[DRAFT] Repeal "Read the Resolution Act"

[Jutsa]

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Repeal "Read the Resolution Act"
Category: Repeal | Target: GA #122

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General Assembly Resolution #122 "Read the Resolution Act" (Category: Furtherment of Democracy; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Applauding the target resolution's noble efforts in aiming to better keep member states informed to better achieve both compliance and better understanding of law when submitting proposals to this august assembly,

Believing however this resolution is mostly useless as any logical governing body would read the resolutions they're voting on regardless, while those who don't already will proceed not to regardless of the resolution's existence,

Disappointed that an entire government office must be created solely to read the resolutions only to relay the same information to the governing body,

Horrified that any nation joining the World Assembly who does not already have such a pointless office in place is automatically noncompliant for the very fact that they have no such ministry,

Deeply saddened by the sheer fact that any governing body which fails to read the old, dysfunctional target resolution are automatically categorized as non-compliant by doing the very act of not having read the resolution mandating all resolutions at vote be read by a dedicated office,

Frustrated that while governments may vote for a resolution without paying any regards to the office designed to read them, or chose not to vote in the first place, said office is forced to read proposals at vote anyway,

Disgruntled the person or persons staffing the office in question must be literate, a vague term which technically doesn't account for language barrier in either reading or informing,

Infuriated that said office can not only simply pretend to have read the resolutions, but also contort its findings to sway the government for its own potentially corrupt bureaucratic agenda,

Disgraced that the resolution assumes the World Assembly can magically keep an eye on every member nation to make sure every resolution has been read by at least one individual, a process which in of itself is prone to corruption and false accusations, resulting in innocent law abiders being conflated with the plethora of members who in reality continue to not read resolutions anyway,

Annoyed such a defective resolution is being upheld by taxpayers and not the World Assembly funds at large,

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution 122, "Read the Resolution Act".

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Repeal "Read the Resolution Act"
Category: Repeal | Target: GA #122

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General Assembly Resolution #122 "Read the Resolution Act" (Category: Furtherment of Democracy; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Applauding the target resolution's noble efforts in aiming to better keep member states informed to better achieve both compliance and better understanding of law when submitting proposals to this august assembly,

Believing however this resolution is mostly useless as any logical governing body would read the resolutions they're voting on regardless,

Disappointed that an entire government office must be created solely to read the resolutions only to relay the same information to the governing body,

Horrified that any nation joining the World Assembly who does not already have such a pointless office in place is automatically noncompliant for the very fact that they have no such ministry,

Deeply saddened by the sheer fact that any governing body which fails to read the old, dysfunctional target resolution are automatically forced into non-compliance by doing the very act of not having read the resolution mandating all resolutions at vote be read by a dedicated office,

Frustrated that while governments may vote for a resolution without paying any regards to the office designed to read them, said office is forced to read proposals at vote, regardless of whether the government would choose to participate in voting,

Disgruntled the person or persons staffing the office in question must be literate, a vague term which technically doesn't account for language barrier in either reading or informing,

Infuriated that said office can not only simply pretend to have read the resolutions, but also contort its findings to sway the government for its own potentially corrupt bureaucratic agenda,

Annoyed such a defective resolution is being upheld by taxpayers and not the World Assembly funds at large,

Hopeful that, should the Assembly wish to support the reading of at-vote legislations, a Security Council Declaration would be an effective way of allowing member states to decide for themselves how to implement such a request,

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution 122, "Read the Resolution Act".

