow link with the crime.

Article 9 -- Any persons who violate any of these articles shall be held accountable by the law.

Article 10 -- The Universal Bill of Rights does not override the existing Bill of Rights of World Assembly members. If any of these stated rights do not exist in a member nation, they are herby protected. If any nation has rights that go beyond these universal rights, the Universal Bill of Rights will not remove those rights.

Establishing: The World Assembly Council on Human Rights(WACHR)which will oversee these rights and all other rights under WA law be treated as "LAWS" and be obeyed.

The Emmerian Unions wrote:

The Universal Bill of Rights

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Kopania

Description: CONCERNED: That the World Assembly does not have a Bill of Rights but only a handful of laws not completely covering basic human rights.
Recalling the many egregious infringements of human rights,

RECOGNIZING: The need to protect basic human rights,

CONDEMNING: Any acts by government at the sake of human rights,

DETERMINED: To put an end to the violation of human rights,


The World Assembly shall endorse what will be called the Universal Bill of Rights, the articles of which are as follows:

Article 1 -- All human beings have the right to choose worship any faith or no faith, and to change their religious beliefs at any time without punishment on the part of the state.

Article 2 -- All human beings have the right to express their right of free speech as long as it is truthful and deemed safe for society, this goes along with books, magazines, newspaper and other media. What is deemed safe for society shall be determined by that nations government and approved by the World Assembly Council on Human Rights.

Article 3 -- All human beings have the right to peacefully assemble.

Article 4 -- Barring gay marriage and gays raising children all men and women(including gays)are created equal and are to be treated equal.

Article 5 -- All human beings must not be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or unusual treatment or punishment.

Article 6 -- No human beings will be subjected to arrest or exile without an explicit list of their offenses.

Article 7 -- Any arrested person must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Article 8 -- A human beings family members cannot be held accountable for the crimes of their relative unless they somehow link with the crime.

Article 9 -- Any persons who violate any of these articles shall be held accountable by the law.

Article 10 -- The Universal Bill of Rights does not override the existing Bill of Rights of World Assembly members. If any of these stated rights do not exist in a member nation, they are herby protected. If any nation has rights that go beyond these universal rights, the Universal Bill of Rights will not remove those rights.

Establishing: The World Assembly Council on Human Rights(WACHR)which will oversee these rights and all other rights under WA law be treated as "LAWS" and be obeyed.

Bloody hell! Not all WA members are human!

Joint military actions

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


Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Konsomolets

Description: in case of an aggressor nation starts a war against another nation,the assembly must pass a resolution that will urge members to send aids as necessary to repel armed attack.

Karianis wrote:

The Emmerian Unions wrote:Bloody hell! Not all WA members are human!

Far more importantly, Article 1 can constintute an ideological ban. And I don't think all these articles fit under the single category, either, do they?

Prevention of Privatisation
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation
Proposed by: James Bluntus

Description: My resolution is to prevent the privatisation of government assets when it isn't in the interest of the people.

The WA recognises that privatisation causes higher prices, reduced job opportunities and less reliabilty in the industry that is privatised.

The WA relises that it needs to do something to moniter the individual cases to prevent unsatifactory proposals getting passed without a WA review. I therefore propose that we form the International Privatisation Regulation Council. This Council will oversee the handling of every privatisation of government assets.

This Resolution doesn't prohibit privatisation but it assure that every person gets a say in the privatision, not just the elected representives. Every case has to go through the parliament and if passed has to go to a referendum to be voted on by the people of that country.


Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 51 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Jun 6 2009

The Big Six

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


Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: FlagCena465

Description: With an increase in international wars and battles, I suggest that we vote for a league of six big nations to watch over four regions per Big Six member. If a war break out, the Big Six member who is watching over that region can step in and diffuse any conflict.

Omigodtheykilledkenny wrote:

Karianis wrote:

The Emmerian Unions wrote:Bloody hell! Not all WA members are human!

Far more importantly, Article 1 can constintute an ideological ban. And I don't think all these articles fit under the single category, either, do they?

Well, OK. If we're going to list all the reasons why this proposal is illegal (and both your suggestions are extremely iffy), shouldn't we start with the fact that this plagiarizes the first UBR?

