NationStates Jolt Archive

Instead of sending telegrams to people explaining why their proposal was deleted, I'm going to post them here and explain briefly why each was deleted. I'm hoping that going through case examples will give people some understanding of why proposals are deleted.

This topic is locked because this is only a publicly-readable file for recording deleted proposals; authors need to be able to quickly scan through this topic to find their proposal and determine why I deleted it. If you wish to comment on a particular proposal (or a particular reason for deleting proposals), then please start a new topic. Thank you.

Please note that these are only the proposals that I, personally, have deleted. I am not recording proposals deleted by other Moderators.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator



The Gambling Bill
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.
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Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize
Proposed by: Llynflangogocock

Description: Everyday of our lives we take risks - whether or not to eat that expired cheese sandwich, whether to cross the road even though that car doesn't seem to be slowing down - even downloading smutty images during our lunch breaks. Everyday we make decisions that could prove detrimental to out health or our wallet yet they are not necessarily [sic] illegal. If someone wants to buy an icecream we don't stop them - then why should we stop someone betting on a horse? Isn't it part of our free will to choose what we do in life so long as we don't harm others. Then surely we should allow someone to waste their life away if they want to - perhaps we should consider banning married people from gambling since they put their families at risk. If we deny people the right to bet we are in denial of thier basic human rihts

This proposal, while quite clear in it's motivations, does not describe what it actually does. What actions are recommended or required of UN member nations?

It's implied that people should be allowed to gamble at will, but this isn't explicity stated. For a UN proposal, this should be explicitly stated.

Human Rights Needed
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Paglia

Description: 1. More freedom of speech under specific conditions.
A. It doesn't cause riots
B. It doesn't start a war
C. It doens't hurt anyone physically

2. People may do what they want with their own body.


Basically, this is about human rights. These 2 suggestions can change what the world is like.

Again, goals are stated, but no means for reaching them.

Economic-Environment Policy
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
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Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: The Guomingdang

Description: Knowing that many nations are economic fanatics while others are environmental fanatics, I propose that we end the approval of global resolutions which would inhibit the sovereignty of individual nations on this topic.

Knowing that many nations seek to pass environmental bills that undermine the principals of capitalist and economical nations, and vise versa, this proposal will set in place the end of environment-based proposals that have issues dealing with economics.

And while it is beneficial for the world to have a proper environment, it is impropoer to overstep the sovereignty of individual nations.

For example, how would your nation feel if another nation came in and shut down all your businesses, claiming that they violated environmental resolutions? How would your people survive?

This one was deleted because it wanted to restrict what proposals the UN may consider. If you want to change what kinds of proposals may be considered, then discuss it in "Technical" as this constitutes a game mechanics proposal.

Ban AIM-Speak
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.
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Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: ET Warrior

Description: We, the peoples of Yoda's Swamp, have for too long sat idly by and watched this plague sweeping ours, and many other nations. This plague I speak of is AIM-speak, which many of us are all to familiar with. u, ur, b4, 2, y, and other equally ridiculous looking abbreviations for words.

Therefore, in the better interests of human decency, we propose that a ban be in place, and all such infringements on grammar be dealt with a minor fine, to be determined by the state, not exceeding 5 dollars per offense.

I believe that the author is well-intentioned and I, myself, don't hold AIM-speak in high regard. However, in all seriousness, I do not believe that this is worthy of the UN's consideration.

A subjective condition, I know, and very dependent upon individual judgement. Hopefully, this will be one of the few cases where it's applied.

NS Food Bank
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
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Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Our Own Laziness

Description: Hunger hurts. It denies dignity, lessens human energy, erodes community stability and impairs the potential of people and societies to achieve. To break this cycle of hunger, the Free Land of Our Own Laziness proposes a food bank that would be committed to providing an efficient, cost effective centralized system for collecting and distributing food that reduces waste and alleviates hunger in our world. We seek to provide life sustaining meals to those in need and to silence the pain that hunger brings.

“Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.” – Basil King

Salud,
Our Own Laziness

Wrong category. If you want to help the poor, then it generally goes into "Social Justice".

Public Media
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Our Own Laziness

Description: All UN nations must FUND at least one media outlet that is devoted solely to the education of its people, whether it be television, radio, newspaper, or magazine. Programming will include content on children's learning, cultural awareness, and scientific discovery. Programming will be free of political/cultural bias. Media can be used as an institution that helps to educate, while entertaining the masses from adolescence through adulthood.

Wrong category. This has more to do with political freedoms than civil freedoms, in my opinion. Hence, it belongs in "Furtherment of Democracy".

WHY NOT?
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.
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Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Benfinan

Description: Democracy is a great thing, it allows the people to have a say in the government, so get out and vote on this one!

Again, a UN proposal must have more than rhetoric. HOW do you want to increase democratic freedoms? We all know that the category affects national statistics (kinda like daily issues), but proposals are also semi-roleplay. Please describe a means of furthering democracy.

Stationary Weapons Act
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.
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Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Kaiton

Description: It has been observed that while highly effective, stationary weapons, with the exception of missle silos, have no capability of offense.

If one nation was to attack another, the best defense would be to use a weapon that is located on the ground to fire into the air, under the water, or at other ground targets.

Upon ratification of this proposal, all UN member nations will be permitted to build any amout of stationary weapons excluding long-range ballistics capable of firing on other nations.

Since stationary weapons cannot attack anything within their range, and they are somewhat immobile, ratifying this proposal would only be in the interest of the defense of nations.

Wrong category. Gun control is about citizens having guns. Discussion of military weaponry belongs in either "International Security" or "Global Disarmament". This one, since it restricts what weaponry may be used, should go in "Global Disarmament".

Free Hamburgers for Roadies
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Craggtopia

Description: Those fat people that go around with rock band carrying their amps; it’s a tough job with few rewards. Many rock bands have had to go without groupies or if on the road, roadies. This is a bloody tragedy on account of most rock band members being to skinny and weak to carry their own equipment due to all those class A drugs they take and fans they sleep with. I think, for the good of the rock music trade groupies in all countries in the UN should have free hamburgers or veggie-burgers as Buddhism has become the new in thing for musicians.

Not worthy of the UN's consideration.

Re-Cycling
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Iroquois

Description: The Iroquois have an internal social safety net. The basic premis is, whatever someone asks of you, you must give to them. So if i want your home, you give it to me. If you go and ask someone for your car, they must give it to you. In this environment all share the good and the bad items. There is no accumilation of wealth. The society opperates on the shoulders of the strongest memebers, constantly re-cycling the items and money. This promotes an equality by skewing an items worth and your capitalist nature to aquire.

First, it's implied that such a system should be imposed in all UN member nations, not explicitly declared. Second, the concept is in the wrong category; anything like this would go in "Social Justice".

The Awesome Proposal!!!!
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.
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Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize
Proposed by: Klausgrad

Description: Everybody loves gambling! WHOOOOO! Yeah! More gambling! NOW!!!

Again, a goal is stated, but not the means to accomplish it. What are UN nations required to do? Or, what actions will the UN take?

United Nations Reform

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.
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Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Cristia Lida

Description: With increasing nervousness, we, the democratic citizens of the world, have noted the increasing power of the United Nations. What was once a forum for discussing international issues has become a tool for controlling the governments of every member state.

Let it be noted that the United Nations' purpose is not to control individual governments; its purpose is to deal with issues that affect the world community as a whole, not by individual states.

Resolutions such as "The 40 Hour Workweek" infringe on given states' rights to self-rule. Ironic that the United Nations, founded to protect the peoples' rights to self-rule, breaches that right by undermining the governments those people elect.

Therefore, let it be noted that:

The United Nations has no right to infringe on member states' right to self-rule. Individual governments may make laws and enact customs without needing to heed the United Nations so long as the people still control the government or the government is not seen as oppressive to its people.

The United Nations is meant to protect the people from tyrannical governments and from international disasters; it is not meant to control the way governments' rule, so long as they are ruled by the people (democratic) or are approved of by the people (monarchies, etc.).

The NationStates United Nations is allowed to legislate the internal affairs of it's member nations. You understood this when you joined (or, you should have understood this). To change this is to change how the in-game United Nations operates, which requires reprogramming the game. This is therefore a game mechanics proposal. If you want to discuss game mechanics, then please go to the "Technical" board.

Minimum Wage
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: North Oxford Colleges

Description: In conjunction with:

1. UN resolution 'Bill of Rights' passed August 8th 2003
2. UN resolution '40 Hour Work Week' passed May 23rd 2004

It is recognized that:

1. All human beings have the right to a basic standard of living
2. Restrictions upon working hours can prevent some individuals from attaining such standards when wages are insufficient to meet basic needs

It is therefore proposed that:

1. Every UN state should provide a minimum wage to every working citizen, to ensure that a 40 hour week provides an income in line with basic living costs.

Wrong category. This belongs in "Social Justice".

Unfortunately, there's another proposal of almost identical name earlier in the list ("Minimum Wage Legislation"), so I can't delete this one right now.

Equal
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.
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Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Acquired Common Sense

Description: For each penny spent on military equipment, another penny must be spent on social programs, such as health care, education, and the environment.

This proposal directly affects the social services budgets of UN member nations, using their military budgets as a baseline. Therefore, it is directly placing a requirement on the social services budget, which is "Social Justice".

If the author had said "Member nations may not spend more money on their military than they spend on social programs.", then it would be "Global Disarmament".

In my opinion.

Again, there's a proposal of similar name earlier in the list, so I can't delete this one.

Realistic
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.
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Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: JapanXAnime

Description: I've noticed that alot of the things/weapons that i have seen are "futuristic" and are very unreal... I propose that we limit weapons to just modern day standards, no more grav tanks or mech warrior units.... its just unreal and the stats of these vehicles/ weapon are very exagrated and made up by there creators who think "Hey, i made it soooo, i can say it is the best and will take ever other vehicle/ weaon out"

You may not restrict the scope of all roleplay in NationStates by United Nations proposal.

[/quote]Do away with gun control
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.
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Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Fashama

Description: Taking away our ability to protect ourselves with firearms is taking away our second amendment rights. There is a reason a bill of rights was set upon our constitution before it was ratified. The ideas set down by the second amendment should be kept for personal protection. When the government takes away our guns we are no longer able to protect ourselves from the government, or other people. Criminals will always have guns; taking away our right to keep a gun is like condemning us to death. Therefore I believe there should be NO gun control.[/quote]

It's possible to write a NationStates proposal that makes mention of something in real life as a basis for explaining a concept. However, when you talk about real life this much, it goes from "NationStates proposal that peripherally mentions real life" to "real life" proposal.

The real-life Constitution of the United States does not apply to NationStates. Period.

Shut down the manufacturers
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.
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Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Juices

Description: Lets face the truth. The world is in trouble. There is too much crime. How can we make our citizens feel safe? By relaxing the gun control laws. With more guns people will be able to protect themselves better.

The title and category say "Tighten" (as in, shut down the gun manufacturers). The description says "Relax". Which is it?

Limits of Further Resolutions
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.
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Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Woodychkaland

Description: Be it resolved that resolutions may no longer be passed regarding matters that affect individual nations. The United Nations was established to handle International matters. The global society has no right to decide how other nations are run. Albeit, every human being is as important as any other, but it should not be the place of the United Nations to bestow rights upon citizens of certain nations that have philosophies opposing said rights. For example: a ban on sodomy should not be passed by the UN, as many UN nations allow and even support homosexual relations. At the same time, a global legalization of sodomy should not be allowed, as many UN nations are theocracies that strongly oppose homosexual relations.

Only matters directly affecting the global human population should be of the United Nation's concern. Matters such as the enviroment, for example, have global significance, and therefore fall under UN jurisdiction.

The United Nations may consider resolutions that affect the internal operations of member nations. This is how the NationStates United Nations works.

Proposals that restrict what proposals the UN may consider is game mechanics.

The 420 Act
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Legalize
Proposed by: Microshloff

Description: It is time to stop drawing arbitrary lines in the sand when it comes to drug use and drug legalization. It is time to stop being hypocrites, legalizing one deadly, addictive drug and leaving another almost identical deadly, addictive drug illegal. It is time to end the prohibition on marijuana worldwide.

Global marijuana legalization would do several things:

1) It would take the marijuana industry out of the hands of criminals and make it taxable, bringing much-needed revenue to governments everywhere.

2) It would regulate the sale, potency and quality of the marijuana, thereby eliminating the dangerous uncertainty of buying it on the street.

3) It would actually reduce marijuana use. As societies stop thinking of marijuana as a stigma, and start accepting it as a recreational drug much in the same way as alcohol and tobacco are viewed, the use of marijuana for purposes of "rebellion" would be reduced.

4) Legalizing and regulating marijuana would allow laws to be drafted as to its safe use. Laws would have to be in place to forbid "toking and driving," for example, and to set a minimum age for the use and purchase of marijuana.

The truth of the matter is that marijuana is not that different from tobacco and alcohol. In fact, it combines some of the best features of each: a pleasant, disorienting high somewhat similar to alcohol, combined with the satisfaction of inhaling and exhaling sweet smoke. It's time to break the tobacco companies' monopoly on pleasure. Let's legalize marijuana today, and make April 20th a global tokers' holiday.

The title of the resolution must be at leaast somewhat descriptive of the proposal content. "The 420 Act" does not describe the content at all.

Banning smoking in public
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Dungutopia

Description: We, the people of the Dominion of Dungutopia, feel it is time to save the world from that most heinous of crimes, smoking. We feel the only proper course of action is to ban public smoking, with anyone caught doing so incinerated until dead. We feel this cause of action is completely appropriate at this time and we ask for your backing of our proposal. May your dung be ever fresh and abundant.

Wrong category. Restricting whether people may smoke is a constraint of civil rights, and is therefore "Moral Decency".

Guns to the people!
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.
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Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Alm

Description: The laws about gun control are to strict. It is almost impossible to for exampel hunt or shot on targets!!! We need to relax the gun control laws, especially on shotguns and usual rifles. Everyone without a large criminal record should have the right to get guns for hunt, target-shooting or for their own protection!!! We need to protect us against criminals and others villains.

A little too vague for me, sorry. Again, this is a subjective judgment.

Defining what one means by "large criminal record" would help. Is there going to be a single standard imposed by the UN? Or is this up to the judgment of individual nations (with the UN giving general parameters)?

Orbital Planets Claiming Right
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
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Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: World Defense

Description: Space, the final frontier, a no man's land of never ending time. The cradel to infinte numbers of mineral rich planets, uninhabited by life...ripe for the taking...if we could.
Many nations boast the exsistance of their own orbital stations, i myself possess my own fleet of starships ready to embark. These planets, waiting to be mined are in our grasps, all that is required is permission. Permisson to go into the stars and claim what is already ours...given to us by our intelligent minds...life, and everything it holds. We should be allowed to expand our borders, claim intire planets for our people...never again would we be crowded, no longer would people complain of over population...in the stars lie our fate, our destiny!
understandably, space law would have to be desided, to give everyone a fair chance to claim, but think of the trading, the discoveries we will find...the posiblity of finding life in space...these are all posibilities. We've stayed chained to our surface for too long, we must now step into what we do not know, less we be pushed by the inevitable, others finding us.
Let us move into space, to claim what is ours...and to learn what we were always meant to learn, what is truely out there.

A UN proposal must contain more than rhetoric.

BASIC WATER SUPPLY ACT
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Diva-Rule

Description: PROPOSAL:
BASIC WATER SUPPLY ACT
To provide for the rights of free access to basic water supply and basic sanitation;

ACKNOWLEDGING
-that all spheres of Government must strive to provide water supply services and sanitation services sufficient for subsistence and sustainable economic activity;

RECOGNIZING
-that water is a scarce and unevenly distributed resource which occurs in many different
forms which are all part of a unitary, interdependent cycle;

UNDERSTANDING
-that not all peoples are able to afford the basics needed for day-to-day living.
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The main object of this Act is to provide for:
The right of access to free basic water supply and the right to basic sanitation;

-Subject to the national water resource strategy, the Minister may determine this basic water supply quantity.

-A person may use water in or from a water resource for purposes such as reasonable domestic use, domestic gardening, animal watering, fire fighting and recreational use.

-The consumer may, at the water service providers discretion, pay for any water-usage, over and above the free basic water supply.

-Procedures for the limitation or discontinuation of water services must not result in a person being denied access to basic water services for non-payment, where that person proves, to the satisfaction of the relevant water services provider, that he or she is unable to pay for basic services.

-If the water services provided by a water services institution are unable to meet the requirements of all its existing consumers, it must give preference to the provision of basic water supply and basic sanitation to them.
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“basic sanitation”
-including but not limited to the prescribed minimum standard of services necessary for the safe, hygienic and adequate collection, removal, disposal or purification of human excreta, domestic waste-water and sewage from households, including informal households;

“basic water supply”
-the prescribed minimum standard of water supply necessary for the reliable supply of a sufficient quantity and quality of treated, clean water to households, including informal households, to support life and personal hygiene;

“consumer”
-any end user who receives water services from a water services provider, including an end user in an informal settlement;

“water services provider''
-any person, institution, company, authority or any other body responsible for the provision of water to consumers under this resolution;

Wrong category. "Human Rights" is more about treating people equally, and "Social Justice" is more about basic needs and welfare. After consulting another Moderator, I've decided that this should be "Social Justice".

Human Smuggling
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Paka

Description: Objectives:

This Protocol aims at preventing and combating smuggling, promoting cooperation among States Parties and protecting the rights of smuggled migrants. As in the Convention and the Protocol on Trafficking in Persons, many provisions are intended to ensure that the approaches taken by Member States under their domestic legislative and law-enforcement regimes are as co-ordinated as possible to make collective international measures both efficient and effective.

Key Provisions:

As is the case with the Protocol on Trafficking in Persons, Convention provisions apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol unless otherwise stated in the Protocol.

The Protocol applies to the prevention, investigation and prosecution of the smuggling of migrants as well as to the protection of the rights of persons who have been the object of such offences.

States Parties to the Protocol are required to criminalize the basic smuggling of migrants and other forms of activity that support such smuggling.

The Protocol specifies that migrants should not become liable for having been smuggled.

Specific provisions for smuggling by sea are included because of the seriousness and volume of the problem. Under one such provision, States Parties are requested to cooperate to prevent smuggling of migrants by sea and to take necessary measures when it is suspected that a vessel is engaging in the smuggling of migrants. States may board and search vessels believed to be of their own registry.

