NationStates Jolt Archive

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Almourol

Description: PROBLEM: The gap between the rich and the poor is increasing every day, not just in terms of social equality inside the regions, but also between the regions of the world. It's up to the richest countries to HELP, to do something!

OBJECTIVE: Create a Social Fund. The SF will keep the money given by the wealthiest Nations and then redistribute by those who are in need.

HOW:

1. It shall be created a Social Fund Board, composed by 5 Nations: - NationStates 1st nation founder or delegate; - The Wealthiest Nation founder or delegate; - Almourol(who proposes this resolution or someone indicated by this Nation); - Two Nations elected by the W.A. delegates in a frequency to be decided.

2. INPUT: Each wealthy nation should contribute with 1% of their GDP

3. OUTPUT: The Board should decide which countries are in the most need, and every country or region has the oppurtunity to present projects to be considered by the SFB in the funds distribution.

4. After the approval of this proposal, the 3 nations in the Social Fund Board, must create the Social Fund Regulation and create conditions for the election of the other two Nations.
This Regulation, must have present the composition of the SF, the frequency of the redistribution, and all the rules to equal and effective redistribution.

Conclusions:

This resolution, simple by it's nature, demands the commitment of all delegates. I'm presenting it like a "has to be done" sketch. After it's approval a deeper reflexion will be necessary. Let's make history, let's make the all world proud.

Let's help our fellow nations.
Illegal, committee rules violation.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: North Guam

Description: The World Assembly Regulations Act shall establish regulations onto the World Assembly for the betterment of the WA Members and Non-Members.

Regulation(1): World Assembly shall never replace WA Member States government to form a world government.

Regulation(2): The World Assembly shall never create a world currency to replace WA Member States currencies.

Regulation(3): Nor shall the World Assembly enforce United Nations Resolutions unto WA Member States.

Regulation(4): Nor shall they enforce the while of the World Assembly unto Non-Member States in any form.

Regulation(5): The World Assembly shall never have the power to stop trade with any nations nor to entire fear with non-member states events. Nor does it give the power for the World Assembly to enter fear with WA Member States events.

Regulation(6): The World Assembly shall not have a military of any kind.

Regulation(7): The World Assembly shall not collect taxes or fees of any kind from Non-Member States nor from WA Member States.


World Assembly Regulations Act may from time to time be updated when need be. Illegal, duplicates multiple parts of Rights and Duties and pure blocker.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Mjolnir Knights

Description: This legislation would hereby implement the International Red Cross Organization, an organization whose sole duty is to provide support for all the nations under
WA rule. It functions as a non-profit organization and is run purely on donations and grants to prevent the corruption of government from interfering with its main goal to provide food, shelter, and humanitarian aid to those in need. They would be the first response team to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and any other events which threaten the lives of citizens. May it be so that the interests of all the citizens in the free world be protected by such a humanitarian group such as the IRCO. C&P (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7029657&postcount=30)

Not to mention we already have an equivalent organisation. Sigh.


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #8
Proposed by: North Guam

Description: WA Resolution #8: World Assembly Headquarters (Category: Political Stability; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Snipped the rest because it's "same old, same old." All the arguments I could understand from the terrible English were misreadings of the resolution.


Category: Bookkeeping
Effect: Sweeping
Proposed by: North Guam

Description: The Institute is a scientific and educational organization.

The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe.

The SETI Institute will also search for life in other solor systems and if The SETI Institute finds any information that other life forms (aliens) are out there than it shall be the right of The SETI Institute to contact all forms of media news to tell of the discovery of the event but not after The SETI Institute can proof it is from an ET.

All contributions to the Institute will be used to further the goals described above and are deductible to the donor for both State and Federal income tax purposes.
Illegal category, never actually gets round to creating the SETI Institute, and the first and last paragraphs are a C&P (http://www.seti.org/about-us/index.php) from the real SETI Institute. Which isn't surprising given that they are the only two paragraphs written in intelligeable English. Maybe SETI should search North Guam for intelligent life first?

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Zio-Canada

Description: The terroist threat is in our backyards, and it would make our country safer and make war quick and efficient with nuclear weapons on our side if we are forced to engage within war with another country.Illegal, wrong category and contradicts Nuclear Arms Possession Act (if it actually does anything).

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: The Labour Party-

Description: I know all the worlds economy is in a bit of a pickle at the moment, I propose a giant centrally run industrial regulatory board! That way everyone is the same!

- Brown, Balls, Milliband and Co.Illegal, branding.

Furtherment of turture
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Eest Germany

Description: all wa nations will be able to torture and/or kill all persons they deem "enemies of the state" with absolutely no evidence against them, and face no consequences for their actions.

Approvals: 2 (Morrenstien, WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 107 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Jun 30 2008

Illegal: Wrong category, and contradicts an existing resolution.

Conflict in legislation
A resolution to establish administrative parameters.

Category: Bookkeeping
Effect: Significant
Proposed by: Goulbourne valley

Description: Often, the resolutions passed by the WA come into conflict with the internal law passed within its member nations. This can frequently cause confusion. In order to remedy this, the WA declares that
i) Within a nation's borders and on its embassy soil, its national law applies to the exclusion other national law and WA resolutions.
ii)In international waters and on neutral soil, WA resolutions apply.
iii)Where there is a conflict between two systems of law, WA resolutions apply.
iv) If the subject of the law has dual citizenship, he or she may choose between either of the nations whose passports they legitimately hold or choose WA resolution law.
v)In areas of human rights defined by the WA, the subject of the law can appeal to the WA to intervene, whereupon the subject will be held by the WA until the resolution of the matter.

The WA also reserves the right to alter this resolution as appropriate.

Approvals: 1 (Goulud)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 108 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Jul 1 2008

Illegal: Forbidden category, makes WA resolutions non-binding, and allows for amendments.

World Assembly Counter-Terror
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Athens and Thessaly

Description: Seeing the lack of defense the world currently has, Athens and Thessaly would like to propose this:

) The World Assembly should establish a counter-terrorist task force to take immediate action in the defense of other WA nations.

2) All WA nations should provide the task force with 300 of hand selected troops.

3) The task force should also be equipped with the most up-to-date and effective weapons known.

The security of the world is in danger, we need a WA counter-terror army to defend our freedom.

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 109 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Jul 1 2008

Illegal: Branding, and seeks to create a WA army or police.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: United Kana

Description: Global Warming is a serious threat to all nations. This sort of thing can lead to hurricanes and more. So we should get up off the couch and take action today.OK, what do you suggest we do?

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Kirkylinis

Description: By request of Lord Inquisitor Alexander Kirk of Kirkylinis, WA forces across the world must tighten the noose upon covens of heretics, warmongerers, and unbelievers.

The democratic nations who have led the World Assembly for so long, have relinquished their fatherly gaze from the citizens of the world, and in their absence, calamity has struck the lower recesses of the world like a raging inferno, engulfing backstreets and underground societies, both evil and benign, into viscious infighting in our very cities. This cannot continue!

Too long have we given the heretical masses say over how they rule their lives! Too long have the most vile scum dictated the lives of monarchs! Too long have the people had their so-called 'freedom'! No more!

All anti-establishment societies across the world MUST disband. If they fail to do so, then the WA has permission to send military forces into the cesspool that the rebellious upstarts dwell in, and purge the traitors with righteous fire.

The casualties may be regrettable, and innocents may perish, but God wills that this act be carried out!

So has it been written. So shall it be done.

Lord Inquisitor Alexander KirkIllegal, branding.

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Natora

Description: This resulotion will construct the international squad protection untit which will serve as a international intelageince agency and will hold copys of all resolutions and all important statemnts made though out time. Illegal, creates a WA police.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation


Proposed by: Priestley College

Description: In the past a council of the nations of the world decided upon a set of binding laws which prohibited the use of children in industry. At the time this resolution was fair and just however now that we are in a modern world with a primarily tertiary industry base and enhanced safety procedures in primary and secondary industries this law has been archaic.

it is for this purpose that I propose the implementation of international law repealing the ban on child labour in industry. You might have better luck reinstating child labour if you actually repeal the resolution that bans it.

Goblin Troll Carp Elimination
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security, Strength: Significant, Proposed by: The Beards of Ale

Description: The destruction Goblin, Troll, and Carp:
T'is once againe time for the manye Nations of this World to come together in a mightie Alliance to protect all that is Good and Pure from the Armies of Darkness.
It is the Nobly Stated goal of This Superbly Crafted Document to form an international Alliance for the destruction and elimination of the three most vile forces of Darkness in all the lands of our kinds: Goblin Dark Towers, Their Trollish slaves, and the vicious deadly Carp that haunt our streams and rivers.
Should the glorious nations of the World Assembly see fit to grant this measure passage, the nations of the WA shall be called upon to band together in a coalition of Brave Warriors and Stalwart Crafters for the defence of good and the destruction of all three of these evil Beings; and they shall do this no matter the state of politics at the time of the Need.

That was the most lunatic proposals I have ever seen, really silly indeed. :p

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: An Realt Bui

Description: Surveyors from the International Schooling Comittee have noticed an increasing trend in schools worldwide; the teaching of Cultural heritage taking front seat, instead of Curricular subjects, such as Maths, English and World History.

Option 1:
"This has gone on long enough!" says an enraged James Mangin, head of International Schooling Comittee. "Schools should teach what people need in life. Knowledge of the world. Teaching of cultural heritage is nice and all, but these subjects are on the curriculum for a reason. To be taught!"

Option 2:
"The teachers have taken step one," roars World Culture Leader, Maurice Brehal, through a megafone, " on the road towards cultural enlightenment! The founding fathers, patriots, dead generations, and heritage of the world must be remembered above all else!"

Option 3:
"Now what I feel," says James J. Jameson the Third, leader of WorldProductionCo, over the back of a high-backed chair, "is that both these morons are incorrect. We need to train kids how to work for twelve hours a day, with machines and in factories, so they can be recruited by WorldProductionCo and others like us from schools at random."

Option 4:
"Woah!" exclaims Noah Morgans. They teach that stuff in school now? Well," he continues, before taking a puff of a suspicious smelling joint, "I think schools should be taught in the trees, with the animals. And they should be allowed smoke pot...."I think someone has the WA Proposal and issue submission forms mixed up.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Jinal

Description: 1. The World Assembly will not beable to tax any nation, whether or not they are part of the World Assembly.

2. The World Assembly is a nonprofit organiztion.

3. The World Assembly is allowed to take donations.

4. Trade is not to be regulated by any means by the World assembly, unless it is the trade of an illegal object.

4. a. An illegal object is one that the world assembly has deemed illegal.I like 4. a.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Foxyburg

Description: BEING that the use of children in warfare is an unconscionable violation of human rights.

IT IS PROPOSED THAT:

1. Member Nations undertake to respect and to ensure respect for rules of international humanitarian law applicable to them in armed conflicts which are relevant to the child.

2. Member Nations shall take all feasible measures to ensure that persons who have not attained the age of fifteen years do not take a direct part in hostilities.

3. Member Nations shall refrain from recruiting any person who has not attained the age of fifteen years into their armed forces. In recruiting among those persons who have attained the age of fifteen years but who have not attained the age of eighteen years, Member Nations shall endeavour to give priority to those who are oldest.

4. In accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect the civilian population in armed conflicts, Member Nations shall take all feasible measures to ensure protection and care of children who are affected by an armed conflict. Duplicates Clause (C) of Restrictions on Child Labor

I think someone has the WA Proposal and issue submission forms mixed up.

Let's hope that they do submit it (properly) as an issue, too, because it looks worth adding to the list...

That was the most lunatic proposals I have ever seen, really silly indeed. :p

I feel sorry for the goblins, trolls and carp though. I'm pretty sure I've seen a NationState inhabited by goblins, and there's probably one of trolls too. I'd be tempted to make a nation of talking carp just to argue against the proposal in the WAGA.

Illegal, creates a WA police.



not really, the agency only "holds copies of all resolutions and all important statements made though out time."