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Repeal "Read the Resolution Act"
Category: Repeal | Target: GA #122

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General Assembly Resolution #122 "Read the Resolution Act" (Category: Furtherment of Democracy; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Applauding the target resolution's noble efforts in aiming to better keep member states informed to better achieve both compliance and better understanding of law when submitting proposals to this august assembly,

Believing however this resolution is mostly useless as any logical governing body would read the resolutions they're voting on regardless,

Disappointed that an entire government office must be created solely to read the resolutions only to relay the same information to the governing body,

Horrified that any nation joining the World Assembly who does not already have such a pointless office in place is automatically noncompliant for the very fact that they have no such ministry,

Deeply saddened by the sheer fact that any governing body which fails to read the old, dysfunctional target resolution are automatically forced into non-compliance by doing the very act of not having read the resolution mandating all resolutions at vote be read by a dedicated office,

Frustrated that while governments may vote for a resolution without paying any regards to the office designed to read them, said office is forced to read proposals at vote, regardless of whether the government would choose to participate in voting,

Disgruntled the person or persons staffing the office in question must be literate, a vague term which technically doesn't account for language barrier in either reading or informing,

Infuriated that said office can not only simply pretend to have read the resolutions, but also contort its findings to sway the government for its own potentially corrupt bureaucratic agenda,

Annoyed such a defective resolution is being upheld by taxpayers and not the World Assembly funds at large,

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution 122, "Read the Resolution Act".

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Repeal "Read the Resolution Act"
Category: Repeal | Target: GA #122

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General Assembly Resolution #122 "Read the Resolution Act" (Category: Furtherment of Democracy; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Applauding the target resolution's noble efforts in aiming to better keep member states informed to better achieve both compliance and better understanding of law when submitting proposals to this august assembly,

Believing however this resolution is mostly useless as any logical governing body would read the resolutions they're voting on regardless,

Disappointed that an entire government office must be created solely to read the resolutions only to relay the same information to the governing body,

Horrified that any nation joining the World Assembly who does not already have such a pointless office in place is automatically noncompliant for the very fact that they have no such ministry, subjecting said nation to any pressures asserted by the World Assembly and its member states,

Frustrated that while governments may vote for a resolution without paying any regards to the office designed to read them, said office is forced to read proposals at vote, regardless of whether the government would choose to participate in voting,

Mortified that any governing body which fails to read the old, dysfunctional target resolution are automatically forced into non-compliance by doing the very act of not having read the resolution mandating all resolutions at vote be read by a dedicated office,

Disgruntled that the person or persons staffing the office in question must be literate, a vague term which not only disregards language barriers, but also excludes those from using text to speech translations to review the resolutions, creating unnecessary discrimination against the illiterate and blind,

Infuriated that said office can not only simply pretend to have read the resolutions, but also contort its findings to sway the government for its own potentially corrupt bureaucratic agenda,

Annoyed that such a defective resolution is being upheld by taxpayers and not the World Assembly funds at large,

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution 122, "Read the Resolution Act".

[La Xinga]

I like this, support.

[Kenmoria]

“On the one hand, it is irritating that the Kenmorian WA Mission has to have a separate branch dedicated to reading resolutions, despite the fact that the entire nation was founded, by my glorious self, for that very purpose. On the other hand, it is just that: an irritation. I don’t think that requiring an administrative structure to be put in place needs to be any more strenuous than giving an official the title of ‘ambassador to the World Assembly’ and then declaring this to be a one-person office.”

“Also, I dispute the idea that a blind person person able to read and write via the aid of a text-to-speech translator is illiterate. Only the most literal, etymological interpretation of the word would result in such a result, and I would argue that it would be good-faith to have a blind person in this role.”

[Refuge Isle]

If I may be so bold, Read the Resolutions Act was the best resolution ever passed by this chamber

[Ardiveds]

"Ambassador, the amount of delegates who seem to believe GA #409 legalized abortions or the many who seemed to believe GA #508 bans all eugenics are proof enough for us to stand against this repeal."

[Jutsa]

If I may be so bold, Read the Resolutions Act was the best resolution ever passed by this chamber

"If I may be so bold, that doesn't say very much about this august assembly, does it Ambassador?"

"Ambassador, the amount of delegates who seem to believe GA #409 legalized abortions or the many who seemed to believe GA #508 bans all eugenics are proof enough for us to stand against this repeal."

"On the contrary, my good associate! The fact that this is the case proves that the target resolution is defunct at best and detrimental at worst!"

On the other hand, it is just that: an irritation

"Perhaps in your nation, ambassador. For others, it could mean anything from noncompliance to corrupt information manipulation. And worst of all, it's useless paperwork."