States Parties to the Protocol are also required to strengthen border measures and oblige commercial carriers of passengers to check the travel documents of those passengers.

Another important element of the Protocol is the States’ cooperation in the field of public information. States are required to cooperate with each other to raise awareness of the dangers of smuggling to the migrants involved and to raise general awareness of the growing involvement of organized criminal groups.

The return of smuggled migrants to their countries of origin is foreseen. The State of origin is required to accept repatriation when the migrants in question have a right of residence in that State at the time of the return.

Wrong category. This sounds like law enforcement, to me. This would therefore put it under "International Security".

HUMAN RIGHTS
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Jonermoah

Description: more choices need to made by the citiznes of our countries, pretty much all decisions are made by our governments. i think more elections should take place for more important issues. Also people should not be able to kick others out of their regions, ultradone and other places thing they can do what they like, this should be stopped

I'm sorry... say what? :shock:

First, it's talking about more elections, which would put it under "Furtherment of Democracy", then it talks about regional ejections, which are not quite the concern of the United Nations.

Overall, this proposal is unclear and has been removed for that reason.

Equality For All
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
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Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Avenging Angels

Description: It has been brought to my attention that The Ivory Coast as well as the Nepal Flag have been left out. Every nation deserves to have their flag recognized. Flags in some way are a symbol of a nations pride. Recognize the flags of nations that have been excluded and give them their pride back.

FIRST, we should set up a commision made up of 10 inviduals from various countries to find out who's flag is missing. The commission will be working with various UN committes.

SECOND, once we know whos flag is missing we lodge a peitiion to get these nations flags recognized by the world. Not recognizing a nations flag is just another form of oppression.

I assume the author refers to the standard flags available in the Settings page. This is therefore a game mechanics proposal and should be discussed on the "Technical" board.

Ban Sour busniess
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
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Category: Social Justice
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Irritated socialist

Description: Background: Enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk are crippling The World economy. Although the government has been looking at stamping this out for quite a while, these horrific acts are still continuing to this day. Past attempts of issuing fines, or jail sentences has had no effect on putting a stop to these acts. Increased legislation and capital punishment are the only course of action.

1. The Act of selling lemonade on sidewalks shall be deemed a capital offense. 2. Criminals who engaged in such acts shall be executed on site. 3. A monetary reward shall be offered for the capture and death of said criminals. 4. Stores selling an unusual amount of lemonade making materials to any individual shall be required to report the specious behavior to the proper authorities.

This isn't worthy of the UN's consideration, in my opinion.

As a side note, I really can't take seriously any government that can't crack down on little kids selling lemonade on the sidewalk, where anybody can see them.

What's next? Orange juice? God forbid! :lol:

Work more!!!
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Kallen hell

Description: governments should be allowed to make there people works much as they want whenever they want

Wrong category. I'm not sure if it should be "Moral Decency" or "Political Stability" (I think it's "Moral Decency"). However, it definitely shouldn't be "Human Rights".

Second, I'm not even certain that this is worthy of the UN's consideration. So, even if it's resubmitted as "Moral Decency", it might get killed again, anyway.

Animal Rights
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.
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Category: Political Stability
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Kakuta

Description: Being part of a living and free world, I believe that every creature, humans and animals alike, must be given a certain degree of rights.n This includes the unethical and unfair treatment of animals in the wild and domesticated animals. If then resolution passes then the following things would change:

A. A limit would be set on the numbers of bear, deer, fowl, and other wild game depending on the population of the certain animal and the number of hunting liscenses issued.

B. Hunting for sport would not be allowed on any public area including lakes, forests, fields, etc. It would still be legal on private property as long as all animals hunted were owned by the hunters.

C. Guns that have a powerful force like shotguns would not be allowed to be used on any animals smaller than 2 feet tall. The force of these guns are not neccesary in the killing of a small animal.

D. All conditions will be improved at slaughter houses. Animals will not be allowed to be drugged, de-beaked, de-clawed, or crammed into areas where there is no room to move around. Sanitary standards will be raised to stop the spread of excrimate in the living area of the slaughter houses.

This resolution is not here to support the sterytypical "tree-huggers". It is here to improve the living quality of all animals. It will also help small farm owners who already follow these guidelines.

Wrong category. Should be "Moral Decency".

End Euthanasia Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Sajor

Description: Euthanasia should be outlawed. Just because someone is in pain does not mean just kill them. The key to this problem is to find a cure to the health problems.

Again, wrong category. Should be "Moral Decency".

Plan 9
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.
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Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Goodistan

Description: this may sound outragous, but if noone has an army, why would we need a defense military? All we have to do is completely slash military spending from every UN delegate, and there is no war, a bigger tax budget or a tax cut, more times of peace, and better international cooperation. If you are afraid of mass job loss, there will be an opening for more people to become mercenaries to 3rd world contries without fear of dieing from being shot as a civilian during a battle. there is no true reason not to ok this unless you are afraid of intergalactic warfare, in which case, if aliens were able to travel that far across the galxy and have the technology to make the trek, then I have no idea how our military intelligence would be able to compare to them.

The title of the resolution must be at least somewhat descriptive of the proposal content. "Plan 9" does not describe the content at all.

Freedom to Work
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
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Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Okanogan

Description: Since people should be free to enter into agreements with each other as they see fit so long as they do not harm others, the minimum wage anyone is allowed to work for is reduced to zero and the maximum number of hours one can work in one week is 168 hours.

This is a repeal of an earlier proposal, which isn't allowed on the grounds that it's game mechanics. There's no mechanism to remove an old proposal.

I apologize for the delay in adding more examples, but I've been busy and have only had time to merely delete proposals rather than post them.

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Terrorist Camp Removal Act

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
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Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Heardy Teabaggers

Description: A resolution to abolish all terrorists and or terrorist's training camps in 3rd world nations.

These terrorists have the ability to operate unseen in unpatrolled parts of the country they inhabit. Even worse, many countries harbor them knowingly and actually supply their materials needed to make weapons of all sorts.

With a rise in terrorist attacks, action has to be taken. All suspected camps NEED to be wiped off the map, so to say, to prevent further attacks

Sincerely,
Heardy Teabaggers

A good start for a proposal, but a proposal must contain more than rhetoric. How do you want to eliminate terrorist camps? What do you want UN member nations to do?

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Bilingual

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
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Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Flojos

Description: Schools across the world are making their students learn a second language. I think the students should have a choice. Besides, if they learn more, the use for jobs as translators greatly reduces. I don't think its fair.

I'm sorry, it is not at all clear what the author wants to do, here.

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Legality of Euthanasia
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
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Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Randymanland

Description: In order to further the rights of our civilians I propose to make Euthanasia (Mercy Klling) Legal.

It is a more humane and much less way of death for people suffering from fatal diseases, and makes the whole process easier on not only said person but also the family.

Conditions:

1) Said illness must be non-curable, as well as in final stages which lead to loss of mind, movement or control of body

2) The person to carry out the euthanasia must first present a signed (by the sufferer) and validated consent form to a Judge in good standing, in order to receive a 'warrant' for Euthanasia

We already passed one of these.

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Destroy The Trees

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
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Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Compati

Description: Civilization as we know it, is coming to an end. Trees are overpopulating this planet, and we are suffering. I ask all countries in the UN to vote whether or not to abolish all trees in his/her nation. So that our children, and our children's children, may live in a world where they don't have to worry about getting drunk behind the wheel and hitting a tree, or worrying whether their precious cat will get stuck in a tree. Trees are so 1980's anyway.

You're kidding, right?

Joke proposals are not allowed.

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--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

DEBBIE

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Strength: Mild Proposed by: OH MY DEBBIE
Description: BE IT RESOLVED:

THAT THE VINNIE (OH MY DEBBIE) TAPES AS HEARD ON HOWARD STERN BE PLAYED OVER A LOUD SPEAK SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE CITY CENTER OF EVERY MAJOR CITY IN EVERY MAJOR COUNTRY IN THE UNITED NATIONS

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: THAT DEBBIE, WHEN SHE DIES, REST IN STATE AT THE UN HEADQUARTES.

OH MY DEBBIE. I LOVE YOU OH SO MUCH

RESULT INTENDED: EVERYONE CAN LIVE IN HARMONY AS THEY CAN ENJOY THE DEBBIE TAPES FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

Not worthy of the UN's consideration.

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Operation Doomsday

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security Strength: Strong Proposed by: Rotarus
Description: An evil madman threatens the world. He has gained support of entire countries, which do his bidding without question. This man and his armies threaten my region and all life on Earth as we know it. I request help from all UN nations before he tries to overrun my people, for if he wins, he will come after your countries and assimilate your way of life, culture, and families into his war machine.

The armies of the north have already started manuevers and are preparing to attack my region. Without help, this could turn into a nuclear armaggedon, as I am not preparred to give up my people or country at any point, ever.

REINFORCE our troops; we need weapons, vehicles, and armed troops

FREE the entire world from a doomsday catastrophe where every living creature is at risk of complete annihilation

FIGHT for freedom and all the values which you hold dear

This sounds very much like he's writing a proposal to address a specific threat or situation. This isn't allowed. UN proposals must be written like laws; they affect the day-to-day operations of UN member nations.

Anti-Genocide and Oppression

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Strength: Significant Proposed by: Doctors and Lawyers
Description: This resolution will make it so a UN member nation will be expelled and condemned if it practices in genocide or oppression of its people.

Genocide shall mean the killing/executing of people.

Oppression shall include rape, secluding, not allowing the right to vote, or treating as second rate any group of people.

A group of people shall include people categorized based upon their:

-- race
-- nationality
-- political opinion
-- religion
-- membership in a particular social group, which includes gender and sexual orientation. A particular social group shall not mean violent criminals whose crimes are against the person or those who have been involved in the persecution or oppression of others in the past.

This resolution shall not have an effect on the rights of free speech or the rights to assemble of people in a nation.

You may not eject a nation from the UN by UN proposal. Nations may only be ejected for violations of NationStates rules.

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The spelling proposal

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency Strength: Mild Proposed by: Kiwipeso
Description: In the interests of delegate sanity, I would like to make a proposition that the spelling of proposals be checked, and where necessary, corrected for universal understanding and goodwill amongst delegate nations.

Game Mechanics.

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Mobile Phone Tariffs

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice Strength: Significant Proposed by: MicroGlup
Description: The United Nations should seek to encourage communication between nations at all levels - from government departments to individuals. As communication increases the likelyhood of racial, religious or athnic confrontations decreases.

Mobile phones now play a significant part in the national and international exchange of views, however, this is being frustrated by the manipulation of tariffs by the network providers who do there best to conceal unfair tariffs from their customers.

We believe that all tariffs should be clear and declared prior to the customer making the call - this is well within the scope of existing technology.

We also believe that the practice of locking mobile phones to one network should cease and that customers should be free to find the lowest tariff without hindrance.

The consequence of this resolution would be that after the user dialled a number the tariff (per minute (or any part of a minute) would be displayed on the screen for all the networks capable of placing the call and the customer would then be free to select whichever network they wished to use.

If accepted this resolution would benefit individuals, business, charitable organisations and governments

Wrong category. This should be "Free Trade".

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A resolution for Citizenry

A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize Proposed by: Cookian States
Description: Let it be affirmed, hereby the United Nations that:

1) In all nations, when you have reached the legal age to declare for military service, you may also gamble, drink, smoke tobacco, or any other things that are lehal for adults to do under the government's laws. If you are old enough to die for your country, then you are old enough to do all of these things.

2)This Resolution does NOT apply to any nations where citizens under 16 can apply for military service.

This is a little too broad. We have separate categories for "Gambling" and "Recreational Drug Use", and this tries to cover both. (It covers drug use implicitly because some nations do allow recreational drugs to be used.) Consequently, it fits in neither.

This needs to be split up into two parts and filed under separate categories.

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Limit nuclear weapons

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security Strength: Significant Proposed by: Undecidedterritory
Description: Recognizing that rogue nations and dictatorships cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons....
Knowing that only democracies have popularly elected governments that meet the standards of the civilization....
realizing that nuclear weapons have been used to save lives but have threatened many more in the hands of dictatorships..........
understanding that democracy should be encouraged.........

this United Nations RESOLUTION supports the following:
1) urge all nations to reduce nuclear stock
2) ban the sale of nuclear arms to non-democracies
3) discourage arms sales world wide
4) ban nuclear weapons in non-democracies
5) step up global security efforts to prevent terrorists from obtaining material for a " dirty bomb" or other such device.

Okay, you're doing two things, here, and this needs to be split.

Reducing the stockpile of nuclear weapons goes under "Global Disarmament".

Funding measures to prevent terrorists from getting nuclear technology or material goes under "International Security".

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Terrorism

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security Strength: Mild Proposed by: PrinceVishnu
Description: I would like to see all weapons destroyed under the new anti-terrorism act.

Destroying weapons is Global Disarmament. It's also not explicitly clear what this has to do with terrorism.

Unfortunately, I can't delete this proposal right now because there's another proposal with a similar name before it.

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Occult and Magic

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Strength: Mild Proposed by: Hollowfaust
Description: Though a smallest portion of every nation's population does really practice "magic" and studies the occult, whenever one of those individuals are brought to the light of public opinion - or even before the court - the media unleash the dogs of panic.....
From court to court different desicions have been made through times about this matter. Usually the practicioners are set free but others (excluding these who are guilty for murder as they "sacrificed" their fellows to their fictional gods...)have suffered unfair, superstitionary judgement and - thus - harsh penalties.
Should the practice of magic be outlawed? Should the UN research the occult and the traditions and allow only several "spells" or "curses" (such as the bad eye) or justify minimal sacrifices (chicken for example)?

UN resolutions are precisely that: Resolutions. You're making a decision and taking action.

Please do not ask questions by UN proposal.

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UN Liberation Act

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability Strength: Strong Proposed by: Carna
Description: By passing this Act, all previous UN resolutions are hereby declared null and void, and the UN is oficially dissolved, with full government power returned to individual government leaders.

In addition, all UN funds will be distributed equally amongst the members of the UN as its final act.

Game Mechanics. Love it or hate it, the UN is here to stay.

If you wish to suggest Game Mechanics changes, then post in the "Technical" forum.

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Save the wolfs

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental Industry Affected: All Businesses Proposed by: Clotrimazole
Description: to banded the killing of the wolf for traded.

While I can figure out that the author wants to ban the killing of wolves and the trading of wolf products (such as, I would assume, wolf fur), this proposal is badly-written enough to warrant deletion of the proposal.

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UN War Approval

A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament Strength: Strong Proposed by: Angry Quadriplegics
Description: Members of the United Nations have generally sided with each other on support issues concerning military powers since the UN was founded.

But recently, member nations have broken ties with traditional allies in an attempt to go to war.

The best example of this is the United States' war against Iraq, in which case the US did not have support from many of the UN members and many of the Security Council.

That upon passage, this proposal will require each member nation to have the United Nations' approval through a vote of the security council.

And any nation who is a member of the UN who does not comply with this proposal, face stiff either political or economical sactions against them, or reprimand by the UN in fitting means, like withdrawing a nation's right to vote on an issue or by expulsion from the UN based upon the severity of the act committed.

You may not deny a UN member nation the right to vote on UN resolutions. You may not eject a nation from the UN by UN proposal.

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A World Free of Nazism

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency Strength: Strong Proposed by: The GSAP
Description: This Proposal is meant for the UN to step into regions and nations to rid this world of Nazism.

1. By promoting this act, you are saying you want a better world, a world without Nazism.

2. Nazism is hereby defined as a love for Adolf Hitler and all the evil he did while he was in power.

3. On voting for this, you deny the nations the right to use National Socialism as a form of government.

4. UN members that have publicly promoted NAZISM will be expelled from the UN.

You may not ban political or economic systems such as democracy, communism, socialism, facism, monarchy, capitalism, et cetera. I think National Socialism is a political system (I'm not sure), so this violates that rule.

You may also not eject nations from the UN by UN proposal.

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The Religion Solution

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability Strength: Mild Proposed by: Nice and evil
Description: There are many criminals on the streets today. They kill without a thought, they steal everything they can get their filthy hands on.
Why? Because they have no god to turn to. They have no one to comfort them.
This changes all that. This forces them into any religion of your choice. Christianity, Judism, Satanism, or any other.

Help me stop crime in it's tracks, approve this proposal.

Wrong category. This affects personal freedoms, not political freedoms. This belongs in "Moral Decency".

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator

Mandatory Web Tests

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Strength: Strong Proposed by: StalkLand
Description: This Resolution would require that anyone wishing to own their own Domain for the purpose of displaying information on the World Wide Web, regardless of whether it is for business or personal use, should meet and implicitly agree with the following minimum requirements in order to be allowed to Register a Domain Name.

Requirements:

1: Valid ISP issued email address. Yahoo, MSN, Gmail, Hotmail and other free service email addresses will not be considered valid for the purpose of registering a Domain.

2: Understand and agree that spam is illegal and will not be sent from the Domain being Registered nor be sent from any email address for the purpose of advertising the Domain being Registered.

3: Understand that if you are unable to connect to the Internet your web host is not responsible and it is your ISP that is at fault.

4: Understand that Internet Explorer is an inherently evil and dangerous web browser and the use of is at your own risk.

5: Designing a web site is a craft that is to be learned by each individual wishing to create a web site and is not a point and click solution.

6: Designing a web site that is only fully compatible with Internet Explorer is grounds for your web site to never be listed in Google or Yahoo and therefore would be a waste of your time.

All ICANN Licensed Domain Registrars, and their designated agents, will immediately place the above requirements and license requirements into effect for all Domain Registrations created after the effective date of this Resolution.

No part of this Resolution should be considered as a limitation to additional requirements that a Domain Registrar may wish to impose nor be considered as a basis to challenge additional requirements that may be imposed by either Domain Registrars or Web Hosts for the purpose of Registering a Domain or allowing a web site to be hosted.

First, wrong category. This should be "Moral Decency" since you're limiting what people may do with the Internet.

Second, by issuing a warning about "Internet Explorer", Item #4 assumes that "Internet Explorer" exists in the NationStates world. You may not assume that specific brands from the real world also exist in NationStates. (Item #1 skirts this rule, but escapes on the ruling that Yahoo, Google, and such are being used as illustrations, not being specifically cited as a target of the proposals action.) Item #4 should be dropped altogether.

Third, Item #6 also specifies "Internet Explorer", a real-life brand, as a target of the proposals action. This should be reworded to say "Web Sites designed to work only with a particular browser shall not be listed by Internet Search Engines".