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: CO Rockies

Description: This law will ban all forms of government which do not derive their power from the will of the people. It wiil ensure that the freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and religion are respected in all nations. It will ban torture and the death penalty.Illegal, idealogical ban.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Allied Moons

Description: The international police act gives each wa member apart in international affairs by creating an international police department that way wa members wont have to send there military to do the job Illegal, creates a WA police.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: PacoTacopia

Description: The Average Income Tax Rate should be 50% or less.Illegal, game mechanics.

Minimal Wage Law
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation
Proposed by: Soviet-Turkey

Description: With the ever present threat of nations employing labor for a few dollars/euros a day or even nothing nations with higher pay for the average worker can not compete with nations who pay very little or nothing for labor

Acts to stop this unfairness

1-havingto intrudes minimal wage laws
2-special WA inspection group to crack down on little or no pay labor
3-the imprisonment of former or current sweet shop owner
4-Special seal on every product to prove they where created under minimal wage laws

Approvals: 21 (WZ Forums, Callisdrun, Sampoclezia, Euro-Vision, Xentri, Graalium, South Lorenya, New Hamilton, The Artic Republics, Clandon, Fit battion, Eiga-Baka, Brasswinds, Todorov, PeaceFreedom, Zombira, Coop44, Pastafarianism1, TiredFaith, Ermetes, Shwaasburg)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 86 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Jul 3 2008

Illegal, wrong category...
and just what does the author have against "sweet shop owners", anyway? :D

Prevention of Racism
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Iglesian Archipelago

Description: Racism is kill anybody of another racial group. Killing that people is a major crime. To prevent this we can do this:

1. Arrest (of course) racists and order them 12 to 30 years in prison.
2. To racists that killed somebody of two racial groups we can order them 20 to 40 years in prison.
3. To racists that killed somebody of more than two racial groups we can order them life imprisonment.
We can do this because every people from every racial group have all the human rights.

Approvals: 8 (Sampoclezia, WZ Forums, Arandis, Fit battion, Graalium, Pastafarianism1, TiredFaith, Charlotte Ryberg)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Jul 4 2008

All that emphasis on imprisoning people looks more like 'Moral Decency' than 'Human Rights' to me.
And the definition of racism used is 'Bloody Stupid', because _
1/ It totally ignores non-lethal acts;
2/ It doesn't allow for killing in self-defence, legally-mandated executions, legitimate acts of war, or any other situation where the motive for killing somebody of another racial group might actually be something other than 'racism' as most people would understand that term...

Free education all the way
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Kalaharium

Description: it is good that most places have free elementary-high school. however it really isn't enough.

the main part of it: the government should provide a full education tax supported. by full education i mean from the very beginning of daycare until the person receives a doctors degree.

Why it should be done: the more people have a proper education the more people will be decent. it will greatly boost the economy of the WA and its nations. all the nations will be way more developed

clauses that come with it: people who are in high school and collage should receive welfare depending on there grades.

Approvals: 14 (Sampoclezia, Cordova I, Arandis, Ventei, Eiga-Baka, WZ Forums, Brasswinds, Hoylake, Xentri, Graalium, Deppreeve, Pastafarianism1, TiredFaith, Ermetes)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Jul 5 2008

But what about people who can't manage to achieve, or who simply don't want, a doctor's degree?
(And perhaps, instead of trying to force such rules on all of the WA's other members, the author of this proposal would do better to take some lessons in spelling and punctuation? ;))

WA Taxation Ban
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Mike Huckabee

Description: REALIZING that the WA doesn't fully represent everyone

NOTING that nations can be taxed by the WA even though they don't get fully represented

CALLING FOR a total ban on WA taxation

REALIZES that the WA does need money to run

ESTABLISHES that all the WA's funding will come through private donations

NOTING that the WA will need to balance their budget and cut unnecessary programs that they cannot afford

ALLOWING nations to have self governance instead of having WA programs to have their way

Approvals: 10 (Mike Huckabee, WZ Forums, Rodanda, Todorov, Esalimone, Xentri, Graalium, Deppreeve, Golfika, Charlotte Ryberg)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 97 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Jul 5 2008

How is this a matter of 'Human Rights'? Anyway, the last clause -- which apparently seeks to make WA resolutions non-binding on the member nations -- is probably enough to make the whole proposal illegal just by itself....

o.o.c. i just submited a proposal and can't seem to find it could it have been ruled illegal or deleted or what? sorry if this is the wrong place to ask:(

o.o.c. i just submited a proposal and can't seem to find it could it have been ruled illegal or deleted or what? sorry if this is the wrong place to ask:(

You mean this one?
Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Urgench

Description: This Resolution seeks to prevent the deaths and injuries inflicted upon civilian populations by the use of Anti-personnel mines, either during peace time or war.or is it this one?
Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Urgench

Description:


This resolution will ban the use of Anti-personnel mines,

which it defines as any and all Ordinance which is meant to be placed on or in the ground which may be detonated either remotely or by motion or pressure detection and which is meant to kill or injure soldiers or civilians.

this resolution seeks such a ban in light of the very great number of intended and unintended deaths and injuries inflicted on non-combatant civilians during and after the prosecutions of conflicts in which these mines were laid.

this resolution requires that nations ;

1. cease all production of anti-personnel mines,

2. cease all import or export of these mines except for the purpose of their destruction,

3. cease all stock pilling of these mines, except for the purpose of their decomission,

4. cease all laying of these mines either in peace time or in war,

5. provide accurate mapping of all and any mines laid by them for the purpose of the destruction of these mines,

6. provide adequate funds for the aforementioned destruction,

7. provide adequate funds for the treatment of those civilians injured by mines they have laid,

8. not provide plans for the construction, or materials for the manufacture of these mines to non World Assembly Nations.

9. Begin and in as relatively swift a time as possible finish the process of destroying any and all Anti-personnel mines in their posession or within their territory,

All of these above provisions should be carried out emediately where stated or within as short a time period as practicality will allow.



Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Flaslightland

Description: This proposal calls for the abolishment and/or prevention, of any form of 'security council', that resembles the United Nations Security Council, being formed within the World Assembly. Reason being, any nation that becomes a member of such a security council will have a veto power that automatically prevents the adoption of any proposal. This is highly undemocratic, and violates moral decency, allowing the clique of nations that are accepted within the Security Council the ability to control the world. Illegal, wrong category.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: THEWORLDPEOPLES

Description: Nations of the world assembly

The oceans have been a huge barrier for trading. But the treaty will have these point

1. Banish all trade barrier for all trading by the sea
2. Forbid navys ships to enter international water only with permission
3. Plan opertarion to bainsh the pirates that harness the sea trade

The three points will help trade by the sea And just whose permission are we supposed to get to enter international waters?

the second one, the first was the mistake i made when looking for the seconed one oops sorry.

is there a reason i can't find it in the list of proposals? do i have to wait for it to be veted or something? or is it illegal?

the second one, the first was the mistake i made when looking for the seconed one oops sorry.

is there a reason i can't find it in the list of proposals? do i have to wait for it to be veted or something? or is it illegal?

Did you check page 7 of the list?

Did you check page 7 of the list?


oops i guess not i'm such a dunce:( sorry , i did search for it's title in the search box provided i guess not correctly sorry again, would it be a pain if i asked you to delete the mistake one (the really short one) please.

oops i guess not i'm such a dunce:( sorry , i did search for it's title in the search box provided i guess not correctly sorry again, would it be a pain if i asked you to delete the mistake one (the really short one) please.

You can ask, but since I'm not a mod I can't oblige.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing


Proposed by: Norveror

Description: In these troubled times, one can only wonder how exactly to best the impending environmental problem. This proposal will solve the environmental problem and our fears of a receding world.

I propose this: In the beginning of each new human life, a tree will be planted to strengthen the partnership of humanity and the world. We must stay in contact with nature to secure ourselves as a dominant force on the earth. Each tree planted will have a human who is to look after the tree, and nurture it. If any tree happens to die the human will be slain in honor of the tree. His or her blood will be fed to a sapling to make it stronger and surpass the feeble human who failed.

This proposal will help humans stay in contact with their natural ties, and help rehabilitate our connections with mother earth. This could also control the ever growing population, and will have a positive effect on culture.Ignoring the ludicrous notion of killing people simply because a tree dies, how the hell does this qualify as Automobile Manufacturing?

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: The Freedom Military

Description: The Reason
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Seeing as though most of the time the WA doesn't allow attacks on neutral nations(even non-WA),the use of Weapons Of Mass Destruction(WOMDs)have been very small since Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Terrorists have been gaining control of these weapons.Also seeing that non-WA nations are not effected by Resolution #151.There for they have the right to use Nuclear Weapons against WA Nations.

MAIN EFFECT OF THIS PROPOSAL
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To allow all WA Members to use Nuclear Weapons as a DEFENSE.
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EFFECT I
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Allowing all WA members to use Nuclear Weapons.
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EFFECT II
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Making it ILLEGAL by WA Law to use Nuclear Weapons angainst Nuetral nations.
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EFFECT III
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All Nuclear Weapons are taken and re-distributed to 'Guard Nations' who will dismantle them.
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EFFECT IV
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It will be ILLEGAL by WA Law to trade or sell Nuclear Weapons.
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EFFECT V
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Nations must build Nulcear Weapons ON THEIR OWN(see Effect IV).
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Effect VI
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Trading or selling Nuclear Weapons(see Effect V) will result in all of that nation's Nuclear Weapons being confiscated to a 'Guard Nation'.
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CONSLUCSION
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Seeing as the effects above would greatly improve the defense of a WA nation,this Proposal is now finished. When'd we get 151 WA resolutions?

Repeal "Prevention of Torture"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #9
Proposed by: Aus49lax

Description: WA Resolution #9: Prevention of Torture (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Torture is a good way to receive important information. It has been proven to work.

This repeal states:

1. Torture may be used to a mild extent.

2. Forms of torture would include: public humiliation, whipping, partial drowning, and major temperature changes.

3. Any other torture used would be punishable by 10 years in prison and an embargo on that nation for 1 year.

Approvals: 3 (Aus49lax, NewTexas, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 7 2008
Illegal: Repeals can't make new legislation...

Make Cars by Solar Energy
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Iglesian Archipelago

Description: The actual cars are polluters and cause the global warming. To reduce pollution and global warming caused by our actual cars, we can ban cars moved by gasoline after we made 100.000 cars moved by solar energy. We can do this to increase our environment, or our world can die of pollution and, with this, at the same time, of global warming.

Approvals: 16 (Ventei, Wierd Anarchists, Morrenstien, WZ Forums, Dot Island, Arandis, PeaceFreedom, Todorov, Nawx, Markiana, Hoylake, Charlotte Ryberg, Manteigas, Tveben, Rodanda, New Hamilton)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 90 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 6 2008

That would be 100'000 new solar-powered cars between how many billion people?!?

Cleaner World
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Grand Christopia

Description: We must recycle everthing that we can to make our world cleaner. Every peice of paper we see we must recycle. Every bottle or can we see we must recycle. And because of the rising gas prices instead of just putting the bottles and cans on the street for the garbage men to take, we should bring them to the store and get money back. Also littering should be illegal and people who litter should be charged a fine and go to jail so that people know that we are serious about not littering. We should also make our factories more safe to our world by getting rid of all the smoke from coming out into the air. Familes should be incouraged to make their homes more eco friendly.

Approvals: 7 (Tveben, WZ Forums, Nobamia, The Artic Republics, Arandis, Ventei, New Hamilton)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 7 2008

"Every peice of paper we see we must recycle."
Well, there go all of the books and banknotes... ;)

[b]Tree Equality Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Shigostan

Description: Trees are living, breathing creatures. While less intelligent than a mammal, they are creatures that deserve the same kind of decency and respect that any other living creature would get on this planet.

I propose an end to the thousands of years of oppression that have been brought upon these great pines, oaks, and shrubs.

There is absolutely no reason why in the day of stone, brick, steel and plastic that as citizens of this Earth we should disrespect it so with such primitive practices as cutting down the very things that give us life.

