NationStates Jolt Archive

We in Gruenberg don't celebrate New Year until roughly February, Gregorian Calendar, but we are aware of the custom in many heathen nations for the infidels to make 'resolutions' for the coming year: promises to themselves, for example to give up smoking, or go jogging more regularly. Given the skull-endangeringly hilarious similarity between this custom, and our custom of passing resolutions, I thought I'd see what people had planned for next year. Obviously, your super-secret plans don't have to be revealed, as it's not a public poll, but general comments on what you're 'into' would be interesting. Or, I suspect, not.

Clicky clicky poll coming.

Personally speaking I'm thinking about putting my brain into gear before opening my mouth for starters. I still occasionally do it the other way round.

My other is to continue the campaign to highlight national sovereignty.

I plan to deal a final blow to all NatSov people out there, by forcing every nation to celebrate New Year in the 1st of January.



Or not.

OK, here is my serious take on your options:

Ban/legalise guns and bombs and nasty things
I can occasionally support legislation on warfare, but am not informed enough to write proposals myself. NatSov on gun ownership and the sort.

Ban/legalise drugs and drink and nasty things
NatSov.

Enshrine some new rights/ban particular horrible practices
Yeah baby, yeah! (Within reason.)

I love trees and animals!
Although I can support environmental resolutions, they are currently too many, too fluffy, and poorly written. Not until a lot of stuff is deleted.

Create/prevent a free trade area
Sure. Free-trade rules.

Medical/scientific/space/other stuff
Most of it should not be debated here. But I will evaluate it case by case.

REPEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
:):):)

Nothing, but continue to moan about how crap everyone else's efforts are
I like the moaning and flaming as much as the other guy, but the "nothing" part kills it.

I vow to make sure that when future generations of NSUN gamers participate on this forum, they will not even be aware of the sublime evil that is 'NatSov' and happily accept the tight yet loving embrace of the U.N.:)

Oh look, a flying pig.

Merry Christmas and happy New-Year to all.

For us, we will favour:
-human rights,
-economic freedom / economic cooperation / fair-free trade / scientific cooperation / economic stability

PS: even if we celebrate Christmas and january 1st, the main New-Year celebration in LAE is the 15 april for the Songkran New-Year water festival
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I, on behalf of the Governor-General, hope to finally get round to sorting out one or two resolutions I had previously drafted, then forgotten about, such as Open Skies (anyone remember that?) and the passport and visas thingymawhatchimatcallit I've been working on.
Plus Free Trade. And more Free Trade. And yet more Free Trade.

Suddenly, appearing in front of Sir Cyril, appeared a spirit. A ghost, borught to being by saying Free Trade three times. The Ghost of Richard Cobden.

*Dramatic Music*

The ghost spoke
How d'ya do?

Sir Cyril fainted.

Why does that always happen when I appear? Oh well...

Oh look, a flying pig.

Get the AA guns out BBQ time somebody fire up the grill..

Lets keep the nasty things just get rid of those who abuse them or make them nasty...

As far as repeal some need to be others leave in place as hate to think what might replace them seeing what have been tossed out lately....

Personally, I think we ought to be furthuring democratic freedoms in member states. However, every time I try to, everyone starts screaming natsov.

Therefore, I would like to enshrine human rights, create more free trade, and tree-hug.

As the esteemed Julius Marx once sang "Whatever it is...I'm against it!":D

Repeals? HECK YEAH!!!!!:D

I further plan to consort with women of questionable morals, drink to excess, and finally get a good glimspe at the Thessadorian Ambassador's umm..ASSETS!:p

Excelsior,
Sen. Horatio Sulla
Palentine UN office

I want to get working on my discrimination unification resolutions - which require a shitload of repeals and the passing of, I now suspect, at least 2 resolutions.

I want to get working on my discrimination unification resolutions - which require a shitload of repeals and the passing of, I now suspect, at least 2 resolutions.

Repealing discrimination resolutions? Count me in.



Replacements? Meh.

Repealing discrimination resolutions? Count me in.



Replacements? Meh.[/color]

Nice hiding

I'm working on the replacements first, and I'm not even going to begin looking at repeals until I'm satisfied with the replacements. Pretty much.....don't expect anything to be moving until at least March, perhaps not even until the summer.... (especially since I want to redeem myself on divorce first).

OK, I've made a decision. I'm going to make repealing Gay Rights a priority. There is a good case to be made about its redundancy, and it may be a tough sell, but I'm willing to try anyway. Another failed repeal under my belt will be no skin off my nose.

I'd like to get it done by my birthday, which, without being too specific, is sometime in 2006. Or maybe sometime after my birthday. I'll just have to see how it goes.

I made a semi-serious, semi-not draft in the repeal thread. I think redundancy is the key. I'd be willing to help repeal this one. Or get a sore bottom trying.

I made a semi-serious, semi-not draft in the repeal thread. I think redundancy is the key. I'd be willing to help repeal this one. Or get a sore bottom trying.