Fourth, I don't know what ICANN is, but it sounds like a real-life entity. This will need to be replaced with a more generic description of some kind.

Education reform

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Strength: Significant Proposed by: Grygestad
Description: gives every citizen the right to a free education all the way to the PHD level

This is more of a "Social Justice" resolution.

UN Rapid Response Force

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Strength: Significant Proposed by: Sudaea
Description: Recognizes: The need for a UN force to respond to violating nations which openly disobey UN law and international law. Cites Rwanda as a prime example of the need for a RRF.

Also Recognizes: Without a rapid response force, genocide and other crimes against humanity would still continue until a meager UN PKO arrived, under budgeded and under armed.

Creates: All nations will contribute to the Rapid Response Force or UNRRF. Larger nations will contribute military forces and funding while smaller nations may contribute military forces alone.

Also Creates: An organization called United Nations Rapid Response Force Command Center UNRRFCC, which will oversee deployment and logistical command of the RRF in the region or nation in need.

Deplors: The use of private militias or "Executive Outcomes" in the aid of troubled countries.

A Rapid Responce Force would be controlled by the UNRRFCC which would be comprise of five of the largest and most powerful nations in the UN, with the Secretary General at in Charge.

A RRF is necessary for the UN to have, in order to quell problems before they get out of hand. Without this, more and more civilians die, and more and more nations crumble.

First, any proposal that talks about national military forces should go under "International Security" or "Global Disarmament" depending upon whether the resolution in increasing or decreasing nationalmilitary budgets.

Second, creating a military force of any kind under the direct control of the UN is a game mechanics violation.

Third, there is no Secretary General in NationStates.

Fourth, the proposal skirts the "Don't take action on real-life entities" rule by citing Rwanda; it escapes this point by being merely an illustrative example from real-life.

Trees Made Into Stew

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental Industry Affected: All Businesses Proposed by: Porkland
Description: All trees and monkeys should be burnt and their ashes should be made into a stew.

Anyone who argues with this proposal should also be added to the stew.

The Final ingredient of the stew should be a chicken broth with a dash of pepper.

This stew will be served to all UN Members on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Don't waste the UNs time.

Free Medicare for the poor

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy Strength: Significant Proposed by: Nabboo
Description: This Proposal will allow Proverty Striken Families to have free Medical attention and Medicare for life. Its time to start healing the Poor just like we do the rich

Should be "Social Justice".

Capitalist SOLIDARITY

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy Strength: Mild Proposed by: Southern Arcadalia
Description: We, the free nations of the world, hereby devclare our support of freedom-fighting guerillas, attempting to overthrow the outdated, oppresive socialist dictatorships of the world. We must stand together with our freedom-loving bretheren for the good of humanity.

A UN resolution changes the numerical statistics of UN member nations, and must therefore take an action of some kind, not merely express an opinion.

Accept My Issue

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security Strength: Mild Proposed by: Boxtopia
Description: Anyone who supports this resolution is saying that they want the following issue put into circulation in the game:

Cows: Burgers or Bombs?

After a militant faction of extremist Bigtopians hijacked a herd of cattle and rode them into the side of @@NAME@@’s famous Bulk Cheese Warehouse, the right-wing group Mommies Intent on Limiting Freedoms (MILF) is calling for tighter security at farms and airports throughout the country. They have proposed more thorough security checks for Bigtopians, senior citizens, people who wear pink, and many visible minorities.

[option] “Won’t somebody please think of the children!”, begs MILF spokeswoman, @@RANDOMNAME@@. “We need to protect ourselves and our families from everything that we don’t understand. More security screening is just the first step!”
[effect] mommies with metal detectors are commonplace
[stats] civil rights decrease, apathy decreases

[option] “The MILFs have gone too far this time!”, argues civil libertarian @@RANDOMNAME@@. “Is the threat from intercontinental ballistic cows really so great that we would subject our friends and neighbours to such treatment? Even the oldest, most pink-wearing Bigtopian doesn’t deserve this!”
[effect] citizens are not afraid of intercontinental ballistic cows
[stats] civil rights increase, public apathy increases

[option] “Yeah, like, whatever!”, whines teenage drama queen @@RANDOMNAME@@. “I wear pink every day, and if they pass a stupid thing that makes me late for the manicure that my daddy bought me I’m gonna throw a tantrum. No one likes old people or Bigtopians though, so make them buy all the cows, or whatever they were saying.”
[effect] senior citizens wait in huge security lines at farms and airports as more and more teenagers get their nails done
[stats] public apathy increases greatly

Game Mechanics.

The decision of whether or not an issue will be accepted is STRICTLY in the domain of the NationStates Administrators and Moderators and is not subject to UN resolution.

If you want to debate this, then do so on the "Got Issues?" board, not by UN proposal.

End Communism

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability Strength: Strong Proposed by: R-A
Description: Communism is becoming an increasingly high level of threat to other nations and regions.

It has come to attention that just about all of the Communist regions have formed some type of "super alliance" and this is a threat to political freedoms of other regions.

This alliance will be so big and be able to move so fast it can wipe out entire regions with no problem. This resolution would put an end to Communism or at least put a big restraint on how far regions can take there policial ideals of Communism.

Speaking from a region I am from known as The Axis, we have seen the horrors of Communism first hand. There put downs of our beliefs and the spreading of lies or propoganda. Telling other regions, even non-Communist ones about the horror of our fair region The Axis and of the horror of Fascism or Democracy or any other type of anti-Communism ideologies.

Communism needs to be stopped for the betterment of NationStates and for the betterment of the citizens of these Communist nations. Let peace, reason, and understanding rule again, and rid the world of the horrors of Communism. Then we can all live freely again.

You may not ban a political ideology.

GUNS GUNS, LOTS OF GUNS!

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security Strength: Strong Proposed by: New Hempton
Description: blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda!
guns for all!
A little too vague and wrong category. Should be: "Gun Control: Relax".

Inquisitor Came to UN

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security Strength: Strong Proposed by: DeltaOne
Description: My name is Lucas and i am one of the lost spanish inquisitors. If this law will be promoted by the united nation chiefs and becomes a resolution that will be accepted, me and my followers will visit every nation to cow heresy, pagan acts and more. We will try to judge persons in the name of god and so if they will be found guilty we will save their souls of eternal damnation.
And so, this resolution is to improve world security but not by boosting police and military budgets, replacing them with some more harsh decisions, saving the soul from eternal damnation, as we have done with Joan D'Arc.

Should be "Moral Decency" since you're imposing limits on civil freedoms.

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--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

Security via Info Sharing

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security Strength: Significant Proposed by: Shadowbania

Description: The security of the world is an ever-changing balancing act, comprised of numerous threats to national security. Recent advances in transportation and information technologies has made it ever easier for rouge elements to abandon the identity of state and strike out as independent elements of chaos and terror. These stateless organizations affect the very fabric of our world, and it is up to the combined members of the United Nations to curtail this threat. International terrorism, crime rings, people trafficking, and even Wombat smuggling threaten the peace of ALL our societies in a way war never could, because at least in war, the actors are clearly identifiable. These groups operate in the murky depths of guile and deceit, choosing instead to hide behind lies and misdirection. Between the member states of the United Nations, we already have in our possession separately the information we need to severely diminish some of these threats. The problem arises that there is no central source to share and collate this information into a form usable by all U.N member states. The technology exists to record such information into a common database, shared amongst all U.N. member nations in an effort to increase security and trust worldwide. With that in mind, we propose the following: 1. Over the next five years all U.N. nations will provide a local database including all available information on known and suspected Terrorists, known or suspected criminals involved in crimes which are believed to cross international boarders, and any non-military intelligence information, up to and including Top Secret clearance levels, that has relevance to terrorism or international crime and smuggling, relevance to be determined by the contributing state. 2. Upon collection of the databases, a U.N. security team will combine the databases into one master database, collating information from other countries, and resolving any contradictions that arise. The database will be viewable by all U.N. member countries, and reports will be generated at regular intervals. For security purposes, access will however be limited to U.N. Delegates and upper level law enforcement personnel. 3. A team of U.N. officials will conduct periodic reviews of the data provided for accuracy, and to determine the reliability of said information. 4. The U.N. will field and maintain an investigatory force, whose task will be to investigate reports and collect field information, advise, and in some cases propose action to the United Nations for approval. 5. Infrastructure funding for the database will be funded by the auction of sized criminal assets, and voluntary tariff measures, and will lead to an increase in police budget funding.

While most of this can be considered a kind of roleplay, the mention of UN Delegates cuts this a little too close to being a game mechanics violation for my comfort.

Removal of the section in red will bring this proposal into compliance with NationStates rules.

Global Warming-Generation NOW

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental Industry Affected: All Businesses Proposed by: Nerrethans
Description: Has mom ever told you to clean your room? Ever think why? probably so it is easier to walk around and nicer to look out.
Now has the government ever told you to clean up your planet? no? Why don't you tell them then.

As we go about our daily lives we are killing the very planet that harbors us, yet we believe that collecting a few extra pieces of money is more important than living in a healthy world.

Would you really, if you had the choice, sell your only place of shelter for some money that is not anywhere close to the value of the shelter? Would you really sell your planet if you would get some scraps of extra money on the side? Be honest.

There are many things that hinder our environment and help our economy in daily life.
A Few examples:
-Car exhaust
-Industry smoke stacks
-Unnecessary tree cut downs

These are just some and the list does go on but what about the things that your, that we, are hurting? All of the planet's animals, the cute puppies, the funny talking parrots, the strange sounding cows (moOoOOooOoO!), and the hot blond across the room smiling at you. Everyone, everything is being hurt by global warming.

We need to stop this now. Use of other, more natural ways to acquire energy would be much more beneficial for our environment. SO stop the bad business smoke stacks, the underground mining, and the killing of trees. This is our home!!! Lets take care of it.

Not just for YOU.
Not just for ME.
Not just for the little doggy FIDO.
For ME, YOU, and FIDO and all others that don’t have a voice or are too scared to make a difference.

Don't be scared, do the right thing.

This proposal seem to contain only rhetoric. UN proposals MUST contain more than rhetoric.

The section in blue seems to carry a mandate, but if interpreted literally would ban industry, mining, and woodcutting altogether. This borders on making the proposal unworthy of the UNs consideration.

Banning of Human Cloning

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Strength: Strong Proposed by: Matsua

Description: Esteemed Members of the United Nations: Our world is entering into the new millennia and with this progression comes new technology. One of which is bio-engineering. With these new developments we are able to better crops and cures diseases. However, we are also able to take the genetic information of one organism and grow it into the exact same organism, cloning. It is possible and has been accomplished in many multicellular organisms and we are coming to the point where we may be able to clone a human being. Although we have not successfully accomplished that, I wish to address this issue now because by the time we have it in our hands someone else ay be squeezing it.
Human Cloning has many moral and ethical issues which is the cause of much controversy. Cloning contradicts our entire human nature. It threatens our individuality, and the value of human life. If we are able to grow a human whenever we want, we will begin to question how much we are worth. And even if we do allow cloning it will rase many more issues such as clone’s right’s. Future clones could be given advance mental capacity and increased physical abilities. This along with inevitable discrimination could cause them to rebel against us and lead to the destruction of society as we know it. Support my cause and you will help to hold on to our human nature and prevent a horrible wrongdoing.
Restrictions on what may be done with technology are generally "Moral Decency", as this is a restriction of Civil Freedoms, as intellectual freedoms are a subset of Civil Freedoms

Protection ofTraditional foods

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade Strength: Mild Proposed by: Real Freedonia
Description: Yesterday, I went to market and I had seen a "original" Freetonian rokefort.

So, it's time to implement a law to protect all traditional foods, like Freedonian Roquefort and Freedonian Brunello, in order to prohibit the production of conterfeit food products.
I'm not sure what he's talking about, much less what this has to do with increasing Economic Freedoms.

The closest that I can figure out is that the author is mandating some kind of protective legislation for certain agricultural industries, in which case this is probably "Social Justice". "Social Justice" increases government regulation and reduces economic freedoms while "Free Trade" reduces government regulation and increases economic freedoms. This proposal sounds like it wants to increase government regulation.


Ban John Howard
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: LoSamba

Description: The 'Hon.' John Howard, current PM of Australia, will be banned from every country in the UN. No nation shall let him in their borders, unless it is to execute him.

You may not submit a UN proposal to act against a real-life person or entity.



Piracy Income Supplement
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Robyania

Description: Be it resolved that island nations which have neither the resources nor the means to further their own economic advancements should be allowed to use their professional naval forces to pirate global shipping routes.
Not worthy of the UNs consideration.

Legalise a new form of hunt
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize
Proposed by: Lemon Teastrainer

Description: UN MODERATOR READ THE LOGIC BEFORE DISPANDING THIS AS A JOKE PROPOSAL FFS!

In Great Britain at this moment there is a debat whether to ban fox hutning or not. Currently the major argument against the ban is that it is a traditional hunt that has taken place in Britain for years. On these grounds I propose that we legalise another form of hunt that has been part of British Heritage for years, though has lately fallen out of practise.

Yes! Legalise Witch hunting! We could also set up a gambling industry on it, not to mention the television ratings a good dunking would bring in!
Technically, I'm deleting this on the grounds that it's multiple-category (and therefore wrong category). Making witchcraft illegal would require a "Moral Decency" proposal. To then set up a gambling industry based upon witchunts would require a separate "Gambling" proposal.

However, I'm almost (but not quite) certain that this is unworthy of the UNs consideration, and shouldn't be resubmitted at all.

Increase Minimum Wage
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Brave Heart

Description: Citizens of our world need an increase in minimum wage. They need to have an increase in payment of 7%. This will further our economies by giving out more money to spend. The government will not really lose anything, they will only make our citizens feel safer and more loved.
This increases regulation on businesses, and is therefore "Social Justice".

World Wide Socialist Reform
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Sindorin

Description: The increase in Incoome disparity in all UN Nations is worsening. I propose that we take steps such as a centralized economy, a Planned Market System, and Equal wage distribution, to correct this problem. ALL GLORY TO THE PROLETARIAT!
I assume "equal wage distribution" means you pay everyone the same. "Centralized economy" and "Planned Market System" require explanation, so this proposal has been deleted for being vague. What is it, exactly, that you want UN member nations to do?

It's best to implement sweeping changes in stages, so that you're not biting off more than you can chew.

A modest proposal
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Not GW

Description: In the United Nations there lies a law or two that accept the practice of abortion. I am here willing to take that a step further and say just dont have sex. If we dont have sex we dont have to kill the babies. Disbanding the act of sex is a very healthy solution which could also prevent the spreading of many sexually transmitted diseases, allowing more people to thrive in the wonderful world of the United Nations. The Holy Empire of Not GW, begs your support on this matter as it is of life and death. Jesus, Mary, Emperor Dalton.
Bax sex. I take it to mean that he wants to ban all sex, as he's not using any qualifying descriptors like "outside marraige". Hmmm.... I think I can get the vast majority of the men and a simple majority of the women, here, to agree that this isn't worthy of the UNs consideration.

Besides which, restrictions on sexual behavior are restrictions of Personal/Civil Freedoms and should be "Moral Decency", anyway.

Un-Nuclear Warfare
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.


Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Rusbekizstan

Description: May of the harder communist nations have armed themselves with nuclear wearpons, i belive that we must try to disarm them before we are caught up in a nuclear war ourselves
At best, the proposal is vague. At worst, it sounds like he's trying to impose a UN proposal on all communist nations, in or out of the UN. You can't submit a proposal to affect non-UN nations directly.

Taxation and Representation
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Cocochico

Description: A free economy is built on the success of its functioning members who depend as well on the functioning of the legislative body, which they should have the right to shape even if they are not citizens of their country of residance.

We therefore propose to grant the right of vote to all foreigners who fullfill all of the following criteria:

1. They have lived in a country for 5 consecutive years.

2. They have paid tax there for 5 consecutive years.

3. They have no crimunal record whatsoever.

The scope of this initiative is limited to the right if vote exclusively.

The right shall be withdrawn at once should one or more of the 3 criteria not be fullfilled any longer.

This initiative would not affect the right of each contry to handle the issue of naturalization still fully at their discretion.

The effects on Economic Freedoms are secondary. This affects primarily Political Freedoms and should be "The Furtherment of Democracy".


--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator

Reasons are pending. I'm too tired right now. Check this post again in 24-48 hours.

Repeal "Fight the Axis of Evil"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #1
Proposed by: German Unity

Description: UN Resolution #1: Fight the Axis of Evil (Category: International Security; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: We're living in dangerous times. In order to fight Terrorism I propose this resolution
Repeals are supposed to fight a resolution, not promote it.

Bye Bye Electoral System
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Tabster

Description: The electoral system as we see it no longer exist.

As of now, the system will be nothing more than a group of people counting votes.

It's our right to vote. Now they will finally count.
This was deleted primarily for being confusing and vague.

It also looks like he's talking about removing complexity from an elections process, so this should be one of the two Political Freedoms categories. "The Furtherment of Democracy" would be appropriate, as I think this is increasing Political Freedoms. So, this is in the wrong category.

Carrot-Top Prohibition
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Penusia

Description: Pursuant to relentless and unwavering indecency on the part of one, Carrot Top, we hereby propose the following as a solution to hearing the incessant whining of the second-rate so-called comedian:


1) Carrot Top be banned from performing in public

2) Carrot Top be banned from recording material in private that may be sold publicly

3) Carrot Top is under constant scrutiny by the government until such time as he commits any legal discretion, at which point he will be executed.
This acts on real life and is unworthy of the UNs consideration.

Olympics games
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Real Freedonia

Description: If I remember correctly, on August there was a proposition about founding Olympics games. Why not make them?
A resolution must take action, make a recommendation, or establish a mandate. Resolutions are not for asking questions; if you have a question, then go to the forums.

A New International Union
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Dominant Britain

Description: WE, THE EMPIRE OF DOMINANT BRITAIN PROPOSE THAT THE UN IS NOW TOO ENLARGED TO PASS RESOLUTIONS WITH THE PROPER DEMOCRATIC EFFECT AND ASK THAT A NEW UNION BE SET UP TO PASS LAWS MORE EASIER WITH LESS MEMBERSHIP COUNTRIES, A UNION JUST RUN BY DELEGATES TO PASS THE PROPOSALS MORE EASIER.

I AM STRICTLY IN FAVOUR OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND WISH IT TO CONTINUE BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT CAN DEAL WITH THE QUANTITY OF COUNTRIES IT HAS.

