General Assembly Q&A

[Imperium Anglorum]

Does anyone know if there are any bills that have been passed regarding to restricting abortion?

Here and here. Both expand, rather than reduce, the right to have an abortion.

I ought also note that a contradiction rule exists. "Proposals which conflict with explicit clauses within an active resolution will be removed."

[Bakhton]

Is the GenSec an IC organization?

[Separatist Peoples]

Is the GenSec an IC organization?

Not in effect. I guess you could refer to it a the Secretariat, the way we historically referred to the mods.

[Araraukar]

Is the GenSec an IC organization?

Not in effect. I guess you could refer to it a the Secretariat, the way we historically referred to the mods.

I still use "Secretariat" for mods, since they're still the ones that actually remove the proposals. Though I've taken to advicing newbies entirely OOCly.

Mind you, I don't see why GenSec couldn't be mentioned in IC. We could just pretend you guys are a bunch of gnomes....

[Bears Armed Mission]

Not in effect. I guess you could refer to it a the Secretariat, the way we historically referred to the mods.

I still use "Secretariat" for mods, since they're still the ones that actually remove the proposals. Though I've taken to advicing newbies entirely OOCly.

Mind you, I don't see why GenSec couldn't be mentioned in IC. We could just pretend you guys are a bunch of gnomes....

The name that I suggested for our group, bearing in mind previous usage of 'Secretariat' as a reference to the Mods, was 'Counsel to the Secretariat'.

[Kitzerland]

What do the terms "NatSov" and "IntFed" mean?

[States of Glory WA Office]

What do the terms "NatSov" and "IntFed" mean?

'National Sovereigntist' and 'International Federalist'. They basically mean nothing nowadays.

[Araraukar]

What do the terms "NatSov" and "IntFed" mean?

'National Sovereigntist' and 'International Federalist'. They basically mean nothing nowadays.

In very general terms NatSov people think everything (or almost everything) should be left to the nations to decide for themselves. IntFed people (I don't know if we actually have any of these around anymore, everyone's more or less NatSov) on the other hand think that most things would be best legislated upon internationally with only minor things being left up to the nations themselves.

[Christian Democrats]

What do the terms "NatSov" and "IntFed" mean?

In American terms:

NatSov = I support states' rights.
IntFed = I support the central government.

[Bakhton]

'National Sovereigntist' and 'International Federalist'. They basically mean nothing nowadays.

In very general terms NatSov people think everything (or almost everything) should be left to the nations to decide for themselves. IntFed people (I don't know if we actually have any of these around anymore, everyone's more or less NatSov) on the other hand think that most things would be best legislated upon internationally with only minor things being left up to the nations themselves.

What happened the IntFed? Burn out?

[Araraukar]

What happened the IntFed? Burn out?

You'd have to ask them. I can't remember who played on that side. But even NatSov is now... Well, way back when IntFed and NatSov were considered to be the polar opposites. Now most people around go for "reasonable NatSov", which might be summed up as "deal with international issues with international laws and national issues with national laws". Of course arguments abound about what counts as an international issue, and that's why it's the most commonly asked question on new drafts...

[The Atlae Isles]

What happened the IntFed? Burn out?

You'd have to ask them. I can't remember who played on that side. But even NatSov is now... Well, way back when IntFed and NatSov were considered to be the polar opposites. Now most people around go for "reasonable NatSov", which might be summed up as "deal with international issues with international laws and national issues with national laws". Of course arguments abound about what counts as an international issue, and that's why it's the most commonly asked question on new drafts...

Well, people say to some extreme drafts as: "Oh, NatSovers aren't going to like that." Are anybody ever going to say, "Oh, IntFeders aren't going to like that" to anything?

[Bakhton]

You'd have to ask them. I can't remember who played on that side. But even NatSov is now... Well, way back when IntFed and NatSov were considered to be the polar opposites. Now most people around go for "reasonable NatSov", which might be summed up as "deal with international issues with international laws and national issues with national laws". Of course arguments abound about what counts as an international issue, and that's why it's the most commonly asked question on new drafts...

Well, people say to some extreme drafts as: "Oh, NatSovers aren't going to like that." Are anybody ever going to say, "Oh, IntFeders aren't going to like that" to anything?

Standards they disagree with probably.

[The Atlae Isles]

Well, people say to some extreme drafts as: "Oh, NatSovers aren't going to like that." Are anybody ever going to say, "Oh, IntFeders aren't going to like that" to anything?

Standards they disagree with probably.

I'll just use it from now on.

Let's see if I can bring it back.

[Araraukar]

Well, people say to some extreme drafts as: "Oh, NatSovers aren't going to like that." Are anybody ever going to say, "Oh, IntFeders aren't going to like that" to anything?

Standards they disagree with probably.

I'll just use it from now on.

EDIT: Let's see if I can bring it back.

Please don't do it just for the sake of doing it. If you actually want to try to RP as IntFed then go for it, but no catchphrases for the sake of dead memes, please.

[Kitzerland]

You'd have to ask them. I can't remember who played on that side. But even NatSov is now... Well, way back when IntFed and NatSov were considered to be the polar opposites. Now most people around go for "reasonable NatSov", which might be summed up as "deal with international issues with international laws and national issues with national laws". Of course arguments abound about what counts as an international issue, and that's why it's the most commonly asked question on new drafts...

Well, people say to some extreme drafts as: "Oh, NatSovers aren't going to like that." Are anybody ever going to say, "Oh, IntFeders aren't going to like that" to anything?

I guess you could say that about a repeal of GA 1.

[Frustrated Franciscans]

What happened the IntFed? Burn out?

I"m not exactly sure. There was a general burn out in terms of massive resolutions in the first place. A few of the major IntFed leaning players left the game or was thrown out (repeatedly I might add). A few just stopped being active in the WA (but that's also true for NatSov as well).

Look at the first few pages of the WA resolutions and compare them to the last few pages. There has been a vast change in the overall strength of resolutions.

[Bears Armed]

What happened the IntFed? Burn out?

You'd have to ask them. I can't remember who played on that side. But even NatSov is now... Well, way back when IntFed and NatSov were considered to be the polar opposites. Now most people around go for "reasonable NatSov", which might be summed up as "deal with international issues with international laws and national issues with national laws". Of course arguments abound about what counts as an international issue, and that's why it's the most commonly asked question on new drafts...

Actually, most of the 'NatSovs' who used to post fairly regularly in this forum (& its precursor) were what you're calling "reasonable NatSov" -- and we tended then to call "moderate NatSov" -- anyway: The 'stronger' sort tended not to join in the first place, or joined [for one reason or another, such as regional control] but then mostly ignored the forums and just threw their votes into the 'Against' side e.g. the leadership in the region named 'Gatesville'...

[Bakhton]

What's the worst resolution that's ever been passed?

[Christian Democrats]

What's the worst resolution that's ever been passed?

"Reproductive Freedoms"

[Wallenburg]

What's the worst resolution that's ever been passed?

"Reproductive Freedoms"

"World Space Administration"

[Araraukar]

What's the worst resolution that's ever been passed?

"Standardised Passport Act".

[Frustrated Franciscans]

What's the worst resolution that's ever been passed?

Max Barry Day?

[Araraukar]

What's the worst resolution that's ever been passed?

Max Barry Day?

I thought the idea was to be restricted to NSWA resolutions, but if NSUN ones are allowed, then yeah, ^that one.

[Separatist Peoples]

World Space Administration. By far.