[DRAFT] The Mock World Assembly Program

[Castle Federation]

The Mock World Assembly Program
Category: Education and Creativity | Area of Effect: Educational | Strength: Mild

The World Assembly,

Recognizing the importance of education, especially in regard to the political process;

Understanding that exposure of government institutions to the youth encourages political participation and active citizenship;

Noting the diplomatic value of students from various World Assembly member nations coming together to discuss promising change in the world,

Hereby establishes The Mock World Assembly Program through the following parameters:

1. The Office of Education Exchange shall organize and conduct at least one session of The Mock World Assembly Program annually.
   
   
2. Session(s) shall take place in the deliberative chambers of The World Assembly including both The General Assembly and The Security Council.
   
   
3. Each session shall consist of both a General Assembly and Security Council component.
   
   
4. Member nations are to create a set criteria by which its student representatives are to be chosen whether that be by the holding of a mock government event, an application process, or some objective and unchanging criteria that is available to applicants before the beginning of the deliberation process.
   
   
5. Each member nation shall send no more than two student representatives who are below the age of majority in that nation but no lower than twelve years of age.
   
   
6. A session may last no fewer than two days and no greater than seven days.
   
   
7. The Office of Building Management shall schedule a proper time for each session so that no official business of The Word Assembly may be scheduled at the same dates or times as the mock session.
   
   
8. All funds required to host the session including the arrangement of student housing, travel, and meals will be drawn from the World Assembly General Fund.

[Tinhampton]

Alexander Smith, Tinhamptonian Delegate-Ambassador to the World Assembly: Security Council? What Security Council? And to think that this is the least of my problems with this draft!
Harry Johnson, 17-year-old winner of the 5th Willis Prize: nods knowingly

[Bears Armed]

We had one of these before.
It didn't last for very long before getting repealed.

[Castle Federation]

I would say that the focus of this program is different from the original. My version creates an international event of the affair instead of simply encouraging mock WAs in various countries. Nations have olympics or world fairs all the time to inspire unity and cooperation, and I think a yearly event that brings the youth of each nation together to ponder positive policy is just as capable if not better at accomplishing the unity and dialogue I believe the WA stands for.

[Separatist Peoples]

I would say that the focus of this program is different from the original. My version creates an international event of the affair instead of simply encouraging mock WAs in various countries. Nations have olympics or world fairs all the time to inspire unity and cooperation, and I think a yearly event that brings the youth of each nation together to ponder positive policy is just as capable if not better at accomplishing the unity and dialogue I believe the WA stands for.

"If you want to facilitate interest in international dithering, there are certainly less expensive ways of doing so. To the extent that public education requires a competitive atmosphere of exclusion, this is probably the least efficient way of doing so. Frankly, the details of education are best left to individual jurisdictions, especially on such niche topics. Opposed."

[Imperium Anglorum]

I would say that the focus of this program is different from the original. My version creates an international event of the affair instead of simply encouraging mock WAs in various countries. Nations have olympics or world fairs all the time to inspire unity and cooperation, and I think a yearly event that brings the youth of each nation together to ponder positive policy is just as capable if not better at accomplishing the unity and dialogue I believe the WA stands for.

"If you want to facilitate interest in international dithering, there are certainly less expensive ways of doing so. To the extent that public education requires a competitive atmosphere of exclusion, this is probably the least efficient way of doing so. Frankly, the details of education are best left to individual jurisdictions, especially on such niche topics. Opposed."

Elsie Mortimer Wellesley. We concur with this assessment.

[Texkentuck]

Add in the Texkentuck would like to fund for students to attend a real state dinner and to fly from the mock World Assembly for a real state dinner in Dominion Square of Capitalist bloc. President Schirkophf will give each student a memento of the visit and will fund for each student to get a scholarship to any Texkentuck College the student is able to attend. Add in the Texkentuck government will give 1 billion NSD to pay for expenses and donation to the WA to do what they like with the cash from the Texkentuck Government. Texkentuck isn't a member of the WA but we do encourage for students to understand the function of government. Also we can offer a tour of the UCCR HQ to the students. Please add into the proposal.