THIS
A classical Game mechanics violation. If you want to suggest changes to the game engine, then go to the "Technical" board.

The Nuclear Terrorism Act 2
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Communist Rise

Description: To make the The Nuclear Terrorism Act better.

As you all might recall the The Nuclear Terrorism Act. I and a alot of my affiliates believe this act could go further.

Act 1) Prohibites any UN Nation the right to sell nuclear weopons.

Act 2) Prohibites the sale of nuclear plans to ohter nations.

Act 3) Mandatory high security of all nuclear facilities, this consisting of: all nuclear plants, nuclear weopons sites, nuclear weopons development facilities, and anyother area that has anything that has to do with anything nuclear.
First, you cannot do amendments directly. You have to repeal the passed resolution and then get a new resolution passed in it's place.

Second, as of the time this thing was deleted, "Nuclear Terrorism Act" was on the floor for a vote and hadn't passed, yet. You cannot attempt any direct amendments, and you cannot attempt repeals of resolutions that haven't passed, yet.

Repeal "Fight the Axis of Evil"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #1
Proposed by: Kilotteran

Description: UN Resolution #1: Fight the Axis of Evil (Category: International Security; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Weapons will only destroy the world

Somewhat vague. I do see a strong hint of the authors argument, but you need a little bit more. Another sentence or two would suffice, in my opinion. "Weapons will only destroy the world and the United Nations should not be encouraging the production of more weapons to solve the worlds problems."

In retrospect, I was a bit tired when I deleted this. This is actually "merely" borderline vague, and I might not have bothered deleting it if I was more wakeful.

Establishment of the Comintern
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Concerted Socialists

Description: This proposal will oversee the establishment of an international Comintern intended by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an international Soviet republic as a transition stage to the complete abolition of the State.
First, this would have nothing to do with the United Nations, unless you're going to say that the proposed Comintern is going to be some kind of a subsidiary of the United Nations.

Second, this sounds like a classical Game Mechanics violation: trying to create another UN-like organization in the game by passing a UN resolution.

Vegetarianism Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Guang Ming

Description: Vegetarianism Act
Goal : Environment Protection
Background : (Case Study: United States of America)
In general, feeding plants to animals and eating the animals wastes energy, water, pesticides and land. An acre of prime land can produce 40,000 lbs. of potatoes, 30,000 lbs. of carrots, 50,000 lbs. of tomatoes, or 250 lbs. of beef.
More than 70% of the U.S. grain harvest is fed to farmed animals, that is 33% of the entire world’s harvest.
The amount of animal manure produced in the U.S. is 130 times greater than the amount of human waste. One hog farm in Utah, built to produce 25 million animals per year will put out more waste than the entire city of Los Angeles.Every time it rains, excess phosphorous and nitrogen from the urine and feces of farmed animals seep into our waterways causing algae blooms to spread. Another result of agricultural runoff has been the proliferation of dinoflagellates – these being a class of algae that manifest themselves as red tides.In 1991, Pfiesteeria piscicida was discovered to be a particularly nasty dinoflagellate. It has the ability to ambush its prey by stunning it with a disorienting toxin before sucking its skin off. Known as the "cell from hell," it killed a billion fish within North Carolina’s estuaries in the summer of 1995.People who come in contact with it often experience memory loss and disorientation as well as grotesque sores on their skin. In 1982 there were 22 known species of harmful dinoflagellates. In 1997, there were over 60.
Propose :
1. Agriculture is included in Clean Water Act (USA:1972) and Hazardous Waste Act.
2. Livestock Raising is limited only for scientific research, laboratory & medical usage.
3. Animal-derivated-food from remaining of livestock raising
activity is object to 1000% Environment Tax and 500% Luxury Goods Tax.
4. Explosive usage in Fishing is banned. Amount and area of fishing would be regulated by Departement of Environmental Protection.
5. Animal-derivated-food consumption per capita should not exceed 1% of the annualy diet.
Breaching of above mentioned regulations should be penalized with maximum of 1 Million USD equivalent for private person and maximum of 1 Billion USD equivalent for
corporations, partnerships or sole propietorships
Quoting real-life statistics is fine, as it illustrates the problem you're discussing. However, Item #1 attempts to amend a real-life piece of American legislation. Item #4 attempts to delegate the responsibility of enforcement to a real-life government agency. So, this is a rea-life proposal.

Item #3 sound ridiculous and may (or may not) constitute being "unworhty of the UNs consideration". 500% tax? Is this supposed to be a prohibitive tax? The author might want to point this out in the proposal text before trying this again; it'd probably be more worthwhile just to ban certain things outright.

Sexual Tourism legislation
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Benessere

Description: "the president of the nomadic people of benessere suggests that is necessary to institue special laws for prostitution in the world. In particular is necessary institute a "red light zone" in all the city , and that prostitutes need a registration in a special book, like every worker. In this way we have 2 big vantages: we will have money from prostitutes with they taxes,stopping to consider prostitution an illegal work, and on the other side we will tutelates their rights, in particular we will protect girl under 18"
First, NationStates Moderators normally do not enforce spelling and grammar errors. However, when the errors become numerous, then the proposal becomes unreadable. The mistakes here are so bad that I'm not entirely sure what the author is talking about. "...tutelates their rights...."? Consequently, this was deleted primarily for being vague.

Second, I think we already have a resolution on this. Please see United Nations Resolution #46: "Legalize Prostitution".

Repeal "Fight the Axis of Evil"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #1
Proposed by: Captain Wes Industries

Description: UN Resolution #1: Fight the Axis of Evil (Category: International Security; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Axis of Evil? are we to believe a corrupt cowboy's propaganda is reason to wage wars and bolster the military? I think not.
First of all, this resolution wasn't proposed by George W. Bush, it was proposed by Maxtopia. Max may have borrowed the real-life Presidents concept, but this was Maxs resolution.

Besides which, you need a little bit more of an argument than this. Adding "This resolution was not given proper consideration before passing and should be removed." would work.

Dont control guns
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Mallardsville

Description: hillbillies like shooting stuff so let them
Not worthy of the UNs consideration.

Wartime Trade Agreement
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Hiroshiko

Description: Nations engaging in civil or international wars/conflicts may be aided by other nations that are neutral. This act can benefit both nations, thus helping their economies. This act proposes the following:

1) A neutral nation that wishes to trade/aid a warring nation may do so.

2) The neutral nation may send basic aid and weapon supplies. The neutral nation may NOT send soldiers/troops. If the nation sends troops, they are immediately in violation of this act and therefore is considered an ally of the nation they are currently trading with.

3) Nations that are highly advanced in technology may NOT send advanced weaponry to an underdeveloped nation. Instead, they will send conventional weaponry that match those of the underdeveloped nation.

Underdeveloped - Meaning this civilization is less advanced in technology

4) Nations that are highly advanced MAY send advanced medical aid supplies.

5) A neutral nation may send specific civilian workers over to the warring nation. This includes the following:

a. Doctors, Nurses, Medical Staff
b. Construction workers
c. Relief workers (those that help suffering native civilians)

These people must have insured safety by the hosting nation.
I nailed this one for being a duplicate proposal. There were three versions thereof in the proposal list when I nailed this one.

AATIRH
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: UnionJack

Description: I propose that the UN pass the Act Against The Incitement of Racial Hatred

Any kind of racism is a bad and disgusting act. Therefore the UN should pass an act to stop anyone trying to promote segregaion or acts such as the KKK committed.
It is intirely unfair to act differently to anyone purely on their race of beliefs.

I belive that positive discrimination should also be banned as it is not the fault of the descendants of racists and they should not be punished for it.

*for anyone who doesn't know positive discrimination is acting in a positive way towards a race because of greivances that have happened in the past.
Wrong category. "Social Justice" deals with Economic Freedoms. This is definitely personal/Civil Freedoms. It should probably be "Moral Decency" as you're placing regulations on what people may personally do ot one another.

Internal Industry
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Inalia

Description: Free Trade, and Globalisation, AKA 'Americanisation/ Coca Colarisation/ Mcdonaldisation' should now become restricted. This is due to the ove grown interdependence of nations, ledaing to instability. It will therefore encourage the growth of industry inside the nation, and strengthen, and stabilise the economy. If this rate of globalisation continues, then there will be a monopoly held by the larger nations and their TNCs, prevent small nations, of insignifacant industrial influence, from growth, cutting them out of their equally deserved share of the profit.
First, I'm not sure what the author is talking about. So, this was deleted for being vague.

Second, it sounds like, whatever it is, the author wants to add economic regulation, not remove economic regulation, so this should be "Social Justice", anyway.

Murder is an Option
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Cheese-onia

Description: There comes a time in everyone's day-to-day life when you get so darn frustrated at the slack-jawed yokles getting in your way. Crazy drivers are conjesting the highways of the world with their unsafe skills and maniacal ways! Random jerks bump into you without even so much as offering you a cash settlement on the spot! This has got to stop!

We propose that all member nations establish a new viable plea into the court systems in addition to the regular, "guilty, not guilty, and no contest," pleas. We introduce the ever-effective, "he needed killin'" plea.

Citizens accused of a homicide may enter this plea as an alternative to the "no contest" plea and receive a potential reward for ridding the world of yet another nuissance.
First, this isn't necessarily "Gun Control" as you can just as easily bludgeon someone with a lead pipe. See the "Clue" board game for other murder methods. This does relate to personal freedoms; the author is really talking about removing restrictions on personal behavior. That would technically make it "Human Rights" (which removes restrictions on personal behavior), though I'm wary of actually giving this official backing as the notion of "he needed killin'" seems too run contrary to the concept of "Human Rights"*. Whatever it is, it isn't "Gun Control", so it was officially deleted for being in the wrong category.

Second, this may (or may not) be unworthy of the UNs consideration.

* I may need to push the Admins to add more proposal categories.

The Education Budget
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Pesthekhan

Description: Under this proposal, governments of nations which belong to the United Nations must spend the same amount on defense as they spend on education.
This requires that the two budgets be equally matched (or almost equally matched, if we can pretend that we're not too nitpicky about it). This is therefore also affecting the police/military budgets and is multi-category.

Please adjust military budgets using only "International Incidents" and "Global Disarmament". Educational budgets don't fit neatly into any existing category, but boosting educational spending best fits in "Social Justice".

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator

First, this isn't necessarily "Gun Control" as you can just as easily bludgeon someone with a lead pipe. See the "Clue" board game for other murder methods. Heh. Always the comedian...

Anyway, I figured I'd post my quick run-through of the proposal list, especially since I've been doing this more and more lately.

Banish Pants
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Camel Rico

Description: It's a conspiracy. The clothing manufacturers sell pants from sizes 0-230948 for women, which type casts them into a specific size. Extra large women and men have hard times finding pants that fit, so.. in an effort to make all people EQUAL.. there should be one size fits all Moo-Moo's or kilts for the men.

You will not be able to fit a size 16 woman into a pair of size 2 pants. This reinforces the fact that NOT all people are created equal.

It's a conspiracy by the clothing manufacturers. -.- If everybody wore moo-moos then people would not be able to judge you by the size of your pants.. but rather.. the size of your heart.
A rather silly and pointless proposal. Deleted for not being worthy of the UN's time.

To rid the worl[sic] of Guns
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: ChunkxZor

Description: The world should be gun free. Then we wont have anywhere near as much crime. \m/
Painfully vague. This mentions crime reduction (which would be Gun Control), but it seems to want armies to disarm too. Needs to be clearer.

Restrictions on women
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Lollingbow

Description: Women should not be allowed to show their face, or any other part of their body in public. They should be covered by burkas all the time, under penalty of stoning to death.
First, this has nothing to do with "reduc income inequality". Secondly, it is clearly offensive and warrents immediate ejection. A good example of what [i]not to propose.

Cancel Third World Debt
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Concerted Socialists

Description: Recognising that Third World countries still spend $2 billion a year in debt repayments...

Recognising that this looted money is responsible for tens of thousands of child deaths through health clinics not built, services not provided for free, education not provided and drugs withheld...

Recognising that some nations, living in extreme poverty will spend $100 million on debt this year - which is more than what is spent on healthcare...

May it be resolved that ALL Third World debt be smashed in the name of basic human rights.
This hews too closely to Real World concerns. While it doesn't cite specific RL studies, the numbers given are clearly real world based. This is a case of a nation being too specific. Removal of the numbers would probably make this acceptable.

IMPEACH KYBERNETIA
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Yakult milk

Description: Look at the Futura message board. We were about to pass a constitution he didn't like, and therefore booted me and the prime minister out for being TOO DICTATORIAL. Countries like this should be evicted from the game.
Clearly a mechanics violation. The UN does not get involved in regional squabbles.

Prohibition of lethal weapons
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Slowness

Description: The world has had lots of bloody and meaningless wars, which have taken the lives of countless innocent people, and ruined even more peoples’ lives. Nowadays all large and important nations are united in the United Nations, to prevent great wars and to improve the cooperation. However, small terrorist organisations and rebel movements can still cause a lot of suffering and disrupt societies, because they can easily get weapons. By exiling all deadly weapons from this world we will make it much safer here. This does not mean that the governments are completely impotent now without any weapons, because there will be one organisation in this world which may carry weapons and use them: a permanent UN army, which will intervene everywhere on the world and keep this world a peaceful place. This resolution means that:

1. The posses of any lethal or possibly lethal weapons is prohibited in all UN member states, with exception for the newly created UN army.
2. Production, transport and trade of lethal weapons will be. Governments must actively prosecute production, transport and trade and punish it.
3. There will be a UN army, and all national armies will vanish. It will be able to operate everywhere in the UN member states. They are the only ones allowed to carry weapons.

Paragraph 1 and 3 must be introduced within a month, paragraph 2 within 3 months. Hopefully thanks to this resolution war will disappear once and for all from the world.
Numerious violations here. First of all, this is Global Disarmament, not Gun Control, as it is banning all lethal weapons. Second, Point 3 creates a UN army: the UN doesn't get an army, ever. The implimentation schedule is a game mechanics violation as resolutions are implimented immediately, in their entirety.

Dream Theater
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Andys Hill

Description: These guys rock and its only the decent thing to make people listen to them. People around the world should be entitled to hear great music and by doing this they would learn how good in fact Dream Theater are. Musical virtuosity must be emphasised and Dream Theater are the best example to do so.
Dream Theater does indeed kick ass. I've got all their albums, they're currently in my sig file, and I've seen them live three times.

Unfortunately this isn't really worthy of the UN's time, and one can't assume that Dream Theater exists in NS, as they are a real world band. Pity, because they really are a damn fine band.

Legalize gambling
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize
Proposed by: Sonnebornia

Description: Gambling would help out the countries who are suffering economic troubles. I submit that we legalize all gambling in all countries
A little too vague. How will gambling help poor countries?

Public Indecency
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The supreme goose

Description: Maximum and minimum amounts of clothing
:confused: Huh? I didn't edit this, that's all it says. I'm guessing they want to set standards for minimum and maximum amounts of clothing, but... it doesn't. Far too vague to be a proposal.

Religious Unification
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Hedonistic Thinkers

Description: Proposal that all religions, all things spiritual and all things mystic be brought under one global umbrella organisation. Any inter-religious conflicts would be held under that bodies jurisdiction and could be ignored by those who profess no belief in the metaphysical baggage of a Divine Being or other existential controlling influences. This would polarise conflicts so Nations can see clearly the differences between wars for gods and wars for material gains.
Put another way, we The Hedonists, propose using Occum’s razor to separate church and state in one clean swift cut. If your personal belief system leans to the religious, irrespective of the form of that religion then you will be under the guidance of the Association of Religious & Spiritual Entities. All theological differences will be argued under the guidance of ARSE resulting in debate rather then conflict. Meanwhile the rest of us get on with enjoying life.

So…
Put all religions into one controlling body… Yea or Nay.
Proposals are statements, not questions.

Guns - R - Us
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Zeppelin Promotion

Description: We as a society feel the need to loosen gun laws. With crime on the rise, restrictions on gun laws should decrease. Guns should be available to all above the age of six, but restrictions on the caliber of weapons should be applied to minors under the age of twelve.

Many people believe that children may wake up for a glass of milk and accidently shoot daddy. But THIS IS ERRONEOUS!! Children are far more likely to shoot ornaments around the house such as lampshades, because they think they see a human figure. Chances are...if a burgler came into your home, children...who are far more easier scared than adults, would probable shoot them!! It's that simple!

THe restrictions on current gun laws are too high...Our families and property are not safe!! Think of the CHILDREN!!!
Proposals require more than just rhetoric.

Foreign Intel Collaboration
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Lenonak

Description: Description: In light of recent events within the world, it has become clear that individual states can no longer keep track of all events and happenings on their own.
Thus, the Foreign Intelligence Organization proposes that:

1. All intelligence agencies within and under the the funding, operation, and/or cooperation of the government of any state of the United Nations must share all reports and information with the intelligence agencies of all other nations.

2. In each and every nation of the UN, a flat funding of ten percent of collected taxes shall go toward intelligence agencies and operations.

3. When intelligence operations find terrorist or similar attacks likely, UN Resolution #1 will come into effect, allowing free use of military weapons by all members of the the United Nations.

4. When intelligence operations find terrorist or similar attacks likely, UN Resolution #75 will come into effect, cautioning all member nations to be aware of any nuclear technology within their borders.

5. If any member of the United Nations violates any of the above, they will no longer be a member of the UN.
While skirting the line of creating a UN army, this proposal really falls apart at point 5. The UN does not eject members for noncompliance (complaince is forced, after all).

Register Your Guns!
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Explosive Bears

Description: Gun regisitration should be a world wide policy, forcing criminals into the open. Illegal arms possesion should be punishable by death. If we cut down the number of "ghost" guns floating around out there, and dramatcially increase the consequences of owning an unregistered firearm, our world would be a much safer place.
Proposals require more than just rhetoric.

Requiring Acceptable Dress
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Fieftopia

Description: Due to public nudity being on the rise, and fashion being in the disgusting state that it is. The UN must take action to not only force people to wear cloths but to force upon them an acceptable form of "Western" dress.

