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Space Industrial Expansionist Act

A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry

Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation

Proposed by: Vooperia

The World Assembly,

Observing the quickening pace of Space Exploration,

Supportive of the eradication of poverty and the growth of new industry,

Interested in scientific advancement and breakthroughs,

Alarmed by the lack of guidelines concerning the ownership of land and transit of materials outside of Earth,

Hopeful that space will be used more for industry than for military,

Hereby,

1. Absolves any international treaties preventing the sovereign ownership of land and resources off of Earth's surface,

2. Instates recognition of the governance of non-Earth planetary regions,

3. Allows governments to declare ownership of extraterrestrial lands, given the government in question
- Has been formally recognized as a Nation,
- Invested in extensive programs to colonize or industrialize said lands,
- Has a physical presence in the location, whether by automated means or human colonization

4. Permits the transit of material through outer space, given
- It does not conflict with any current trade routes
- It does not carry any supplies banned within this Assembly

Allow Interstellar Objects And Military Building
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Relax

Proposed by: Knights Order

It is law that we cannot have interstellar objects such as satellites and spaceships. It is also law the we cannot arm our nations in defence in case of war. These Laws are constantly ignored as nations fight each other. This law proposes that laws against Interstellar items and nation arming should end.

This law will make the following changes:
- Allows countries to have interstellar Objects such as Satellites and spaceships
-Allows countries to be able to arm themselves with weapons to sway people from fighting them
-Makes it illegal for The United Federation to take a Countries Interstellar object's and/or Weapons

Grays Harbor wrote:Wrong category, block attempt, and who in the frell is "The United Federation"?

Commend Realm Of The Whispering Winds

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Holy See of Vanquishment

Holy See of Vanquishment propose:
Boston shipbuilding Atlantic Pirates open for business over Americana seas.
The greater SW Pacific fleet should be onboard for merging hemispheres of N/S plus cross Gulf pacts.
Shipping and receiving lanes considered by passing India and Africa shortcuts of nautical mileage Easterly for ours.
Direct to Realm of the Whispering Winds please, my bosses, who welcomed our nation lately.
West Guinea may offer Australian tourism throughout New Zealand and eventually Polynesian archipelagos.
Lastly, Holy See of Vanquishment make peace with Guinea allowable too, but not yet.
Thanks for reading this case claim offer!

Grays Harbor wrote:Branding, incomprehensible, RW references, SPAM

The People's Choice

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: American Confederated Union

May the people vote for they leaders and legislators as the freedom to express their desires and to further elect skilled people to office to further continue the process to peace around the world

Bananaistan wrote:I'm not quite sure this thread is entirely fit for purpose. I'm not just picking on Kozmix but rather the many posters who claim illegality but don't accurately refer to the rule broken nor any rule in existence. For example, the most recent post says "spam no clauses". We have no "spam no clauses" rule.

Bananaistan wrote:I'm not quite sure this thread is entirely fit for purpose. I'm not just picking on Kozmix but rather the many posters who claim illegality but don't accurately refer to the rule broken nor any rule in existence. For example, the most recent post says "spam no clauses". We have no "spam no clauses" rule.

Human Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: American Confederated Union

We may never the needs and values of our people. As many people around have been oppressed one way or another. May we improve the liberties and rights of all people to make for a happier and better world.

Proposal Basics: Proposals must be written as laws, not commentaries, editorials, etc.

Strength: This determines the effect a proposal has on a nation's policy. A proposal with mild language or affecting a narrow area of policy is Mild, while one which a very broad area of policy in a dramatic way is Strong. Anything in between is Significant. Some categories don't use strength but rather a specific area, so proposals will need to specify the area of policy affected from a pre-populated list of options. These options do have a statistical effect and strength.

Ban Biochemical And Genetic Engineering

A resolution to modify universal standards of healthcare.

Category: Health

Area of Effect: Bioethics

Proposed by: Dirauti

In recent years, Dirauti and several other nations have experienced unexplainable pandemics of cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Scientists believe that it is caused by genetically engineered fruit that was being shipped in by other nations.

This proposal will ban these foods from being grown and illegal GMOs from being shipped into other countries.

The Right To Migrate And Immigration
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: North Tobago

This WA proposal,

ACKNOWLEDGING the right for citizens of WA member states to leave the country, and return whenever they please, via abiding by immigration laws, passports and forms and regulations.

RECOGNISING that some WA member states do not give citizens the right to leave the country, some even arrested and executed for trying to leave.

REALISING that these WA member states abuse Human Rights , specifically the right to migrate to other nations, either to leave or for a vacation

This WA Legislation

MANDATES: the repeal and reverse of Anti-Immigration laws in WA Member States

Citizens who want to migrate shall now go through a certain procedure at border patrol

PUNISHING: any WA Member State that may continue to refuse to give citizens the right to leave the nation

HARSHLY SANCTIONING these WA member states who violate these Human Rights, including ban on all trade deals with aaid WA member state.

