Draft of a Free Trade proposal for consideration

[AtlantisB]

I would like to submit the following Free Trade proposal in the General Assembly and I am requesting your feedback to ensure that is satisfies the required format:

"Let's abolish all tariffs and quotas and reap the benefits that unfettered exchange makes possible for all nations. In my country I have eliminated all barriers and implemented free trade unilaterally. The result has been an amazing explosion of wealth and prosperity, so I speak from personal experience when I propose to turn the entire world into a free trade area. We'll be happy we did and our citizens will love us for it."

Moreover, since I am new to NationStates and am still learning the ropes, I'd like to ask how we express our approval of General Assembly and Security Council proposals submitted by other nations and how we solicit others for approval of our proposals. Your guidance will be most appreciated. Thank you very much.

[Separatist Peoples]

"We reject this entirely, as it makes no provisions for member states seeking to protect a weak field of their domestic economy, nor allows for the use of punitive tariffs to use against states in violation of international law."

[AtlantisB]

That does it, I am immediately withdrawing from World Assembly. You are every bit as tyrannical as the EU and AtlantisB is a proudly sovereign country, accepting no foreign tyrants, be they single countries or international entities. My parting shot is, may your conglomeration from hell go down in flames in Pluto's Hades, where you belong.

[Bananaistan]

"Goodbye now.

"Next time you may wish to check the typical format for proposals (see the listing of passed resolutions here) and the secretariat rules in respect of proposals (see here)."

- Ted Hornwood

Moreover, since I am new to NationStates and am still learning the ropes, I'd like to ask how we express our approval of General Assembly and Security Council proposals submitted by other nations and how we solicit others for approval of our proposals. Your guidance will be most appreciated. Thank you very much.

OOC: Only regional delegates can approve proposals in the queue. If a proposal gets 6% of delegate approvals, it goes to general vote. Soliciting support is primarily done by sending telegrams to other nations.

[AtlantisB]

Irrelevant now, as I realize that the "World Assembly" is an evil totalitarian federation aiming to establish world government, so I will forever be its total and dogged enemy, just as I loathe the goddamned EU and UN.

[Post War America]

The WA is an evil organization because one member disapproves of your forced open trade? Seems a little bit of over reaction.

[AtlantisB]

Come on Senator from hell, free trade is not forced, this is a contradiction in terms. I know its real-life equivalents of World Assembly, was hoping it was better, but have been proven wrong, which is why I am gleefully sending it to the cauldrons of Pluto's Hades.

[Bears Armed]

"Let's abolish all tariffs and quotas and reap the benefits that unfettered exchange makes possible for all nations. In my country I have eliminated all barriers and implemented free trade unilaterally. The result has been an amazing explosion of wealth and prosperity, so I speak from personal experience when I propose to turn the entire world into a free trade area. We'll be happy we did and our citizens will love us for it."

OOC

"Let's" wouldn't count as a valid 'operative' term, so this proposal wouldn't actually do anything.

"In my country" & "I speak from personal experience" & "I propose to" = Illegal for 'Branding': Proposals, because they are supposed to be drafts for laws to be passed by the (WA) GA as a whole, have to be worded as if written by the (WA) GA as a whole.

"to turn the entire world into a free trade area" apparently envisages this proposal as being binding on all of the nations that aren't members of the WA, as well as on those that are members, which is another illegality.

Also, some existing GA legislation specifically allows tariffs in particular circumstances, so this would be illegal for 'Contradiction' too.

This proposal potentially could be re-written to make it 'Legal', unless the Secretariat (OOC: the Mods) prohibit it because they consider blocking the entire 'Protective Tariffs' area-of-effect in a single go too much, but I very much doubt whether it would actually pass even then...

[Separatist Peoples]

That does it, I am immediately withdrawing from World Assembly. You are every bit as tyrannical as the EU and AtlantisB is a proudly sovereign country, accepting no foreign tyrants, be they single countries or international entities. My parting shot is, may your conglomeration from hell go down in flames in Pluto's Hades, where you belong.

"Ambassador, that is the single dumbest rage quit I've ever seen. I was arguing for more freedom to member states, not less. I was advocating exactly the opposite of what your tantrum suggested I was arguing. If this is how your delegation deals with criticism, the World Assembly is well rid of you. My only request, if your diplomatic career continues, is that you take on some critical reading skills so you can respond to real arguments and not those you simply want to hear."

[Post War America]

Come on Senator from hell, free trade is not forced, this is a contradiction in terms. I know its real-life equivalents of World Assembly, was hoping it was better, but have been proven wrong, which is why I am gleefully sending it to the cauldrons of Pluto's Hades.

"Delegate, I would ask you refrain from using insulting superlatives. Further, the mandated abolition of tariffs is essentially enforcing a Free Trade doctrine on every member of this esteemed institution. Such an action is clearly a violation of the national sovereignty, an act which your very position seems to indicate you are against. In effect delegate, you are acting with enormous hypocrisy. Your proposal lacks merit in that the though behind it, the notion that free trade is inherently beneficial to everyone, is flawed at best, as free trade benefits only large and powerful corporations and nations at the expense of smaller businesses, the economy of nations with small industry, and oftentimes the working class of all nations. Further, the mandated abolition of tariffs and quotas, by its very nature disallows trade sanctions and other barriers to trade that a nation may use as a diplomatic tool against geopolitical opponents without resorting to armed conflict. Your proposal lacks merit from its construction, to its backing thought. Your backing out of a multinational organization because "it violates your national sovereignty", and the WA in particular because "it is an evil totalitarian aiming to establish world government", and ultimately because you are upset that it would not immediately accept your poorly thought out and generally moronic proposal, demonstrates a very concerning lack of knowledge of multilateral diplomacy among your diplomatic corps. Finally, your veiled threat to a major world organization demonstrates a worrisome warmonger-like ethos. I for one will be recommending to my government that tariffs be raised on your nation, due this fact. Good day delegate, and would I suggest that you improve your ability to take criticism, lest some unfortunate nation has the poor luck of offending your tender sensibilities.