Resolution #1

[Kaeyoku]

I plan a resolution on the most recent law. We shall lift the ban! Who’s with me?!

[Minskiev]

Isn’t there a 250 million population requirement, or is that only for issues?

[Shazbotdom]

I plan a resolution on the most recent law. We shall lift the ban! Who’s with me?!

"Ambassador, are you saying that you are going to attempt to Repeal Resolution 1? Or what is this going on?"

[Gig em Aggies]

well you need to follow the rules such as this

Proposal Basics: Proposals must be written as laws, not commentaries, editorials, etc.
Originality: Proposals cannot contradict or duplicate active resolutions. Ideally, proposals will present unique ideas.
Duplication: From the verb 'to duplicate' - to repeat a specific action or concept. Proposals may elaborate in specific areas of policy where broad legislation exists, but may not replicate specific policy. Authors may re-iterate in general terms a minor part of existing policy to provide support to their proposal.
Contradiction: From the verb 'to contradict' - to state opposite or deny a concept or idea. Proposals which conflict with explicit clauses within an active resolution will be removed.
Committees: Every proposal must affect member states in some fashion. A committee may be the primary agent of that effect, but forming it may not be the proposal's only action. Requiring member states to interact with the committee somehow is sufficient, provided the interaction creates a measurable burden - one more strenuous than simply filing paperwork.
A proposal cannot define: who can/cannot staff the committee, how members are chosen, and term lengths
A committee continues to exist after its resolution is repealed if it's used in another resolution
A single-use committee that died when its resolution was repealed may be revived for a relevant new proposal
Ideological Ban: Proposals cannot wholly outlaw, whether through direct or indirect language, religious, political or economic ideologies. However, proposals can target specific practices, such as slavery.
House of Cards: Proposals cannot rely on the existing resolutions to support it; it must be independent. However, repeals may reference other resolutions as an argument to justify the repeal.
Real World Reference: WA laws are written for the world of NationStates and the fictional countries therein, so your proposal should not contain any real world references. This includes but is not limited to, world leaders, real world persons, places, organizations and/or events. Generic references, however, are permitted, such as religions, political philosophies, languages, general scientific terminology, and phenomena.
Repeal Basics: Resolutions are not written in stone.
Amendments: A supplementary set of clauses that either enhance or modify an active proposal's text. Proposals cannot amend existing resolutions because the game's coding does not allow for it. To introduce new legislation, the active resolution must be repealed. This applies to appeals as well.
Repeals: Legislation to remove an active resolution. Repeals can only be submitted by click the repeal link at the foot of the target resolution. Repeals submitted using anything but the repeal function are automatically removed.
Other grounds upon which a repeal can be removed:
National Sovereignty: Theoretically any resolution can be removed with this sole argument. For this reason, repeals require unique arguments tailored to the target resolution. NatSov may be used as an additional unique argument but it cannot take over the repeal. Its variations include cultural and religious sovereignty.
New Legislation: A repeal cannot introduce new legislation and can only seek to repeal the existing resolution. A new proposal on the same topic may be submitted after passage of the repeal.
Honest Mistake: Repeals should address the contents of the resolution it's targeting, and not just state the reverse of the arguments given in the resolution. Embellishment, exaggeration, deceptive/weaselly-words do not constitute an 'honest mistake'. An 'honest mistake' is factual inaccuracies, misrepresentation, or content that doesn't address the resolution.

[Tinhampton]

Isn’t there a 250 million population requirement, or is that only for issues?

That's just for issues (HIYA THERE BITELY IF YOU'RE READING THIS)

[Unity Entente]

So what exactly is your argument? Because saying the last law, whichever one you’re talking about, should be lifted because reasons isn’t going to persuade anyone to do anything.

[Astrobolt]

OOC: Write a draft resolution first so we can give feedback.

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

I plan a resolution on the most recent law. We shall lift the ban! Who’s with me?!

"Ambassador, are you saying that you are going to attempt to Repeal Resolution 1? Or what is this going on?"

I think he means repeal the most recent law, Ban of Forced Bloodsports.

[Shazbotdom]

"Ambassador, are you saying that you are going to attempt to Repeal Resolution 1? Or what is this going on?"

I think he means repeal the most recent law, Ban of Forced Bloodsports.

"Honestly, at this point, I don't know if he knows what he means."

[Reploid Productions]

I plan a resolution on the most recent law. We shall lift the ban! Who’s with me?!

Hi and welcome to the General Assembly! (And to Nationstates as well, since it appears you just joined within the past week.) The World Assembly is one of the more challenging areas of the game to get into, as it has something of a steep learning curve and many procedures official and communal to learn.

First I would advise you spend some time reading the pinned threads in the GA subforum, especially the General Assembly Q&A and the GA Proposal Compendium: Rules & General Advice. It is highly recommended that you spend some time simply participating in drafting discussions and current vote debates before you make your first dive into crafting your own first proposal so you can get a better feel for what goes into a successful resolution, the overall drafting process from initial idea to the voting floor, and a better idea of what the community is like. A spin through previously passed resolutions is also advised so you can better avoid retreading old ground that may be covered by a prior resolution already on the books.

Even experienced proposal writers can take weeks or even months perfecting a draft before they submit it. The General Assembly is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't be discouraged, but understand that it takes a lot of effort to craft GA legislation. The locals are a great resource to help you improve your ideas, so don't be afraid to ask for help. Likewise, even if criticism is harsh, it will help you improve if you take the time to listen.

Since you don't have a draft yet, and this topic is going to very quickly become spammy without an actual draft to discuss, I'm going to lock it.