[Draft] A Resolution to Abolish Debtor’s Prisons

[The Archipelago Territory]

WHEREAS, those who are accused of failing to pay debts may, in some Nationstates, be sent to a debtor’s prison; and

WHEREAS, in Nationstates with poor economies, those who do not earn a large amount of money are unable to pay debts; and

WHEREAS, those who are unable to pay their debts and are sent to debtor’s prison are unable work, therefore unable to pay back the debts that sent them there in the first place; and

NOTING that if taxes imposed by Nationstates are not paid, then the global economy will fail, not paying taxes will still be punishable by law; and

WHEREAS, Debtors prisons are a large problem, and now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, debtors prisons are hereby abolished; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the failure to pay taxes is not considered a “debt,” and therefore is still a punishable offense.

[Sierra Lyricalia]

OOC: Alright, you've got a draft on an open topic. Now you need to pick a category and strength/area of effect into which your idea fits, and you'll need a title as well. Have a glance through the GA links in my signature below to help you make those decisions, and put your proposed title in the thread title. Then be prepared to keep gradually improving and working on this draft over a period of days at least, preferably weeks, to make it as strong and useful as possible. People will make suggestions, in character snark, and other comments and if you take it all in stride you'll have a good chance to pass this after a while. Remember it's a marathon, not a sprint. Good luck!

[Bitely]

Yeah, ditch it and start all over.

[The Archipelago Territory]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_vi ... 1558293668

[Kenmoria]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_view_proposal/id=the_archipelago_territory_1558293668

(OOC: Why did you submit this? You were informed in the other thread of the need to draft for several weeks, if not months, before submission. Although the proposal isn’t the worst that’s ever been seen, it does need quite a lot of work before it has a good chance of passing and staying on the books. I encourage you to withdraw your proposal and draft it. Also, there’s no need for a separate thread, one will do.)

[Kenmoria]

Yeah, ditch it and start all over.

(OOC: This is not the avenue I suggest taking. Although almost all, if not all, of the legislative text will need to be reworked, there needs to be a starting point for people to critique, and the topic itself isn’t unworkable, so there is some good law here.)

[Frisbeeteria]

You were informed in the other thread of the need to draft for several weeks,

Merged. One thread is all you get for all discussion of any given proposal by any given author. Stop creating new topics for every variant, please. Just make relevant edits to the opening post, including title.