Also, I dispute the idea that a blind person person able to read and write via the aid of a text-to-speech translator is illiterate.

"Fair point, Ambassador. This will be amended once the drafting committee returns from recess. I've heard they have an excellent jungle gym."

[Tinfect]

"Ambassador, you may first want to try not being in violation of Resolution One-Twenty-Two before attempting its repeal. Currently we find the argumentation to be in great violation of other standing legislation nonetheless."

[Graintfjall]

OOC: Much as I hate the original and would love to see it repealed ... is it deliberate irony to be spelling incorrectly the name of a resolution about reading?

[Ardiveds]

"Ambassador, the amount of delegates who seem to believe GA #409 legalized abortions or the many who seemed to believe GA #508 bans all eugenics are proof enough for us to stand against this repeal."

"On the contrary, my good associate! The fact that this is the case proves that the target resolution is defunct at best and detrimental at worst!"

"On the contrary ambassador, the existence of this resolution means that some day, those nations might notice the piling sanctions and actually bother to read the resolutions to determine why. Besides, under the terms of the resolution, a government can basically make a small office, put a single person in there, task him to read the resolutions and be done with it. If a nation is so miserly that it would consider this a 'burden', I shudder to think how it manages to bear the cost of all the other resolutions, most of them far more expensive."

[Tinhampton]

Repeal "Read the Resolutions Act"

Read the Resolutions Act? Is that the joke?

[Flying Eagles]

Horrified that any nation joining the World Assembly who does not already have such a pointless office in place is automatically noncompliant for the very fact that they have no such ministry, subjecting said nation to any pressures asserted by the World Assembly and its member states,

The argument that's being made here is that there's a problem with nations badgering others to comply with WA resolutions. I'm sure this Assembly will disagree with you on that matter. The goal of this repeal is to prove that the target resolution is incompetent, not that the whole compliance structure of this Assembly is incompetent.

[Jutsa]

OOC: What plural? There was no plural there. You're crazy! [/gas]

IC:

"Great! the legislative drafters have sent over a new copy!"
Ambassador Uona lifts his pince-nez over his monocle.
"Ah. It appears they covered several letters and suches with whiteout. There also seems to no longer be any mention of the Assembly being biased against the blind.
At least someone got my message."

"Ambassador, you may first want to try not being in violation of Resolution One-Twenty-Two before attempting its repeal. Currently we find the argumentation to be in great violation of other standing legislation nonetheless."

"Perhaps you should try reading the resolution. I'm sure you'll learn to stop worrying and love the proposal." *He grins quirkily, forcing the pince-nez to fall off uneventfully.*

On the contrary ambassador, the existence of this resolution means that some day, those nations might notice the piling sanctions and actually bother to read the resolutions to determine why.

"That obviously hasn't been very effective, now, has it ambassador? Such poor, dumb nations, who likely can hardly afford to manage to run themselves,
and are presumably run entirely by some kid who figured out how to use the internet, do not deserve to be discriminated,
nor their financial situations made worse by this resolution."

Besides, under the terms of the resolution, a government can basically make a small office, put a single person in there, task him to read the resolutions and be done with it. If a nation is so miserly that it would consider this a 'burden', I shudder to think how it manages to bear the cost of all the other resolutions, most of them far more expensive."

"Not with the sanctions they must be put under. With so many budget cuts required to keep such fledgling civilizations alive,
it's no wonder they can't afford a new office space, much less one that looks good enough to not get them in more trouble with this Assembly."

The argument that's being made here is that there's a problem with nations badgering others to comply with WA resolutions. I'm sure this Assembly will disagree with you on that matter. The goal of this repeal is to prove that the target resolution is incompetent, not that the whole compliance structure of this Assembly is incompetent.