Students may stay here at UCCR HQ in Dominion Square of Capitalist Bloc, Texkentuck after the Mock WA Expeariance. We will have a discussion to students about how the WA is a good tool for Texkentuck to use to coordinate order and express views for a better world. Also give students more of a real insite of another view it's technically at the end of the day about being a force to convey power and world order. Students will stay here and spend a week after the Mock WA to tour Dominion Square and attend the State Dinner in which nations from the WA are invited. Students will be able to speak on a personal level with ambassadors and possibly world leaders. The Texkentuck Government will fund dinner attire for students to keep.

Texkentuck State Dinner in Dominion Square Capitalist Bloc

Ambassador-Gen VonVorkinkophf
Texkentuck Monarch Republic Federation
UCCR

[Tsaivao]

Add in the Texkentuck would like to fund for students to attend a real state dinner and to fly from the mock World Assembly for a real state dinner in Dominion Square of Capitalist bloc. President Schirkophf will give each student a memento of the visit and will fund for each student to get a scholarship to any Texkentuck College the student is able to attend. Add in the Texkentuck government will give 1 billion NSD to pay for expenses and donation to the WA to do what they like with the cash from the Texkentuck Government. Texkentuck isn't a member of the WA but we do encourage for students to understand the function of government. Also we can offer a tour of the UCCR HQ to the students. Please add into the proposal.

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Students may stay here at UCCR HQ in Dominion Square of Capitalist Bloc, Texkentuck after the Mock WA Expeariance. We will have a discussion to students about how the WA is a good tool for Texkentuck to use to coordinate order and express views for a better world. Also give students more of a real insite of another view it's technically at the end of the day about being a force to convey power and world order. Students will stay here and spend a week after the Mock WA to tour Dominion Square and attend the State Dinner in which nations from the WA are invited. Students will be able to speak on a personal level with ambassadors and possibly world leaders. The Texkentuck Government will fund dinner attire for students to keep.
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Texkentuck State Dinner in Dominion Square Capitalist Bloc

Ambassador-Gen VonVorkinkophf
Texkentuck Monarch Republic Federation
UCCR

Uh, this is completely unrelated and out of left field. Additionally even if the author would want to add any of that, it would make the proposal illegal for the ridiculous amount of branding.

Anyway, to address the OP, ahem

IC: Delegate Manhu Sentai Laogai tilted his head in confusion, reading over the proposal numerous times. Finally, he said, "So, Ambassador, I just have one question: why should I care? By all means, education is an important facet of understanding the multidimensional world government that is present here, but I don't fully understand why this needs to be an international effort mandated by all member states. By all means, Vao children may find the activity enjoyable, but does this necessitate critical funds, which could instead be directed towards feeding them instead of making an extracurricular activity? We find the idea noble and good, but perhaps not suitable for being on the international stage."

[Texkentuck]

Add in the Texkentuck would like to fund for students to attend a real state dinner and to fly from the mock World Assembly for a real state dinner in Dominion Square of Capitalist bloc. President Schirkophf will give each student a memento of the visit and will fund for each student to get a scholarship to any Texkentuck College the student is able to attend. Add in the Texkentuck government will give 1 billion NSD to pay for expenses and donation to the WA to do what they like with the cash from the Texkentuck Government. Texkentuck isn't a member of the WA but we do encourage for students to understand the function of government. Also we can offer a tour of the UCCR HQ to the students. Please add into the proposal.

