NationStates Jolt Archive

This is a new proposal I submitted, for the protection of all our nations, dictators and presidents alike. Please post any questions. For simplicity, it is outlined here:

Nation's Bill of Rights
This bill is to ensure that all free nations may enjoy certain unalienable rights which we believe to be true and just so that they may govern themselves accordingly. This act is not to undermine the United Nations, but rather, to limit its power so that sovereign states are not afraid to join a possibly oppressive world government.

Article I: No act of the United Nations shall dictate the social structure, form of government, or national animal, currency, religion or language of any sovereign nation.

Article II: The United Nations is not responsible for any sovereign nation’s national defense; however, neither can The United Nations dictate how any sovereign nation’s national defense is managed, with the exception of producing Biological weapons, as it was outlawed in the Elimination of Bio Weapons Act of May 31, 2003.

Article III: The United Nations cannot participate in any war and neither can it order or encourage any of its constituents to do so, unless the United Nations itself is specifically attacked.

Article I: No act of the United Nations shall dictate the social structure, form of government, or national animal, currency, religion or language of any sovereign nation.
This article is rather vague in its provisions. Does it mean, for example, that if a hypothetical resolution allowing Gay Marriage were to reach the floor of the UN that it would be automatically declared invalid?

My citizens have no rights.

Well, by Social Structure, it can mean things such as Capitalism, Communism, and by form of government it can mean Democracy, Dictatorship...etc. Gay Marriages could be considered social structure, and I believe that every nation should have the right to decide on that issue for themselves, and should not be pressured to do things that don't affect other nations or the world. So yes, this resultion, would, in fact, disqualify any other resolution banning or requiring gay marriages.

It's contradictory. If it passes, it would violate the nation's rights.

Proposals may not limit UN behavior not determine whether or not UN proposals are in order.

Article I: No act of the United Nations shall dictate the social structure, form of government, or national animal, currency, religion or language of any sovereign nation.

The United Nations does not have the power to dictate animal or currency. However, the others are inherent powers and therefore I raise a point of order against this article on the grounds that it alters game mechanics.

Article II: The United Nations is not responsible for any sovereign nation’s national defense; however, neither can The United Nations dictate how any sovereign nation’s national defense is managed, with the exception of producing Biological weapons, as it was outlawed in the Elimination of Bio Weapons Act of May 31, 2003.

This article would impede the ability of the United Nations to adopt resolutions pertaining to Global Disarmament or International Security. Therefore, I raise a point of order against this article on the grounds that it alters game mechanics.

Article III: The United Nations cannot participate in any war and neither can it order or encourage any of its constituents to do so, unless the United Nations itself is specifically attacked.

This is inherently valid under the rules and precedents over the United Nations, and therefore redundant.

Mr. Secretary-General, I move the points of order en bloc.

Lord Evif, Goobergunchian UN Ambassador
Founder of the DU Region

[ooc: IMHO, this proposal is invalid for the reasons stated above and I am filing a report to have it removed.]