Approvals: 1 (WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 8 2008

Despite my record of work on trying to draft a 'Sapient Rights' proposal, this seems just a little bit too extreme even to me... ;)


WA Space Programme
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Asagarth

Description: BELIEVING that the World Assembly is now at a point at which we can now look further than our own borders and travel into space and further technological development as a whole assembly.

Wishes that we create a World Assembly Space programme to travel into space and to further technology.

THEREFORE the proposal enacts as follows:



1. All WA members must actively participate in the new WA Space Programme.

2. If and when the resolution is carried the Space programme must be initiated within 6 months of its resolution pass date and plans must be set in motion for initial space travel and priorities of technological advancement.

3. All new technology discovered under the WA Space Programme will be disclosed and shared to all WA members.

4. All member states will have an equal share in the WA Space Programme and will be allocated 1 vote per space programme proposal.

5. Every Space Programme initiative must be voted upon and passed with a simple majority.

6. Only WA Delegates can submit a proposal.

7. The programme’s primary objective is space travel.

8. The WA Space Programme will be funded by the WA

9. A minimal of 20% of the allocated budget must be assigned to technological development.

10. The space programme will require a launch every 6 months rotating through all WA members.

11. In the event of a WA space station all WA members must be assigned equal property right and allowed to perform scientific testing according to their political or social structures.

12. In the event of the WA Space Programme coming into existence a consensus will need to be formed by the WA member states on its initial goals, budget and working infrastructure. This may be discussed in forum and than submitted in proposal by any WA member.

13. In the event of the WA Space Programme coming into existence the programme will be political unbiased and take no sides in any diplomatic quarrels.

14. No weapons created under the WA Space programme may be used against WA members but may be used as protection from non WA members.

Approvals: 5 (ka-Spel, R539, Kazekage no Gaara, WZ Forums, Carpo Atlas)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 8 2008

Illegal: Doesn't fit the specified category...

WA Socialism Reform
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Carpo Atlas

Description: Seeing that corporations exploit, oppress, devastate the environment, and harm the world, we must outlaw capitalism and all must turn socialist before the World Assembly.

Approvals: 1 (Carpo Atlas)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 8 2008

Illegal, ideological ban.

Anti free trade
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Bolonesvia

Description: This is for those low life nations to start getting work.
1.This will alow trade agreement to be ripped apart.
2. This will allow mlitary executions of trade merchents.
#3.No body will be allowed to trade with others, they must fend for themselves

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 106 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 8 2008

Illegal, ideological ban.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Bolonesvia

Description: This is for those low life nations to start getting work.
1.This will alow trade agreement to be ripped apart.
2. This will allow mlitary executions of trade merchents.
#3.No body will be allowed to trade with others, they must fend for themselvesSomehow I don't see this as reducing trade barriers.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Litbelo

Description: I propose world to ban homosexualism, becouse it's bad.Illegal, wrong category.

That would be 100'000 new solar-powered cars between how many billion people?!?

Right that is why I supported it, it is like banning cars :)

But you can also say that after the 100k solar cars are there we can build more of them for an affordable price, so we can ban the other cars.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: The better jesusland

Description: Description: The scourge of slavery yet remains in these progressive times. People are bought and sold like cattle, unable to determine their destiny. Their families are split apart; they are allowed no possessions of their own. They are beaten, chained, and tortured.

Therefore, I propose that the following human rights be given to every peoples of this great world:

- The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice.
- The right to own possessions.
- The right to travel freely throughout their country.
- The right to bodily safety from one's employer.
- The outlawing of the selling or purchasing of people.Illegal, C&P (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7029586&postcount=7).

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Tydia

Description: The OBJECTIVE of this program is to:

1- illiterate people with technology
2- promote peace and order
3- to increase manpower
4- to ensure the future

Which provides:

1- boosting of textbook printing industry
2- mandatory schooling to all nation
3- effective production of teachers

Which prohibits:

1- Child Labor
2- Parents who do not want to send their children to schoolOK, how do you propose we do this?

WA Tax Restriction
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Twafflonia

Description:
RECOGNIZING the necessity to fund certain measures called for by World Assembly resolutions;

ACKNOWLEDGING that the World Assembly is not necessarily representative of the citizens of member nations;

OBSERVING the temptation to utilize the World Assembly as a medium for unnecessary, unproductive, or harmful interference with the citizens of member nations;

DESIRING to increase international human rights without imposing unrequested or unfair burden on the citizens of member nations;

The World Assembly hereby :

1. DECLARES that its measures shall not be supported through direct taxation of the citizens of member states;

2. REQUESTS and APPLAUDS voluntary monetary and material contributions from member states and the citizens thereof;

3. AUTHORISES the formation of the World Assembly Capital Contribution Organisation (WACCO) to receive and record contributions and donations for the World Assembly, as well as any stipulations endowed upon the contributions for their use.

Approvals: 12 (Charlotte Ryberg, Liberela, Twafflonia, Mike Huckabee, WZ Forums, Cordova I, Corrupted Countries, Arandis, Graalium, Lord Tothe, 010101A, The Crucifixion)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Jul 9 2008 And this is Human Rights ... how?!

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Kazzan

Description: In the interest of basic human rights, and
In the interest of the rights of the accused, and
In the interest of simultaneously maintaining the sovereign rights of nations in regard to their safety, security, and judicial systems, Kazzan submits the following proposal.

Whereas, extraordinary rendition is the practice of transporting prisoners, enemy combatants, and/or other accused persons to foreign nations for the purpose of circumventing the illegality of such actions as torture and indefinite incarceration within their territory, and

Whereas, this practice of rendition by a ruling party disregards the will of the people and/or leader(s) of their country who have elected to extend and/or protect the human rights of those captured or imprisoned within their territory, and

Whereas, to proclaim a ban on the practice of rendition does not impede on a nation's sovereignty with respect to its own level of human rights or lack thereof, as well as its freedom to alter them, but rather defends the rights already extended to citizens and prisoners from evasion through the act of international transport.

Therefore, be it resolved that the World Assembly hereby bans the practice of extraordinary rendition by member nations, and

Be it further resolved that noncompliance by a nation or nations allows for the arrest and indictment of the perpetrators by other nations, if the perpetrators enter their territory, and

Be it further resolved that this ban does not infringe on the rights of a nation to treat incarcerated persons in a legal manner of their choosing within that nation's own borders, and

Be it furthest resolved that a nation that receives captives from another, as well as those nations that provide a stopover for the transportation of said captives, be immune from litigation for doing so, so as to further protect the sovereignty of member nations, and that only the country initiating an act of extraordinary rendition be held accountable.Illegal, branding.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Lismire

Description:
RECOGNISING: That many trade problems arise because of the fact that all W.A. states have different currencies.

SUGGESTING the introduction of a common currency for all W.A. member states.

Advantages for Global Commuters and Tourists:
> You only have to change money once which saves time and money.
> Prices are displayed in the same currency; they are easier to compare and help you make the right choice.

Advantages for Businesses:
> There is no longer any risk of fluctuation between currencies.
> Interest and inflation rates are much lower.
> You buy, sell and borrow within a larger and more competitive market.
> Managing your business is easier and less expensive. Illegal, changes user defined field.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Gryphon Rock

Description: This Act demands the immediate abolishment of human rights for ALL criminals and terrorists and the introduction of an international death penalty for; murderers, rapists, paedophiles and terrorists.

This Act acknowledges that all human beings have the right to live. However, in these trying times we need to crack down on the more serious offences before we are over-run with criminals.

This Act does not wish to change human rights. It does however wish to make human rights more of a privilege to be taken away.Illegal, wrong category.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Wesuthia

Description: All nations should be allowed to rule with an iron fist if so desired.I don't think this is "Human Rights."

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Lismire

Description: i) Every child shall be entitled from his birth to a name and a nationality.

ii) No child shall be subject to discrimination because of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, whether of himself or of his family.

iii) Every child has the right to free education.

iv) Every child has the right to play.

v) Every child has the right to have their opinions heard.

vi) Every child has the right to practice their religion.

vii) Every child has the right to protection from their parents or guardians.

viii) Every child has the right to adaquit food and water supplies.

ix) Every child has the right to a safe home.

x) No child shall be subject to child labour. Something in the back of my mind is telling me that there's something illegal about this, but I can't for the life of me figure out why.

Something in the back of my mind is telling me that there's something illegal about this, but I can't for the life of me figure out why.

Bits of it come direct from the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/25.htm), mostly the first two clauses. Is the last one a duplication/contradiction of the Child Labour resolution?

Bits of it come direct from the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/25.htm), mostly the first two clauses.

That's it! Plagiarism! I remember now it popped up a few times back in the old thread.

We have a right
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Berhawk

Description: 1.Human have a right to go wherever they want.
2.Human have a right to buy what they want.
3.Human have a right to stand up to people.
4.Human have a right to be free.
5.Human have a right to live.
6.Human have a right to any future they want.
7.Human have a right to get married to whoever they want.
8.Human dosnt have a right to break the law.

Approvals: 1 (Arandis)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 11 2008

Given its scope, this should definitely be 'Strong' rather than just 'Significant'... and, given the fact that no potential restrictions for any of those rights were mentioned, it crosses category boundaries (Clause #2, for example, is also 'Recreational Drugs'/'Legalise' & 'Gun Control'/'Legalise') in a way that might be ruled illegal... and that lack of any possible limitations on any of those rights is bloody stupid!

Repeal "Fair Criminal Trial"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #13
Proposed by: North Essequibo

Description: WA Resolution #13: Fair Criminal Trial (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This Act ignores established cultural traditions, violating the rights of the people who hold these traditions. An outsider prosecuted in one of these areas can demand these conditions, putting unnecessary strain on local resources.

It is not the place of an international organization to rule who people are tried, it is the people who must decide how the people are tried. Anything else is just tyranny of the minority.

The People's Republic of North Essequibo hereby proposes on the grounds of democracy and fairness that we repeal this act and allow the people to decide how the people shall be tried.

Approvals: 5 (1-502nd Airborne Inf, Beta Epsilon 2, Damanucus, Farsen, Xanthal)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 11 2008

Illegal, branding (and failure to understand that joining the WA means surrendering some degree of sovereignty...).

Quicker Roads
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Berhawk

Description: By demolishing country roads and making them m ore straght we are demolishing the countryside but.... Whats a good countryside when its filled with smoke when a car breaksdown

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 12 2008

"All Businesses"?

does " failure to understand that joining the w.a. means surrendering some degree of sovereignty " constitute a rule break now then? or does it simply seem silly to want to not be dictated to by cultural vandals to you St Edmunds?

does " failure to understand that joining the w.a. means surrendering some degree of sovereignty " constitute a rule break now then? or does it simply seem silly to want to not be dictated to by cultural vandals to you St Edmunds?
No, it just seems a bit silly that somebody should post a proposal when they haven't bothered to learn even that much about how things work. My own government has always been inclined to take a Sovereigntist position as far as nations' internal affairs -- rather than their interactions with each other -- are concerned, but we do realise that the WA has the potential power to legislate on internal matters too and that lines such as "It is not the place of an international organization to rule who people are tried" are therefore in error: If the WA votes that it is "the place of an international organization" to make such decisions then, as far as the WA's members are concerned, it is...
Now, had they worded the clause "Believing that legislation about such matters should be made at the national level, rather than internationally", that would have been fine...

in my opinion it still seems neither silly or illegal, but i take your point it is naive.

it's still not silly or illegal, but we take your point it is naive.

It's both silly and illegal to base a repeal on a "Waaaah! You're taking my sovereignty" argument. We routinely delete repeals with that as their principal argument.

We'd appreciate it if you left the Official legality responses to the mods.

Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Goal Line Blitz

Description: This will make it so that all WA nations will not be able to possess any type of nuclear weapon.Illegal, contradicts Nuclear Arms Possession Act.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Artistic


Proposed by: Mehodor

Description: It should be compulsory to listen to Serge Gainsbourge. Failure to do so will lead to a prison sentence. He will be played in schools and public areas. Illegal, RL reference.