This resolution will require nations to require their populations to:
1) Wear dress shoes, dress socks, nicely pressed slacks, underpants (not boxers), a wrinkle-free button up shirt, and a tie (bow ties will be acceptable).
2) Women may substitute a blouse or skirt provided that it reaches below the knee. Should a woman chose this subsitution then they shall be required to wear high heals.
3) The penalty for improper dress shall be determined by either a regional meeting or the nation itself, though may not be under 5 years in a correctional facility or equivalent.
4) The afformentioned points apply to a person both in and out of their house/place of residence. The government shall set up an anonomous tip line such that people may call in and report those who are attempting to break this law in a private place (ex. their house). A reward of $500 shall be issued to tipsters for each guilty conviction, payable by the nation.
5) There shall be one "casual" day that shall be granted to each person each week. This day shall always fall on Friday, or the 5th day of the 7 day week. On this day people shall be free to dress as they please provided they do it in their home/place of residence, and that all blinds/doors/windows/ect to the room be closed and they be alone, furthermore they may not be in any room that can be viewed from the outside and has no method of completely obstructing this view employed.
6) Furthermore, each nation shall be required to have students take a class(es) on the benefits of proper dress. This class(es) shall require a minimum of 154 instuctional hours, of which at least 30 hours must be "lab hours" as defined by the University of California Educational System.
The proposal is a little dubious in the first place, but point 6 crosses the line. The "University of California Educational System" does not exist in NationStates. Real World violation.

Whew, done.

ANTI PETORIA RESOLUTION
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Dominant Britain

Description: THE FEDERATION OF NEW PETORIA MUST HAVE UN ACTION TAKEN AGAINST HIM.
HE IS COMMITING CRIMES AGAINST THE CODE OF THE UN AND BELITTLEING THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
HE DECIDED TO HURL ABUSE AT ALL OF HIS REGIONS MEMBERS BECOME UN DELEGATE AND KICK ALL OF THE GOOD PEOPLE OUT. WE NOW OCCUPY A NEW REGION BUT HE IS TRYING TO INVADE THIS WITH HIS FREINDS EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT ALLOWED IN IT.
HE CONSTATLY HURLS ABUSE AT OTHER COUNTRIES

SO PLEASE TO STOP THE UN BECOMING A LAUGHING STOCK AND HOUSING SUCH AN EVIL TYRANT PLEASE VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION

THNK YOU THE
UNITED NATIONS DELEGATE FOR "LAND AGAINST ISLANDS OF OWNERS" DOMINANT BRITAIN
UN resolutions may not take action against specific nations or regions. This is considered a game mechanics violation.

Also, submitting a UN proposal in ALL CAPS is a bad idea in-and-of-itself.

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Project Earth
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Penis_masta

Description: Start a project where people have to do a little community service each year to clean up theyre respective country.
This proposal is vague, but the main reason I deleted it is because I didn't want the authors name recorded in a semi-permanent record like the "Passed Resolutions" list.

Instead, it gets recorded here, in the "Case Study of Deleted Proposals" list. :p

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UN law enforcement
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Orlia

Description: We should start a collective UN military to enforce it's resoloutions. no one takes the UN really seriously, because the we can't do anything about a nation breaking laws. nations in this "police force" would have to pass a test, to make sure they will do their job, and would basicaly keep an eye out in the forums for rule-breakers. we should probably get at least one nation from each reigon to help.

The NationStates United Nations does not have (or need) its own military force. This is considered a game mechanics violation.

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Repeal "End slavery"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #6
Proposed by: Deficating Gerbils

Description: UN Resolution #6: End slavery (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:
Repeal resolutions must supply an argument. Additionally, this author had an offensive national name.

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Repeal "Gay Rights"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #12
Proposed by: Deficating gerbils

Description: UN Resolution #12: Gay Rights (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:

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Rome Statute -- ICC
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: VimarK

Description: The Rome Statute for the Establishment of the International Criminal Court

One of the primary objectives of the United Nations is securing universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals throughout the world. In this connection, few topics are of greater importance than the fight against impunity and the struggle for peace and justice and human rights in conflict situations in today's world. The establishment of a permanent international criminal court (ICC) is seen as a decisive step forward.

How will it work?
1. The judges will be selected from every region in the world.
2. Eash case will be diliberated upon in it's own forum tread.
3. Any nation, regardless of membership status in the United Nations may bring a case before the ICC. The judges will then decide whether the case has merit. If the they choose to bring the alleged criminal/s to trial, the nation of their origin will be their defender, regardless of the whoever brought the case before the court. If the the judges deem the case outside of it's juristiction then there may be up to 3 apeals if new evidence arises.
4. The prosecutor in each case will depend on the nation of origin of the alleged criminals. If the nation in question is the defender then an ad hoc investigative commitee made up of a number of the judges will act as prosecutor. Those judges in the commitee will not be making any pronouncement of judgement in that case. If the nation in question is not the defender then they will be the prosecutor.
5. The ICC will pronounce it's judgements according to international law legislated by the United Nations in it's resolutions, regardless of membership status of the nation/s in question at the trial. If the judges cannot come to a unanimous decision then a simple majority will represent the court's decision.
7. An appeal may be requested if signifigant evidence in favor of the defendant is brought before the court. Every criminal is entitled to 3 such appeals.
8. All United Nations members are abliged to assist the court in it's operation, with communications made along the official lines.

What does this resolution do for you?
Primerally the resolution allows for a more interesting role-playing experiance in the forums. However, the resolution in essence means that crimes against humanity like genocide, and mega-terror attacks such as 9/11, will not be using the national criminal justice systems resources, so that those resources can be shuffled into other areas of law enforcement. Therefore the level of crime will be reduced without requiring increased taxes or more police.

Any revision regarding the operation of this resolution (including number of appeals and choice of the members of the court: judges, defence, prosecutor), may be made by decision of the court itself.
This proposal mandates certain kinds of forum activity. UN proposals may not mandate forum activity.

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The Right Way
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: A Dictatorship

Description: All governments in the world should be converted to a dictatorship so leaders can have overall power on its people. Leaders will then have the power to enforce what they believe

and may I say "AK 47's For Everyone"
UN proposals may not outright require or prohibit particular forms of government. Game mechanics violation.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
NationStates Game Moderator

Unconventional Weapon Disposal
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Shelf

Description: United Nations Resolution #16, the "Elimination of Bio Weapons," fails to define what said "bio weapons" are. It also falls short of suggesting how and when they should be disposed, and it doesn't address how the resolution is to be enforced.

This Act serves as a replacement for United Nations Resolution #16.


ARTICLE I: THE INTERNATIONAL DISARMAMENT ASSOCIATION
Upon the implementation of this act, an International Disarmament Association (IDA) shall be formed to enforce the disarmament standards outlined by this act.


SECTION I: FORMING THE IDA

CLAUSE I:
The IDA shall consist of elite members of the science and medical communities of each nation of which is a member of the United Nations.


SECTION II: IDA STANDARDS

CLAUSE I:
The IDA shall ensure that nations of which are members of the United Nations are disposing of chemical and biological materials in a manner that satisfies Article II, Section II of this act.

CLAUSE II:
Any additional IDA standards may be voted on by nations of which are members of the United Nations.



ARTICLE II: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
Chemical and biological weapons are hazardous both to the environment and to the health of every person on this planet, and shall henceforth be banned from all nations of which are members of the United Nations.


SECTION I: CHEMICAL WEAPONS

CLAUSE I:
Chemical Weapons shall be defined herein as weapons whose means of destruction include releasing chemicals classified as “deadly,” or “harmful,” by the IDA.

CLAUSE II:
Biological Weapons shall be defined herein as weapons whose means of destruction include releasing bacteria or viruses classified as “deadly,” or “harmful,” by the IDA.

CLAUSE III:
All nations of which are members of the United Nations hereby cease in the production of chemical and biological weapons.

CLAUSE V:
All nations of which are members of the United Nations shall cease in using chemical or biological weapons immediately upon the implementation of this act.

CLAUSE IV:
All nations of which are members of the United Nations shall destroy any biological and chemical weapons they currently have in a method that satisfies Article II, Section II of this act.


SECTION II: METHOD OF DISPOSAL

CLAUSE I:
In order to prevent pollution and environmental hazards, chemical agents that had previously been used in weapons shall be broken down into their natural elements and distributed to laboratories and corporations that may find said chemicals useful.

CLAUSE II:
In order to prevent any bacterial or viral epidemics that may be unintentionally caused by dismantling biological weapons, biological agents that had previously been used in weapons shall treated with enzymes until they are deemed harmless by the IDA. Any biological agent, which fails to comply with IDA standards, shall be cryogenically frozen to prevent its distribution.

CLAUSE III:
The IDA is in the position to enforce all standards outlined by Article II, Section II of this act, as well as any other standards voted on by nations of which are members of the United Nations.
Amendment proposals are not allowed. You must repeal the earlier resolution, and then pass the replacement.

Abolish Personal Income Tax
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Bloody Sheets

Description: Whereas the advent of personal income tax has allowed the governments of the world to become increasingly bloated and far too involved in the lives of their citizenry, it will be abolished.

Governments may still support themselves through excise taxes, tariffs, sales taxes, and corporate income taxes.
Abolishing a tax is increasing economic freedoms. Thus, this is "Free Trade".

Mandatory Paid Vacations
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Slacker Clowns

Description: Because many workers worldwide are exploited, stressed, and over-worked, that governments ban together to give physical and psychological relief to all workers in their nations by enforcing at least three weeks of paid vacation time, to be paid in part by employers and subsidized by the ruling government. Workers may take their vacations without fear of losing their positions or of retribution.
First, this has nothing to do with political freedoms, and is therefore not "The Furtherment of Democracy".

Second, it's not clear if you're forcing companies to offer paid vacations (decreasing economic freedoms and therefore "Social Justice"), or if you're forcing people to take vacations (decreasing personal freedoms and therefore "Moral Decency").

More Guns
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Christelly

Description: We need to have more guns in the game.
I'm really not sure what he's talking about, but given the proposal below, I'm guessing that he's trying to get war simulated in NationStates. This is therefore a game mechanics violation.

Need More
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Christelly

Description: We need to have wepons of mass destruction in the game. The reason is to defend our countries.
This sounds like a game mechanics violation. You cannot make NationStates start simulating war and weapons directly by passing a UN proposal.

Gnome '04

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Natashagrad

Description: We should elect a garden gnome as the President of the entire world. The garden gnome thus selected should be of the solid concrete variety, for increased political stability. The garden gnome should be painted, for aesthetic appeal.

This is the first step to an effective international government. The creation and international recognition of the office of a supreme ruler of the world is far more important than the ability of that office to exercise power.

Once there is loyalty to the garden gnome on a planet-wide basis, the garden gnome may subsequently be replaced by a real live human, robot, or farm animal as determined by the UN.
Establishing a supreme ruler is, in-and-of-itself, not worthy of the UNs consideration. Establishing a lawn gnome as supreme ruler is even less worthy of the UNs consideration.

You may address a serious situation in a jovial manner, but joke proposals solely for the sake of joking are not allowed.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

I don't always post here, but here I go again...

Anti-Terrorism Measures
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: WyattLand

Description: Whereas terrorism continues to run loose in the region and in the world.

Whereas the United States of WyattLand (example) fell under terrorist attack on the morning of November 5, 2004, resulting in the deaths of over 8,000 people.

Whereas terrorism is an unfortunate and deadly reality.

Whereas it is the duty of the UN to help maintain the security of it's nations.

The United Nations declares:

1. All nations will freeze all known terrorist assets in banks, credit unions, etc.
2. All nations will expel known terrorist cells out of their nations.
3. All nations will establish an anti-terrorism committee to investigate any terrorist activity in their particular nation.
4. The United Nations will partially finance the anti-terrorism committees for nations that demonstrate that they do not have sufficient resources.
5. The United Nations reserves the right to verify the above actions, and to enforce those actions.
Mentioning the role-played events of your country in proposals is a Meta-Game violation.

More Buttsecks
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Dinky Doo

Description: This proposal will make it so anyone who asks for buttsecks, cannot be turned down. This will make the male population happier because of the buttsecks, and the female population can use it to relieve stress.
Do I really need to explain why this resulted in an instant ejection?

Rogue nation watch act
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Bowlanthium

Description: In the interest of international security, all UN nations will fund and put into orbit imaging sattelites to keep a steady watch of the ever growing threat of rogue and terrorist nations. Such regions as Nazi Germany exist and the majority of their subjects are non members and would readily act to seize power.This act would:
1. Increase international security among all UN nations
2. Boost morale of nations within the UN due to peace of mind.
3. Discourage rogue and terrorist nations from attacking.
4. Create a task force to deal with any threatening movement or action on the part of rogue/terrorist nations.
5. Increase jobs due to parts manufacturing and construction of sattelites.
Metagame violation for the mention of the region Nazi Germany, and "readily act to seize power" makes little sense.

Ban Voter Fraud
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: West Hastings

Description: As our most gracious administrators have pointed out, there is no United States of America or Republican Party in Nationstates.

However, Voter Fraud is as real an issue as Nuclear Weapons or Freedom of the Seas.

We the undersigned therefore move to ban voter fraud and fixed voting in countries in Nationstates in SIMILAR situations of that of the real United States of America.

In NationStates, we move that members of the UN should do all they can to protect democratic governments from being manipulated by Oligarichal political parties. Licentious fanatics with only their self-interest in mind should not run any world government.

Democracy must not be manipulated in any way, especially in the case of a close race. That would allow extremist groups come to power in a country of generally moderate, liberal, middle class people.

We therefore move that Nations should unite efforts to stop:

1) Disenfranchisement of Minorities.
2) Posthumous Voting.
3) Conflicts of Interest in Local Government.
4) Conflicts of Interest in Media Broadcasting.
5) Conflicts of Interest in Electoral Committees.
6) Bribery.
7) Corporate over-sponsorship.
8) Virulent Disqualification of Ballots.
9) Intentionally poorly organized and placed voting stations which cause people in districts politically opposed to a party to wait long stretches of time to vote.

Surely, under no cirumstances should any democracy be manipulated by such flagrent and corrupt actions. Any individuals or groups proven to directly involved in such fraud should be prosecuted to the highest letter of the law, even to the point of life sentences.
There's still a mention of the United States. Adding "like" does not mitigate the problem, the USA is still irrelevant to NationStates. This looks to be more of a rant against the recent elections more than anything. Also, the snide comment in the begining doesn't belong either.

Land for all
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Uranium Mining
Proposed by: The United America

Description: Our enviroment and agriculture is ever so fast being destroyed by "developers" who buil malls and housing proyects destroying lush forests and fertile lands. In order to restore national economy and protect the environment we propose:

1) That all land that has not been developed, be declared natural reserve or agriculture terretory.

2) That all land that has been determined fertil and apt fot agriculture(after an investigation) be passed on to the governments hands and be set for growing food.

3) Enforce building of multiple apartments for housing.

4) Re-build the urban infrastucture by re-building, replacing, or destroying old and abandoned buildings.

This resolution would benefit the environment and the economy of the countries. Creating more jobs for agriculture, restoring the urban landscape and limiting the destruction of the environment.
This mentions absolutely nothing about Uranium Mining, it seems to be more against urban sprawl than anything. 'All Businesses' would be more appropriate.

The Right to Protection
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Jatinam

Description: I propose that through the United Nations, every country has the right to build up mass Bio,Chemical, and Nuclear Weapons. Some ways to do this include the following:
1. No taxes on Military Expenditures and Budgets
2. Each country has the right to National Taxation

The UN should NOT have the right to tax countries with large build-ups of Chemical Weapons.
We should also assist other countries build-up large Militaries and Police forces.

Thank you for your time!
Please vote FOR this Propasal
'Elimination of Bio Weapons' prohibits the use and development of biological weapons, making this proposal in violation of the previous. Also, the last line is unnecessary. While not enough on its own for a proposal to be deleted, it doesn't need to be there, either.

Banishment of Collective Soul
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Nabuc

Description: For more than a decade, the "rock" band Collective Soul has been allowed to infiltrate the public air waves and demoralize the individual souls of countless inhabitants of our planet. For the good of our mental health, which in turn is for the good of international stability, this musical terrorism must end, and only the United Nations can make it happen.

It is proposed, firstly, that Collective Soul be boarded on a U.N. financed space capsule and rocketed out of the solar system and into the outer reaches of the galaxy where they can find another planet to inhabit. Therefore, when they sing "The World I Know", it will not be Earth they are referring to.

Secondly, the music of Collective Soul will be destroyed and all public record of the band and its music will be systematically elimated.

Lastly, it shall be noted that such disregard for free speech is unfortunate, but not unwarranted. If yelling fire in a crowded theater is to be outlawed, surely the band that wrote the lyric "Turn your head, now baby just spit me out" must also be banished.
Um, no. "Joke" proposal, not worthy of the UN's time, and a real world violation. Please don't do this sort of thing.

Civil Rights Enforcement
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: St Genesius

Description: I propose that all non UN nations that do not adhere to the civil rights laws set forth by the UN shall face extreme economic sanctions and possible millitary action.

Furthermore I propose that extreme economic sanctions be placed on current UN nations that engage in violations of civil rights.
Metagame. The UN can't do squat to non-UN nations.

Ban right-wing politicians
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Land of MilknHoney

Description: Face it. They are a menace to any society.
Um, no. You can't ban ideologies.

Boost military funding
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Masterfry

Description: we the people of the republic feel that our military budget now is just not enough and we would like the un to allow for all countries a 10 billion dollar grant to help countries boost the strength their militarys.
if you are worried about people spending it the wrong way the un can always monitor how countries are spending it. here are some guidelines
1. spend it on euipping your troops
2. buy tanks jeeps etc
3. jets and bombs (nuclear most likely)
4. ships for the navy
5. fund the police force
6. hire more officers
7. better training for either one
8. more guns for the force
9. new cruisers
those are some of the many people could use their 10 billion
Well, 'dollars' aren't really the global currency, especially not US dollars. Also, the spelling and grammar are really tortured and difficult to figure out.

Anti Communism Act
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Queensland Ontario

Description: Capitalist nations must unite under this resolution, to better fight the evils of Communism.

This Act will demand the nations of the world beef up their military budgets as to combat the forces of communism.

The result will be a freer and safer world for all
Again, metagame.

Nuclear Weapons Tax
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Upward Thinking

Description: This proposes that:
The U.N. recognize that nuclear weapons exist

The best way to prevent nuclear proliferation is through taxing

Countries with no weapons of mass destruction are exempt from this tax

Income from this tax be used in enforcement of this resolution

U.N. station U.N. weapons inspectors in countries with a historically large nuclear weapons program

Random inspections be used to ensure honesty by all members
The UN applies resolutions equally to all member nations. Format violation.