"Hold on." *Picks up broken pince-nez* "Right. The bit about how nations are being bullied has been removed.
It's a shame, too, for I quite fancied that part of it. Gave it a lot more oomph. And power!"
*Making an unimpressive attempt at launching a fist into the air, his pince-nez fall to the floor once more.*

[Attempted Socialism]

"This resolution is unconvincing to us. The emphasis on burdens from reading resolutions is especially misguided. Any nation with a WA embassy or other representative body will automatically have an office with the purpose of reading the resolution. This draft also attempts to make an office of at least one employee a big issue. It is not."

[Picairn]

"On the contrary ambassador, the existence of this resolution means that some day, those nations might notice the piling sanctions and actually bother to read the resolutions to determine why. Besides, under the terms of the resolution, a government can basically make a small office, put a single person in there, task him to read the resolutions and be done with it. If a nation is so miserly that it would consider this a 'burden', I shudder to think how it manages to bear the cost of all the other resolutions, most of them far more expensive."

"I concur. Any nations can just establish a small office and put it under the authority of a higher Department or Ministry. Our Office of WA Resolutions is currently under the control of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. No need to create a whole new department or branch."

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

Or don't even bother with the bureaucratic formalities and just put a card table and a folding chair in the ambassador's outer office and have an attache, or an intern, or even the janitor on his break, occasionally man the desk to read the resolutions as they crop up. They can share space with the secretary, or, just have the existing secretary fill the role. It's really not a difficult mandate to implement.

[The Palentine]

"I've done extensive research on this subject proving the necessity of this legislation, ambassador. It consisted of careful observation of the debates in the Festering Snakepit. The voting paterns are as follows."removes a laminated sign from his desk and holds it up.

80% Only read the title, and vote accordingly.
10% Actually read the entire damned resolution before voting.
5% Pay attention to and/or participate in the Forum debate before voting.
2% Vote by the warm and fuzzy feelings the resolution gives them.
2% use a magic eight ball to make their decision.
1% gut a sheep, and fondle the entrails, looking for a divine augary on how to vote.

"See y'all in the funny papers. I think I'm going to go play Ride the Kinky Pony with some catgirls of loose and negotiable virtue."

And with that, the good but unwholesome Senator Sulla leaves the Assembly room

[Araraukar]

"I've done extensive research on this subject proving the necessity of this legislation, ambassador. It consisted of careful observation of the debates in the Festering Snakepit. The voting paterns are as follows."removes a laminated sign from his desk and holds it up.

80% Only read the title, and vote accordingly.
10% Actually read the entire damned resolution before voting.
5% Pay attention to and/or participate in the Forum debate before voting.
2% Vote by the warm and fuzzy feelings the resolution gives them.
2% use a magic eight ball to make their decision.
1% gut a sheep, and fondle the entrails, looking for a divine augary on how to vote.

IC: "Given that voting by warm and fuzzy feelings tends to be how the title-readers function - I mean, what else could they be basing their vote on otherwise - I think your percentages are a bit off, but I'd like to add another dimension, that works in parallel with yours; at least a third, if not in fact half or more, of voters base their vote on pure hearsay¹ or propaganda² rather than coming to their own conclusions about what the text of the proposal actually means."

OOC: 1: RMB messages, offsite forums, social media channels, etc. 2: WA campaigns.

[Ardiveds]

80% Only read the title, and vote accordingly.


"See y'all in the funny papers. I think I'm going to go play Ride the Kinky Pony with some catgirls of loose and negotiable virtue."

And with that, the good but unwholesome Senator Sulla leaves the Assembly room

"This reminds us of the time when that 'Administration of unwanted substances' passed and so many repeals were based on the premise that it'd give opponents of vaccination free reign to infect others despite the resolution having a clause to prevent that exact scenario. Oh and one repeal even argued that the resolution interfered with the administration of the author's nation which was just... bizarre."

[Morover]

"Your claim that noncompliant nations are noncompliant is, quite frankly, preposterous."

[Jutsa]

"This resolution is unconvincing to us. The emphasis on burdens from reading resolutions is especially misguided. Any nation with a WA embassy or other representative body will automatically have an office with the purpose of reading the resolution. This draft also attempts to make an office of at least one employee a big issue. It is not."