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Students may stay here at UCCR HQ in Dominion Square of Capitalist Bloc, Texkentuck after the Mock WA Expeariance. We will have a discussion to students about how the WA is a good tool for Texkentuck to use to coordinate order and express views for a better world. Also give students more of a real insite of another view it's technically at the end of the day about being a force to convey power and world order. Students will stay here and spend a week after the Mock WA to tour Dominion Square and attend the State Dinner in which nations from the WA are invited. Students will be able to speak on a personal level with ambassadors and possibly world leaders. The Texkentuck Government will fund dinner attire for students to keep.
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Texkentuck State Dinner in Dominion Square Capitalist Bloc

Ambassador-Gen VonVorkinkophf
Texkentuck Monarch Republic Federation
UCCR

Uh, this is completely unrelated and out of left field. Additionally even if the author would want to add any of that, it would make the proposal illegal for the ridiculous amount of branding.

Anyway, to address the OP, ahem

IC: Delegate Manhu Sentai Laogai tilted his head in confusion, reading over the proposal numerous times. Finally, he said, "So, Ambassador, I just have one question: why should I care? By all means, education is an important facet of understanding the multidimensional world government that is present here, but I don't fully understand why this needs to be an international effort mandated by all member states. By all means, Vao children may find the activity enjoyable, but does this necessitate critical funds, which could instead be directed towards feeding them instead of making an extracurricular activity? We find the idea noble and good, but perhaps not suitable for being on the international stage."

Our government understands all too well that it's hard to imagine an assembly of nations so much so out for World Order wouldn't want for a great deal added in by our government.....But above all education to the youth in how this government operates is important. Your nation calls it ridiculous branding....Well your nation could just as easy brand something too with this proposal..... I think this proposal is epic and could be way beyond anything imaginably passed by the WA. The most Loyal Catholic Union of the Castle Federation should add my nation into the proposal and any other nation that would like to contribute in "branding" just calling it what it is.......We have to educate the youth on the important of the WA and what an opportunity for the WA to turn down for the youth to go to an actual state dinner....

Also there isn't anything illegal about adding in nations into a proposal....This is Castle Federations proposal and it would bring my nation joy to be in a great proposal and hope your nation joins in the proposal too....

Would your nation like to brand in a program for the youth and promotion of your great nation of Tsaivao ?

Ambassador-Gen VonVorkinkophf
Texkentuck Monarchy Republic Federation
UCCR

[Texkentuck]

"If you want to facilitate interest in international dithering, there are certainly less expensive ways of doing so. To the extent that public education requires a competitive atmosphere of exclusion, this is probably the least efficient way of doing so. Frankly, the details of education are best left to individual jurisdictions, especially on such niche topics. Opposed."

Elsie Mortimer Wellesley. We concur with this assessment.

Like 1 billion NSD from Texkentuck and your nation as well. Please get on board into this proposal and educate the youth... Have a good group of future leaders actually see the WA and do a mock Assembly meeting then visit the nations listed in this proposal for state dinners...Our nations could be the first nations to ever be in a WA proposal...EPic


The World Assembly,

Recognizing the importance of education, especially in regard to the political process;

Understanding that exposure of government institutions to the youth encourages political participation and active citizenship;

Noting the diplomatic value of students from various World Assembly member nations coming together to discuss promising change in the world,

Hereby establishes The Mock World Assembly Program through the following parameters:

The Office of Education Exchange shall organize and conduct at least one session of The Mock World Assembly Program annually.

Session(s) shall take place in the deliberative chambers of The World Assembly including both The General Assembly and The Security Council.

Each session shall consist of both a General Assembly and Security Council component.



Member nations are to create a set criteria by which its student representatives are to be chosen whether that be by the holding of a mock government event, an application process, or some objective and unchanging criteria that is available to applicants before the beginning of the deliberation process.

Each member nation shall send no more than two student representatives who are below the age of majority in that nation but no lower than twelve years of age.

A session may last no fewer than two days and no greater than seven days.

The Office of Building Management shall schedule a proper time for each session so that no official business of The Word Assembly may be scheduled at the same dates or times as the mock session.