Increase civil rights!
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights - Strength: Strong - Proposed by: Tobostan

We have had enough with dictators oppressing the citizens like their toys! We need to put civil rights up! If you look at Donotcomehere their rights are far below average! Would you live in a state where you couldn't use the toilet because the law does not allow it?

Universal Adoption of Christianity

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Conservative Christian American States

The World Assembly,
CONCERNED about the fact that potentially billions of souls are at risk of damnation due to not following the one true faith
WORRIED that followers of heathen religions may influence others to following their misguided beliefs
UNDERSTANDING that many lifestyles promoted by these beliefs are unnatural and an affront to the Creator

HEREBY
DECLARES that the religion of Christian shall be declared the official religion of the World Assembly
MANDATES that all member nations of the World Assembly adopt Christianity as their state religion
REQUIRES that all member nations, upon adopting Christianity, reshape their society and government to Christian principles: this includes but is not limited to:
Criminalizing abortion and birth control
Criminalizing and not recognizing any form of same-sex relationships or transgender identities
Criminalizing all drugs outside of alcohol and tobacco products
Criminalizing prostitution
Mandatory Creationism classes, replacing any classes teaching the debunked theory of evolution
Requiring all citizens to pray to their savior, God and His Son, Christ Jesus daily

If any member nations of the WA REFUSE to adhere to these requirements then:
They will be invaded by Religious Enforcers, a new branch of the World Assembly that will FORCE non-compliant nations to adopt Christianity. If they do not, then the Religious Enforcers will have the authority to usurp control over the government and place it under the control of the World Assembly directly.

There shall be a TWO-WEEK GRACE PERIOD following the passage of this resolution. During these two weeks, any member nations who do not want to be saved by the Grace of God may resign from the World Assembly without issue. Following this, then nations MUST begin the process of adopting Christianity.

At the adoption of this resolution, any and all World Assembly Resolutions which contradict it are hereby REPEALED. In addition, this resolution is declared PERMANENT AND REPEAL-PROOF and may not be repealed or modified in any way, shape, or form whatsoever.

First Nightmare wrote:

Universal Adoption of Christianity

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Conservative Christian American States

The World Assembly,
CONCERNED about the fact that potentially billions of souls are at risk of damnation due to not following the one true faith
WORRIED that followers of heathen religions may influence others to following their misguided beliefs
UNDERSTANDING that many lifestyles promoted by these beliefs are unnatural and an affront to the Creator

HEREBY
DECLARES that the religion of Christian shall be declared the official religion of the World Assembly
MANDATES that all member nations of the World Assembly adopt Christianity as their state religion
REQUIRES that all member nations, upon adopting Christianity, reshape their society and government to Christian principles: this includes but is not limited to:
Criminalizing abortion and birth control
Criminalizing and not recognizing any form of same-sex relationships or transgender identities
Criminalizing all drugs outside of alcohol and tobacco products
Criminalizing prostitution
Mandatory Creationism classes, replacing any classes teaching the debunked theory of evolution
Requiring all citizens to pray to their savior, God and His Son, Christ Jesus daily

If any member nations of the WA REFUSE to adhere to these requirements then:
They will be invaded by Religious Enforcers, a new branch of the World Assembly that will FORCE non-compliant nations to adopt Christianity. If they do not, then the Religious Enforcers will have the authority to usurp control over the government and place it under the control of the World Assembly directly.

There shall be a TWO-WEEK GRACE PERIOD following the passage of this resolution. During these two weeks, any member nations who do not want to be saved by the Grace of God may resign from the World Assembly without issue. Following this, then nations MUST begin the process of adopting Christianity.

At the adoption of this resolution, any and all World Assembly Resolutions which contradict it are hereby REPEALED. In addition, this resolution is declared PERMANENT AND REPEAL-PROOF and may not be repealed or modified in any way, shape, or form whatsoever.

1. Repeal proof- violation of the Blocker rule
2. Repeals without being a repeal - violation of the Repeal rule
3. Contradiction of a very high number of WA resolutions
4. WA rules enforcers in nations - violation of the Mechanics rules
5. Mandated adoption of Christianity - violation of the Ideological Ban rule.

Mentoka wrote:

Bears Armed wrote:Ayuh, you've hit all of the reasons for which I've officially labelled it as illegal.

Couldn't the primary reason be that it is just plain stupid, incorrect, and worst of all bigoted beyond belief? Perhaps just discarding it would be the preferable solution?

Religious Sacrifices Should Be Legal

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: HellsLink

I Think that religious people should have the right to sacrifice anyone they wish, as long as the sacrifice agree's and wishes to proceed with said sacrifice. They must have video proof of the sacrifice agreeing or else it will be illegal. If they do sacrifice a human, and do not have video evidence of them agreeing then they will be charged with murder/manslaughter. But with all things considered a religious person should be allowed to sacrifice anyone as long as the sacrifice agree's. The argument for this is that humans have been doing this for years and people in some religions think it shouldn't stop now.