"It quite possibly can be, Ambassador! What's to stop a disgruntled employee, whose job is solely to be a relay station, from one day realizing this and,
in a desperate grab for power, convince the rest of said huffy-pants's government to vote some other way?

Or don't even bother with the bureaucratic formalities and just put a card table and a folding chair in the ambassador's outer office and have an attache, or an intern, or even the janitor on his break, occasionally man the desk to read the resolutions as they crop up. They can share space with the secretary, or, just have the existing secretary fill the role. It's really not a difficult mandate to implement

"Even this is asking too much! Aside from the paperwork, do you know how much even a folding chair cuts into a tight profit margin?
Not to mention you'd still need room to put all these things in, making unnecessary clutter which only serves as a tripping hazard while causing unnecessary claustrophobia!

And have you even thought about the resources that have gone into creating said folding chair and card table?
Honestly, recreation would be a better excuse for using so much material.

And do you know how hard it is to find a qualifying person stand by the table on break? It's almost impossible these days to find anyone
who won't turn it into an actual poker game, which in many governments is in and of itself illegal. This whole thing is an absolute catastrophe waiting to happen!"

80% Only read the title, and vote accordingly.

"Which means at least eighty percent of member states fall under noncompliance, ambassadors. Think about that.
With just one smart change to the resolutions, we'd suddenly see compliance rates jump as much as 10%!
Think of the success rate reputation this assembly would receive, encouraging more member states to join in the merriment and the beer swallowing!"

"Your claim that noncompliant nations are noncompliant is, quite frankly, preposterous."

"Your face is preposterous!" a slurred, synthetic voice shouts from the ambassador's lapel.
"Oh dear Violet, haha, don't mind that—"
*Burrrpp—fttzrghbroop*
"For the record, your face is not preposterous, ambassador. It's merely—"
"signing out, Boffin Bob."
"Boffins." *The ambassador proceeds to shred his lapel.*

[Ardiveds]

80% Only read the title, and vote accordingly.

"Which means at least eighty percent of member states fall under noncompliance, ambassadors. Think about that.
With just one smart change to the resolutions, we'd suddenly see compliance rates jump as much as 10%!
Think of the success rate reputation this assembly would receive, encouraging more member states to join in the merriment and the beer swallowing!"

"Ambassador, we totally agree with you. we once had worrignly high crime rates so we used your technique. We saw corruption was really high so we made corruption legal. Next we saw a high rate of rape and murder cases so we made both legal. Last month we put the constitution in the shredder and now we are finally free of crime."

[Jutsa]

"See, this good sod gets it!" *High-fives*

"Of course, our main point is that such frequent violations of this particular piece of legislation make violations of other resolutions have less weight, if you know what I mean.
Both nations with ritual sacrifice and nations not reading the resolutions are 'noncompliant'. It's sort of akin to saying murderers and jaywalkers are both 'criminals',
while also seeming to not make a clear-cut differentiation in punishment.

Which I won't personally say is a bad thing, but, I'm throwing that out there as a point the writers wanted me to address."

[Jutsa]

"I do declare," says the ambassador after a 10-month-long siesta. "That was rather refreshing. It's a good thing I methodically planned to drop off of the face of the council for precisely ten months in order to strategically introduce a clause about a declaration the Grand Council of Jutsa had been planning for a year and definitely did not just create in five minutes."

*The ambassador notices the room is empty.*

"Boffins."

[Separatist Peoples]

"We remain opposed. The penalties of noncompliance are appropriate for nations with delegations that cannot otherwise be bothered to read GA law. Consider it a stupidity tax."

[Jutsa]

"A stupidity tax is still a stupid tax and should not be enforced by the Assembly. Besides, the General Assembly surely can not actually tell whether or not a nation has had a representative properly read every single resolution or not, save for when a diplomat opens their mouth in a manner that suggests otherwise. With how rife the ignorance of this resolution is, there's no telling what level of false yet easily believable accusations may be being made at the expense of the taxes reaped by the innocent."

OOC: What can I say I forgot about this again. This is like the "and another thing..." argument but idc I'm still pushing this.