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[DRAFT] Human Overpopulation Act

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Gbemisol
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[DRAFT] Human Overpopulation Act

Postby Gbemisol » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:10 am

Hello, I am new to NationStates, my nation isn't even a week old yet, but I have fallen in love with the mechanics and community of NationStates. I was wondering if my proposal is formatted correctly, and if it makes sense.

Thank You.

Human Overpopulation Act
A resolution to maintain population growth

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Gbemisol & Ormand

Description:

REALISING that overpopulation could result in the inability to fulfill the basic needs of citizens and cause the eventual dismay of the loss of human rights including, but not limited to, food and water shortage; absence of sufficient shelter; and lack of sanitation.

ACKNOWLEDGING that a substantially large population allows a large labour force, which is required for a nation’s economy to thrive.

HOPING to preserve human rights by maintaining population growth without largely affecting nations’ economies.

Hereby,

Defines,
Overpopulation as exceeding the carrying capacity in a specific geographical location, rendering the area unsustainable.
Human rights as rights that belong to every person

MANDATES teaching of sexual education in all education curriculums.

STRONGLY URGES a new committee to be formed, the “Juvenile Education Authority” (JEA), to develop and maintain a curriculum for Sexual Education internationally.

REQUIRES nations to establish a provision tax that favours families consisting of none, or few children.

ENCOURAGES nations to promote, or subsidize family planning practices.
Regards,
Gbemisol,
Founder of New South Islands.

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Araraukar
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Postby Araraukar » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:53 am

OOC: Welcome to the GA forum!

I can see you have a fairly good grasp of what a proposal should look like, but there are several issues with it. The most obvious being that if you're seeking to restrict people's reproduction, it doesn't fit the Human Rights category. Secondly, you can't meddle on nations' internal taxation policy. And thirdly, though this isn't a rules issue, mandating sex ed for kindergard age kids sounds a bit too overzealous. :P

I suggest you re-read the categories part of the proposal rules, and search the passed resolutions thread for sexual education to see what, if anything, has been attempted on the subject before.

Proposal rules: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=159348
Passed resolutions: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=30
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United Massachusetts
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Postby United Massachusetts » Fri Jul 06, 2018 5:39 pm

This whole overpopulation nonsense is a farce.

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Wallenburg
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Postby Wallenburg » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:18 pm

Regardless of whether overpopulation is really an issue to worry about, you may want to consider this.
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Tinfect
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Postby Tinfect » Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:52 pm

United Massachusetts wrote:This whole overpopulation nonsense is a farce.


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Aclion
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Postby Aclion » Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:38 pm

Mentoka wrote:
United Massachusetts wrote:This whole overpopulation nonsense is a farce.

Is it now? I suppose the whole theory that Earth is spherical is just a farce as well? Seems science has proven pretty conclusively that the Earth cannot even support the current population in the long term.

Maybe try looking at actual science before calling people flat earthers. https://www.livescience.com/16493-peopl ... pport.html

Anyway this is all academic, as WA members arn't limited to earth, or to humans for that matter, and there is no restaurant on the populations our nationstates can support.
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Araraukar
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Postby Araraukar » Sat Jul 07, 2018 2:28 am

Aclion wrote:Anyway this is all academic, as WA members arn't limited to earth, or to humans for that matter, and there is no restaurant on the populations our nationstates can support.

OOC: A DYAC moment if I ever saw one... Honestly thought halfway through the sentence that you were talking about eating the excess population... :lol2:
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Postby Grays Harbor » Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:47 am

Mentoka wrote:
United Massachusetts wrote:This whole overpopulation nonsense is a farce.

Is it now? I suppose the whole theory that Earth is spherical is just a farce as well? Seems science has proven pretty conclusively that the Earth cannot even support the current population in the long term.

NS =/= Earth. Our nations are on hundreds, if not thousands, of different worlds. Please do not lump us all on one particular ball of rock.
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