Someone wanted me to bring this proposal forward, and that person would like to remain anonymous

The Ownership Of Bodies Of Water
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses - Mild

Proposed by: Syraj

Recognising the value of offshore business;
Considering a nation's influence over it's lakes;
Understanding that there are areas of outstanding beauty in bodies of water;
The WA hereby proposes that:
1) All nations have 50 kilometers of ocean upon which they can do as they please.
2) For a further 50 kilometers the nation's laws are active but the nation cannot build upon this.
3) In other areas, the WA's laws apply only.
4) The WA delegate can designate areas of underwater natural importance where no nation can build, but, if applicable, still has it's laws in place.
5) A nation can appeal to it's WA delegate to build beyond it's 50 kilometers zone or build in a area of underwater natural importance.
6) For countries surrounding lakes, it is full owned by the nation.
7) For a lake between 2 nations, a line is drawn from the 2 border ends and is the border.
For 3 or more nations, the center of the lake is where all the borders are drawn to.
9) For parts 7 to 8, this is only applicable if there is no historic border already drawn up.

Grays Harbor wrote:

The Ownership Of Bodies Of Water
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses - Mild

Proposed by: Syraj

Recognising the value of offshore business;
Considering a nation's influence over it's lakes;
Understanding that there are areas of outstanding beauty in bodies of water;
The WA hereby proposes that:
1) All nations have 50 kilometers of ocean upon which they can do as they please.
2) For a further 50 kilometers the nation's laws are active but the nation cannot build upon this.
3) In other areas, the WA's laws apply only.
4) The WA delegate can designate areas of underwater natural importance where no nation can build, but, if applicable, still has it's laws in place.
5) A nation can appeal to it's WA delegate to build beyond it's 50 kilometers zone or build in a area of underwater natural importance.
6) For countries surrounding lakes, it is full owned by the nation.
7) For a lake between 2 nations, a line is drawn from the 2 border ends and is the border.
For 3 or more nations, the center of the lake is where all the borders are drawn to.
9) For parts 7 to 8, this is only applicable if there is no historic border already drawn up.

Parts of this duplicate Law of the Seas
parts seem to duplicate Transboundary Water Use Act

Which makes this superfluous, and illegal

The Complete Legalization Of Sports Gambling
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling

Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize

Proposed by: The Southern Gulf of Mexico

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: The Complete Legalization Of Sports Gambling.

UNDERSTANDING: That sports gambling must be made legalized.

CONCERNED: That a nation refusing their people of the right to gamble, is refusing their people freedom.

WISHING: That the World Assembly recognizes the right of freedom for all peoples of the world, and acknowledging the people's right to pursue happiness.

CONVINCED: That legalizing sports gambling is the wish of the people of the world, and that sports gambling would bring forth an abundance of tax monies for nations of the world. Also being convinced that: denying the people the right to gamble is denying the people, their freedom.

DEFINES: That all nations of the world shall and must allow and legalize sports gambling for their people.

DECREES: That all people of the world have the right to pursue happiness of their choosing. Decreeing that all people of the world have the right to freedom and that no Government shall have the ability to impede their peoples' ability to Gamble on sporting events.

Grays Harbor wrote:

The Complete Legalization Of Sports Gambling
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling

Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize

Proposed by: The Southern Gulf of Mexico

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: The Complete Legalization Of Sports Gambling.

UNDERSTANDING: That sports gambling must be made legalized.

CONCERNED: That a nation refusing their people of the right to gamble, is refusing their people freedom.

WISHING: That the World Assembly recognizes the right of freedom for all peoples of the world, and acknowledging the people's right to pursue happiness.

CONVINCED: That legalizing sports gambling is the wish of the people of the world, and that sports gambling would bring forth an abundance of tax monies for nations of the world. Also being convinced that: denying the people the right to gamble is denying the people, their freedom.

DEFINES: That all nations of the world shall and must allow and legalize sports gambling for their people.

DECREES: That all people of the world have the right to pursue happiness of their choosing. Decreeing that all people of the world have the right to freedom and that no Government shall have the ability to impede their peoples' ability to Gamble on sporting events.

"All nations of the world" reads like trying to effect both WA and non-WA nations.

Grays Harbor wrote:

The Ownership Of Bodies Of Water
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses - Mild

Proposed by: Syraj

Recognising the value of offshore business;
Considering a nation's influence over it's lakes;
Understanding that there are areas of outstanding beauty in bodies of water;
The WA hereby proposes that:
1) All nations have 50 kilometers of ocean upon which they can do as they please.
2) For a further 50 kilometers the nation's laws are active but the nation cannot build upon this.
3) In other areas, the WA's laws apply only.
4) The WA delegate can designate areas of underwater natural importance where no nation can build, but, if applicable, still has it's laws in place.
5) A nation can appeal to it's WA delegate to build beyond it's 50 kilometers zone or build in a area of underwater natural importance.
6) For countries surrounding lakes, it is full owned by the nation.
7) For a lake between 2 nations, a line is drawn from the 2 border ends and is the border.
For 3 or more nations, the center of the lake is where all the borders are drawn to.
9) For parts 7 to 8, this is only applicable if there is no historic border already drawn up.

Parts of this duplicate Law of the Seas

parts seem to duplicate Transboundary Water Use Act

Which makes this superfluous, and illegal