All funds required to host the session including the arrangement of student housing, travel, and meals will be drawn from the World Assembly General Fund and the nations of Texkentuck Monarchy Republic Federations Federal Reserve with the price of $1 billion NSD and $500 million NSD goes to the WA. The rest funds the students college and future real life political campaigns. "Add in any other nations as well"

The nations who have personally donated are hosting a state dinners with in the month for all qualified students to represent their nation in the Mock WA and Expeariance state dinners with chaperones/up to 5 friends.....

[Arpasia]

Elsie Mortimer Wellesley. We concur with this assessment.

Like 1 billion NSD from Texkentuck and your nation as well. Please get on board into this proposal and educate the youth... Have a good group of future leaders actually see the WA and do a mock Assembly meeting then visit the nations listed in this proposal for state dinners...Our nations could be the first nations to ever be in a WA proposal...EPic


The World Assembly,

Recognizing the importance of education, especially in regard to the political process;

Understanding that exposure of government institutions to the youth encourages political participation and active citizenship;

Noting the diplomatic value of students from various World Assembly member nations coming together to discuss promising change in the world,

Hereby establishes The Mock World Assembly Program through the following parameters:

The Office of Education Exchange shall organize and conduct at least one session of The Mock World Assembly Program annually.

Session(s) shall take place in the deliberative chambers of The World Assembly including both The General Assembly and The Security Council.

Each session shall consist of both a General Assembly and Security Council component.



Member nations are to create a set criteria by which its student representatives are to be chosen whether that be by the holding of a mock government event, an application process, or some objective and unchanging criteria that is available to applicants before the beginning of the deliberation process.

Each member nation shall send no more than two student representatives who are below the age of majority in that nation but no lower than twelve years of age.

A session may last no fewer than two days and no greater than seven days.

The Office of Building Management shall schedule a proper time for each session so that no official business of The Word Assembly may be scheduled at the same dates or times as the mock session.

All funds required to host the session including the arrangement of student housing, travel, and meals will be drawn from the World Assembly General Fund and the nations of Texkentuck Monarchy Republic Federations Federal Reserve with the price of $1 billion NSD and $500 million NSD goes to the WA. The rest funds the students college and future real life political campaigns. "Add in any other nations as well"

The nations who have personally donated are hosting a state dinners with in the month for all qualified students to represent their nation in the Mock WA and Expeariance state dinners with chaperones/up to 5 friends.....

Stop it, Chucklehead.

[Separatist Peoples]

Like 1 billion NSD from Texkentuck and your nation as well. Please get on board into this proposal and educate the youth... Have a good group of future leaders actually see the WA and do a mock Assembly meeting then visit the nations listed in this proposal for state dinners...Our nations could be the first nations to ever be in a WA proposal...EPic


The World Assembly,

Recognizing the importance of education, especially in regard to the political process;

Understanding that exposure of government institutions to the youth encourages political participation and active citizenship;

Noting the diplomatic value of students from various World Assembly member nations coming together to discuss promising change in the world,

Hereby establishes The Mock World Assembly Program through the following parameters:

The Office of Education Exchange shall organize and conduct at least one session of The Mock World Assembly Program annually.

Session(s) shall take place in the deliberative chambers of The World Assembly including both The General Assembly and The Security Council.

Each session shall consist of both a General Assembly and Security Council component.



Member nations are to create a set criteria by which its student representatives are to be chosen whether that be by the holding of a mock government event, an application process, or some objective and unchanging criteria that is available to applicants before the beginning of the deliberation process.

Each member nation shall send no more than two student representatives who are below the age of majority in that nation but no lower than twelve years of age.

A session may last no fewer than two days and no greater than seven days.

The Office of Building Management shall schedule a proper time for each session so that no official business of The Word Assembly may be scheduled at the same dates or times as the mock session.

All funds required to host the session including the arrangement of student housing, travel, and meals will be drawn from the World Assembly General Fund and the nations of Texkentuck Monarchy Republic Federations Federal Reserve with the price of $1 billion NSD and $500 million NSD goes to the WA. The rest funds the students college and future real life political campaigns. "Add in any other nations as well"

The nations who have personally donated are hosting a state dinners with in the month for all qualified students to represent their nation in the Mock WA and Expeariance state dinners with chaperones/up to 5 friends.....