It's both silly and illegal to base a repeal on a "Waaaah! You're taking my sovereignty" argument. We routinely delete repeals with that as their principal argument.

We'd appreciate it if you left the Official legality responses to the mods.


Gosh sorry i wasn't even attempting to give some sort of ruling, i'm sorry if it looked that way, i just presumed that since i'm obviously not a mod that noone would even care what my opinion was let alone think i was making a pronouncement. Perhaps it looked like rules lawyering too but i assure you it was mere virtually baseless opinion. i'll watch my tongue and stay out of what's not my business in future.

Gosh sorry i wasn't even attempting to give some sort of ruling, i'm sorry if it looked that wayTo clarify, reread the bolded section:

it's still not silly or illegal, but we take your point it is naive.We prefer it if players express opinions as such ("I still think it's neither silly nor illegal"), as opposed to phrasing as fact.

i can absolutely see how my opinion in that form could be mistaken for something else i'll go and edit it for clarity. sorry again.

Fair Tax Act
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: White Republicans

Description: The member nations of the World Assembly shall be prohibited from levying tax on ones personal income. Such member nations shall also be prohibited from levying taxes based on a company's income. Taxes shall change from the current tax on income to the consumption tax A.K.A. the national sales tax.

The rate of taxation on goods and services can not exceed 35%. Goods & services excluded from taxation are as follows: 1) Food/Drink items <excluding beer, wine, hard liquor, and any type of tobacco and/or controlled substances> 2) Doctor/Hospital Visits 3) Prescription Drugs 4) Rent or Mortgage Payments 5) Real Estate 6) Automobiles that get an average of 30MPG or more.

The Fair Tax Act will prohibit the use of the current income tax system in all member nations. The current system will be replaced with the consumption tax. By eliminating personal income tax on individuals and businesses, the world economy will prosper do to the fact that we will no longer penalize productivity.

Approvals: 1 (Mike Huckabee)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 13 2008

Illegal, for not fitting the specified category and because it would require altering the game mechanics.

Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Talknfingers

Description: all weapons should be distribured by the nation in times of war:confused:

:confused:

"Description: All weapons should be stored by the national governments, and should only be distributed in times of war." ?

"Description: All weapons should be stored by the national governments, and should only be distributed in times of war." ?

I know what it says, I fail to see how it's disarming nations.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Mariocity

Description:
This is a horrible thing that has been going on for years and we need to put a stop to it!This is either in the wrong category, or the author's making a dumb joke, either way it's illegal.

PeaceKeepers
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Dalantia

Description: The World Assembly needs a standing force of peacekeeper on hand at all times. The need to be made up from member nations for a period of two years. These troops would under the control the International Security Office. The ISO will purchase the latest equipment and weapon to protect this force.

Approvals: 1 (The Artic Republics)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 14 2008

Do I really have to explain why this is illegal?

an opinion from someone should never be incriminated or looked at as a joke.:mad:

an opinion from someone should never be incriminated or looked at as a joke.:mad:

Two words: Inflatable Gandalfs... :D


Secret Service
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Aus49lax

Description: This document hereby declares:
-All important political figures will be accompionied by at least one secret serviceman given to your nation by the WA.
-This officer must be within 100 feet of this political figure 24/7
-This officer has the right to gun down anybody who poses as a threat to the political figure.
-Should the political figure get hurt the officer shall be released of his/her duties and a new officer will be put in place.

Approvals: 1 (Sabbat78)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Jul 15 2008

Illegal: Wrong category and tries to create a WA police force.

Limit on global spending
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Canudrum

Description: Due to the large amount of nations increasing the amount of money put in to developing weapons of mass destruction I call for there to be a limit on the amount of weapons a country may possess and promise that the Kingdom of Canudrum will spearhead this proposal by cutting military spending when it comes to weapons of mass destruction.

The main problem with these weapons is that one of them being fired can lead to a large domino effect and could potentially destroy the world as we know it.

I hope that everyone will agree with me and put a stop to the rapid development of dangerous and unneeded weapons.

Approvals: 1 (Pasta Biscuit)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Jul 15 2008

Illegal: Branding.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: British luxinberg

Description: This proposal is to unify the armies of the world into one large force. It is open to every countries army and it is completely optional whether a nations army joins or not, and can leave at whenever they want if they join. The commanders of this unified military force will be voted on by the WA nations and will have a 5 year term as commanders. By unifying nations armed forces. There will be fewer wars between different countries and maybe, one day, world peaceLike I need to say it.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: US New World

Description: The amendments of the laws of regions must follow democracy and true laws that can build a nation.

1- ALL NS REGIONS MUST BE REGIONS WITH DEMOCRACY
2- WITHOUT DEMOCRACY A REGION CAN BREAK DOWN
3- DEMOCRACY MUST BE MANDATORYIllegal, metagaming.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Aleckastan

Description: Recognizing that there are looters and pirates on the sea. I propose that a international armada be acquired from all member nations to protect shipping and passenger vessels.It may not be a WA army, but WA navies are just as illegal.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Constitutionistanland

Description: As terrorism becomes an ever-growing issue in any nation's society, governments today from all over need to take more action in protecting the citizens from the threat of terrorism.

The People's Republic of Constitutionistanland are proposing that every government make it a number one priority to provide for a common defense on each nation's boarders to thwart any terrorists from coming into the land. Stronger military presence, tightening of border security, and national identification cards for each repsective nation are just but a few of the ways that a terrorist presence can be defeated.

It is up to the each government to protect their people and to ensure "domestic tranquility" for their citizens. Banding together as community nations to fight the threats of terrorism is key to success and victory. Illegal, branding.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation


Proposed by: Extropian Idealists

Description: A}
I propose a joint-government research venture to develop the
materials production processes necessary for mass-
generation of nanotechnology composites.

B}
Secondly I propose (in the style of the X-prize)
awarding the first corporations to make the leap
of technology necessary for the construction of
a space elevator with preferred contracts status for the
construction of space elevators for international use.

C}
A space elevator DRASTICALLY reduces the cost of lifting
objects into space. And will allow us to easily (and cheaply) Put into orbit:

1.Arcologies (colony vessels), to ease population density problems.

2.Production facilities, ie. factories in zero-gravity will have DRASTICALLY reduced energy requirements due to the weightlessness of the parts being moved/assembled. And also the availability of both solar and microwave energy sources to power said factory right outside.

3.Orbital Defense Weapon Systems
(WA administrated of course),

4.CHEAPLY implement a TRULY globe-covering satellite communication network i.e. Internet 2. Reducing our reliance on copper wire and fibre optic based information-transfer medium. And DRASTICALLY increasing our bandwith, total carrying capacity, and percieved speed of the internet system. As we will be switching to a true node-cluster system (point to any other point) instead of a linear system of data backbones and data centres (much like a railroad system where trains have to wait).

D}
The cost of both funding research and contruction will be shared in a progressive manner. with larger, richer countries having a greater share of the cost assigned to them, as they will be deriving MORE use of the technology, and will probably benefit them more.
I strongly suspect that the reference to the X-prize would constitute a RL reference.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Mariocity

Description: Women suffrage is a horrible thing that has been going on for years and we have to put a stop to it!Oh look, it's back. Although it is categorized correctly this time.

Just the same, the Space Elevator I think comes under Bloody Stupid.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Uranium Mining


Proposed by: Apostols

Description: REMINDING; any given incandescent light bulb consumes approximately five times more energy than its fluorescent alternative of the same luminance;

ALSO REMINDING; any given incandescent light bulb has a lifetime barely equal to 1/10th of its fluorescent alternative;

NOTING that the replacement of Incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent alternative will reduce carbon dioxide emission by approximately 100 million tons per annum in global scale and help consumers save billions of dollars;

We, the free nations of World Assembly, declare a global ban of production, marketing and use of incandescent light bulbs, starting exactly 6 months after the approval of this bill. Since when do incandescent light bulbs contain uranium?

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #9


Proposed by: The Steppe Empire

Description: WA Resolution #9: Prevention of Torture (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: While the Prevention of Torture is all well and good, But Most Nations not of The WA will continue to use Torture.

and the Lists of Torture in Non-WA Nations are:
(1): Sleep deprivation
(2): Torture by Fire or Hot Irons
(3): Rape
(4): Whips
(5): Deprivation of adequate food and drink
(6): Waterboarding

I Think That The "Prevention of Torture" Act is to be Repealed and a New Anti-Torture Act be made. Why, it still won't affect the non members.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Is this not taken

Description: Whereas: The world currently faces significant overpopulation problems.
Whereas: These problems are caused in part by the excessive populations of WA nations.
Whereas: These problems include, but are by means limited to, insufficient food, water and other resources necessary for life in addition to loss of habitat for many species.
Whereas: These problems have the potential to harm our own species and countless others for generations to come.
Resolved: All children are illegal unless born and raised in the manner specified below.
Resolved: All illegal children must be confiscated and disposed of at the with all due haste.
Resolved: In order for a child to be legal, the child's parents must have completed a course in basic child raising, must have donated enough money to an environmental organization to offset the damage their child will do to the environment, and must have no other children.
Resolved: This statute will not affect any child conceived before the statute is ratified.
Established: The Child Limit Enforcement Committee, which will: ensure that this statute is enforced, set a reasonable minimum fee parents must donate to offset the damage caused by their child, certify environmental organizations to which the money may be donated, and oversee the prompt disposal of any and all illegal children.Illegal, wrong category and personally I find the idea of "disposing" of illegal children to be grossly offensive.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Extermis Germanicus

Description: this resolution is to inplant a loyalty chip in all peoples every where so as to prevent disorder, this law would mean that a special chip would be planted in the hosts brain to be activated via remote by the WA in cases of treason, aprehension of criminals, etc.

the chip would be placed in all citizens, regardless of all rights and objections a person has.

this program could only reach its full purpose of 'mind-control' if voted on by a 2/3 majority vote of delagates and given to a nominated canidate, first elected by his region, then by the WA.

this resolution will and can be modified to suit the situation but this program will (if instilled) stay there as an emergency back up in cases of extreme controversy where a world police force may be needed.Illegal contains an amendability clause.

Mandatory Terrorist Execution
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Anti Neo Nazis

Description: This proposal mandates that convicted terrorists be given a mandatory death sentence. This should help reduce terrorism levels in WA nations.

It also mandates that WA nations are not required to give foriegn terrorists a trial and may summarly execute them if they see fit.

Approvals: 13 (Ordinary Radicals, Beta Epsilon 2, The Scribe of Alphaks, Gibraltenstein, Idontaskquestions, Fit battion, Yuehan land, Tackbracka, Extermis Germanicus, Icy Cold Death Touch, White Republicans, The IKPK Officer, The House of Caesar)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 91 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Jul 15 2008

Illegal, contradicts existing legislation.

Advanced Students
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Ayerland

Description: Dear all my friends at the World Assembly,
We may be different nations from different regions, some of us based on dictatorship, others, democracy, some of us violent, others, pacifists, but there are some things we call agree on. One of those things is the education of our children. Children are the future of the world. And, lets face it, there are some children who will do more good for the world thatn others. There are many students in programs such as GATE (Gifted And Talented Education) who are provided extracuricular classes and advanced programs. However, during recent times, those GATE programs have been offered openly to all students, GATE or not, which requires the classes to be "dumbed down".
From personal experience, I have learned that when gifted students don't get challenged, they lose interest, and stop caring about grades, losing their education, and decreasing the good they can do for the world in their adulthood.
In conclusion, I believe that more money should be focused towards extra programs to help gifted and genius kids, rather than trying to give unintelligent kids something to do when they're bored.

Approvals: 10 (Gibraltenstein, Iznogoud, Damanucus, Tara Blanche, The Scribe of Alphaks, Ascelonia, Extermis Germanicus, Moon god, Insterburg, Ventei)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Jul 15 2008

Illegal, RL reference.