Fair Trade
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Ammaria

Description: I propose the following in the name of fair trade and global social justice;

1.Rich countries must remove barriers to imports for all low-income countries.

2.A comprehensive ban on agricultural export subsidies, which would end the cycle of over-production and export dumping by rich countries.

3.An end to the practice of attaching conditions to IMF-World Bank loans, which force poor countries to open their markets regardless of the impact on their people and economy.

4.Fair patent rules which ensure that poor countries are able to afford new technologies and basic medicines, and that farmers are able to save, exchange, and sell seeds.


5.Governments in the developing world to adopt national and regional policies that help poor people to access markets and benefit from trade.
Um... this belongs under 'Free Trade'.

Outlaw Compulsory Nudity
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Gothenhausen

Description: Countries that have a law saying that nudism is required should be enforced to remove that law.

I'm not saying we outlaw nudism completely, just take away the requirement some nations have.
The UN can't force nations to answer issues a certain way, nor can it remove desciptors from National Spotlights.

Reduce fishing damage
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Cresentos

Description: Realizing that unrestrained fishing can lead to the endangerment and evenextinction of certain species of sealife,

Noting that, if the population of fish was increased in a certain designated area, then fishing damage in international waters would decrease,

Pointing out that if said fish breeding were to occur,a noticeable reduction in the deaths of many other forms of sealife which frequently get caught in fishing nets (i.e. dolphins, seals, etc.) would occur,

This document proposes:

1. All U.N. member nations create one (1) fish hatchery for every one (1) square mile of international waters where commercial fishing occurs,

2. Approximately one half of the fish bred in the hatchery will be used to repopulate international waters where commercial fishing occurs, while the other half will be sold directly into the market.

Stresses the fact that, since less fishing nets will be used, less unecessary deaths of marine mammals and dolphins will occur
This makes no mention of Automobile Manufactoring, and appears to have nothing to do with it. 'All Business' would be better.

Preventing human trafficking
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Melpia

Description: The UN defines 'human trafficking' as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.

Human trafficking is against human rights, measures should be put into action to prevent and fight against this inhuman practice. It is already illegal, but many nations do not know how to deal with it, as it is very hard to recognise human trafficking and arrest the traffickers.
This is why this resolution proposes to:

1) Assess every nation's situation concerning human trafficking, and create an electronic database containing 'maps' with the usual routes of traffickers in order to better fight against it;
2) Ameliorate border control institutions by executing random searches of suspect vehicles and training personnel to recognise cases of human trafficking;
3) Officially view human traffickees as victims, and not as criminals;
4) Create a program for the integreation of traffickees, making it possible for them to access psychologists, lawyers and translators if needed, and to pursue their education and search for a job;
5) Consider individuals awaiting the traffickees as criminals, on the same level as the traffickers;
6) Create international programs which would facilitate legal proceedings concerning the extradition of foreign traffickers to their country of origin;
7) Reccommend the reunion of the UN Global Programme Against Trafficking of Human Beings (UNGPATHB), the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) and representatives of all member states in a meeting held every three years which would :
a.discuss human trafficking and its prevention on a worldwide scale,
b.explore solutions to national problems individual countries may be experiencings,
c.revise international treaties, declarations, and conventions regarding human trafficking;
8) Ask member states to review their judiciary system, and ecourage nations to make judiciary decisions harsher towards traffickers and individuals awaiting the traffickees, in the hope that it will discourage traffickers from continuing.

This resolution was written in the hope that human trafficking diminish on a worldwide scale.
This was deleted for one reason only: This subject is already covered by UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION #68 "Ban Trafficking in Persons"


Adoption Rights for Gay Couple
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: The Dancing Butterfly

Description: 1. The controversal issue of whether gay marriages shall be legal will be decided by the regions and within the nations, not from the United Nations.

2. Nonetheless, all gay couples, married or not will be able to adopt children, just as long as they meet the accepted standards (that any other straight couple would have) to adopt a child.)

3. Less children would be orphaned if more couples had the opportunities to adopt.
Item 1, above, contradicts UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION #12 "Gay Rights". You must repeal that resolution before passing this one.



Indifferent Populace Act
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Scalaska

Description: - Member nations of the UN have in the past, and present, elected and maintained a government which has been maligned and frowned upon by numerous members of the international community.

- As a proactive step to protect the global security and domestic economy of member nations ... should any member nation elect, re-elect, or appoint an offical to power as either a president, prime minister, or head-of-state -- and that appointee has demonstrated blatent disreguard for the international concern or ideals by either waging an unjust war, crumbling their domestic economy, and thus creating a domino effect across the globe -- [color=red]the UN may vote to eject that member country from the union. [color]

-- The vote would need to be signed by 3/4ths of the UN delegates and pass with a 65% in favor in order for expulsion to occur.
Nations may not be ejected from the UN for any reason other than violations of NationStates rules. ...such as submitting bad proposals.

The Nacho Accord
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Malbourough

Description: The undersigned hearby declare their desire for chips and salsa to be served in the United Nations lunchroom every Friday.

All UN members deserve the right to feast on spicy sauces and salty snacks. The conditions of the accord should thereby be:

1) Nachos must be of high quality, and a variety of brands.
2) The salsa's must be supplied in all strengths of spice, namely: Mild, Medium, Hot and Extra Hot.
3) Guacomoli dip and sour cream should be supplied for those with more discriminating tastes.
4) All of this must be supplied for free, out of respect for more impoverished nations.
5) The nachos should be open to the general public as well, sold for a low price.

As the civilized nations of the world, we demand the right to salsa!
Not worthy of the UNs consideration.

Repeal "Scientific Freedom"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #2
Proposed by: The Commie States

Description: UN Resolution #2: Scientific Freedom (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Against!
You need to supply an argument. Why are you against?

Derrty South declares war
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Germanic Union

Description: The Derrty South is a region that has been up to no good, and they announced yesterday, that they were to go to war with the Germanic Union. The Germanic Union is willing to appeal to the United Nations to stop this madness from taking place. The security and lives of all 130 million people in the Germanic Union lies in the hands of this proposal.
The United Nations does not wage war. Also, you cannot submit a proposal that targets specific nations or regions.

Legalize Slavery
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Captain Noodles Plus 1

Description: I propose legalizing the enslaving of anyone regardless of race or gender except the guy on the Pringles can
First, you would need to repeal "UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION #6 End slavery".

Second, I'm not entirely sure that this is worthy of the UNs consideration to begin with. I suppose it's debatable.

Red Light Legal?
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Anti Owen

Description: As we all know prostitution is a major factor in society today, so why not make it legal and allow those who are partaking in such activities to do so freely? At the end of the day it is their life and body
First, you're increasing civil freedoms, not restricting them. So, this isn't "Moral Decency", it's more like "Human Rights". So, this is the wrong category.

Second, I think I'll go suggest a new UN proposal category to Admin for this. Sexual activity, in general, is a personal freedom, but sex as a business is an economic freedom. Yeah, I'll go suggest a new category....


--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

RAoK Fridays!
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: MunkyKatzeLand

Description: Join Me Act I:

As per the Join Me code (see www.join-me.co.uk), everybody should perform a Random Act of Kindness every Friday. This sometimes small, sometimes great endeavour is a simple way to turn the world on to a better moral code. Bring a little sunshine into someone's life!

In exchange for this act, you shall be permitted to wear jeans to work on Fridays too...

Short & sweet. Please approve!
You may not cite real-life sources in UN proposals. The NationStates United Nations never passed any "Join Me Act".


Gun Control Sovereignty
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Zerevok

Description: Recognizing that gun control is a sensitive subject, The Republic of Zerevok would like to propose the following:

Article I: All nations have control over the gun regulations in their own country and should be determined by each nation.

Article II: The United Nations does not have authority over the personal security of citizens in member nations. However, that in the interest of civil rights, that all gun rights given to one race, sex, etc. shall be given to all other groups within that country, within the realms of common sense.

Article III: Any citizen must follow the gun control regulations of the country they reside in, unless exceptions are made by the government.

Article IV: This resolution does not address assault weapons, or any type of army weapon.

Article V: All resolutions that are for or against universal Gun Control that are in direct violation of this resolution and should be eliminated unless they call for the repeal of this resolution.

Gun control is both in the realms of security and civil rights. To ban frearms would be a violation of civil rights and to allow all firearms would violate the security of citizens. Presented with this dilema the only possible solution is to allow individual nations to determine gun control.

The Republic of Zervok would also point out that the fact that there is a category for Gun Control shows how devisive this issue is and therefore a moderate position should be taken.
Articles I and II restrict what proposals the UN may consider. If you think the UN should stay out of Gun Control legislation, then submit Repeal proposals for previously-passed UN resolutions.

Article V is unclear, but sounds like it's reaffirming NationStates rules, which is neither necessary nor allowed.


--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

The Global Defense Act
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: HUZZUH HUZZUH

Description: That the UN create and fund a force made up of a number of Defense forces' to safegaurd the World from any Nations bent on Military conquest and the Peace-Keeping of Nations in turmoil

Plan of action:
1.The UN will need to sanction members to donate sections of their Armed Forces to create a larger force.
2.The new Military force, GDI(Global Defense Initiative) will enforce the ideals upheld by the UN and the Nations it represents.
3.The UN must create a Base of Operations in a classified location to continue to uphold the United Nations Charter.
4.A person of Military background is to be appointed as the Head of State to oversee and command the GDI in parameters of the UNGDA(United Nations Global Defense Act) which is to be reviewed below.
5.The GDI will opearate with the finest and latest accomplishments in Military Technology short of the usage of WMD(Weapons of Mass Destruction).

Parameters:
1.The UNGDA states that the GDI will only act under the interests and command of the UN via the appointed Head of State.
2.The UNGDA states that the GDI will be mobilized to counter the impending threat of Nations assuming roles of Hostility with ideals of conquest.
3.The UNGDA states that the GDI will aslo be mobilized to Nations requesting International involvement in Peace-Keeping Operations.
4.The UNGDA states that the Rules of Engagement will not breach the interests of other Resoulutions concerning fair treatment of POW's, discrimination of Races and Cultures, Genocidal Tecniques and Tactics in Warfare, use of weaponary against Civilian Targets and the follow on of service to the interests of the UN.
5.The UNGDA states that the GDI will affiliate with no other Governments but the UN otherwise prior approved and athorized.
6.The UNGDA states that the GDI has no political strength and that it acts within the parameters of the UNGDA and under the command of the Head of State.
This is a game mechanics violation as the UN does not maintain it's own standing military.

Terrorists strike the WTC
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Indandia Lands

Description: The Terrorists strike the World Trade Center.
This is a major problem since they got into the building due to the police force which was threated by the wide spread terrorist named Fazi-Al-Khan. But he disquised himself as Smith Lan, a new World Trade Center member from the Coastal Plain Region
This is either a reference to real life or a reference to a specific roleplay incident. Either way, it's illegal.


Life sentence should mean life
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Careland

Description: What does a life sentence mean? Do you think its right that a person that murders only gets 20 years?
Ian Huntley has been given a mandatory life sentence but the tariff - the minimum term he actually serves - has yet to be decided. Huntley committed a horrifying crime and still had the audacity to plea insanity. People like this should be locked for a life sentence which should be for life. This is unacceptable therefore our nations should propose that when our jurys give the life sentence its for LIFE!
Wrong category. Imposing stricter punishments falls under "Moral Decency" as it decreases personal freedoms. "Social Justice" is for increasing economic freedoms.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
NationStates Game Moderator

Dissolve the United Nations
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Keruvalia

Description: While recognizing that a global body is needed to act as a police force to the world at large and while further recognizing that without such a body nations are free to pursue their own interests regardless of the detrimental affect on other nations and the world, the Muslim Peoples of Keruvalia has come to the conclusion that the United Nations is ineffective and does not represent the global community.

At the time of this proposal, the world contains 127,357 nations. With 38,536 UN member nations and 2,438 regional delegates, the UN is only representative of 1/3rd of the global community. What of the remaining 86,383 nations. 86,000 nations remain in the world completely unchecked and unmonitored.

Even worse than that is that only the 2,438 regional delegates may petition the United Nations and a mere 147 nations are required to approve the petitioned proposal in order for a vote to be called.

Keeping in mind that 147 nations can in no way represent the 127,000 nations of the world with any genuine success, the Muslim Peoples of Keruvalia calls for the immediate dissolution of the United Nations and removal of all sanctions, resolutions, and general artifacts.

Restriction of Physical Force
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Brendling

Description: The UN Delegates Undersigned,

Recognizing the problem of governments abusing their citizens
Realizing that this is a problem
Noting with zest that this problem is easily solved

Propose that no government be permitted to punish any citizen without an objective trial. If a government does, then the offending nation shall be invaded by UN forces, and every member of the goverment who was involved in the decision against a trial be tried in the International Criminal Court for crimes against the populace, with the minimum punishment being ten (10) years in jail and a fine one (1) million US dollars per person to whom crimes were commited, and the maximum being life in jail and a fine of ten (10) million US dollars per crime.
The phrase "If a government does...." implies that a UN member nation can defy a UN resolution. This is not possible.

This is a discussion of civil freedoms, not political freedoms. It should be in "Human Rights".

The UN does not have a military force of its own. It does not wage wars or invade countries.

40-20 Hour Workweek
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Yafor 2

Description: RECODNIZING the achievements of the "40-hour workweek",

OBSERVING the one problem with this proposal. This is that it increases barriers between the rich and the poor. (i.e, richer people work less and those with less material possestions work more)

PROPOSING a way to bring the classes togther. This is changing the "40-hour workweek" to a "40-20-hour workweek". This means it keeps the achievements of the "40-hour workweek" and solves the issues by reducing the gap between the social classes.

Thank you,
-The Grand Duchy of Yafor 2
This does not explain what a "40-20-hour workweek" is. Too vague.

It also appears to be amending the UN resolution "40 Hour Workweek". Amendments are not allowed; you must repeal the existing proposal first, and then pass the new proposal.

UN members should aprove deals
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Andy B

Description: I propose all UN members be aloud to aprove deals as they might not like the one who runs their region with the fear of being kicked out of their region for not endorseing their "leader" should allow all UN members to aprove deals.
First, it sounds like he's talking about regional ejections. Any UN proposal talking about regional ejections is a game mechanics violation.

Second, it's not clear what he wants to do, regardless of whether or not he's talking about regional ejections.

Either of these things alone (game mechanics or vagueness) would get a proposal deleted.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

Repeal "Gay Rights"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #12
Proposed by: Dorksonia

Description: UN Resolution #12: Gay Rights (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Not constitutuional.
This proposal was deleted for a real-life reference. The US Constitution has no bearing whatsoever on NationStates.

Repeal "Legalize prostitution"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #46
Proposed by: Dorksonia

Description: UN Resolution #46: Legalize prostitution (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Morally incalculable and legally unconstitutional.
Same reason as above: The US Constitution has no bearing whatsoever on NationStates. Deleted for being a real-life reference.

Babies Without Sin!
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: My Condiments

Description: It is my strong belief that sexual interaction in any way, shape or form is WRONG. UTTERLY AND COMPLETELY WRONG. I myself am a glorified virgin, and I believe with all my heart that anyone who is not a virgin is going STRAIGHT TO SATAN and an ETERNITY OF FIREY PAIN!!!!!!!
Of course, it is not my intention to continue letting the vast majority of the world descend into the horrid underworld after death, so I propose a mandatory ban on sex for all nations. Sex should be an absolutely capitol offense, and when a person is discovered to have been sexually active that person should be immediately executed by whoever discovers them, by any means available, at the instant when they are discovered. These people will be going to Asmodeus no matter WHEN they die, and allowing them to continue living just POISONS THE WORLD with their TAINTED SOULS!!!!!!!!
Many EVIL, DEVIL-WORSHIPPING naysayers claim that without sex, the human race woulud end because we would be unable to reproduce. A century ago, this would have been a real problem, and this glorious plan may have been forced to incorporate a special group of sinners to continue the race. This meaning that the entire genetic makeup of each PURE generation would be different from the next, the plan was undesirable and thus remained rejected. However, modern-day EVIL SINFUL scientists who have MURDERED THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT EMBRYOS have provided us the answer to their destruction - cloning!
Cloning would not only mean that the human race could continue without CONDEMING THE ENTIRE RACE TO ETERNAL SUPERNATURAL PUNISHMENT, it would mean that each generation would be exactly like the last! And with further advancements, we could even find a way to genetically enhance the entire human race into a race of super-humans! We could specialize a person's physique for their job to increase efficiency and lower costs - after all, why buy shovels if you could just hire workers with four-foot, stiff arms that ended in spade-heads? THe benefits would be endless! There's no reason not to go ahead!!!!
When this proposal is accepted and the issue is passed, the world should commense in executing almost all of the SINFUL, EVIL CONDEMNED people in the world, saving for a few years the best and brightest of those TAINTED SOULS to teach those of us who are PURE (who are mostly very young and untrained in anything) how to use all the technology of the world. Sure, some of the FOUL TAINT OF SEX may be passed on, but I don't see that being avoided. The world must unite to destroy out destruction!!! BAN SEX NOW!!!!!!!!
Contradicts UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS #7: "Sexual Freedom". UN Resolution #7 must be repealed before this may be proposed.

The person who complained about this said that the resolution was based solely on religion; basing a UN resolution solely on religion is not grounds for deleting a UN proposal.

Repeal "MANDATORY RECYCLING"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #13
Proposed by: Native Texans

Description: UN Resolution #13: MANDATORY RECYCLING (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:
Notice the argument, here. More specifically, notice that there isn't one.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator

Repeal "Gay Rights"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #12
Proposed by: Sponge Bob Followers

Description: UN Resolution #12: Gay Rights (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Gays should have no rights. they are the lowlifes of society.
Thou shalt not troll.

Ban Pornography
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Eutopania

Description: This resolution would make it illegal for anyone to supply, buy or illegally copy pornography from any source, be it magazine, video or from the internet. Anyone cuaght doing so would face an on the spot fine of $100 (equivilent). Too long have the children in our nations been accidentally viewing material that is inappropriate for their eyes.
Under Moderator review. This might be "Moral Decency", but I'm not sure.

Free Trade For All
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Burgenstein

Description: This proposal shall do away with the many barriers which restrict free trade between nations. If passed this resolution will increase economic development around the world, open global markets to goods and make trade far fairer and more amicable. It is your duty to support this bill and create a far more economically friendly world.
This proposal is too vague. "Do away with barriers" how? Be specific.

