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ICly by Alexander Smith, Tinhamptonian Delegate-Ambassador to the World Assembly.
Repeal "WA Numeration and Units Act"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.Category: RepealTarget: GA#88Proposed by: Tinhampton
General Assembly Resolution #88 “WA Numeration and Units Act” (Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Noting that Article 3 of GA#88 allows member states to "prohibit their private enterprises or any non-plenipotentiary citizens of their nation from using any units of measurement" (emphasis added),
Concerned that, as a result of said Article:
- inhabitants of certain member states run the risk of arrest simply for providing directions to confused tourists in yards and miles rather than metres and kilometres,
- levels of food poisoning may increase significantly in those member states where packs of food which require preparation before eating cannot contain any accurate reflection of how long those foodstuffs ought to be prepared for,
- significant barriers could be posed to efforts by civil society to reduce obesity levels by urging the reduction of sugar, fat and calories in certain foodstuffs, which may prove problematic for sellers of food who cannot provide any accurate indication of how much of any of these their produce contains, and
- the utility of any units of measurement that the International Measurement Institute (IMI) may devise can be easily overridden by member states by their simply prohibiting everybody other than those representing them on diplomatic business from using IMI units beyond the context of any publications that the IMI may issue,
Further recognising that said Article could significantly impede international co-operation between businesses which cannot succeed without the use of particular units, especially when member states have a ridiculous amount of leeway to outright forbid their use of those units; for instance, a project between businesses in two member states to construct an array of satellites using only metric units - which could enhance access to television and the internet among residents of remote islands, thereby enabling them to learn more about the world around them and to swiftly contact family members and friends living abroad - could be hampered (if not cancelled) simply because one of those member states forbids the use of metric units by "private enterprises,"
Observing that common sense is not, in fact, particularly common, and
Expressing its desire for the passage of international legislation on truth in food labelling and scientific freedom after the repeal of the target resolution...
The General Assembly hereby repeals GA#88 "WA Numeration and Units Act."