[DISCARDED] Repeal "Preventing the Execution of Innocents"

[The Sect Meces]

Ambassador Leman sinks slowly into his chair.

"Oh great we're having this argument again"

Fixing his posture, he clears his throat and slowly raises his arm.

"We'll throw in our support for this repeal."

[The Sect Meces]

*the Delegate's Office bursts into rapturous applause* Ooo, we're so pleased to see that for vote is winning! This was an awful piece of legislation concocted by that should quite rightly be shot down and burned to smithereens.

Ambassador Leman grumbles.

"That's what happened last time, and it still got passed because some super delegate changed their mind."

[Bears Armed]

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Just look at what happened to the last proposal that went to a vote.

OOC
And unfortunately it looks as though that is going to happen again. GenSec has been considering a challenge, and with one member recusing themselves as well as two members apparently absent due to RL factors (We'll give them a bit longer to have their say, just in case, but would need probably to post the 'Discard' request at least 12 before voting ends to be on the safe side...) the two votes given so far for accepting the challenge as correct will probably settle it.
(For the record, I wanted this repeal to pass, but GenSec has to rule on facts rather than on personal preferences...)

[Saint Zechariah]

Opposed on the grounds of the basic human right to life. Capital punishment should under no circumstances be permitted as it would be hypocritical of a state, republic or nation to carry out state-sanctioned murder in the name of (phony) justice.

[Salcanceacy]

Ambassador Sierra stands

"salcanceacy maintains its sovereign right. To execute those wish to cause harm and discontent within the nation. Until a suitable political climate is established."

"I would like to make this especially clear that regardless of the outcome. My nation will continue to practise capital punishment. Thus in light of the staunch bureaucracy that is present within World Assemblies system to minimise the abuse of my nations practises. salcanceacy moves to support the repeal of this agreement."

[United States of Americanas]

Pointless for my country to vote on this. We don’t have a prison or death penalty system. Anyone who commits a crime is committed to a psychiatric rehabilitation center until they are deemed fit to renter society.

[Bimantra]

Is there any resolution that allows capital punishment?

[Wallenburg]

Is there any resolution that allows capital punishment?

Such a resolution would contradict the target, so no.

[Kenmoria]

Ambassador Sierra stands

"salcanceacy maintains its sovereign right. To execute those wish to cause harm and discontent within the nation. Until a suitable political climate is established."

"I would like to make this especially clear that regardless of the outcome. My nation will continue to practise capital punishment. Thus in light of the staunch bureaucracy that is present within World Assemblies system to minimise the abuse of my nations practises. salcanceacy moves to support the repeal of this agreement."

(OOC: The Administrative Compliance Act deals with noncompliance, imposing fines and sanctions is these are not paid. And, whilst it isn’t prohibited, it is considered poor role playing to merely ignore a passed resolution, such as Preventing the Execution of Innocents, entirely.)

[Palamos]

The government of Palamos support this initiative.

[Gartonch]

OFFICIAL Gartonch STATEMENT
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Dear fellow General Assembly Members,

It is my personal opinion, and the majority stance of my cabinet, that this resolution benefits the welfare of not only our home nation, but the congregation whom this affects. As noted, the repealed resolution does supposedly not allow nations who have garnered under a million citizens to legally file a capital case. This is troubling, especially for crime-ridden nations who may have had a decrease in population due to war. HOWEVER , the prevention of the execution of innocent men and women, I believe, should be retained. Carrying no offense to other nation's courts and judges, the loss of a innocent, valuable and loved citizen who may have changed the world if not for their legal death saddens me, and I wish to see a proposal for the prevention of that scenario that gives light to the clear failures of the to-be repealed resolution.

Sincerely,
Isaac Finkbeiner
Gartonchian President

[Rouge State]

Assembled dignitaries,

We are deeply pleased at seeing yet another efficient repeal of the previous proposal. Like the one granting individuals sweeping power to defend themselves, any World Assembly legislation hampering our ability to perform executions in a timely fashion would force us to refrain from considering membership in this august body.

Justice which is delayed in its arrival is often justice denied in practice, for both the criminal and their victims suffer much longer than necessary in the time of delay.

I will once again inform the Most Beneficent and All-Glorious People's Commander, Superlatively Esteemed Master of the Realm, and Voice of All Liberation from Delight, that it may be worth re-considering our recusal from the World Assembly, if this trend of repealing intrusive legislation which interferes with the capacity of all nations to order the lives of the people for the collective good becomes an established practice for the World Assembly.

Most Excellent Observer at the World Assembly
Legionnaire General of the Militant People's Army
Suleimon Lai-tzo

[Kenmoria]

-snip-

(OOC: The repeal’s being mod-discarded based on the challenge thread, it won’t pass.)

[Marshite Ponies]

"The Republic of Akila considers the target resolution well-intentioned but obtusely written and thusly supports this repeal, even as it recognizes it is likely to be discarded. The Republic does not have the death penalty itself- its safeguards for the public to protect them from criminals are handled through petrification- but finds the target resolution to be little more than unwarranted and purposefully obstructionary intrusion into the application of sentencing."

[Cosmopolitan borovan]

"Repeal "Preventing the Execution of Innocents"" was discarded by the WA for rule violations after garnering 9,411 votes in favor and 6,397 votes against.

[New Bremerton]

OOC: Damn.

[Lost Brotherhood]

What I'd like to know is how these resolutions keep making it through GenSec and to the floor, if GenSec is going to have to keep stepping in and discarding them like this

[Cosmopolitan borovan]

Usually someone has a little extra time on their hands to read the resolution closely to see if there are any illegal mistakes, something contradicts, or if words are interpreted a certain way and end up filing a illegality challenge.

*sips coffee*

[Bears Armed]

OOC
Also, RL factors mean that GenSec is temporarily short of staff at present: There's only four of us, rather than the planned six, currently checking the submitted proposals.
We've started an internal discussion about whether we should add one or two new members to help fix this problem.