UITSA
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Icy Cold Death Touch

Description: The setup of an international body dealing with the problem of international travel security in the many terminals throughout WA nations. UITSA - United International Travel Security Authority with its headquarters in a neutral country and work towards the goal of achieving offices in every WA nation or at least region.

OBSERVING the need for all WA nations to actively participate in ending drug trafficking for the safety, security of all citizens health and the ending the negative impact it has on world society.

OBSERVING the need for a unification of security measures in airports, seaports and other access terminals.

OBSERVING the need for unified standards for quarantine and isolation of hazardous materials, explosives, devices, gases and substances. To prevent national and international disasters.

APPLYING a zero tolerance policy towards any person or persons involved in the drug trade (supply, trafficking or production), importing banned items (explosives, weapons and other harmful items) through travel terminals .

EDUCATING the citizens of all WA nations about drugs, proper travel safety advice regarding to baggage, custom regulations and quarantine matters.

APPLYING a presence that will have the perpetrators of this crime stop dead in their tracks knowing the consequences of their negative actions will be fierce.

HEREBY, declaring the UITSA an active body underneath the wing of the WA.

Approvals: 3 (Vergeltungswaffen, Icy Cold Death Touch, The IKPK Officer)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Jul 17 2008

Illegal, tries to set up a WA police force.

The Right to Bear's Arms
The Right to bare Arms
The Right to bear(as in hold) arms

Sorry - Just felt like being abit silly.

Since when do incandescent light bulbs contain uranium?

Thanks for the question.

As a matter of fact, the proposed bill, though environment related, has no recognizable negative impact for industry except energy companies, which happily charge us and make billions since we insist using light bulbs, which lose ~98% of energy-input in the form of heat while utilizing barely 2% for illumination.

The current bill, reducing the energy need for illuminating our homes, offices and streets to 20% of previous level, will have a negative effect for energy companies, such as those producing it through nuclear power stations.

Since the uranium mining industry is the only option of impact for environmental bills proposed to WA, it was chosen so.

Respectfully,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Apostols.

Thanks for the question.

As a matter of fact, the proposed bill, though environment related, has no recognizable negative impact for industry except energy companies, which happily charge us and make billions since we insist using light bulbs, which lose ~98% of energy-input in the form of heat while utilizing barely 2% for illumination.

The current bill, reducing the energy need for illuminating our homes, offices and streets to 20% of previous level, will have a negative effect for energy companies, such as those producing it through nuclear power stations.

Since the uranium mining industry is the only option of impact for environmental bills proposed to WA, it was chosen so.

Respectfully,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Apostols.


Reminds me of the "Ban Washing Machines" proposal...

it's easier if you pick a category first, then write a proposal for that category rather than hammer it into one where it doesn't quite fit.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Free Press


Proposed by: Aus49lax

Description: Too many good proposals are not being voted on because of the high approval standards. This document hereby declares:

- All proposals would now need only 80 approvals to be passed on to a resolution

This would make it easier for good proposals to become resolutions.Illegal, game mechanics.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #10


Proposed by: Creede

Description: WA Resolution #10: Nuclear Arms Possession Act (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: I agree with the reasons that are stated by scotchpinestan for repealing this resolution.:rolleyes:

Since the uranium mining industry is the only option of impact for environmental bills proposed to WA, it was chosen so.Look more closely.

"All Business" would make sense, considering all businesses a) sell lightbulbs, b) use lightbulbs, and/or c) manufacture lightbulbs.

Pies For All!
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Kokonilly

Description: Let's outlaw guns and fight warfare with just pies. It's more environmentally-friendly, less people will get hurt, and it's better-tasting.

Approvals: 9 (Deppreeve, Gibraltenstein, Greater Gonzo, Kroatotia, Arandis, MightyCyberton, Eiga-Baka, Jimmy Hart, Wierd Anarchists)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Jul 18 2008

Illegal, wrong category (should be 'Global Disarmament'...) :D

Extension of proposal time
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Nunnen

Description: In late there has been no proposals put forward to public vote due to a lack of votes WA delegates to support these proposal, so i propose that the time in which proposal has to gather votes is increased to two weeks, meaning greater democracy and more active WA

Wants - INCREASED VOTING TIME ON SUBMITTED PROPOSALS

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Jul 19 2008

Illegal, game mechanics.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation


Proposed by: Extropian Idealists

Description:

A]
I propose a joint-government research venture to develop the
materials production processes necessary for mass-
generation of nanotechnology composites.

B]
Secondly I propose (in the style of the X-prize)
awarding the first corporations to make the leap
of technology necessary for the construction of
a space elevator with preferred contracts status for the
construction of space elevators for international use.

C]
A space elevator DRASTICALLY reduces the cost of lifting
objects into space. And will allow us to easily (and cheaply) Put into orbit:

1.Arcologies (colony vessels), to ease population density problems. These arcologies can be self-powering, produce their own oxygen and water. Can practice large scale hydroponic agriculture; and be exporting many rare zero-g manufactured products such as Gallium Arsenide semicondutors back to earth to absorb the cost of their construction.

2.Production facilities, ie. factories in zero-gravity will have DRASTICALLY reduced energy requirements due to the weightlessness of the parts being moved/assembled. And also
the availability of both solar and microwave energy sources to power said factory right outside.

3.Orbital Defense Weapon Systems
(WA administrated of course),

4.CHEAPLY implement a TRULY globe-covering satellite communication network i.e. "Internet 2" Reducing our reliance on copper wire and fibre-optic based information-transfer medium. And DRASTICALLY increasing our bandwidth, total carrying capacity, and perceived speed of
the internet system. As we will be switching to a true node-cluster system (point to any other point) instead of a linear system of data backbones and data centres (much like a railroad system where trains have to wait).

D]
The cost of both funding research and contruction will be shared in a progressive manner. with larger, richer countries having a greater share of the cost assigned to them, as they will be deriving MORE use of the technology, and will probably benefit them more.

E]
Noting some previous concerns of the sustainability of said project: it should be noted that the material cost are a one-time investment. Once the elevator is in place, it keeps itself aloft indefinitely through natural forces, requiring NO power to stay in place. Only requiring power for the travel of the lifting device up and down the cable. This power can come from both potential energy of the cable, and solar sources.

F]
It should also be noted of the Great, immediate, observable impact that this technology will have on improving environmental conditions on earth.
Moving polluting industry , power-generation, human habitation, and large-scale orbital agriculture (automated and solar powered) OFF of the surface will take a very large burden off of an already stressed environment. Since the growth of population, agriculture, and industry cannot be controlled by even the most draconian means; it must be removed to a place where it has indefinite room to expand.

G]
It should be noted that the technology for said construction project already exists. That the only limiting factor is the willingness of the various world-governments to FUND the project.
Oh look, this is back and still references the X-prize.

Oh look, this is back and still references the X-prize.

I let it slide the last time. It's become almost a generic term that it doesn't really break the fourth wall.

If you want to TG the author informally and request its removal from his next iteration, you'd hear no objections from me.

Hmmm. Look at clause 3. Is that a WA military sneaking in the back door?

I don't know whether it violates the game rules on the WA not having a military or not, but I personally think it doesn't contradict "Rights and Duties...", although allowing the weapon to actually be used in an armed conflict would tip it over the edge.

But it's surely a category violation.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Datmon

Description: Honorable chair and delegates,

I propose a resolution of Freedom of Religion. There are many states today that force their citizens to follow a certain religion, and some that force their citizens into atheism. The Federation of Datmon condemns nations that suppress religion, or force them to follow a state religion. The Federation of Datmon recognizes that some states are religious ones, but they should give respect and recognition to converts and minorities. The Federation of Datmon fully supports Freedom of Religion, and urges other states to do so.

Thank You.Illegal, branding.

GM Biofuels
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation
Proposed by: Southshot

Description: It has been noted that nations within the real world are having problems meeting the demand of food and fuels; specifically biofuels to this effect.

With real world fuel prices going stratospheric, the option for biofuels is tempting, but recently the problem with biofuels is that even if you have cheap fuel for transportation and industrial purposes, the need for food is deminished because of land used up for biofuels.

With this in mind the industry has 'experimented' in genetically modified crops and even within bio-sciences to see the visual impact of their research for the benefit of good.

Currently there is the technology available to produce genetically modified crops, but with opposition from environmentallists and other fundamentalists groups, not to mention the general public for the purpose of providing food, it should however be used instead of growing biofuels instead.

The idea would be to grow crops in areas where normal crops do not grow, leaving existing non GM crops for food production, also if the availability of land is not present or is limited, then technology can be developed to grow GM biofuels in buildings which on levels will have as much area as a typical non GM crop field (that is use GM technology to force the GM crop to grow in artificial conditions using soil as a base in a container being grown using artificial lights or similar).

It is proposed that nations adopt the principal, advancement of technology and individual action in providing GM biofuels leaving areas of non GM crops for food production only.

Approvals: 1 (Jimmy Hart)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 20 2008

Illegal, for RL references.

Repeal "Nuclear Arms Possession Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Icy Cold Death Touch

Description: WA Resolution #10: Nuclear Arms Possession Act (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: REALIZING that WA members are outnumbered by non-members by about 3 to 1,

ACKNOWLEDGING that those who have joined the WA have a stronger moral diplomatic compass.

NOTING that WA nations need to continue to be the moral compass to those who are not WA members and take a responsible stand against the danger of nuclear weapons to the preservation of life and of habitat.

1. DECLARES that WA nation are not allowed to possess nuclear weapons to defend themselves from hostile nations,
2. NEGATES the right for individual nations to decide if they want to possess nuclear weapons,
3. REQUIRES that all WA nations cease nuclear weapon production, possession and testing.

These measures will further aid in the plight to stop these deadly weapons landing in the wrong hands.

Approvals: 7 (Icy Cold Death Touch, Dorksonia, Kazzan, Jimmy Hart, Gibraltenstein, Wencee, Zernas)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 20 2008 Illegal, introduces new legislation.

Repeal "World Assembly Headquarters"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #8
Proposed by: The Clan of Gordon

Description: WA Resolution #8: World Assembly Headquarters (Category: Political Stability; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: APPLAUDING the effort made in order to make international communications more fluid by creating a gathering area in neutral territories.

ACKNOWLEDGING that the WA does need more fluid and better communication between its members and that those nations that were in Pro had the better interests of the WA in mind and those of Con were of better interests but in different aspects.

HOWEVER stating that even in a neutral territory, anybody can still plan an attack against the members of the WA, and with such a large number of leaders, a single attack would still cause a catastrophe.

PROPOSING that the WA should still search for alternate methods of better communication, but would also ensure the safety of the members.

ALSO proposing that upon the discovery of such means that the above conditions can be met, the buildings may still remain as landmarks of the nations that allowed them to be built.

FINALLY propsing that a vid-com link between the nations may be a better means to communicate and still ensure the safety of the nations. If any nations wish to communicate to the WA, they press a button and wait their turn whilst previous nation leaders complete their turns. The waiting nation can then offer their views on the screens of the other nation leaders and so on. Upon completing a session, if a conclusion has been reached the members can then vote on the outcome. If no conclusion has been reached, it can be offered to be returned to at the next session.

THIS alternate method allows WA meetings to occur more frequently as well as the members being safe in their own nations and gives the WA more chance to argue the points of their view without interruption.

Approvals: 7 (The Clan of Gordon, Icy Cold Death Touch, Dorksonia, Jimmy Hart, Gibraltenstein, Moon god, Wencee)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 20 2008 Introduces new legislation; also, assumes that blowing up the WA would be a bad thing -- which might not be illegal in the strictest sense of the word, but bloody well should be! If an international organization like the WA is dumb enough to give someone like Susa his own office at its HQ, it deserves everything that's coming to it! :gundge:

[sorry, the rest of the smileys suck]

Library Enhancement
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: Govanislavia

Description: Every library should be provided with the informational technology and therefore no internet room, termination of the library will be passed!!!

