Family History Proposition
Torontal
10-09-2006, 02:55
Proposition: that that the formation of a family tree by families be softly enforced or encouraged by the government of a nation.
For the following reasons.
I. We are too quickly dead, and the history of a family is gone with he death of the Patriarchs and matriarchs of a family.
II. The Knowledge of a person roots are crucial in linking them to their cultural heritage, and in forming their identity as a person.
"I’m inclined to think that a knowledge of one’s origins is especially important to identity formation because it is important to the telling of one’s life-story, which necessarily encodes one’s appreciation of meaning in the events of one’s life"
David Vellman - Family History
Iron Felix
10-09-2006, 02:58
1. Explain how this is an issue of international importance which should be taken up by this assembly.
2. Why did you capitalize patriarchs and not matriarchs?
Allech-Atreus
10-09-2006, 04:29
I have to agree, though, that "we are too quickly dead." :)
Flibbleites
10-09-2006, 05:06
I have to agree, though, that "we are too quickly dead." :)
Speak for yourself, I plan to life forever, and so far it's working.:D
Bob Flibble
UN Representative
Ausserland
10-09-2006, 05:31
We could not support the proposal in its current form. We believe it's simply too vague and fleshless. But we do think there's a good idea here, and thank the new representative of Torontal for raising the issue.
To our honorable colleague, Iron Felix.... We believe this is a valid international issue, as genealogical research often requires access to records outside the researcher's own country. Something that would facilitate such access internationally would be a plus. Genealogical matters can have substantial legal consequences. Whether it's a matter of importance is a matter of judgment, though.
Hurlbot Barfanger
Ambassador to the United Nations
The Most Glorious Hack
10-09-2006, 06:09
I'm having category issues with this.
Community Property
10-09-2006, 09:43
Moral Decency - Mild.
Requires individuals to take the time to trace and document their heritage, whether they want to (e.g., by acknowledging illegitimate children) or not.
Gruenberg
10-09-2006, 12:26
If it were rewritten a little, I'd say this would be either Educational or Cultural Heritage.
I'm not convinced this is important enough to be "softly enforced" on all individuals living in UN member States, but the delegate of Torontal does raise some good points.
Will governments be obliged to facilitate research into family origins in some way?
Christelle Zyryanov,
Ambassador to the United Nations,
PDSRA
[NS:]Agentugly
10-09-2006, 14:13
What of the peoples who choose to have no family or can have no family or have no family. This includes the childless and the parentless. Who will carry on a family tree that has no branches. Need we a department to hold non-breeding individuals in some sort of data base? Also the recipients of IVF will they need to trace the sperm/egg donor to fill the family tree with some sap?
Do the parents of adopted individuals need to mantain a tree, and do the adopted need to fill in the trunk. Family Histories sometimes have hidden monsters lurching in the bark. The incestuer, the illegitimate children, the cheaters, the killers, the liars. Sometimes truth of the family is better forgotten. ..and not all individuals need to be rememberred.
Genetic profiling for all will be the only way to successfully administer this proposal and genetic profiling is the wrong way to go. A massive DNA bank to find the truth of bloodlines. Too much hard work for so little reward. Let the dead rest.