[DRAFT] International Smoking Ban

[Legolannd]

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong

The World Assembly, hereby recognizes the habit of smoking cigarettes, cigars and vapors as both detrimental to one's own health; but also the ones around him.
So, herby, the World Assembly;
-Prohibits all smoking of any kind in all public places;

-Bans the sale of most smoking devices in major areas;

-Recognizes any device that is put into one's mouth and blows smoke as a smoking device;

-Herby,

Limits smoking.

(OOC please give me feedback. Constructive Criticism would be appreciated)

[Mzeusia]

I don't think this will pass, given the very strict stance it takes against smoking. Maybe take things down a notch.

[Legolannd]

I don't think this will pass, given the very strict stance it takes against smoking. Maybe take things down a notch.

thank you. I did. I took it down a couple notches.

[Separatist Peoples]

"Opposed. People ought have the choice to do with their bodies what they will."

[Island Girl Herby]

-Herby,

Limits smoking.

What? Oh.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhh NO I DON’T!

Sorry, missed my cue there, I’m outta practice.

[Grays Harbor]

Ambassador Rodut lights a fine cigar and leans back in his seat, blowing smoke rings at the ceiling.

No.

OOC: First, given the minimalism of the text of this draft it in no way supports a “strong” strength. I am also not seeing how this is in any way “moral decency”. If this were submitted as it stand I would rule it illegal.
Now, something else to think on, “legal” should not be your goal. “Useful” and/or “good” should be.

[Tinhampton]

-Bans the sale of most smoking devices in major areas;

WHICH ONES??? And what, in the good name of Catherine Gratwick, is a major area?

Against

[Reutoa]

Ambassador Henreich: "The State of Reutoa will not accept this Globalist Plan to restrict people's natural god-given right to Smoke, if proposed we will vote nay and encourage other counties to vote nay as well."

[Bears Armed]

OOC: First, given the minimalism of the text of this draft it in no way supports a “strong” strength. I am also not seeing how this is in any way “moral decency”. If this were submitted as it stand I would rule it illegal.

OOC
It imposes an official restriction on people's personal (rather than political or economic) activities: I'd say that Moral Decency is the right category. A total ban on the practice might be 'Significant', "limits" depends on the details of the limitations but probably 'Mild'.

[Grays Harbor]

OOC: First, given the minimalism of the text of this draft it in no way supports a “strong” strength. I am also not seeing how this is in any way “moral decency”. If this were submitted as it stand I would rule it illegal.

OOC
It imposes an official restriction on people's personal (rather than political or economic) activities: I'd say that Moral Decency is the right category. A total ban on the practice might be 'Significant', "limits" depends on the details of the limitations but probably 'Mild'.

OOC: bah. Disagree.

[Sierra Lyricalia]

OOC: First, given the minimalism of the text of this draft it in no way supports a “strong” strength. I am also not seeing how this is in any way “moral decency”. If this were submitted as it stand I would rule it illegal.

OOC
It imposes an official restriction on people's personal (rather than political or economic) activities: I'd say that Moral Decency is the right category. A total ban on the practice might be 'Significant', "limits" depends on the details of the limitations but probably 'Mild'.

OOC: I agree. If it were a limitation on tobacco growers, processors, distributors, etc. then you could make a case for Regulation/Consumer Protection; but this is targeting users exclusively (I note it's still legal under this proposal to do all of those things as long as you never touch leaf to lips).



IC: Leo takes his trusty leather pouch from his suit jacket pocket and proceeds to roll some crinkled brown papery bits up into the middle of a white paper, making himself a little white cylinder that he then sticks between his lips. He sets it aglow with his trusty nickle-plated lighter and takes a deep drag.

"No. Fffffffffffffffffffoooh."

[Legolannd]

-Bans the sale of most smoking devices in major areas;

WHICH ONES??? And what, in the good name of Catherine Gratwick, is a major area?

Against

Major areas, my friend, are urban areas, cities, city centers, and as for which ones: evaporators, cigarettes, cigars

[Legolannd]

OOC
It imposes an official restriction on people's personal (rather than political or economic) activities: I'd say that Moral Decency is the right category. A total ban on the practice might be 'Significant', "limits" depends on the details of the limitations but probably 'Mild'.

OOC: I agree. If it were a limitation on tobacco growers, processors, distributors, etc. then you could make a case for Regulation/Consumer Protection; but this is targeting users exclusively (I note it's still legal under this proposal to do all of those things as long as you never touch leaf to lips).



IC: Leo takes his trusty leather pouch from his suit jacket pocket and proceeds to roll some crinkled brown papery bits up into the middle of a white paper, making himself a little white cylinder that he then sticks between his lips. He sets it aglow with his trusty nickle-plated lighter and takes a deep drag.

"No. Fffffffffffffffffffoooh."

IC: Ambassador McKinley stands, then rips the paper out of his mouth. "Liberal fool." He says. Two guards escort Leo away.