Citizen's Rights

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Louis Van Boxel Woolf

Description: Noting, that a detailed resolution/proposal has yet to define exactly how far rights should go and what they are.
Accepting, that this is needed urgently to avoid confusion amongst nations over what exactly rights are and citizens of countries will suffer without knowing exactly what their rights are and may even come to physical harm if Civil Rights are outlawed or unheard of.
Therefore, this resolution recommends the following measures:
OBSERVATION AND SURVEILLANCE
Surevillance Cameras ARE allowed, but clearly visible warning signs must be placed around the site thay are in. Concealed/disguised Surveillance Cameres are not allowed, due to the fact the Taxpayer pays for this public space and has the right to know whether they are being viewed or not. Surveillance Cameras SHOULD be allowed for sale to the General Public, but they cannot point directly into people's houses, gardens or property. The comapanies who supply Surveillance Cameras should be heavily regulated.
CUSTODY AND POLICE RIGHTS
The right to remain silent must be told to all people who have been arrested but not convicted and they should be able to exercise this right at all times. An independent Police Body should be set up to review the conditions of Jails, and this body should also review police tactics on an annnual basis, it wall also investiagte any complaints about Police Brutality and take the neccesary action.
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
Mindful, that justice systems which work with a Jury are usually fairer and more succesful, so this will be implemented in all WA nations. Should the accused wish, they should have the right to say the Press should not be present.
PRESS
Acknowleding, that the private life of people or celebrities must be able to be kept private, so the Press must stay 50 meteres (55 yards) from celebrities they are "tracking." Obscene photographs (completly nude, bikin's or swimming trunks on do not count as nude) cannot be published.
VIOLENCE
At all times self - defence should be taken in to account in a court case. The Government cannot: Intimidate, hurt or opress their people/opposition. If this happens a WA commite will take immediate action.
RACISM
Political Parties with their polocies based on racism or hatred should be outlawed. Racism can count as hurtful messages or objects likely to cause panic (knives, guns) sent through post and messages sent via forums or e - mail, as well as physical abuse and verbal abuse. It is the person's right to report this immediatley and action to be taken.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Children's rights, teachers and heads have the right to search children if they suspect they are carrying a wheapon, an indpendent body should be set up to tackle hurtful teachers in schools. The pupil's right to answer back shall be held dear.
WHEAPON RIGHTS
Everybody should have the right to carry a weapon (apart from under 18's or the mentally unstable), all weapon's should be registred though and any mis use of it result in a hefty jail sentence.
DRUGS
All recreational drugs to be pronounced legal as more people die in cars than a drug overdose, this will also stop gangsters making profit out of selling drugs.

Charlotte Ryberg wrote:

Citizen's Rights

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Louis Van Boxel Woolf

Description: Noting, that a detailed resolution/proposal has yet to define exactly how far rights should go and what they are.
Accepting, that this is needed urgently to avoid confusion amongst nations over what exactly rights are and citizens of countries will suffer without knowing exactly what their rights are and may even come to physical harm if Civil Rights are outlawed or unheard of.
Therefore, this resolution recommends the following measures:
OBSERVATION AND SURVEILLANCE
Surevillance Cameras ARE allowed, but clearly visible warning signs must be placed around the site thay are in. Concealed/disguised Surveillance Cameres are not allowed, due to the fact the Taxpayer pays for this public space and has the right to know whether they are being viewed or not. Surveillance Cameras SHOULD be allowed for sale to the General Public, but they cannot point directly into people's houses, gardens or property. The comapanies who supply Surveillance Cameras should be heavily regulated.
CUSTODY AND POLICE RIGHTS
The right to remain silent must be told to all people who have been arrested but not convicted and they should be able to exercise this right at all times. An independent Police Body should be set up to review the conditions of Jails, and this body should also review police tactics on an annnual basis, it wall also investiagte any complaints about Police Brutality and take the neccesary action.
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
Mindful, that justice systems which work with a Jury are usually fairer and more succesful, so this will be implemented in all WA nations. Should the accused wish, they should have the right to say the Press should not be present.
PRESS
Acknowleding, that the private life of people or celebrities must be able to be kept private, so the Press must stay 50 meteres (55 yards) from celebrities they are "tracking." Obscene photographs (completly nude, bikin's or swimming trunks on do not count as nude) cannot be published.
VIOLENCE
At all times self - defence should be taken in to account in a court case. The Government cannot: Intimidate, hurt or opress their people/opposition. If this happens a WA commite will take immediate action.
RACISM
Political Parties with their polocies based on racism or hatred should be outlawed. Racism can count as hurtful messages or objects likely to cause panic (knives, guns) sent through post and messages sent via forums or e - mail, as well as physical abuse and verbal abuse. It is the person's right to report this immediatley and action to be taken.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Children's rights, teachers and heads have the right to search children if they suspect they are carrying a wheapon, an indpendent body should be set up to tackle hurtful teachers in schools. The pupil's right to answer back shall be held dear.
WHEAPON RIGHTS
Everybody should have the right to carry a weapon (apart from under 18's or the mentally unstable), all weapon's should be registred though and any mis use of it result in a hefty jail sentence.
DRUGS
All recreational drugs to be pronounced legal as more people die in cars than a drug overdose, this will also stop gangsters making profit out of selling drugs.

Mr. Secretary, we have the Charter of Civil Rights already. I also note a possible category violation in which I find that this may be best fit in the Moral Decency category.

More Bullet Control

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Artelle

Description: 1. bullets will cost $75 each.
2. every bullet sold will have a number registered to the consumer.
3. work to eliminate the sale of hand gun bullets.
4. bullets can only be sold to someone with proper mental health, proper eye sight, and between the ages of 25 and 67.

Banning of Nuclear Weapons

A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.


Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Animal Union

Description: NOTING that nukes have hurt hearts, bodies and environment globally;

ACKNOWLEDGING that the hellish nightmare this causes causes irreversible psychological trauma, and

APPALLED at the fact that this proposal hasn't already been made.