The Grand Duchy of Govanislavia should be the place for the United Librarians Community will be held wherein every representative librarian of a country should contribute an idea!!!

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 21 2008

Illegal, branding.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Cliptopia

Description: 1) WA member nations shal be allowed to detirmine their own religious orientation, if any, and the WA will never infringe on thet right.

2) WA member nations will have their own form of government and the WA will never restrict the rights of a nation to select its own form of governing.

3) WA member nations will abide by all WA resolutions as long as they are within reasonable bounds for that nation to achive/ enforce

4) WA nations will not have funds levied from them for an international or WA cause, they will commit funds at their own accord.

5) A nations right to defend itself will never be impeded by a WA resolutions.Illegal, attempts to make resolutions optional.

Illegal, attempts to make resolutions optional.

And it's not exactly Human Rights, is it?

Library Enhancement
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: Govanislavia

Description: Every library should be provided with the informational technology and therefore no internet room, termination of the library will be passed!!!

The Grand Duchy of Govanislavia should be the place for the United Librarians Community will be held wherein every representative librarian of a country should contribute an idea!!!
Kind of makes you wonder,,, if we ought to consider??? adding a category for annoying punctuation!!!

We.might.even.have.to.deal.with.those.folks.who.combine.punctuation.misuse.with.spacebar.substitutio n.

Perhaps its also possible that we s'hould add something about the abus'e of the lowly apostrophe. Do'nt you think we ought to enforce keeping it in it's appropriate place's?

Kind of makes you wonder,,, if we ought to consider??? adding a category for annoying punctuation!!!

We.might.even.have.to.deal.with.those.folks.who.combine.punctuation.misuse.with.spacebar.substitutio n.

Perhaps its also possible that we s'hould add something about the abus'e of the lowly apostrophe. Do'nt you think we ought to enforce keeping it in it's appropriate place's?

/gouging eyes with rusty spoon


good gawd stop it!!!

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Necronensis

Description: 1. Establish Free Trade on all levels, as described in Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations"

2. Guarantee the ability for Free Movement of Peoples. Any legislation on national level impeding upon this resolution is hereby rescinded.

3. This resolution does not impede upon the sovereignty of Member Nations.Illegal, RL reference.

The Disbandment of OPEC
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Sosarria

Description: Knowing that the hike in oil prices has nothing to do with a shortage.

Understanding the law of supply and demand but at the point of not caring.

Realising that making the countries of OPEC compete against eachother for customers will lower the price of oil.
Knowing that this can only help the global economy.
The World Assemble herby orders the disbandment of OPEC.

Approvals: 2 (Gibraltenstein, Jimmy Hart)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Wed Jul 23 2008

Illegal, RL references (and tries to affect non-member nations?).

Trial Procedures Part 1
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Hergensberg

Description: ACKNOWLEDGING the newly passed Fair Criminal Trial Proposal, and the new NEED for a system of trial that is both fair but not biased, The Ducks of Attryone put forth that:
I. Pre-trial Procedures
1. The defendant is entitled to legal counsel. If the defendant cannot afford or otherwise cannot receive legal counsel, the government is expected to supply such counsel. If the government cannot supply legal counsel at the time, the defendant is deemed "Not-Guilty," and cannot be brought back into court for that offense that he/she was originally charged for.
2. All trials cannot begin without first having a pre-trial where the prosecution lays out the facts that they have already acquired. No examinations or witness testimony may be referenced except for a police report. If the police report includes testimony from witness' the witness' in question cannot be present at the pre-trial. In this situation a Judge will see whether or not the Prosecution has sufficient evidence to make their argument.
3. All trials must begin within Three months from the pre-trial unless the defendant seeks for more time. If the defendant asks:
b. It is to be asked to the Judge who is assigned to the case.
c. The Judge must decide in a timely manner.
d. If the Judge finds himself unable to make a decision, the Judge must then give up all rights to the case except for those of a citizen/observer. The government must then find another Judge to take over the case.
e. If such an event as described in Section Two, Clause D occurs, the defendant is given two weeks or until the government can acquire another Judge to decide if more time should be given.
f. The Prosecution cannot receive more time but may make advantage if any time is given to the defendant.
4.Witness' During Pretrial
a. All testimony from a witness must be collected via a third party source.
b. All testimony must be orally spoken and then written down.
c. A tape of the witness speaking and written copies must be supplied to both parties.
d. Either side my request a witness' testimony but both sides must receive it.
e. The side that called the witness may meet with the witness but only after the witness has already given testimony.
5. Evidence All forensic evidence must be given to both parties. The people who found this evidence may choose either side to be on (assuming of course that the side- Defense or Prosecution- is willing to take them). The opposing side that the forensic detectives did not take sides with, is allowed to bring their own forensic detective and inspect all of the previously one work. The other forensic detective must be notified of any new work being done. This is to make sure that both sides have equal understanding of evidence.

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Jul 24 2008

Illegal, branding (apart from any possible contradictions or duplications of 'Fair Criminal Trial'... if the whole thing doesn't count as an amendment of that resolution anyway...).
Oh, and it's "Part 1" because its author also has three more proposals on the subject submitted: I haven't bothered wading through all of the verbiage to see whether any of the others fall foul of the 'house of cards' rule, but that does seem a bit excessive even if it's technically not illegal in itself...

World Assembly Taxation Ban
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Morgopolous

Description: NOTING the importance of Historical Resolution #4, "UN Taxation Ban",

AFFIRMING the principle that the World Assembly shall not be allowed to collect taxes directly from the citizens of any member state for any purpose.

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Jul 24 2008

Illegal, nothing but a blocker and doesn't fit category...

Repeal "World Assembly Headquarters"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #8
Proposed by: Nuevos Aires

Description: WA Resolution #8: World Assembly Headquarters (Category: Political Stability; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The members of the World Assembly:

RECOGNIZING that many members have poor economies to which aid from the World Assembly could be sent to;

REALIZING that in order to follow Resolution #8 of the World Assembly it would take a substantial amount of money (real estate, construction, maintenance, security) which could instead be used as foreign aid;

FURTHER REALIZING that members, some of which, as said before, have poor economies, would have to pay a rental fee for office space and additional fees for nations who regularly use WA facilities;

DISCOVERING that the World Assembly Internet page is enough "office space" for the exchange of ideas and the making of proposals and resolutions;

Hereby repeal Resolution #8 of the World Assembly.

Approvals: 20 (Jimmy Hart, Gibraltenstein, Chicheleg, Great Sanfordia, Epigeal, Estroban, Ives-Maxima, Moon god, Xanthal, Fariba Tabrizi, Aston, Wencee, TiredFaith, Faldawi, Lucanian Shires, Pizzabox, Greater Ireland Kings, Krankor, Jacobish, The Brusselers frites)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 82 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 22 2008 Dude, if you want to write a foreign-aid bill, just write a foreign-aid bill. This resolution won't stop you. That, and the reference to the "World Assembly Internet page" is metagaming.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: St Anthony the Great

Description: I.D.O.W.A.C. (International Database of World Assembly Citizens) and the World Assembly Intelligence Council

IDOWAC (pronounced eye-doe-wack) will be an international database that keeps track of every government-related action a citizen takes (i.e. taxes, marriage, and other basic info such as address, home phone, etc.) and monitors their travel between WA member and Non-WA member nations. This database will help WA member states located people of interest with unprecedented speed. This database will be crucial in maintaining the safety and security of member nations.

The WA Intelligence Council will be the organization formed to protect citizens of the member nations by assist the nations' governments and law enforcement agencies in protecting their citizens, while also respecting the sovereignty of the member nations. Why not just call this database what it is, Big Brother.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: CRUISHTAJ

Description: All owners of animals must pick up after their pet animals or pay fines if animal waste is in site of the public. Farms are exempt from this however.Illegal, strength violation.

Allow No Underwear

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights, Strength: Mild, Proposed by: Barett

Description: The confederacy proposes that all members of the World Assembly shall allow their citizens to choose whether or not to wear underwear. Underwear should not be mandatory.

It's just darn silly.

Identification Database

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control, Decision: Tighten, Proposed by: Golden Pirate Bay

Description: The Democratic Republic Of Golden Pirate Bay suggests the following resolution:

In Order to buy a drug, alcohol, gun, or other restricted items, a person must:
- Have an identification card which, when swiped, connects to a database which shows the person's picture and identification. Crime data is also included.
- Swipe their fingerprint on a reader, which compares the entered fingerprint to the one stored on the database

Branded and err, yes, that the best reaction to it.

Allow No Underwear

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights, Strength: Mild, Proposed by: Barett

Description: The confederacy proposes that all members of the World Assembly shall allow their citizens to choose whether or not to wear underwear. Underwear should not be mandatory.
I hadn't realized that there were laws concerning the wear of undergarments...

Curse those Fascists forcing citizens to wear underwear!

WA Ultimate Court

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability, Strength: Strong, Proposed by: Is this not taken

Description: Realizing: The WA has already past several resolutions and required that member nations obey them.

Realizing: The WA has no means in place to enforce these resolutions and ensure that they are obeyed.

Realizing: Until resolutions can be enforced, they are useless.

This resolution establishes: A court that will oversee the enforcement of all WA resolutions and punish any member nations that violate them.

Realizing: The Supreme Court is a vastly superior name to the Ultimate Court, but due to precedent set by the United Nations it would be prudent to give the court a unique name in order to avoid litigation.

This resolution names: This court the Ultimate Court.

This is similar to forming a police force. C'mon, where have the good times gone?

I hadn't realized that there were laws concerning the wear of undergarments...

Curse those Fascists forcing citizens to wear underwear!
Indeed! The measure doesn't go far enough. Underwear should be BANNED!

Now that's why it's a silly proposal.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Chikyuu Tenshi

Description: ACKNOWLEDGING WA resolution #11 Repeal "Right to a Fair Trial" and WA resolution #13 Fair Criminal Trial.

FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING that in noting named resolutions, that they will remain fully active and not rendered null and void.

NOTICING that the criminal system of many nations within the WA have high crime rates due to:
1) Releasing criminals early from their sentences, despite deadly actions that put thus criminals into prison.
2) Not enforcing enough rehabilitation from workers either not caring or not enough funding.

OBSERVING that despite actions to help said criminals and to punish them, that more needs to be done.

ESTABLISHING a new system that will eliminate crime: Execution.
1) Resolution #13 Fair Criminal Trial will be enforced.
2) Once criminal has been apprehended and proven guilty, he/she will be executed as appropriate. In executing criminals, this law PROHIBITS the use of gory, sexual, religious, and other grotesque uses of execution. SUGGESTING that there be only two ways of execution:
- The use of chemicals in a needle that will put said person into 'sleep' and then death.
- Or the use of a ceremony sword done in complete privacy and clean.
3) This DISCOURAGES complete execution of all criminals such as youth. Crimes that are not considered of high - level security shall not result in execution but other forms of punishment done by own nation(s). NOTING points previous stated about prisons and rehabilitation centers.

BELIEVING that this will lessen crime rates across all nations in the WA.

URGING nations to think long and hard about this, that it is indeed a deep subject. It is asked that decisions are not made on impulse, but after asked thought.
Category violation, game mechanics violation (attempts to make a previous resolution unrepealable), and somewhat self-contradictory about how mandatory the whole thing is, presumably due to English not being the author's first language.


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The GMK

Description: In past and modern times, different countries and cultures have had, and continue to have, different views on how to handle certain ordeals, such as crimes, etc. This resolution calls for a "universal moral standard," where there is a limit , fine line, process, etc, for resolving certain issues. This would affect court systems, the various social structures, religious extremist structure, and more, throughout the many nations of the WA. This was effected in the category of Moral Decency, but it applies to Human Rights, political stability, and especially, Social Justice.
For example, this standard would balance the gender issues in some countries where women or men are depreciated because of their sex.
How?

This as good as admits to being a multiple category violation.