[Denathor]

Callahan reads through the draft, then simply shakes his head.

"This, ambassador, is something best left for nations to decide, rather than the WA. Against."

[Sierra Lyricalia]

IC: Leo takes his trusty leather pouch from his suit jacket pocket and proceeds to roll some crinkled brown papery bits up into the middle of a white paper, making himself a little white cylinder that he then sticks between his lips. He sets it aglow with his trusty nickle-plated lighter and takes a deep drag.

"No. Fffffffffffffffffffoooh."

IC: Ambassador McKinley stands, then rips the paper out of his mouth. "Liberal fool." He says. Two guards escort Leo away.

OOC: Godmodding is very much frowned upon in this forum. The extent of your character's ability to act against any other player's is to make an attempt, e.g. McKinley aims a fire extinguisher at Leo's head and pumps the handle. It's then up to me whether I permit this external action on my character, or ignore it. You certainly can't unilaterally decide that my ambassador has been taken away by security, for something that isn't even against laws or building regulations. Keep in mind also that any serious assault is assumed to be foiled by the ACME Weapons Nullifiers present in every debating chamber (and the Strangers' Bar) in the WA HQ building.

Would you like to give it another try?

[The Sheika]

Opposed. I don't smoke myself, and the Federation is not too keen on it to the point where we roll out ad campaigns against the act, but this is something best left to member states.

[Groot]

Opposed. I don't smoke myself....

Upon hearing those words, Groot raises an eyetwig inquisitively. He breaks off a branch from the top of his head, then rolls it awhile, forming somewhat of a cigar shape. "I am Groot," he says to Leo, motioning towards the nickel-plated lighter, hoping that, if Leo indeed obliges, Groot could, literally, smoke himself.

[Grays Harbor]

IC: Ambassador McKinley stands, then rips the paper out of his mouth. "Liberal fool." He says. Two guards escort Leo away.

OOC: Godmodding is very much frowned upon in this forum. The extent of your character's ability to act against any other player's is to make an attempt, e.g. McKinley aims a fire extinguisher at Leo's head and pumps the handle. It's then up to me whether I permit this external action on my character, or ignore it. You certainly can't unilaterally decide that my ambassador has been taken away by security, for something that isn't even against laws or building regulations. Keep in mind also that any serious assault is assumed to be foiled by the ACME Weapons Nullifiers present in every debating chamber (and the Strangers' Bar) in the WA HQ building.

Would you like to give it another try?

OOC: There is also the near universal guarantee that any attempt to assault an ambassador will be closely followed by the defenestration of the assaulter.

[The Sheika]

Opposed. I don't smoke myself....

Upon hearing those words, Groot raises an eyetwig inquisitively. He breaks off a branch from the top of his head, then rolls it awhile, forming somewhat of a cigar shape. "I am Groot," he says to Leo, motioning towards the nickel-plated lighter, hoping that, if Leo indeed obliges, Groot could, literally, smoke himself.

Colonel Austin watches as the sapient tree literally smokes himself and scratches his own head "Well, I suppose I should have considered phrasing before saying that."

[Sierra Lyricalia]

Opposed. I don't smoke myself....

Upon hearing those words, Groot raises an eyetwig inquisitively. He breaks off a branch from the top of his head, then rolls it awhile, forming somewhat of a cigar shape. "I am Groot," he says to Leo, motioning towards the nickel-plated lighter, hoping that, if Leo indeed obliges, Groot could, literally, smoke himself.

Leo is speechless for a moment, his eyebrows seemingly fighting each other for control of his face - the one to produce a nonplussed frown, the other a frankly lascivious grin. After a few seconds, the latter wins. "Why... why, how delightfully perverse. No, I'll not stand in the way of this, by gum!" He quickly produces a flame and holds it out at arm's length toward the arboreal being. "If 'tisn't far too personal a question, uh... well, what's your medicinal properties? Is yon twig a relaxant," Leo asks, raising his hand-rolled cigarette up in the air demonstratively, "Or are you about to take a trip somewhere more lysergic? Not that I mean to pry," he adds quickly. But even a casual observer would note that this was bullshit; it's clear that Leo absolutely means to pry, without the least bit of subtlety masking his intent.

[Araraukar]

OOC: In RL I seriously wish that smoking was banned everywhere that a non-smoker might get affected by the smoke, because I get headaches from just the smell (I also get headaches when having to be close to someone who's bathed in perfume before leaving their home - and often they're smokers who can't smell the perfume themselves or at least at same strength), or that manufacturers were forced to add something that causes nausea into tobacco (similar to how alcohol affects you) to limit people's desire to pick the habit up in the first place. I'll leave out the other mentions of what I'd like done, because of forum rules and there being smokers even on this forum...

IC: "Nicotine being poisonous and addictive, tobacco products of any kind are on the list of forbidden substances as illegal recreational drugs in Araraukar anyway."