Team Nationstates World Police
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Blue Lantio

Description: A police that protects all countries, an FBI for all the world. Should the bill pass, Every Country would have lower crime rates, because they all have something to bring to the table, some agents from each region.
The UN does not maintain it's own police or military.

Advertising Regulation Act
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The free carolinas

Description: The United Nations and its member states shall be empowered to regulate the use, placement, and existence of commercial Internet advertising applications including, but not limited to, pop-ups, pop-unders, adware, spyware, and spam.
This proposal is too vague. It specifies what is to be regulated, but does not specify how they shall be regulated.

Legalize Slavery
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Slave Pirates

Description: 1. Every white person has the right to sell another non-white person for personal gain
2. All people are fair game
3. Slaves have no rights
4. Happy slaving
This is under Moderator review. I don't think it's worthy of the UNs consideration.

LSD in the water supply
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Raknarth

Description: The proposed resolution would introduce LSD into the global water supply, in order to open the mind of our people to an environmentalist alternative to the rationalist stance on the necessity of industry. The desired affect would not be to wipe out or undermine industrial endeavour in the mind of the individual but to harness it in order to bring the aim of economic growth into equalisation of importance with the aim to improve standards of living. Research conducted by our labs sets the optimum ratio of water to LSD in creating a sustainable environment of enlightenment sufficient to bring about said equalisation at 1 litre of water to 500 mics of pure LSD.
This is under Moderator review. I'm not sure the argument can be taken seriously, which would classify it as a joke prooposal.

Repeal "Metric System "
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: Incipent Boredom

Description: UN Resolution #24: Metric System (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Who the heck uses the metric system, anyway? Only mad scientists and that ilk. I say repeal the metric system, and ban mad scientists!
The argument "Who the heck uses the metric system, anyway? Only mad scientists and that ilk." is, at best, unconvincing. Furthermore, it attempts to ban mad scientists; repeal proposals may not themselves introduce new legislation. If you want to ban mad scientists, then that's a "Moral Decency" proposal.

Alcohol Licensing Laws
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Lenno Bird

Description: I hereby decree that all premises serving Alcohol to the general public should be open 24 hours!

This will increase the economy worldwide while making citizens happier and more productive.
This is under Moderator review.

First, this is imposing a requirement on businesses, not increasing freedoms for people. Thus, it is not "Human Rights".

Second, I'm not entirely sure if this is worthy of the UNs consideration to begin with.

World Standard of Rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Lord_VTG

Description:

Self-determination: any & all persons have the right to,
A. adequate Education
b. Fundamental medical care
C. employment--an added effect of better education as a basic right.
I bring this proposal to my esteem colleges for the betterment of the Human race. Thus a betterment of society, thus a more productive society.
My proposal brings with it a burden of 2% GNP reinvestment in your people’s advancement in the order of Humanity to advance.
I very importantly suggest that we all consider a 1% investment in a Global fund to help us support a plethora o organizations supported by the UN to come to the aid & inspect for human rights allocations through out the world.
This would provide for medical supplies, technicians, support personnel, administrators, equipment, etc... To properly support this effort.

By us truly looking after the basic needs of our populous we will look forward to the momentous advancement of our society.

Thank You Lord VTG
Wrong category. Should be "Social Justice".

Threatening Near Earth Objects
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Stellar Nations

Description: This resoloution will clarify what is to be done with Near Earth Objects (NEOs henceforeth).

Two things must be done with NEOs:
1) The NEO must be constantly tracked to ensure that it will not colide with Earth.
2) If the NEO could hit the Earth, any country that is capable MUST either deflect or destroy the NEO

If one or both of thise reccomendations are not met, the offending nation will be summoned before a court of five (5) Judicials and will be tried for negligence of the protection of their countries and their planet
Under Moderator review, but should probably be "International Security". Destroying something in space would be a job for the military, I would think.

Additionally, there might be a passed resolution relating to this (I don't remember offhand), so I have to check for double-legislation problems.

Reduction of pollutants
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Lord_VTG

Description:
To increase the quality of life. We must look into a basic yearly reduction of pollutants & use of nondestructive recourses.

Lord VTG
Too vague. You need to be more specific.

A United World's Fair
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Blizantia

Description: This proposal is submitted in the hopes of uniting the world in a single common event... a World's Fair.

The reguirements and benifits are as follows:

1.)It is understood that a resolution has been enacted to bring the history and cultureof all nations together under a world library in the hopes of general unity. This world's fair will allow the nations of the world to attend an event exhibiting the culture and society of the nations who attend. With this fair nations can settle disputes with other nations, strengthen alliances, and promote the good of all people to the world.

2.) All nations,whether apart of the United Natiuons or not has the right to be represented in this fair. It will benefit small nations and large ones alike.

3.) Each year it will be voted on as to where the fair will be held ensuring that each nation apart of the event will host it.

4.) Each host nation shall and will commit a peice of the history or culture of that nation to the fair and prominantly display it to the world.

5.) The fair will also be the place to display and share new innovations and advancements to the world from each nation.

6.) If a nation is unable to support and/or raise funds due to civil war, economic depression, or incapability to raise the funds then the Uniterd Nations shall pledge pecuniary support to the host nation.

It is the hope that a great unity can come from this. These are some of the benefits and rules that are set forth, but more can be ammended later.
The sections in red bold violate NationStates rules.

First, the UN may not require non-UN-member nations to participate in something.

Second, no proposal or resolution may directly amend another proposal or resolution; you may not contradict NationStates rules.

Repeal "UN taxation ban"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #4
Proposed by: Ald Wester

Description: UN Resolution #4: UN taxation ban (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: By approving this proposition, you acknowledge that it is the decision of the state on wheather or not to collect taxes from citizens.
The argument does not address the resolution being repealed. Resolution #4 prohibits the UN itself from collecting taxes from the citizens of UN member nations, it does not prohibit the governments of UN member nations from collecting taxes from its own citizens.

Please read and correctly understand a resolution before you attempt to repeal it.

Animal Super Soldiers
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Acrom

Description: Wouldn't it be cool, if the military was allowed to breed animals as super soldier assasains. Like removeing the eyes of a monkey, replacing them with prosthetic night-vision eyes. And replacing their hands with laser-guided knives. Then we could teach them to throw ninja stars, and train them to kill off TERRORISTS. Then there would be dolphins with torpedoe launchers on thier back's. Submarines use sonar right? Who would think a dolphin could launch a thermo-nuclear torpedoe?
Under Moderator review.

I'm not sure this is worthy of the UNs consideration, at least in its current form.

The Constitution Act
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Titanian Democracy

Description: This act recognizes the independece of all member nations.

The Constitutions or Laws of each nation shall have precidence over the laws or resolutions put forth by the United Nations except in cases of Slavery, and human torture.

IT IS recognized that all member nations are independent and are capable of making decisions about their own nations except in the cases mentioned above.
NationStates rules dictate that the Resolutions of the United Nations have precedence over the laws of UN member nations. NationStates rules dictate what kinds of Resolutions the UN may or may not pass. You may not submit a proposal that contradicts NationStates rules.

Education or job to all adult
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: East Varmland

Description: I want your nations to grant all of your people to eighter grant them jobs or education..
So the people in your country get better chans to improve themself and help out your nation..
And if the study should you support them white atlest 90% of miminal wage in salley (work-sallery)..
First, this sounds like it should be "Social Justice", not "Human Rights".

Second, the spelling and grammar are so bad that the proposal is vague, anyway.

Hallucination
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Legalize
Proposed by: What the moo

Description: I propose to leagalize hallucinogens and supply them on the streets for a small fee. Of course we will need to assign one officer to each person hallucinating so we will be safe.
Under Moderator review.

It sounds like he's trying to do two different things: Boost the police budget ("International Security") and legalize the use of hallucinogens ("Recreational Drug Use":"Legalize"). This requires two proposals; a single proposal may not cross proposal categories.

Repeal "Support Hemp Production"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #85
Proposed by: Lancott

Description: UN Resolution #85: Support Hemp Production (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: For everyone who voted on this proposal, know this, hemp is Marijuana.
...and?

If you want to repeal Resolution #85 because most of the nations voting did not know that hemp is marijuana and that the issue should be redecided, then that's fine. However, you need to make this clear in your Argument.

Repeal "MANDATORY RECYCLING"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #13
Proposed by: Windleheim

Description: UN Resolution #13: MANDATORY RECYCLING (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This resolution should be repealed because it is unnecessarily limiting on UN nations, unattainable, and vague.

First, the resolutiong requires all nations to recycle ALL paper, glass, aluminum, and batteries, without providing a venue for these nations to do so. It puts the entire financial burden on individual nations to meet the requirements of this act, which is completely unreasonable.

Second, a mandate to recycle ALL of a certain substance is virtually impossible. Following the economic law of diminishing marginal return, the cost of recycling a larger and larger percent of a substance costs the country more and more, until the cost to increase the amount of recycled by a small fraction of a percent requires astronomical expenditure of resources.

Third, the resolution is too vague in explaining how nations are supposed to go about meeting its requirements. It does not specify how UN nations are to meet this heavy recycling burden, and offers no venues other than the nations' own resources. Furthermore, it has no provisions as to how the recycled material will be put back into nations' economies. This resolution isn't even a resolution, as such, it is simply a command.

For these reasons I propose that the United Nations repeal this resolution.
This proposal was not actually deleted, but contains certain misconceptions that I want to correct.

First, the burden for implementing UN resolutions has always been on the UN member nations. The burden always will be on the UN member nations. Whether you pretend that each member nation has to accomodate this in its budget directly or you pretend that UN member nations pay annual dues to the UN, the burden is somehow on the UN member nations.

Second, a resolution is a command, at least as far as NationStates is concerned. The UN passes a resolution and the UN member nations must abide by it.

Justice League of Superfriends
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Saloman

Description: The current level of genetic knowledge and technology has reached unimagined levels, and I beleive it can be harnessed for the good of the world.

Using this science, I propose the creation of a team of highly altered superior warriors, super-men if you will, to protect the globe. This highly diverse team would be called the Justice League of Superfriends and they would monitor the world of crime and disasters from their slightly bizzare looking Hall of Justice and respond to these calamities with their amazing powers.

Such spectacular men and women would include:
Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Batman, Apache Cheif, Black Vulcan, Aquaman, the Flash, ect.

This team is vital for the needs of the world today, I strontly urge you to support this measure.
This is under Moderator review. First, I'm not sure if this is worthy of the UNs consideration. Second, the UN does not maintain its own police or military.

Repeal Of Farness and Equality
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Juden frie

Description: attenton U.N member we should have the right as the all supreme goverment guys to decide if we want a oppressive goverment i for one would like this act repealed. My country though it may be small has a right to govern them selfs. if i want no freedoms of any kind i shall have it
This is in the wrong category. It should be in the "Repeal" category, not the "HUman Rights" category. Repeal proposals are their own category and are created by clicking on the "[Repeal this Resolution]" link for the given proposal.

Emergency Food Assistance
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Gofrun

Description: ----
Definitions:

(1)Food Bank – a public or charitable institution that maintains an established operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of their normal activities, provide meals or food to feed needy person on a regular basis.

(2)Food Pantry- a public or private nonprofit organization that distributes food to low-income and unemployed households, to relieve situations of emergency and distress

(3)Soup Kitchen- a public or charitable institution that maintains an established feeding operation to provide food to needy homeless persons on a regular basis.

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Resolution:

The United Nations shall create a global food bank system, in which nations that are devastated by natural disasters, war, or economic depression can request food assistance. It will be up to the United Nation to recognize the level of help that is required for a nation in need and to supply them with the proper amount of food or edible commodities. They food or edible commodities will then be given to only an UN approved Food Pantry or Soup Kitchen. The United Nations has the right to adjust the amount of food given to a nation as the situation changes.

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Collection of Food:

The food for the food banks will be donated by members of the United Nation. There will be no requirements for a nation in the UN to donate food unless in times of Global War and/or a global disaster, in which cases UN nations that are not affected by the War and/or global disaster will be required to give 5% of there total domestic edible commodities to the UN.
Wrong category. Should be "Social Justice", not "Human Rights".

All wepons must be destroyed!!
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Kasin

Description: These is necesary for world peace and for safety!!!!
Destroy wepons!!!!
Under Moderator review. Ban all weapons? I'm not sure this is worthy of the UNs consideration.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator

Birth control for the poor
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Oksana

Description: To provide free or partial payment of all birth control devices for low income citizens of UN countries as well as underdeveloped countries.
Generally, any free medical service is going to go under "Social Justice".

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The no unemployment act
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Greead

Description: THE PURPOSE of this act is that no one in the world is unemployed and at least works for 1 hour a week

for this to take place first there needs to be a variety of places/centres to assist unemployed citizens to find jobs or to help them set up jobs for themselves and others
- People with enough money have to set up businesses to increase number of vacant jobs available
- People with no skills can go to schools where they can retake exams, plus vacant jobs will be made with teachers to teach them
- people could take courses to become self-employed in areas needed

the following rules apply
-sick pay and holiday period increase
-fines for no work or not going to work
-can't leave job after signing contract for up to 6 months

FREEDOMS - the freedoms are,right of being able to pick hours, right of complaining about working conditions and pay

Wrong category. This is economic in nature and belongs in "Social Justice".

Imagine a world without guns!
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.


Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Fatsos Bastardos

Description: Without guns there'd be no such thing as Texas, home of the true americans, and plus guns mean civilians have the right to eliminate the Criminal society. People who don't want guns are no good hippy's and nothing would be resolved, all i ask is that big fat nations like us should stick together!! Imagine going on a game like "Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas" without the use of a gun and plus without the use of guns we would be over-populated. PEACE OUT!!FAT POWER!!!


Big fat nations should stick together and do... what? I see a fair bit of rhetoric, but the proposal doesn't specifically outline what it wants to do.

UN proposals must contain more than rhetoric.

Spam Prevention Act
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Uber Penguins

Description: The UN hereby recongizes that spam is illegal and defined as "E-mails which advertise products sent to indeveduals who have not given consent to recive these messages."

The UN also finds that the prosectution of these crime to be held in the nation in which the person who was spammed resides, and that the spammer must be extridited to that nation. There shall also be a fine of no less that $25,000, converted into local currency.
Wrong category. "Free Trade" increases economic freedoms. This is reducing the personal freedoms of advertisers and therefore belongs in "Moral Decency" (because it's Morally Decent to not have to put up with spam :D ).

Emergency Disaster Recovery
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Kocht

Description: To create an assured backup system for every business and personal account, including, but not limited to, banking accounts, personal information, security logs, and all electronic data in case of either natural or unnatural disasters.

By setting up a minimum of three (3) computer network systems on three (3) different continents, all businesses would have the choice to store important information on a secure system, which would then be shared through the other remaining systems.

The Emergency Disaster Recovery system will be hereby referred to as "EDR."

In time of a disaster in the region of the businesses or persons who input secure data into the EDR, their information will not be lost. They will be able to retrieve all needed information and account numbers, passwords, et cetera, though a security system.

Reasoning for having separate systems on separate continents: Each continent has its own risk for natural or unnatural disaster. By spreading out the EDR to multiple geographic locations, no information would be lost due to a natural or unnatural disaster in any one single region.
I'm not sure what category this goes in, but it's not "Environmental". "Environmental" is about preserving the environment. This proposal is about protecting records against mass destruction.

I'll have to think about what category this does go in, or if we need new categories.

The Death Penalty Voting Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Scottizurgia

Description:
This Act

STATES that the UN recognizes a nation's right to use capital punishment,

STATES that it should not be up to the judiciary only,

SUGGESTS that before a person can be executed in the name of the law, the jurisdiction should:

a)Arrange for a twelve person review board, none of whom which were on the original convicting jury to decide if each case merits a death penalty vote, and if they do decide as such,

b)Arrange for a public vote to allow the death penalty to be carried out, in a manner similar to an election process. This gives the citizens of the convicted person's residency area the right to decide whether or not a person should be executed.

Obviously, the vote can only be held after such time as the jurisdiction has distributed literature as pertains to the case for visual consumption by the public, AND opened all trial proceeding pertaining to the case for review by any citizen.

STATES that a sixty percent (60%) majority must be made in favor of either choice to be binding.

STATES that until such time as a 60% majority vote has been successfully brought through, the person shall not be executed.

STATES that if a jurisdiction goes through no less than three (3) election based attempts to execute a person, the sentence shall automatically default to life without parole.

STATES that any nation who is in violation of this order shall be ejected from the UN, if a resolution is passed to that effect.

STATES that passage of this resolution is NOT intended to create mandatory death sentence guidelines in any nation, in any way, shap, or form.

DECLARES that this is a reasonable and vital resolution for the sake of democracy in our justice systems.
Game mechanics violation.

Nations cannot refuse to implement a UN resolution, and nations are ejected from the UN only by Moderators and only for violations of NationStates rules.

Increase smoking tax
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Cheqeslovakia

Description: cheqeslovakia surgests that a smoking tax be introduced. The tax would pay for most of the healthcare needed to treat all smoking related illnesses and in some nations it may even create a profit for the nations econemy.

Futhermore the tax may decure people who have started smoking. In one way or another, some ways harsher than others it would reduce about 84% of smoking in poorer nations and 34% in the more wealthy countrys. Along with anti-smoking campaigns to alert people of the health incursions this could combat smoking and reduce about 45% of illness related deaths in 30 years time.(statistics based on world average.)Adding to this 90% of cancer related deaths would be reduced in 15 years.

As you can see this would be a massive saving of life, in the tens of millions on a worldwide scale. After the tax had been put to full use over the 30 years it could be reduced or increased to suit the UN's needs. The profit could be used to fund thuasands of projects.

If the tax didn't lower the number of smokers it would still make an enourmous profit. If it did lower smoking numbers then even though it wouldn't make such a large profit it would have lowered the number of smokers. So ever way it would be a sucsess.
You're taxing smoking, you're not outlawing it. This belongs in "Social Justice".

UN charitable funding
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Cheqeslovakia

Description: Cheqeslovakia surgests that when a national or international state of emergency is declared that all UN nations not affected by the crisis give a donation that best suits there national econemy e.g 10% of the nations income tax.

Alteritively they could give a team of specilists appropiate to the situation or equipment that could help stabalise the broken econemy(if the situation dictates.)

If a nation does not wish to make a donation or they have a poor econemy at that present time then they will not be judged or punished by there choice.
"Human Rights" is a personall freedoms category, but this proposal is economic. Anything economic in nature generally belongs in "Social Justice" or "Free Trade". Since you're requiring donations, this is "Social Justice".

