NationStates Jolt Archive

Here is the text of my proposal:

Right to Self-Protection

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Texan Hotrodders

Description:

NOTICING that there are persons who, individually or collectively, willingly cause harm to other persons.

RECOGNIZING that such persons engage in acts of violence which are harmful to both sovereign individuals and societies.

URGES member nations to enact the following:

1.) All persons have the right to use reasonable force to defend their person or their legally obtained property.

2.) All persons have the right to use reasonable force to defend other persons or the legally obtained property of other persons.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 136 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Sep 20 2004

Any comments? Questions?

As you already submitted it, there's no room for debate.

As you already submitted it, there's no room for debate.

Interesting. I've never had anybody else refuse to comment for that reason.

Clever. This has been left open and vague enough to give it a sporting chance of surviving the 'sovereignty' argument and allows for plenty of leeway on defining reasonable force, etc.

I'm not convinced of its necessity but I have no major objections.

Varia Yefremova
Speaker to the UN

... Sam you are?

Clever. This has been left open and vague enough to give it a sporting chance of surviving the 'sovereignty' argument and allows for plenty of leeway on defining reasonable force, etc.

I'm not convinced of its necessity but I have no major objections.

I'm glad to hear it. Now if people would just get out there and ask other delegates to support this, that would be nice. ;)

... Sam you are?

Was it really that obvious?