Thus, the proposal states:

1. No WA nation shall have a nuclear weapons programme, and regional delegates and other WA guardians to other regions will not allow such;

2. All WA nations shall take a role on the path to global nuclear disarmament, and

3. No part of this proposal shall be ignored if passed.

Repeal "Reduction of Abortion Act"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #44


Proposed by: FlagThe Animal Union

Description: WA Resolution #44: Reduction of Abortion Act (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The Reduction of Abortion Act shall be struck out null and void.

DISGUSTED at the fact that these religious whack-Os are taking control over a woman's body;

REVOLTED at the fact that these religious whack-Os are sexist;

APPALLED at the fact that these religious whack-Os do not believe in gender equality.

Thus, this declares:

1. No WA nation shall have the right to declare abortion legal or illegal, regardless of beliefs;

2. No WA nation shall start an abortion reduction programme;

3. All WA nations shall have to accept that abortion is not murder; and

4. Declares that nothing in this repeal act shall be ignored.

Arm the kids

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.


Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Haosia

Description: It’s all too often that you see a child beaten and attacked by a bully, then seeing the bully walk away unharmed.
We need to give kids protection from all things bad. You see a man look at you, shoot him, you see the local bully, no need to shoot, he will crap himself before you can pull the trigger.
Not all weapons have to be given to kids; if I saw a kid with a RPG I would be very surprised to see him without a chick. All I'm saying is that poor kids are getting the crap beaten out of them, if they had, say a taser they would have half as much power compared to a mini-gun.

The Emmerian Unions wrote:

Arm the kids

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.


Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Haosia

Description: It’s all too often that you see a child beaten and attacked by a bully, then seeing the bully walk away unharmed.
We need to give kids protection from all things bad. You see a man look at you, shoot him, you see the local bully, no need to shoot, he will crap himself before you can pull the trigger.
Not all weapons have to be given to kids; if I saw a kid with a RPG I would be very surprised to see him without a chick. All I'm saying is that poor kids are getting the crap beaten out of them, if they had, say a taser they would have half as much power compared to a mini-gun.

Doesn't do jack shit! My response to first reading it was:

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

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Mi Co Li

Description: AKNOWLEGING that war can be declared and commenced in the blink of an eye.

OBSERVING that most countries have no more that one form of warfare.

FRIGHTENED by the fact that any aggressive nation could easily take over any weaker nation with little warfare options.

EMPHASIZES the need for biological warfare to be a warfare option for all nations with a population of under 100 million.

REQUESTS that all member nations using biological warfare have ALL equipment tested annually.

ASSURES that no member nation is to in any way use biological warfare on another member nation.

RESTRICTS biological warfare to defence NOT attack.


Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 52 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Jun 7 2009

War! It's Always the Same
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation
Proposed by: Mahalamistan

Description: My nation of Mahalamistan has hit an economic downturn as it has with many other nations on our planet. Industry is flourishing but it never seems to be enough. I Believe that opening new territory to house global industry would be a great idea in increasing everyones Nations economy allowing for a much greater number of industrial buildings to be in place. As you may know a great threat to my region is the nation of Ohlmannation who has been terrorizing our industry for quite some time. So here is our chance if we all band together in War against Ohlmannation we can have all of its territory for industrial purposes plus the war will open job opportunities for those who have been laid off work.

Voting for this proposal is an agreement to stand behind Mahalamistan in direct battle against Ohlmannation for an industrial revolution.

Voting against this proposal is an agreement to stand behind Ohlmannation in defense of their territory.

Not voting at all will leave you entirely out of this war.

This is our last chance at an economic upheaval.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 52 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jun 8 2009

Capital Punishment

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


Category: Political Stability


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: FlagGeneralsica

Description: All Nations Under the Authority of The World Assembly will Adhere to Capital Punishment Laws.
In Terms Of Executions, Only the lethal injection shall be allowed, any convict who hits three convictions will be autimatically jailed until death.

Destroy Capitalism
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Animal Union

Description: APPALLED at the fact that under capitalism, poverty rates are unheard of;

ACKNOWLEDGING that although most employers want better quality workers, all must be employed to keep the economy going; and

ARGUING that under socialism, poverty rates will go from their current rates to 0%.

Thus, the proposal states:

1. All WA nations shall end their current government form and adhere to socialism;

2. All WA nations shall set a rate of money for people to make yearly (i.e., 40000 units) and delegates shall enforce such in the region of residency;

3. All WA nations will pass laws stating that thou who shall not work shall be jailed; and

4. Nothing in this proposal shall be ignored once in effect.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 52 more approvals)

Disarm Nukes Act
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.


Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Guy0307

Description: NATIONS OF THE WORLD ASSEMBLY SHALL

(1) Dismantle all nuclear weapons in possession

(2) Use resources that are being used for nuclear weapons programs to further a country's welfare, and not its military

(3) Try and eliminate all wars, and refrain from any possibility of a conflict by not provoking other countries

(4) Never engage in an act of terrorism, where civilians are targeted instead of military targets, unless another nation has engaged in such activites beforehand

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 52 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jun 8 2009