Ooc: this entire edit is irredeemably illegal.

[Lamoni]

Elsie Mortimer Wellesley. We concur with this assessment.

Like 1 billion NSD from Texkentuck and your nation as well. Please get on board into this proposal and educate the youth... Have a good group of future leaders actually see the WA and do a mock Assembly meeting then visit the nations listed in this proposal for state dinners...Our nations could be the first nations to ever be in a WA proposal...EPic


The World Assembly,

Recognizing the importance of education, especially in regard to the political process;

Understanding that exposure of government institutions to the youth encourages political participation and active citizenship;

Noting the diplomatic value of students from various World Assembly member nations coming together to discuss promising change in the world,

Hereby establishes The Mock World Assembly Program through the following parameters:

The Office of Education Exchange shall organize and conduct at least one session of The Mock World Assembly Program annually.

Session(s) shall take place in the deliberative chambers of The World Assembly including both The General Assembly and The Security Council.

Each session shall consist of both a General Assembly and Security Council component.



Member nations are to create a set criteria by which its student representatives are to be chosen whether that be by the holding of a mock government event, an application process, or some objective and unchanging criteria that is available to applicants before the beginning of the deliberation process.

Each member nation shall send no more than two student representatives who are below the age of majority in that nation but no lower than twelve years of age.

A session may last no fewer than two days and no greater than seven days.

The Office of Building Management shall schedule a proper time for each session so that no official business of The Word Assembly may be scheduled at the same dates or times as the mock session.

All funds required to host the session including the arrangement of student housing, travel, and meals will be drawn from the World Assembly General Fund and the nations of Texkentuck Monarchy Republic Federations Federal Reserve with the price of $1 billion NSD and $500 million NSD goes to the WA. The rest funds the students college and future real life political campaigns. "Add in any other nations as well"

The nations who have personally donated are hosting a state dinners with in the month for all qualified students to represent their nation in the Mock WA and Expeariance state dinners with chaperones/up to 5 friends.....

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Texkentuck,

Your dinners are not the focus of this thread, nor do they belong here. Let's get this thread back on track.

- Lamoni
NS Game Mod

[Goobergunchia]

[*]The Office of Building Management shall schedule a proper time for each session so that no official business of The Word Assembly may be scheduled at the same dates or times as the mock session.

Is the ambassador from Castle Federation proposing that there be times when it is not in order for ambassadors to submit proposals, nor cast their vote on a resolution?

[Lord] Michael Evif
Goobergunchian WA Ambassador

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

OOC: sorry but every time I see this I keep reading it as “Mock The World Assembly Program”.

I’ll get my coat....

[Tsaivao]

OOC: sorry but every time I see this I keep reading it as “Mock The World Assembly Program”.

I’ll get my coat....

Now THAT'S a proposal I can get behind

[Potted Plants United]

Category: Education and Creativity | Area of Effect: Educational | Strength: Mild

OOC: No strength on the Areas of Effect - aside from the one Mild in Environmental - their effect is strong, so their wording should reflect at minimum the strength of Significant.

Recognizing the importance of education, especially in regard to the political process;

Understanding that exposure of government institutions to the youth encourages political participation and active citizenship;

Noting the diplomatic value of students from various World Assembly member nations coming together to discuss promising change in the world,

IC: "These clauses seem to be misaligned with one another. While it is true that many nations do have ambassadors mucking about the General Assembly, the truth is that most of them do nothing more than vote on proposals, they don't partake the drafting or debates. Some just come here to take naps, more or less. Is that kind of political apathy really something that should be taught to children? "Political participation and active citizenship" are also unlikely to mean much in nations where there is no participation from the general masses in the politics or decision-making of a nation. You also talk of "recognizing the importance of education", yet spare no word on how this proposal would benefit education. Politics and diplomatic things are more the stuff of Political Stability or Furthering Democracy, depending on the nation's political system."

