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President saQaaolchoura stood up in in his seat at the United Nations. He glared furiously around the vast room of the building in The Omnipotent Federation of Stephistan which housed the United Nations.

"This is an outrage. Qaaolchoura cares not about such artifical questions of 'proper morality', yet social responsibility, which may fall under another category of 'morality, is a different story.

"Leaving aside the inconvient fact that this proposal contains nothing about sexually transmitted diseases, this is more to me, a question of consent.

"One may argue that prostitution is merely allowing two consenting adults to engage in sexual intercourse, yet nothing could be further from the truth.

"Legalized prostitution forces poor people, primarily of the female persuasion, to sell themselves, exposing themselves to risk of disease, and pregnancy, because of social factors that they can not control. A self perpetuationg problem.

"In nagtions where prostitution is legal, we see a much higher percentage of sex slaves, unwilling sex slaves for the exceptionally thick, than in those in ocuntries where prostitution is illegal.

"We will not, repeat, not condone this practice, or allow it legalized. Even in Qaaolchoura, were prostitution legal, we may well be unable to control this despicable practice."

President saQaaolchoura turned, and glanced over the left-wing bloc.

"See these empty seats here? These seats were once proud UN member nations who disgusted with the politiking resigned.

"Not all, or even most of them were radical right-wing and Nazi nations. Not even a large percentage.

"Sunset, long time leader of Mars; Thracia, long time leader of The Balkans. These two resonable people, leaders of large, well known regions, who agreed with us on large numbers of issues, but were disgusted with the quality and rationality or lack thereof, of the UN proposals.

"Unlike some national governments, the government of Qaaolchoura will not sit and grouse about national sovereignty lost. We do not feel that this is much of an issue. The UN is or was, a world government, and rules as such.

"One would be wise to recall, however, that there is such as thing as a government which grows too intrusive, or rules its subjects poorly. Yet a governement rules with the consent of the governed."

President saQaaolchoura glanced around the room, and his eyes came to rest on Queen Angelika of Labrador, and the President of Allanea.

"And this group of governed will not take it any longer. Qaaolchoura has been for six months a member of the UN, for months a delegate, and three months, a delegate actively supporting left-wing UN proposals and resolutions.

"I reiterate, this is not a personal freedoms issue. This is an issue of human rights."

The President's eyes came to rest on Sirocco, Goiobergunchia, The Terribian, and to his new neighbor, Beaumontia.

"To all of my fellow nations who saw through this toilet paper facade of 'personal freedom, no sexism or classism involved', I congradulate you. For those of you who stayed in the UN, I admire your metal."

His eyes returned to those civil rights advocates who supported the resolution.

"And to those of you who claim to support civil rights, yet supported this resolution, I congradulate you as well.

"You just did what "The Common Sense Acts II" could not do, what "The Cato Acts" and "The Bill of no Rights" could not have done if they had passed.

"You managed to drastically decrease civil rights world wide, and drive one of your staunchest allies from the UN.

"I bid you all good day, and good life."

With that, President saQaaolchoura strood out of the United Nations building, and did not look back.

From this moment, Qaaolchoura was on its own.

Mr. Secretary, I am also disappointed in this body.

I have been privileged to serve in this body for eight and a half months, five of which as a Delegate. Although several resolutions have been rejected during my tenure, the vast majority have been passed by the votes of members who do not even attend the debates in this body. Many of these resolutions often contain blatant grammatical and factual errors.

For a few months now, I have focused my efforts in this body merely to raise points of order under what meager rules we have against poorly crafted and inaccurate resolutions. However, the protections that we have are few and are not very useful in most situations.

I have seen many UN members deliver resignation speeches during my tenure. Although most I scorned, being from inactive members who made little difference to this chamber during their service, this one is different. The Qaaolchourav delegate (here Lord Evif gestured at the empty seat in the Zhaucauozian Friendship table) has made several excellent points. Alas, they will probably fall on deaf ears.

We will be remaining in this body. One of the advantages to poorly drafted resolutions is that they are easy to counter-act through appropriate legislation, and the Office of Legislative Counsel in the Goobergunchian Low Council is already drafting a Prostitution Code to cope with this resolution. We feel that requiring all prospective prostitutes to have official licenses signed in person by the President will discourage this practice.

Qaaolchoura was one of the last remaining active UN delegates. I believe that this body should be ashamed of itself for driving a noble, participating delegate from these hallowed halls.

I yield the floor.

Lord Evif, Goobergunchian UN Ambassador
Founder of the DU Region
Retired UN Delegate

Lord Evif walked out of the chamber. The UNLF resolution would not be laid before the UN before tomorrow morning, and he had some delegates to talk to.

Frisbeeteria regrets the necessity of this resignation as well. While we are a relatively young nation in the eyes of the UN, we have attempted to interject a semblance of reason and care into these deliberations. It is not easy to be heard among the clamor.

