NationStates Jolt Archive

I have been playing this game for about a year or so(I am not exactly sure) but EVERY UN resolution vote that I have been a part of has passed. Even those that are repeals of other resolutions that you passed previously. I do not understand it. I know that they are not all good resolutions but they are passed anyway!!! This one for instance is going to allow other persons to use force to protect you and your property. How is someone else going to really know if you are in trouble. You could be into S & M and your significant other could be doing things that you like, but when someone else see's it they might think you are being harmed against your will and they have the legal right to use force. Maybe even kill the person!!!! Come on people. Read the Resolutions, think them through, then vote!!! Make the right decisions for yourself, dont let others do it for you.

He has discovered our secret, what should we do with this one?

:sniper:

Firstly, yes, yes we are. A whole nation of them, to be exact.

Secondly, it is my experience that a lot of nations fail to read the resolution. They look at the title, attempt to locate key phrases they could interpret as being 'good' or 'bad', and then vote. For example, I encountered a nation opposed to the 'Repeal Legalised Prostitution' resolution, based on the fact that they thought Legalised Prostitution was 'unholy' and should not be legalised. An intriguing argument to use against a repeal of such a resolution, but an effective example of why the United Nations appears to act without thought.

Thirdly, the United Nations cannot be made up entirely of robots, for if that were the case it would act substantially more efficiently than it does currently, and would accomplish a lot more.

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Let's see, according to your join date you statred playing in Sep. 2004, looking at the UN timeline (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/UN_Timeline) I can see that since that time three proposals failed. No Marriage Under Age of 15 (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/No_Marriage_Under_Age_of_15_%28failed%29), Ban nuclear weapons (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Ban_nuclear_weapons_%28failed%29), and Repeal "The 40 Hour Workweek" (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Repeal_%22The_40_Hour_Workweek%22_%28failed%29), so your claim that the UN passes everything is invalid.
Of course when you consider the fact that a proposal needs to be approved by 6% of the UN delegates before it can be voted on by the general assembly it's understandable as to why so many resolutions pass.

Flibbleites says it right. *beep*. In order for a proposal to even be worth the time of the voters, it has to be approved by six percent of the delegates. *beep*. Believe it or not, this generally takes either A) a really good proposal and a lot of work, or B) a bad proposal and about ten times that amount of work. *squonk hiss*. So, in order for the proposal to reach the U.N., it already has to be far more likely to pass. *Danger, Will Rob-Crash! Squonk!*.

Finally, I find your phrasing of "even those that are repeals" very annoying. A lot of repeals are completely worth it, they are the check to ensure that what you're complaining of doesn't happen. *beep, beep, beep* Repeals are often necessary, especially when you consider those such as Mr. Barry's "Fight the Axis of Evil", which would have been representative of the views of approximately 1-0/37,000th of the actual U.N. if his nation still existed.

*Hal. I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Hal.*

Fight the Axis of Evil also has the distinction of being passed the day before the UN started (it was a test to insure that everything was working).

He has discovered our secret, what should we do with this one?

:sniper:
Grind his bones to make our bread!

Robot Parade! Robot Parade! The robots wave the flags that the children made!

I'm not a robot, nor is the region I currently reside in. It just so happens, most people don't care about the NSUN, and that's the apathy that causes all to pass.

Tuesday Heights I'm not a robot, nor is the region I currently reside in. It just so happens, most people don't care about the NSUN, and that's the apathy that causes all to pass.


Again, this adds weight to my Protest of two weeks ago!

Venerable Libertarians Member Protest! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=397510&page=2&pp=40)

Its worth while to see what other members think in the poll also.

This was posted by a machine Beep!

Nonsense. It doesn't add weight to your protest, it adds weight to the "Robot Freedom" resolution! I wonder if that's still up.

I just don't see the need of the proposal. good or bad, I just don't see the need.


I would like to see a Free Election Proposal...Or a Banning of Offshore Oil Rigs...

you know, something that will have a bit of meat to it.

Not a nuance stance on an obscure civil right argument that is judicial at best.

I think converting all offshore oil rigs into wind farms is a brilliant idea.

Not only does the wind from the ocean increase the efficiency of but it also makes it incredibly reliable.

But then again, it would take a huge effort to get it queued.

In the meantime I'll just go and recycle some cans...