World Treaty on Alcohol
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: The Evil Light

Description: Currently, some countries have alcohol laws that restrict the consumption of alcohol to certain age groups. Other countries go even further, banning alcohol altogether. This is a huge travesty for the entire world society, and this proposal aims to eliminate any world bans on alcohol possession and consumption, giving people around the world the freedom to consume alcoholic beverages. Furthermore, no country shall have alcohol laws that prevent anyone above the age of 18 to consume alcohol, while alcohol laws for citizens below the age of 18 shall be decided by the governments of each nation state.

Approvals: 2 (Jimmy Hart, Roma SPQR Latium)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Jul 26 2008

Illegal, wrong category (should be 'Recreational Drugs [Legalise]').


WA controlled weapons
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: LuTzlnd

Description: Laser Finger Control (LFC)

It isn't enough to have guns registered. Guns are often misplaced, stolen, passed around, sold.

The final result though is always ALWAYS the same. Someone gets threatend, hurt, killed or worse friends and family get threatend, hurt and or killed and we often have no clue as to who is responsible for all the pain caused.

In my personal opinion,all guns of any sort should be outlawed, melted and recycled.

But thats not what I'm here to propose on this day, as I'm sure that that could not happen in the near future.

Instead, i wish to propose that we fabricate high tech laser guns.
Each gun would have to be fitted with and linked to a computer or computers checked at all times by WA officials(working in shifts).

All other guns would HAVE to be destroyed.

The gun would need fingerprint ID.
If the fingerprints do not match those of the registered owner, it could not fire.
The gun would only activate when it can get a clear reading of the owners fingerprints (assuming the owner is carrying the gun,if he is not, even when the fingerprints are clear it would not activate, as the fingerprints are not the correct ones).

Every shot would be registered on the WA records with the data regarding the guns owner (the ONLY person that could have fired the weapon).The data would be transferred via the computer withing the gun itself to the WA computers.

If someone was to try and destroy and or tamper with the computer in the gun, an allarm would emmediatly go off in the WA sector responsible for gun control, and a team dispatched to retrieve the weapon.

The tamperer would be heavily fined and would lose any right to carry a fire arm in the future.

It is my strong belief that a system like this would seriously reduce gun caused injuries and fatalities, robberys any other gun related crime/problem. A large investment to save a LARGER number of lives.

Hoping the right choice will be made,
best wishes,

Emperor LuTz "the Stoner"
The Holy Emperor of LuTzlnd

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Jul 26 2008

Apart from any other problems that this idea has, the proposal is illegal for branding.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Rustopio

Description: This resolution is to allow schools of any level to strive and compete in marching band competitions, while also advancing children's knowledge of music, theory of music, style, and meaning.

Instruments allowed in marching band include:

BRASS- Trumpets, Trombones, Mellophones, Tubas, Suzafones, Baritones, Euphoniums, French Horns, Flugalhorn.

WOODWIND- Saxophones:Alto, Tenor, Baritone; Clarinets; Bass Clarinets; Flutes; Piccolos.

PERCUSSION- Xylophone, Marimba, Chimes, Symbols, Bass Drums, Tenor Drums, Drum Set, Timpani, Gong, other various assortments of percussion instruments. (Note: Not all percussion instruments march.)

COLOR GUARD- Flags, Rifles, Sabers, Other Objects to Match the show.

Further detailed reasoning for Marching Band:

*To understand fundamentals of music.
*To engage in friendly competition to strive for excellence.
*To understand styles of music, ranging from jazz to ballads.
*To allow an increase in musical range, embaucher, register, air support, tone quality, intonation, and various other factors.
*To give children who do not wish to participate in sports to have some form of physical activity.
*To expand the knowledge of various cultures, songwriters, and musicians.Anyone else find the idea of timpani in a marching band funny?

A timpani is one of the orchestral instruments: a kind of drum.

A timpani is one of the orchestral instruments: a kind of drum.

I know that, I also know that they're fairly large and heavy, qualities that are not exactly conducive to marching with.

I used to be in a marching band. The larger percussion instruments aren't marched with. They're in a group called "Auxiliary", sometimes called "the pit".

I used to be in a marching band. The larger percussion instruments aren't marched with. They're in a group called "Auxiliary", sometimes called "the pit".Ditto. You could rig up a way for them to be pulled with the band, but... that's usually far more trouble than it's worth.

I used to be in a marching band. The larger percussion instruments aren't marched with. They're in a group called "Auxiliary", sometimes called "the pit".

Ditto. You could rig up a way for them to be pulled with the band, but... that's usually far more trouble than it's worth.

Why do you people have to kill my jokes?

Legalizing Raves

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights, Strength: Significant, Proposed by: Bengaliens

Description: For all those nations that feel that outdoor parties/raves promote good vibes...Lets promote this trance dance experience....

Probably a wrong level of strength.

A timpani is one of the orchestral instruments: a kind of drum.
Bands on cruise ships often feature timpani. The Titanic's band had timpani. They continued to play even after the ship had sunk beneath the waters, as recounted in the stage drama Sea and Timpani.

... as recounted in the stage drama Sea and Timpani.

... ouch?



The proper response for a pun that awful is to hold your nose and run screaming from the building.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Freedomstaki

Description: NOTING that civil aviation plays a daily part in many of the world's citizens wither it be scheduled air transport and general aviation;

FURTHER NOTING the need for conventions, guidelines, bylaws, standards and practices for travel by air, which includes air navigation, prevention of unlawful interference, facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international civil aviation and aviation safety;

BELIEVING in the need for an organization to administer these standards so as to make air travel and aviation viable for the world;

HEREBY

1. ESTABLISHES the International Civil Aviation Administration (ICAA) to set and administer such conventions, guidelines, bylaws, standards and practices for civil aviation as mandated and defined;

2. MANDATES the ICAA to set, create and administer such conventions, guidelines, bylaws, standards and practices for civil aviation including the following:
(A) Air navigation;
(B) Prevention of unlawful interference (i.e. terrorism);
(C) Facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international civil aviation;
(D) Aviation safety;

3. DEFINES that:
(A) Scheduled air transport, includes all passenger and cargo flights operating on regularly-scheduled routes;
(B) General aviation, includes all other civil flights, private or commercial;

4. ENCOURAGES nations to set a high level of standard for international civil aviation as defined above.
It's marginal, but I think this strays a bit far outside Free Trade with 2B. Also section 3 contains some serious comma abuse. Think of the punctuation! :)


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Bengaliens

Description: For all those nations that feel that outdoor parties/raves promote good vibes...Lets promote this trance dance experience....
Wrong category, wrong strength, and doesn't actually do anything.


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Farspander

Description: After watching our world heat up, we have decided to propose a Florescent Lightbulb Act. This would possibly save the world and it would make a huge difference. All buildings, homes and appliances would be required to use only Flourescent Lightbulbs.


We HEREBY SAY

WE BELIEVE THAT OUR WORLD CAN DO BETTER! ALL NATIONS MUST CARE ABOUT THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN!

NOTING HOW MUCH THE EARTH NEEDS OUR HELP, WE STAND BY OUR EARTH!
Wow. Two different wrong spellings of 'fluorescent' in the same resolution. Not that I'd vote for anything that SHOUTS SO MUCH anyway, but it's nice to have something else to pick on.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: The Armed Brethren

Description: Knowing that every nation in the world is rapidly growing,

Knowing that many people get uneasy when under the control of a dictatorship,

The creation of new political positions in all regions is necessary to help the regional delegates.

The three new positions will each be independent of each other. All will report directly to the Delegate for orders. If there is debate between the three positions in regards to power, the Delegate is responsible for resolving the issue.

The Chancellor will work as a sort of advisor to the Delegate. He will advise the Delegate in most matters, including dealing with foreign regions and military situations.

The VD (Vice Delegate) will report directly to the Chancellor. He will serve the same purpose as the President of the U.S.: if the Delegate is unable to do something on NationStates on any given day, the responsibility falls upon the VD to do it for him. If the Delegate is unable to do anything, the Vice Delegate is officially working in the name of the Delegate.

The COI (Chief Of Intelligence) is in charge of checking on other regions, and strengthening ties with them. Anyone who is Chief of Intelligence acts also as a Foreign Minister. The Chief of Intelligence has the power to begin negotiations with the other regions on terms of an alliance, but only the Delegate can finalize that alliance.

If the Delegate, for some reason, is removed from office by the countries of his region, the three people he appointed to hold those positions are also removed.Illegal, game mechanics and RL reference.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Rosinante

Description: Description: As the world become a more dangerous place, UN member nations must act swiftly in the interests of peace. This means, of course, building lots of new weapons. Only by massively increasing military budgets world-wide will we be able to restore peace and global security.

Votes For: 2
Votes Against: 1

Implemented: Tue Nov 12 2002 Illegal, C&P.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Zazmambar

Description: If we could just raise tax to 35%. We could make healthcare free for all ages. Plus we need to lower the levels of diseases in the WA.If we could have our gretest sientist work to gether we can fight the diseases that our killing our families,and friends.Last is the fact that imigrants from othher nations are bringing diseases that we have never seen.We need to setup crews on our bourders that can scan the poeple coming threw to see if anyone has these diseases.We are entering a new era an era of peace an safety. Now which side our you on! Illegal, game mechanics.

Increase In Air Force Funding
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Armed Brethren

Description: With the idea of defending the people of every nation in mind,

With the idea that every nation has the right to defend its airspace,

The Air Force is to get the majority of the military spending.

Military is counted as the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy of each individual nation.

The Air Force will get 40% of all military funding, the Army will get 30% of all military funding, and the Navy will get 30% of all military funding.

Each nation is responsible for reserving as much private money as they want for spending on a police corps.

Approvals: 11 (The Armed Brethren, Edwards Street, Dentam, Jimmy Hart, The IKPK Officer, Gibraltenstein, Chicheleg, The god near, Sabbat78, Spaznarc, Woollymice)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 90 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Jul 27 2008

As it only sets a required distribution pattern for this funding, without insisting in any increase in the total, it hardly qualifies as 'Significant'... and its insistence that 30% of the funding must go to the Navy is rather silly, considering that some WA member nations are tiotally land-locked...


Carbon Emissions Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: East Danielsburg

Description: CONCERNED that the majority of scientists believe that there is sufficient evidence to suggest that human-made carbon dioxide emissions are causing irreversable climate change

DISTRESSED that some two-thirds of the worlds population live in areas which would be severely affected by the predicted changes in climate

NOTING that even if the above is not true an overall reduction in emissions will still be beneficial for the environment

CALLS UPON all World Assembly members to reduce their emmissions of carbon dioxide by a minimum of 40% over the next 20 years

ENCOURAGES citizens of member states to use public transport instead of cars where the option is available, and asks that the governments of member states introduce more public transport routes

DEMANDS that more funding be put towards the research of renewable energy sources, and discourages the use of nuclear fission except in a case where the only other option would be to use fossil fuels

ESTABLISHES the World Assembly Emissions Monitoring Authority to evaluate the progress of member states in meeting the above targets.

Approvals: 10 (Jimmy Hart, Misplaced States, Gibraltenstein, Marsian Aliens, Chicheleg, Kleinekatzen, Cordova I, Imperium De Mundi, The god near, Oodges)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 91 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Jul 27 2008

Do the clauses starting 'CONCERNED' & 'DISTRESSED' count as (illegal) RL references? After all, who knows what the situation across all of NS actually is?

The Right to Self Protection
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Ingramston

Description: The World Assembly hereby grants all citizens the right to protect themselves by allowing private citizens to carry concealed hand guns.

Concealed weapons are allowed to everyone except the following: People under the age of 18
Convicted Felons
Citizens deemed unfit by the state.

Concealed Weapons will not be allowed on Government property such as capital buildings, schools, and any other lands deemed unfit for the state, in the interest of protecting its citizens.
Concealed weapons will be allowed on public grounds such as national forests, national parks, and any other lands deemed acceptable to the state.

Approvals: 4 (Ingramston, Spaznarc, The Triple Moons, Wencee)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 97 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Jul 28 2008

Leaves "the state" with so much discretion that member nations' governments wouldn't actually have to relax their rules at all: Not that I object to that, but it does make the proposal seem rather useless...

