Krioval
09-06-2005, 05:49
After careful thought and consideration, the nation of Krioval has decided to summarize some of its thoughts on some of the unnecessary, restrictive, and just plain confusing legislation currently on the books in UN members. To our surprise, we find that a good number of earlier resolutions seem to be either:
Too limited - Why single out evolution or dolphins specifically?
Unnecessarily restrictive - Do my courts really need to be told which cases to accept?
Badly worded - The ability to string together a sentence does not a solid resolution make. Lacking this ability simply hurts more.
WTF?!-esque - Either they have impacts that are not obvious from the text or are virtually indecipherable for either intent or action.
Illegal - speaks for itself.
Thus, I present, in descending order of disdain, the "top" ten resolutions that I feel must go:
Humanitarian Intervention
Congratulations! Not only does this particular law allow the UN to organize troops under its banner, but they can also march against nations outside the UN! Oh, wait. That's illegal. To add to this grevious flaw, there is also the issue that this resolution never quite nails down what it deals with. Is it a "genocide only" resolution, or do "tyranny" and "extreme cases of human rights abuses on a grand scale" grant even further power to a panel whose original intent was to bring genocidal criminals to justice? Nobody knows for sure. This makes Humanitarian Intervention our top priority for a repeal effort.
NOTE: The last proposal to deal with this repeal was written by me, and received 90 delegate approvals. A lack of time and a flood of resolutions for vote have delayed a resumption in this effort, but it will continue.
National Systems of Tax
Since when do we need to pay out good money to prevent proposals that are already considered illegal? Further, what is it with the sanctimonious preaching that passes for legislative language in NSoT? It manages to slam capitalists, socialists, and democratic governments all at the same time. It unnecessarily restricts both the scope of one's national sovereignty and UN authority at the same time, which has to be a first. Let's make it a last, or better yet, a historical curiosity.
Rights of Minorities and Women
Not only is this badly written, but there are at least four resolutions that deal with all the important aspects (like human rights), while some of it is downright silly. I mean, it's fine if one wants to believe that all thoughts are equivalent, but don't go crying when Krioval's thought to annex your country by force doesn't make you giddy with exultation. In fact, if I believe that this resolution is crap, doesn't that set up a paradoxical conflict within the text of the resolution itself? Let's hope it disappears when the paradox resolves.
DVD Region Removal
Fine! We get it! You want region-free DVDs. I can accept how that might be a priority for some, but dear Gods above! The wording of this resolution makes my head swim (and not in a good way), and has been the source of confusion for several people who are unfamiliar with DVD regions in the first place. Maybe we could actually decide on a replacement (or not) if this monstrosity was lifted first.
Common Sense Act II
As I said in my examples section, do my courts really need to be told which cases to dismiss? Not only is this resolution vague, but it potentially eliminates one's right to obtain restitution for injuries sustained due to manufacturing defects - who proves that the injury was due to negligence unless it can be brought to court? Common sense dictates a repeal of this resolution.
Legalize Euthanasia
Krioval belives in legalizing euthanasia, but the combination of national sovereignty arguments coupled with the horrifying layout and wording of the current resolution has finally tipped the balance in the repeal direction, earning this one the number six spot on the list. Really, we can do better that what we've got.
Protect Historical Sites
And how are we going to do that? By talking about it? If this is really a UN priority, let's pass something with some power behind it. Otherwise, let's kill this, cremate it, and therefore not have to worry about it becoming historical.
World Heritage List
Krioval would like to retain some level of control over sites in Krioval, thank you very much. Besides, not all sites of interest are susceptible to logging, which is the focus of this resolution.
Right to Learn About Evolution
Krioval likes evolution - our citizens are the beneficiaries of millions of years of it, after all, but why not just pass a resolution that promotes the de-politicization of science in the classroom. Why restrict it to evolution in particular?
Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning
This is another poorly written environmental resolution (there are so many it's tough to keep track). Its cardinal sins are forcing cities to set up three committees to deal with issues regarding waste dumping, setting absolute penalties for crimes that may be meaningless in several UN states, and lying about a tax directly in the body of the resolution. It needs to be dumped.
