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[DRAFT] Neutrality of the World Assembly

Postby Wrapper » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:39 pm

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Neutrality of the World Assembly

A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
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Proposed by: Wrapper

RECOGNIZING, with the repeal of GAR #2, "Rights And Duties Of WA States," that the World Assembly is no longer bound to neutrality in matters of civil and international strife;

NOTING, as per GAR #637, "Repeal 'Rights And Duties Of WA States,'" that Article 10 of GAR#2 was insufficient in allowing the World Assembly to defend its own territory;

The General Assembly HEREBY:

1. MANDATES that the World Assembly, as an international body, will remain neutral in all military conflicts or other armed disputes between, within, or involving one or more member states;

2. PROHIBITS the formation of an armed World Assembly military, peacekeeping force, security force, etc., for the purposes of participating in a military or other armed action;

3. CLARIFIES that member states may form a coalition and fight together against a common enemy, but may not do so under the WA flag, nor use WA funds to pay for such actions;

4. ALLOWS for the World Assembly to employ military, police and/or security personnel solely to defend its own campus, buildings, and territories from military attack, terrorist actions, or rowdy Strangers' Bar patrons;

5. ENCOURAGES all member nations to attempt to negotiate peaceful resolutions to international incidents prior to blowing their enemies into tiny bits.
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Postby The Hurricane » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:42 pm

Full Support.

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Postby Wrapper » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:42 pm

(The Wads take seats at the front of the debate hall.)

AHUME: For the record, this proposal was drafted several years ago, when the Auralian delegation tried to repeal GAR#2, and--

ARI: Oh, nobody cares about ancient history. AHEM. Here's our draft. Make comments quickly, for we will be submitting this as soon as GAR#2 is repealed. We cannot afford to wait and allow WA personnel to fight in anyone's war for them.

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Postby Untecna » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:44 pm

Support, if GAR#2 is indeed repealed.
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Postby Tinhampton » Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:01 pm

Does "other territories" in Article 4 establish a WA Army anyway?
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Postby Imperium Anglorum » Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:07 pm

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Postby Magecastle Embassy Building A5 » Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:11 pm

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Postby Wrapper » Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:12 pm

Tinhampton wrote:Does "other territories" in Article 4 establish a WA Army anyway?

ARI: We have revised clause 4. Slightly. The intention is to allow the WA to defend only its own territory, for example, the territory set aside by GAR#8 for its Headquarters, and not any other territories. Whatever means, whether to contract military personnel, employ golems, deputize the Strangers' Bar staff, incorporate an artificial intelligence like Skynet into the weapons nullifiers, or do nothing at all, is for the "gnomes" to decide, so to speak.

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Postby New Saker Lan Idgad » Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:02 am

For my own understanding, what is the big deal with enforcing neutrality on the World Assembly?

Should the WA not get involved in conflicts that spring up, and if the proposed answer is no, then why not?

Functionally, there would be no difference between a coalition of member nations and the WA taking a side in armed conflict, besides the mandate to not fly the flag of the WA.

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Postby The Serendipitous » Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:32 am

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A thought I had (and a resolution I might write, if I were more experienced) is that, with the recent ruling, it may be possible to establish a resolution requiring a World Assembly resolution to be written and passed on any specific case that military action is requested, potentially being a sound compromise between the two sides of this debate and giving member-oversight on all World Assembly military actions.

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Postby Jedinsto » Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:03 am

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Postby Astrobolt » Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:29 am

Ambassador Tappe: “Against, neutrality always favours the aggressor and never the victim. The WA should be empowered to act to stop genocide, ethnic cleansing and prevent conquest.
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Postby Bananaistan » Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:21 am

"Military neutrality is not neutrality. The WA will never be neutral regarding breaches of WA legislation by member states and has a large arsenal of economic, political and diplomatic machinery to enforce its will. This is far better than forcing the young comrades of Bananaistan into WA uniforms to enforce sterilisation of needles at gun point.

"Already the potential use of WA military force is being dressed up as something nice like peacekeeping, prevention of genocide and humanitarianism but it would amount to no more than the WA abandoning diplomacy and soft power in favour of imposing its will via gunboat diplomacy and military might.
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"Bananaistan commends this proposal."
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Postby Heidgaudr » Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:58 am

"Full support."
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Postby Hulldom » Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:14 pm

Since GA#2 is for some godforsaken reason headed for repeal, Support.
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Postby Attempted Socialism » Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:20 pm

Ambassador Pride: "While we are in favour of the general idea, clause 1 does not adequately elaborate on what 'neutral' means, while it and clause 5 do not leave enough room for a resolution mandating general peace within the World Assembly. A resolution threading those needles would find us inclined to support."


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Postby Potted Plants United » Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:05 pm

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Postby Wrapper » Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:50 pm

OOC: On hold while we wait to see what happens with this proposal. Apologies to EP, I had not seen that thread when I posted this one.

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Postby WayNeacTia » Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:32 pm

Looks good to me. I would suggest dropping this in the queue the moment GAR #2 is repealed.
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Postby Wrapper » Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:13 am

OOC: After some discussion, this is back in play.

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Postby Juansonia » Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:07 am

Full support, pending repeal of GA#2
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Postby The Orwell Society » Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:19 pm

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