OOC: In other words, spell out the benefits better, and remember that "moar politics" is not seen as a positive by all.

Hereby establishes The Mock World Assembly Program through the following parameters:

OOC: Why? If the point is education, exactly how does this thing force nations to raise educational funding significantly?

The Office of Education Exchange shall organize and conduct at least one session of The Mock World Assembly Program annually.

IC: "Does this office pre-exist? If not, you should create it before you give it things to do. Also, why annually?"

Session(s) shall take place in the deliberative chambers of The World Assembly including both The General Assembly and The Security Council.

OOC: Illegal for metagaming to mention SC. Also, what is a "deliberative chamber"?

IC: "And why, pray tell, should the minors be subjected to the debauchery of the diplomats sent here? Especially considering these halls are a kind of no-one's-land where only the World Assembly's resolutions apply as law. Which do not, currently, criminalize murder, for example. And that is beyond people simply becoming irredeemably lost on these premises. Long-lost ambassadors keep turning up all the time."

Each session shall consist of both a General Assembly and Security Council component.

OOC: Still illegal to mention SC.

Member nations are to create a set criteria by which its student representatives are to be chosen whether that be by the holding of a mock government event, an application process, or some objective and unchanging criteria that is available to applicants before the beginning of the deliberation process.

IC: "And if no student passes or surpasses the criteria, or none volunteer for the position, then the nation must kidnap and send out of its borders a pair of students against their will and knowing they do not meet the criteria? I am not certain that is the kind of education you want to give children about the World Assembly."

Each member nation shall send no more than two student representatives who are below the age of majority in that nation but no lower than twelve years of age.

IC: "I am a nation of one. Any residing within territories I own, are there as guests, not as citizens. Should I send two bodies just for the novelty fun of speaking in unison? Though such bodies would be less than your arbitrart number of years old, they would still be me, and I am a legal adult. The arbitrary time limit may also create an impossibility, if the nation's age of majority is twelve or lower. Not all species mature at the same rate, nor are all planets' years the approximate same length."

OOC: Seriously, arbitrary age limits are not a good thing. And as pointed out in the IC comment for the previous bit, what if there are no volunteers? Kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment, sending minors outside of the nation's jurisdiction without permission from them or their guardians... I'm quite sure that would violate more than one resolution and it would in any case most certainly violate common sense.

A session may last no fewer than two days and no greater than seven days.

IC: "Why? If they are meant to be an education into... actually, what are the sessions meant to be an education of? There are no mentions of what the sessions are supposed to consist of, or what the students are meant to be doing. I find that somewhat disturbing, especially with the requirement to send possibly unwilling minors onto these excursions, and quite likely without any supervision. At least I see no mention of any supervision. That is just a disaster waiting to happen."

The Office of Building Management shall schedule a proper time for each session so that no official business of The Word Assembly may be scheduled at the same dates or times as the mock session.

IC: "By which sensibility should the legitimate business of the General Assembly be brought to a halt for a minors' booze party? Because let's be honest, without any supervision and free access to the Strangers' Bar, that is what is going to happen."

All funds required to host the session including the arrangement of student housing, travel, and meals will be drawn from the World Assembly General Fund.

IC: "Why? And what in any of this significantly raises the educational spending of the member nations? Even if they were to send their students to learn how to be irresponsibly stupid with aliens in the Headquarters at their own expense, that still wouldn't - hopefully! - put much of a dent in most nations' educational budgets. But with the General Fund being the source of money, this does absolutely nothing for either the education of the children kidnapped for this madness, or the educational spending of the member nations. All it does, is to create a booze cruise for underaged children, some of whom might not be present voluntarily, and disrupts the workings of the booze cruise that is the General Assembly, for no reason discernible."

OOC: Also, even ignoring the availability of booze and drugs in the WAHQ, just having children/teenagers interacting without supervision for several days is a bad idea.