We hope you have enjoyed your trip through "Resolutions Krioval Hates"-Land, and we would like to remind our more cynical colleagues that the number of resolutions Krioval would consider "crappy" is actually more than ten, but ten is a nice round number, so we stop there. Have a nice day.
Too limited - Why single out evolution or dolphins specifically?
Unnecessarily restrictive - Do my courts really need to be told which cases to accept?
Badly worded - The ability to string together a sentence does not a solid resolution make. Lacking this ability simply hurts more.
WTF?!-esque - Either they have impacts that are not obvious from the text or are virtually indecipherable for either intent or action.
Illegal - speaks for itself.
Thus, I present, in descending order of disdain, the "top" ten resolutions that I feel must go:
Humanitarian Intervention
Congratulations! Not only does this particular law allow the UN to organize troops under its banner, but they can also march against nations outside the UN! Oh, wait. That's illegal. To add to this grevious flaw, there is also the issue that this resolution never quite nails down what it deals with. Is it a "genocide only" resolution, or do "tyranny" and "extreme cases of human rights abuses on a grand scale" grant even further power to a panel whose original intent was to bring genocidal criminals to justice? Nobody knows for sure. This makes Humanitarian Intervention our top priority for a repeal effort.
NOTE: The last proposal to deal with this repeal was written by me, and received 90 delegate approvals. A lack of time and a flood of resolutions for vote have delayed a resumption in this effort, but it will continue.
National Systems of Tax
Since when do we need to pay out good money to prevent proposals that are already considered illegal? Further, what is it with the sanctimonious preaching that passes for legislative language in NSoT? It manages to slam capitalists, socialists, and democratic governments all at the same time. It unnecessarily restricts both the scope of one's national sovereignty and UN authority at the same time, which has to be a first. Let's make it a last, or better yet, a historical curiosity.
Rights of Minorities and Women
Not only is this badly written, but there are at least four resolutions that deal with all the important aspects (like human rights), while some of it is downright silly. I mean, it's fine if one wants to believe that all thoughts are equivalent, but don't go crying when Krioval's thought to annex your country by force doesn't make you giddy with exultation. In fact, if I believe that this resolution is crap, doesn't that set up a paradoxical conflict within the text of the resolution itself? Let's hope it disappears when the paradox resolves.
DVD Region Removal
Fine! We get it! You want region-free DVDs. I can accept how that might be a priority for some, but dear Gods above! The wording of this resolution makes my head swim (and not in a good way), and has been the source of confusion for several people who are unfamiliar with DVD regions in the first place. Maybe we could actually decide on a replacement (or not) if this monstrosity was lifted first.
Common Sense Act II
As I said in my examples section, do my courts really need to be told which cases to dismiss? Not only is this resolution vague, but it potentially eliminates one's right to obtain restitution for injuries sustained due to manufacturing defects - who proves that the injury was due to negligence unless it can be brought to court? Common sense dictates a repeal of this resolution.
Legalize Euthanasia
Krioval belives in legalizing euthanasia, but the combination of national sovereignty arguments coupled with the horrifying layout and wording of the current resolution has finally tipped the balance in the repeal direction, earning this one the number six spot on the list. Really, we can do better that what we've got.
Protect Historical Sites
And how are we going to do that? By talking about it? If this is really a UN priority, let's pass something with some power behind it. Otherwise, let's kill this, cremate it, and therefore not have to worry about it becoming historical.
World Heritage List
Krioval would like to retain some level of control over sites in Krioval, thank you very much. Besides, not all sites of interest are susceptible to logging, which is the focus of this resolution.
Right to Learn About Evolution
Krioval likes evolution - our citizens are the beneficiaries of millions of years of it, after all, but why not just pass a resolution that promotes the de-politicization of science in the classroom. Why restrict it to evolution in particular?
Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning
This is another poorly written environmental resolution (there are so many it's tough to keep track). Its cardinal sins are forcing cities to set up three committees to deal with issues regarding waste dumping, setting absolute penalties for crimes that may be meaningless in several UN states, and lying about a tax directly in the body of the resolution. It needs to be dumped.
We hope you have enjoyed your trip through "Resolutions Krioval Hates"-Land, and we would like to remind our more cynical colleagues that the number of resolutions Krioval would consider "crappy" is actually more than ten, but ten is a nice round number, so we stop there. Have a nice day.