Legalize Slavery
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Turmiovuori

Description: Slavery should be compulsary in all member states. Slaves are a way to promote local industry and therefore it is necessary to have a right to use slaves as working personnel

ADVISING-the government offers possibility to have slaves as a working personnel in industry.

RECOMMENDING-the slaves should be used as motors or robots and therefore as products which can be sold to other countries as well.
Three problems.

First, it's in the wrong category. You're reducing the personal freedoms of whoever would become a slave, so this is not "Human Rights".

Second, this directly contradicts UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION #6: "End slavery". That resolution would have to be repealed before this one can be passed.

Third, I'm not sure this is worthy of the UNs consideration to begin with.

United we stand for democracy
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Tyrannt Destroyers

Description: it should be hereby declared compulsary for all un nations who stance is for democracy to endorse one another as to unite the democratic nations world wide. this can go some distance as to bring strength in numbers. any nation not sound in its democratic ways may be declined an endorsement by approval of a panel to be determined. it is the desire of this nation to unite for strength in numbers.
Game Mechanics violation.

The United Nations may neither force one nation to endorse another nor prohibit one nation from endorsing another.

Online Global Library
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Junanism

Description: This resolution is like the global library, only it can be reached from the confort of a person's home on the internet.
This is vague. Please put a little more effort into writing proposals. Thank you.

No Global Disarmament
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Pie cookies

Description: What is this? People speaking of global disarmament! How will this help all it will do isstop nations having the means to defend themselves. All it takes is one terrorist group to get hold of some weapons and were all at their mercy.
First, this proposal is vague, so that's enough to kill it.

Second, I only see rhetoric. That's enough to kill it.

Third, this guy either wants to prohibit the UN from considering "Global Disarmament" proposals (which is a game mechanics violation), wants to repeal an earlier Global Disarmament proposal (which makes this a proposal in the wrong category), or he wants to increase military spending (which should be "International Security" and is again wrong category).

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The Act of Periodical Review
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Resistancia

Description: I will preface this resolution in stating that due to the broad nature of this resolution, we are unsure of which category this would fall into.

The object of this resolution is the periodical revue of previous resolutions by the regional delegates to the UN. This will occur every six months, and will:

REMOVE resolution repealed based on redundancy due to later resolutions, and the related repeal resolution.

INTERGRATE resolutions covering similar subjects into one resolution

REMOVE resolutions that have been furthered and/or surpassed by latter resolution.

The object of this is to:

CLARIFY resolutions so they are easier to implement

REDUCE the number of repeal resolutions based on redundancy

REDUCE the discrepancy between interpretations of parts of resolutions by member nations

____________

Aeris Rayne
Delegate to the UN
Angel’s Reach, Rogue Nation of Resistancia
First, don't submit a proposal if you don't know what category it goes in. By submitting a proposal, you certify that you checked that it goes in that category and acknowledge that you are subject to Moderator action if you are wrong.

Second, no proposal may split or combine other proposals or resolutions. Proposals can only be passed as resolutions, and resolutions can only be repealed.

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Free contraception
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Hellan

Description: Recognise the rights to control our fertility and to engage in sexual acts as described by previous resolutions.

To support this we propose that throughout U.N. member nations condoms and the combined contraceptive pill should be freely availible, in order to -
-prevent unwanted or underage pregnancies or children whose parents cannot care for them.
-prevent the spread of sexualy transmitted diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS.
Vague. If you mean "free" as in "free speech", then this is "Human Rights" and should be worded to indicate that contraception is legal in all UN member nations. If you mean "free" as in "free beer", then this is "Social Justice" because the UN member nations are going to be footing the bill for this.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

Correct Spelling and Grammar
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Black Leopard

Description: Article I:
REQUIRING all resolutions undergo a grammar and spelling check by no less than three unbiased nations before they are allowed to be voted on;

Article II:
REQUIRING all resolutions to be examined to certify that they are not redundant or contradict existing resolutions;
1) With the exception of "Repeal XXXXXXX"

Article III:
SUGGESTING the formation of a committee that would scrutinize all existing resolutions and correct issues dealing with spelling and grammar
1) Corrections would be examined by no less than three impartial nations to ensure that alterations to spelling would have no effect on the purpose of the resolution
Game Mechanics.

BALANCE OF POWER
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Hate ugly dave

Description: TO DECLARE THAT NO ONE NATION BECOMES SO POWERFUL AS TO DOMINATE ALL OTHER THROUGH THEIR REGION.Makes almost absolutely no sense.

Repeal "Legalise Euthanasia"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #43
Proposed by: Clacka

Description: UN Resolution #43: Legalise Euthanasia (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: It's just not good for euthanasia to be legal. Next thing you know, cocaine will be sold at you local WalMart!There is no valid logicla argument here at all. The whole thing is just a single incidence of the "slippery slope" fallacy.

Universal Minimum Wage
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: U-Town Killers

Description: All legitamate workers in UN Member Nations shall recieve a minimum wage yearly income no more or less than half of the national GNP.Problem 1: Wrong category. Should be "Social Justice".

Problem 2: Do... the... math! If each legitimate worker gets half the GNP, then the nation can only support two legitimate workers.

Right of Secession
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Alabama in Birmingham

Description: Whereas, the right of self-determination is one of the most fundamental rights of any people anywhere, and;

Whereas, there are peoples across this world who yearn and desire to be free but are suppressed by governments around the world, and;

Whereas, whenever governments become destructive to the rights of humanity it is necessary and proper to form a new and better government, and;

Whereas, this institution is a voluntary organization and the right to secede from it should never be denied;

Whereas, it is the duty of all nationstates to uphold the right of self-determination and to recognize the movements of people who seek independence;

Be it resolved by the NationStates United Nation, that the right of secession by any group of people or nationstate that belongs to any voluntary union, such as the United Nations, shall never be denied.It's either reaffirming the game rule that you can withdraw from the UN or it's regulating roleplay. Either way, this is a game mechanics violation.

Repeal "Tsunami Warning System"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #90
Proposed by: Ackronia

Description: UN Resolution #90: Tsunami Warning System (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The terrible tsunami Tragedy that occured on boxing day last year was a freak and rare incident that occurs rarely and without any real warning and is very hard to detect until the last second.

it is clear that this resolution was passed on sentimentality and has no practical implcations and would only serve to waste resources better used elsewhere.

Non costal communites are not responsible for the lives of its citazens who choose to work in or visit areas likely to be hit by stunamis and should participate in aid/prevention activites by CHOICE.

Tsunami disasters caused by Celestial impact, Tectnic activity and volcanic activity are rare and the land based and deep ocean bouys would serve no useful purpose.

i hope that mindless sentimentality will not cloud the thoughts of UN members in futureReal life is not NationStates. NationStates is not real life. You may not use real life references in NationStates United Nations proposals. The section in red needs to be changed to "Tsunamis are rare incidents...."

Repeal "Gay Rights"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #12
Proposed by: Chestylvania

Description: UN Resolution #12: Gay Rights (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: RECOGNIZING the civil rights of individuals regardless of sexual orientation.

RECOGNIZING that homosexuals have long faced discrimination based solely on sexual orientation.

CONDEMNING discrimination thereof.

RESPECTING the rights of consenting adults to privacy within the walls of their own homes, as established in Resolution #7.

RESPECTING religious differences amoung nations.

RECOGNIZING that marriage as an institution has existed since before recorded history as the union of ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN.

The UNITED NATIONS do hereby RESOLVE:

§1 Marriage shall exist solely as the union of one man and one woman.

§2 Nations may establish Civil Unions for the legal joining together of non-traditional families as they see fit, but shall not be required to do so.

§3 Nations shall not be required to recognize (§2) Civil Unions granted in other nations, as each individual nation shall see fit.

§4 Each nation shall be required to establish a Discrimination Review Board to investigate cases of discrimination against homosexuals or any minority or majority group, in the areas of employment, housing, and civil rights, and in other areas as each individual nation shall see fit.

§5 The UNITED NATIONS do hereby REPEAL Resolution #12, "Gay Rights."Repeal proposals may not contain substitute legislation. Use one proposal to repeal and a second proposal to replace.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
NationStates Game Moderator

Right to Learn about Evolution
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Saint Lucius Malfoy

Description: REGRETTING the threat to human rights which is the suppression of learning about evolutionary theory;

AWARE that some of causes of this suppression are political and/or religious based fears that evolution is an alternative to belief in a deity;

NOTING that many religions do not feel threatened by evolutionary theory. Furthermore it is unlikely that God is so malevolent as to plant evidence that our planet is aged 3.5 billion years;

EMPHASIZING the United Nations must collectively discourage the suppression of this grand unifying theme called evolutionary theory. Teachers of the idea should also be free from imprisonment and persecution.

CLARIFIES it is not the intention of this proposal to enforce a curriculum upon nations which have varied cultural and societal tastes. Specifically a nation may decide to not include evolutionary theory in the classroom because a lack of interest by teachers and/or students. This will not be interpreted by the UN as evidence of suppression. Suppression is defined as written laws preventing the teaching of evolutionary theory or punishing those who teach it.

MANDATES that the UN eject member states that persist to physically imprison / punish teachers or students for engaging in evolutionary studies. Nations that suppress the teaching of evolution will be discouraged from doing so but will not be ejected for minor offenses againt the resolution.

REITERATES the need for member nations to allow students to learn about evolutionary theory;

ASKS member nations work with world leaders to prevent the suppression of evolutionary theory in the classroom.
Nations may not be ejected from the United Nations for any reason other than violations of NationStates rules such as, for example, submitting bad proposals.

Ban Spam and Spyware Act
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Felysial

Description:
NOTING the economic toll that spam, spy/adware and computer viruses has on industry world wide,

RECALLING the sentiments of such documents as "Stop Privacy Intrusion", "Universal Freedom of Choice", and "Right to Self-Protection",

UPSET by the lack of previous legislation (at the time of this document's composition) to ban harmful practices such as spam, spyware and computer viruses,

RESOLVES upon protecting all persons and groups in member nations from spam, spyware and computer viruses,

REQUIRES member governments to ban spam, spyware and computer viruses and encourages nation governments to enact fair and equitable punishment against violators.

COMMITS to abolishing the practice of unwanted mass mailings, hostile or intrusive computer programs,

ENCOURAGES all nations to work towards eliminating spam, spyware and computer viruses,

URGES regional awareness of basic applications, use and protections against spam, spyware and computer viruses.

CLARIFIES the United Nation's position by reiterating the following:

§ The UN condemns unsolicited e-mail of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail. Also known as "spam".

§ The UN condemns any software that covertly gathers information about a user while he/she navigates the Internet and transmits the information to an individual or company that uses it for marketing or other purposes. Also known as "spyware".

§ The UN proclaims that a computer program that is designed to replicate itself by copying itself into the other programs stored in a computer that has a benign or otherwise has a negative effect, such as causing a program to operate incorrectly or corrupting a computer's memory, or a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes (Also known as a "virus") is hereby unlawful and is subject to fair and equitable punishment as regulated by individual nations.
Wrong category. I think this is belongs in "Moral Decency" since you're limiting who you can send advertising to. It's arguable that this might actually go in "Social Justice" since advertising and spyware are primarily commercial activities and you're therefore reducing economic freedoms, not personal freedoms. But, in either case, this has little to do with police or military budgets.

Aktion T4
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Zweites

Description: Recognising that the severely mentally handicapped & disabled will never live a full or meaningful life, will never have the ability to contribute to society, and are a burden and drain on the state & it's resources.

The proposal is made that persons such are as described above should be, at the discretion of medical professionals, liberated from their confined existence.

Upon the agreement of three physicians, those who as far as can be humanly determined are incurable shall, upon a most careful diagnosis of their malady, be accorded a mercy death.Wrong category. Should be "Moral Decency" since you're restricting the civil freedoms of those to be killed.

The Just Invasion Council
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Denethorath

Description: Invading regions is a serious threat to nations living in peace BUT invading can also protect nations from prospective invader nations.

Taking this into account, it is proposed that:
1. All UN nations are banned from invading nations, unless it meets the following grounds, for a Just invasion:
1.1. All UN nations that invade must invade to prevent a region from gaining the power to invade smaller, weaker nations.
1.2. UN nations must only invade for a Just cause.
1.3. The UN nations that invade must be able to provide a reason and/or explanation if questioned by other UN nations.

2. A Just Invasion Council is set up, the aims being:
2.1. 10 strong, powerful, elected UN nations make up the Just Invasion Council (hereafter JIC).
2.2. The JIC have the right to ask any questions concerning an invasion.
2.3. The JIC can request a nation to be dismissed from the UN if their invasion does not comply with points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.
2.4. The JIC determines what is and is not a Just cause for an invasion.
2.5. The JIC protects the non-invader regions.
2.6. The JIC have the right to organise an invasion if they deem it appropriate for the protection of peace.
2.7. The JIC have the right to appoint spies and other such agents to make sure invasions are reported and investigated.
2.8. The JIC investigates an invasion and if a majority of the members deem it Just, no action is taken. If the majority deem it unjust sanctions can be taken, including:
2.8.1. Dismissal from the UN.
2.8.2. A warning, caution or reprimand.
2.8.3. Complete destruction of the nations involved or the invading region.
2.9. The 10 JIC members are elected quarterly.

This proposal aims to establish an international peace and exists for the protection of democracy and safety. It is a step to ending world conflict. UN resolutions may not regulate regional invasions (the practice of nations moving into a region t take over the Delegacy). Nor may a nation be ejected from the UN for any reason other than violations of NationStates rules.

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation

Hey, hey, guess what's being bumped? This'll be short because the list is only about 4 pages long.

Illegal Alien Benefit void act
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: United Fed Republic

Description: Several states inside of the United Fed Republic are going bankrupt. Due to the massive amount of illegal aliens that are pouring into the UFR. This bill aims to repeal all Local, State, and National services/ financial aid from those individuals who are NOT natural-born, or nationalized citizens. Unless those illegal s become citizens, then they shall not be entitled to any aid from my country!!!!Branding, metagaming (using the UN for his own nation's problems) and a bit of using the UN to bitch about current real world events.

Repeal "Nuclear Energy Research Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #154
Proposed by: Anfalsanth

Description: UN Resolution #154: Nuclear Energy Research Act (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: OBSERVEING WITH ALARM that UN resolution 154: "Nuclear Research Act" fails to ensure that the nuclear technology it allows to be traded for use in power plants will not be used for weapons;

CONCLUDES that this endangers world security.

RESOLVES that UN resolution 154 shall be repealed.Ignores the existing Resolution that prevents this from happening.

Repeal "UN taxation ban"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #4
Proposed by: Seeings

Description: UN Resolution #4: UN taxation ban (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: If there is a dire emrgency in the forms of security or possibly impending war, there should be a small increase in taxes to be collected by the UN.Stupid, and it introduces new legislation.

Religion Police
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Feever

Description: Religions around the world are being abused and prevented from being practiced in most nations. This is against Human Rights, and therefore it is important for all nations to respect religions and allow their existence within their borders.

CONCLUDING that the international protection of Human Rights for allowing the freedom of practicing any religion will strengthen the societies of all member states and allow cooperation with ease thus forcing nations to move forward to a better future.

Religions are different but share many common aspects in beliefs. Different Nations have different Religions and must but not all respect other religions. Therefore, creating hostility and religions wars.

1. DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution:
a. "Religious Freedom" as in everyone has the freedom to choose a religion as pleases and must be protected by the government from any harm no matter what is the Nations State Religion.
b. "Religious Information" as including all knowledge known by scholars to be shared to anyone requesting such information for any reason wether for conversion, debate, or general knowledge.
c. "Religion Police" as a UN international Police regulating Religious Freedom in nations.
d. "Religious Groups" are Christianity, Juedism, Islam, Budisem, and Hinduism.

2. STRESSES that Religion Police is for protection of Known Religious Groups from governments oppressing some religions and any terrorist activities. Also for regulating members on the list from performing and wrong deeds depending on their religion, Preventing corruption at the work place and in public spaces.

3. CREATES the United Nations Religious Police (UNRP) for the purpose of keeping a registry of Religious and their members in all nations, which shall register the members by the following process:
a. The Full name of the person, must write an application to the UNRP detailing his/her religion, age, Family members and their religions, Location, Nationality, and Occupation.
c. The UNRP will review the application, by checking with the government of the state where the applicant lives.
d. If these criteria are met, the applicant will be approved and given an identification number, from which he/she will be listed on the protection list.

4. DECLARES that members on the list with identification numbers are protected from governments oppression on their religions, accusations from citizens of any nation, and can file suits against any government or person that has offended his/her religion.

5. DECLARES that members of the UNRP are not to engage in any harm to any person with the same or different religion in any possible method.

6. EMPHASIZES that nations still have the right to have State Religions where the population has to respect and obey the ongoing laws.Contradicts a Resolutions that ensure freedom of religion. Also, this creates (or assumes the existance of) a UN police force, which is also no good. And, well, it's pretty silly, too. And he submitted it twice!

Save Our World
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Jonathon Rempel

Description: -KNOWING that most industries pollute/destroy our world. Every day people are using cars that pollute the air, are cutting down forests, and are littering everywhere. We all know that this is not good for the environment.

-KNOWING the actions that are taken every day (stated in above statement), these actions will eventually kill future generations and ultimately destroy our world.

-PROPOSING that we switch to cleaner sources of energy such as wind, solar, and hydro-electric power.

-USING these power sources will help to improve the environmental state of our world.

-PROPOSING that we research a new power source that would easily replace gasoline.

-DEMANDING that every person who drives a car switch to a hybrid or a natural gas car.

-ENFORCING new laws where littering is more of a serious crime, and the consequences will be much more serious.

-CREATING new "environmental police" who would control littering, and other things of that matter.

-CREATING new laws that would ban or severly limit the destroying of natural areas such as forests.

-IF THESE new proposals are enforced, we will save our world and future generations to come.

We all know that imminent doom will come if we do not take action now. All of these proposals must be used in order to save the lives of upcoming generations and ultimately save our world. We must do whatever we can to make this work.


Thank you, and please VOTE YES on this proposal.


From, the Armed Republic of Jonathon RempelUgh. Ignores existing environmental Resolutions, creates a police force, is mostly rhetoric, and is branded. Bleh.

Government!
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Leegues

Description: We should create an NS Government with me as President!Do I really need to explain? Bloody stupid.