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Proposal has been submitted! Too bad I can't edit the blasted topic title.

The resolution in question is located here (http://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_past_resolutions/start=49).
Repeal "UN Space Consortium"

Argument: WHEREAS many nations have substantial space programs, space stations, and significant presences in space, if not being entirely located and/or centered around such;

WHEREAS there is already at least one nation or region who has a base on or is located entirely upon the Moon;

BELIEVING that nations have the right to be located on the moon, and that the United Nations does not have the right to prohibit them from being so located;

NOTING that there is no single world or area of space which contains all nations;

REASONING that, therefore, the premise of Resolution #50 is false and the Resolution itself is irrelevant and of little use;

BELIEVING that the removal of such legislation and groups is in the best interest of the United Nations;

RESOLVES that UN Proposition #50: UN Space Consortium shall be repealed and struck from UN Legislation.
Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcomed; outright criticisms, derision, and insults are accepted. :D

You smell.

You smell.Yeah, well your mother wears combat boots.

Yeah, well your mother wears combat boots.

Only during field manoevers.

You smell.
Indeed I do - quite well, might I add. I can smell you from all the way across the room! :p

I agree with this repeal, but I think it'll need more argument. Instead of simply saying "there are nations on the Moon", it would be better to argue "nations have the right to be on the Moon" (and by extension "the UN has no right to prohibit nations from being on the Moon").

If it's of any help: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=460804

You smell.

OOC: Best post I've read so far this morning. :p

Thank you, Gruenberg; that's a good point. I'll implement your advice immediately - oh, and thank you for the link.

Fly me to the moon ... no wait that's not the topic here ...

In order to comment on the resolution, I've asked Commander John Koenig, of the UNSC LB Alpha to comment on the importance of maintaining both Alpha base and the nuclear waste dump adjacent to the base.

Unfortunately, Alpha base along with the Moon was destroyed in 1999. And commander Koenig could not be reached for comment.

The replacement for the Moon, Moon II is of course not covered under the UNSC. The Death Star that hovers over the South Pole is also not covered under the UNSC.

Given this I'm all for the repeal of this resolution. Whereas the "wereas" is stupid is all you need for a proper repeal.

Well, I've gone and submitted the proposal now, for all parties interested!

The Death Star that hovers over the South Pole is also not covered under the UNSC.

Actually, man, we move that thing around all the time to hover over nations that say they're not going to vote our way on proposals.

Love, luck and lollipops,
Sheik Larebil bin Cluich
Cluichstani Ambassador to the UN

The Governorate is for this. For many years now we have been hoping to plant our flag on the moon, and have spent many years trying to get into space. Okay, so the catapult didn't work, nor did the coal fired "Explorationifyer" rocket. But we're confident that our giant Lamson tube is the solution will get us there.

And we'll have all the cheese we could need.

Sir Cyril MacLehose-Strangways-Jones

The moon? Hah! Seriously, stop thinking small. The Empire encompasses somewhere around 200 planets. Our fleets are huge. The moon? That's nothing.

Hey, honestly- I'm sure if someone wanted a planet we could help 'em out. We do have a wormhole portal that opens in the UN Lobby every couple of days, they just pop in with some marines and we ferry 'em to the the planet they want! Just make sure to specify that the conditions are "habitable" and the atmostphere has "oxygen." People in the past have complained about "dying" and "being poisoned" and "oh ye gods, why did we listen to them!?!?!"

Anyway, this is silly.

You're just jealous because you don't have a giant Lamson tube

You're just jealous because you don't have a giant Lamson tube

Tube envy?

Love, luck and lollipops,
Sheik Larebil bin Cluich
Cluichstani Ambassador to the UN

The moon? Hah! Seriously, stop thinking small. The Empire encompasses somewhere around 200 planets. Our fleets are huge. The moon? That's nothing.

Hey, honestly- I'm sure if someone wanted a planet we could help 'em out. We do have a wormhole portal that opens in the UN Lobby every couple of days, they just pop in with some marines and we ferry 'em to the the planet they want! Just make sure to specify that the conditions are "habitable" and the atmostphere has "oxygen." People in the past have complained about "dying" and "being poisoned" and "oh ye gods, why did we listen to them!?!?!"

Anyway, this is silly.I hope you noticed that it's a repeal - it's the original Resolution that's silly in it's scope, don't you think?

Terry Hansfeld
Temporary UN Representative