It seems there are mostly younger nations here, and the most frequently annoying proposals put before us are from nations who have only just joined and are anxious to convince all others of the rectitude of their cause. More typically, they embarass themselves with pointless unendorsed resolutions and strident demanding voices.

Needless to say, our voice doesn't carry as far as do the richer, deeper voices of our Elder Statesmen, one of whom leaves today. We need more of this old guard, not less, and Qaaolchoura will be missed in these halls. Fare thee well, President saQaaolchoura. Come back and speak with us when you will.

MJ Donovan, CEO, Frisbeeteria.

Although the Hirotan nation is amongst those most would call "younger nations" it does endeavour to provide some sort of common sense, which disturbingly we find lacking amongst nations in a similar state of development.

We have already expressed my views on those supporters of the Resolution, and are already working to circumvent it by using local laws, and bring about a resolution that would further circumvent this policy of idiocy.

To the member states that consider resignation over this kafuffle, I urge you to reconsider. It is only by remaining in the UN and combating the growing numbers of nations which fail to understand the UN that we have any chance of maintaining the UN's dignity.
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http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/hirota.jpgThe Democratic States of Hirota (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=hirota)

Googlewoop's representitive, Mr. Tea and Coffee Anan stabds to aplaud the exiting delegates and then turns towards the neatral secretary general to speek. The rest of the assembly, even the rouge nations making a mockery of the UN fall silent as the respected elder clears his throat. He starts to speek in his old, husky, 'Proffessor Dumbledore' voice.

"Ladis and gentlemen of the United Nations. Myself and the Government I represent also must agree with my noble colegues who have been forced from our halls. I cannot accept this irresposnible act of obscenity in our organisation. I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT!"

The whole assembly jumps at this out of character temper. Tea and Coffee Anans voice rises to a spectacular deafening cresendo.

"I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS! YOOOOOU CANNOT STAND FOR THIS! THESE CHILDISH IIIIIDIOT ARE MAKING A MOCKERY OF OUR SYSTEM! THEY ARE IMMATURE, IMMORAL AND OBSCENE! DO YOU NOT GET IT! THEY DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR UNITED NATIONS! THEY FORCE OUR SYSTEM BEYOND ITS MANDATES AND CONTROLLS,"

(Here his voise rose even louder to a pitch that sounden more like a goods train than a man)

"FOR CHEAP THRILLS AND LAUGHS! JUST SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A GOOD CHUUUUUCKLE WHEN UNWANTED PROSTITUTES BEGIN TO POP UP EVERY WHERE! THEY ARE SEX STARVED, UNDERAGE, DESPERATE LITTLE TWITS! THEY ARE FORCING THE REST OF THE WORLD TO BELIEVE THAT OUR HALLOWED HALLS ARE A PLACE FOR MEDDLING IN SEXUAL OBSCENITIES, THE OCCULT AND EVEN WORSE,"

His voice rises again so that veins on his tall cheek bone stand out. It is obviouse now he cannot yell any louder than this. No man can. Some members cover their ears.

"MEEEEEDLING WITH PEEEEEOOOOOPLES LIVES!!!!!"

Suddenly, Mr. Anans voice is normal again as if nothing has happened.

"Not only can we not morally allow this disgusting display of childish fun to continue, we can not LEGALLY allow it to continue."

He points a long bony, wrinkled finger at the original proposer of the legislation, the leader of the trouble makers who, even thou he is visibly shaken, is sitting with a smugg grin on his face.

"The UN does NOT have the power to change the internal affairs of a nation. THATS RIGHT YOU MEDDLESOME FOOL, NO MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE THINK SO< YOUR LEGISLATION IS NOT LEEEEEGAL!

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And Myself and my government refuse straight out to follow it.

Regrestfully collegues, unless something is done to stop this disgusting behaviour, I MEAN SOMETHING WITH WEIGHT LIKE A RESOLUTION, I too will have to excuse myself from this assembly."

A gasp of horror sweeps over the assembly which grows louder as the traslations come through.

"Thats right fellow representitives, I WILL LEAVE!"

These last words echo around the hall and a whimper from an elderly delegate can be heard clearly as the United Nations has not been without the thoughtfull, outgoing voice of the Googlewooper representitive for a very, very long time. It is perhaps a measure of how much Tea and Coffee Anan is respected and valued in the assembly.

"Now I am currently working among others to have such an ammendment made and I implore you all to endorse it whole hartedly. But if it is NOT succesfull, I WILL make good my threat and resign."

Mr. Anan sits and amongst the resounding applause from the majority of the assembly and the pleading from many other elderly delegates and stares accross the gigantic round chamber at the leader of the trouble makers. Under the wise old man's sgaze, the impudent fool's smug mood melts and the grin is replaced by a open mouthed look of absolute shock and miscomprehension.

And so began the protest of Googlewoop and the uproar cased by Mr. Anans threat to leave.