Please. References to sore bottoms while repealling gay rights will not earn you any support. :D

Please. References to sore bottoms while repealling gay rights will not earn you any support.

Actually, my point was that it might be necessary to demonstrate to sceptics that repealing Gay Rights would not allow any nation to illegalise sodomy. That demonstration would lead to a sore bottom. I am going to stop talking now.

1). Get some form of Tobin Tax (or equivalent) on the law books of the U.N.

2). Establish some kind of U.N. Federalist organisation.

3). Try and work with others to enshrine more fundamental human rights and economic and social protections.

4). Try and persuade Fonzoland and Ausserland to resubmit their Chemical Weapons and Nuclear Trafficking Resolutions once more.

5). Incite revolution in at least one country.

6). Have our otters bless at least another 257 nations.

7). Crush and destroy the overuse of NatSov as an argument for repeals.

May the blessings of our otters be upon you.

Anthony Holt
Deputy Ambassador for the Republic of Compadria to the U.N.

4). Try and persuade Sheknu and Enn to resubmit their Chemical Weapons and Nuclear Trafficking Resolutions once more.

Your minister of information should be shot. ;)

Your minister of information should be shot.

Shot by Yelda, I'm thinking.

Disinformation is our friend. We know nothing of any Nuclear Trafficking Resolution.

On a serious note, I voted for "Create a free trade area" and "REPEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!". I also have a Workplace Safety proposal and a Continuity of Government proposal that I'm working on.

I think its about time to get at least one resolution in the books for the categories: Gun Control, Recreational Drug Use, and Gambling; preferably allowing guns (disallowing them will do nothing--criminals will be criminals), allowing drugs, and allowing gambling :D.

To my knowledge, no resolutions exist for these categories. I can only remember one to reach quorum, Curb Illicit Arms Sales?, which failed.

I think its about time to get at least one resolution in the books for the categories: Gun Control, Recreational Drug Use, and Gambling; preferably allowing guns (disallowing them will do nothing--criminals will be criminals), allowing drugs, and allowing gambling.

To my knowledge, no resolutions exist for these categories. I can only remember one to reach quorum, Curb Illicit Arms Sales?, which failed.

You're right in that those three haven't been filled. I'm not sure I'm keen to fill them, though. I think ignoring them for 3 years is a pretty good indicator we're not interested.

Gun Control, Recreational Drug Use, and Gambling
I'm just not crazy about those three categories. I'd prefer to leave gun laws, drug laws and gambling under local jurisdiction. <shrugs>

I think its about time to get at least one resolution in the books for the categories: Gun Control, Recreational Drug Use, and Gambling; preferably allowing guns (disallowing them will do nothing--criminals will be criminals), allowing drugs, and allowing gambling :D.

To my knowledge, no resolutions exist for these categories. I can only remember one to reach quorum, Curb Illicit Arms Sales?, which failed.

It is different to allow or to force countries to allow. Those three categories are extremely useful for me: They allow me to act all NatSoviet and make friends with Gruen, Cluich, Kenny, and co. :)

Oh, I'm not telling anyone what I want to do this year. Also, Teruchev has outlawed New Years' Resolutions ;)


Steve Perry, GCRC
President

Your minister of information should be shot. ;)

Exiled actually.

OOC: Apologies to Sheknu, Enn, Ausserland and Fonzoland.

May the blessings of our otters be upon you.

Anthony Holt
Deputy Ambassador for the Republic of Compadria to the U.N.

Exiled actually.

OOC: Apologies to Sheknu, Enn, Ausserland and Fonzoland.

Not accepted. You should very well know that Enn authored the Drugs Trafficking resolution, while Yelda authored the Nuclear Trafficking resolution. I am shocked at your outrageous mistake!!!

*nonchalantly whistles to the side*

OOC: And an additional apology to Yelda.

P.S. Would you be interested in accepting one ex-minister of information, now exiled from his native land?

My government's prime interest in future international legislation actually lies along the standardization of international transportation issues in order to improve safety *and* the sharing of information pursuant towards disaster prevention. More specifically, we hope to eventually work with other nations to design a proposal related towards emergency rights for vessels in transit and we also hope to proposal a "Universal Building Code (UBC)" for key international facilities. The focus of Mikitivity's activity in the UN will remain centered on international issues and improving international infrastructure and trade.

OOC: We voted in favour of Medicine and Science. ;)

Medicine/science would be grand, but I'm not the person to draft such legislation. There are, er, plans afoot for a 'good' piece of environmental legislation of the aggressive persuasion, but I'm not the driving force behind this. If I'm ever stupid enough to be the main author of a proposal again, it'll be addressing corporate tax avoidance. There's a significant hampering factor here though: the 'christ, can I really be arsed to go through that again, especially for such a dry subject?'.

Oh, and I'll oppose any blanket relaxing of gun laws. That would be madness (and not because I'm anti-guns).