The War on Drugs

A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.

Category: Recreational Drug Use, Decision: Outlaw, Proposed by: Abeir Delaval

Description: The War on Drugs proposes that all WA nations outlaw this leach on civilization that is called drugs. It also proposes that all WA police forces be given military-grade equipment, supplements to their budget, and more personel, likely drawn from the WA special forces to cope with this ban, as it will not simply end. It will take time, and some people may die, but in the end drugs will be eliminated.

The WA doesn't get to form a police force.

Terror Suspets
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights, Strength: Strong, Proposed by: Brettonia Enforcers

Description: 1 - Terrorist suspects will be held for up to 42 Hours

2 - Terror suspects can be tortured for up to 1 hour a day

3 - Guilty terrorists can be executed for hidious crimes againts humanity and the nation

This is trying to force an ideology on other nations;

Global Intelligence Agency
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security, Strength: Strong, Proposed by: North Guam

Description: Global Intelligence Agency is here by created to proved a world security and information on any group(s) that may threaten world peace. By providing Intelligence on all groups. An to for see the actions of other nations and to help the World Assembly make peaceful way to stop the combat from happaning.

An for see the actions of unworldly actions from unknown origans.

Once again the WA cannot form a police force.

Ecotourism Industry
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental, Industry Affected: Uranium Mining, Proposed by: Bohol Islands

Description: WHAT IS ECOTOURISM?

Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is a form of tourism that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals. Generally speaking, ecotourism focuses on volunteering, personal growth, and learning new ways to live on the planet. It typically involves travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions.


WHAT IS URANIUM MINING?

Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. As uranium ore is mostly present at relatively low concentrations, most uranium mining is very volume-intensive, and thus tends to be undertaken as open-pit mining.

BENEFITS OF TOURISM
- more concern toward the environment and cultural heritage
- self-esteem of citizens of the nation would be high
- creates many jobs through the construction of well located and well constructed hotels and services...
- cultural heritages will be more well preserved and sustainable as well as the environment
- through the sustainable care given to forests, greenhouses gases will be cut in accordance to the carbon emissions act which is currntly in process.
- natural calamities will be lessened helping cut expenditures for destrucuion of infrastructures, belongings but also lives
- watersheds are saved and renewable energy will be encouraged more o be developed

DISADVANTAGES OF URANIUM MINING

- destroys the environment specifically the forests
- gives way to the construction of nuclear bombs which are very dangerous
- provides electricity but in expense of humans health
- radiation shortens the liespan of humans
- can cause critical disease like cancer and many more
- not really profitable

Uranium Mining requires the destruction of enivronment specifically the forests. While ecotourism not only takes care of the forests and the different species of faua and flora, it also contributes to the economy through tourism receipts and construction of hotels.So, it doesn't only benefit the environment but also the economy.

I propose that you make ecotourism an industry and possibly ban uranium mining...

i hope for your kind consideration...

thank you,

p.s.
co-authored by nations of island empires

A bit of branding found here.

This is trying to force an ideology on other nations;

Not in any sense that breaks the rules. It's a pretty hideous resolution, but being horrifically wrong isn't illegal.

Not in any sense that breaks the rules. It's a pretty hideous resolution, but being horrifically wrong isn't illegal.

Except for the horrifically wrong category. Legalizing torture is "Human Rights?"

Wrong category, yes. Forcing ideology is not only legal, but what every Proposal does (to some extent or another). The illegal deal is banning them.

It was quite nasty anyway, another issue that could be decided at a national level.

Here's one Charlotte found just now. This proposal is an ideological ban:

Banning Elections

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability, Strength: Strong, Proposed by: Maddogmo

Description: Elections make absolutely no sense. In that brief period of time between the elections and the inauguration who really thinks the departing leader will enforce the law. Whereas if there were no elections that time period of essential anarchy would be eliminated.

Repeal "Nuclear Arms Possession Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Marnhull

Description: WA Resolution #10: Nuclear Arms Possession Act (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Whilst any nation bears a right to protect itself using atomic weapons, Resolution #10 does not state any requirements that should be considered before a nation is granted them.

These requirements might be:

1. The Nation building nuclear weapons must provide conclusive proof that a non-World Assembly nation is acting towards them in a hostile manner.

2. The World Assembly must agree that there are no ways to protect the nation other than Nuclear Armanent.

3. The nation would not be able to fire its weapons immediately. The World Assembly would hold access codes that fire the weapons, and only when they are given could the country launch a nuclear strike.

If and only if all of these conditions are agreed to and satisfied, then the nation may develop Nuclear weapons.

This is why the Nuclear Possesion Act must be repealed, and replaced with a new resolution, which moves to prevent Nuclear War, similar to the one suggested earlier.

Approvals: 6 (South Lorenya, Crimmond, Teply, Gibraltenstein, Candelaria And Marquez, Sire Semirg)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 1 2008 Introduces new legislation, author can't spell "armament," and even if the new law were valid, it would make all nations mere puppets of the WA. And I hate puppetwank! I hate it so much! :mad:

Um, yeah.

And I hate puppetwank! I hate it so much! :mad:
But...but why?

Introduces new legislation, author can't spell "armament," and even if the new law were valid, it would make all nations mere puppets of the WA. And I hate puppetwank! I hate it so much! :mad:

Um, yeah.

I am not sure if it makes new legislation. The argument is that Resolution #10 does not state any requirements that should be considered before a nation is granted them. And than that these requirements MIGHT be...

But maybe this is the new legislation "... replaced with a new resolution, which moves to prevent Nuclear War, similar to the one suggested earlier."

As a not native speaker I didn't saw the spell mistake, but as it is in a section that might be I do not care about that.

And about that it would make all nations mere puppets of the WA, that is already so. Every new resolution will bind the WA nations further. (Hopefully it gives the nations a better co-operation and with that a better future, but we will never know now.)

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Ownaria

Description: The right for nations to make war or increase military budgets whenever they feel like it. Basically the opposite to the proposal in resolution right now. This is for all WA nations who disagree with the Global Disarment as much as Ownaria does.
Where to start? Branding, possible category violation (so making war increases International Security, does it?), duplication (of Rights and Duties), contradiction (of Neutrality of Nations, apparently), and honest mistake (NoN doesn't do any global disarmament).

I am not sure if it makes new legislation. The argument is that Resolution #10 does not state any requirements that should be considered before a nation is granted them. And than that these requirements MIGHT be...Yeah, you're probably right (EDIT: Nevermind (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13881226&postcount=11), no you weren't). It's still an incredibly dumb proposal, however.

And about that it would make all nations mere puppets of the WA, that is already so. Every new resolution will bind the WA nations further."Puppets" in the sense that, we won't even be able to launch our own nukes without the WA's say-so.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Bolonesvia

Description: Democracy makes no sense.Oh, look , a terrist runnig for election, lets elcect him for office.In democracy, people dollors are wasted for these, so called, elections, but really,make it simpiler.The current leader should choose every one, and you must make your way up the chain.Illegal, idealogical ban.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Armazethia

Description: The WA cannot, without just cause, request funds from a nation within its ranks.

Just cause can include, but is not limited to, Great War, Economic Failures, Mass Genocide, or Mass Destruction of an Environmental nature.

If the WA demands the funds for assistance in these matters, a vote will be put to the members of the council to agree or disagree with the funds needed, and also whether or not it is important enough to require taxes taken from each nation.

If the votes pass then each nation needs to assist in the effort to relieve the issue. Whether it is 1% or 10% tax from that nation for a standard amount of time.

Veto will be given to countries who are already in an economic downfall or to those who have other oustanding reasoning agreed to by the WA.I'm going to call Game Mechanics on this one simply because the mechanics to do this don't exist in the game.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #14
Proposed by: Scienceklubovia

Description: WA Resolution #14: Neutrality of Nations (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: WHEARAS the factors leading a nation to support belligerent nations in war either militarily, economically or in any other manner are complex;

WHEARAS wars may sometimes need to be declared by nations to repel unjustified and economically disastrous sanctions laid by nations outside the World Assembly;

WHEARAS even member nations of the World Assembly do not want the fate of their defence and sovereignty placed in the hands of the World Assembly; and

WHEARAS World Assembly Resolution #14 Neutrality of Nations is against the above arguments and principles;

THEREFORE, be World Assembly Resolution #14 repealed by the World Assembly.
Honest mistake; while NoN does a number of things and doesn't do all of them well, it doesn't contradict any of the above arguments or principles.


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #14
Proposed by: Foxyburg

Description: WA Resolution #14: Neutrality of Nations (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Seeing that Definition of a "Belligerent Nation" in the resolution titled: Neutrality of Nations also encompasses a nation engaged in a purely defensive war, as well as any other nations who come to the aid of an attacked nation, without being labeled as "belligerent", thus negating any protection that the resolution seeks to provide,

The resolution, "The Neutrality of Nations" is hereby repealed.
I can't see how the definition of belligerent negates any protection of neutrals. As best I can follow the logic, it over-protects them.


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #14
Proposed by: United Rhineland

Description: WA Resolution #14: Neutrality of Nations (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This resolution is a resolution for establishing 'International Security', and/or for the 'Furtherment of Democracy'. Rather it was placed into Global Disarmorment in which it has not affect.

THEREFORE, it should be repealed and resubmitted as a resolution under 'International Security' or 'Furtherment of Democracy' not 'Global Disarmorment'.
Illegal: metagaming.


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #14
Proposed by: Baltarnio

Description: WA Resolution #14: Neutrality of Nations (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: we should repeal this resilution because some people dont want to be neutral
It's a good thing the resolution doesn't force anyone to be neutral then.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Andeltia

Description: Well World, as you know, we are rife with prosperous dictatorships. This form of government is usually shunned by the rest of the international community (i.e. Democracies) What this resolution is going to do is make the WA nations realize that being a dictator is a very difficult job. Come on! We make all the decisions on our country ourselves! We don't have the 'general population do it for us... So if this is passed, the following should take effect:

1) Relief of all sanctions and embargoes on nations ruled by dictators.

2) A generous 50 billion annual sum paid to all dictatorships by the rest of the word's 'non-dictator run nations' as reparations for past shunning.

3) The right to oppress our people however we want without facing any courts or trials. It's only fair.

and finally:

4) The changing of the label 'Psychotic Dictatorship' to something a little less offensive. Respectfully.Illegal, game mechaincs and quite likely miscategorized.

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Tighten


Proposed by: Estovakia 101

Description: The WA should aloud only WA Nations the control of Nuclear Arms, but can only be use under the orders of the WA.Illegal, wrong category.

A Wealth of Nations

Category: Free Trade | Strength: Strong | Proposed by: National Doublespeak

Description: The WA is cognizant of the fact that, in a global market, some nations are established as more vital trading partners than others due to the ratio of imports to exports, or trade deficit. The WA believes that this trade deficit inherent in many countries dubbed "third-world" is perhaps the main cause for the impoverished state within said areas.

Therefore, the WA General Assembly, through the resolution entitled A Wealth of Nations

ESTABLISHES that the current global market is, at the point of the passing of this resolution, unfairly biased against those countries with a trade deficit;

REALIZES that helping these impoverished nations climb from their debt-ridden states fits perfectly with the goals of the WA to promote international harmony;

PROPOSES that all currencies in the international spectrum be rendered as equal, maintaining that currency inequality is a prime cause of trade deficits, for a period of ten years;

FURTHERMORE desires that all national debt be cancelled out at the onset of this period of equality;

ENACTS economic sanctions against all nations who would prevent the stabilization of the international community by preventing "lower" countries from using this equality as a means to establish a secure economic identity;

PROHIBITS all monopolies from occurring in international trade, while allowing for them within each independent nation if the ruling power thereby chooses (in accordance with the sovereignty of every WA nation);

DESIRES that international identity and free trade are both promoted through this display of charity towards less fortunate nations;

FORSEES this act as the beginning of a new era in international politics in which all nations may work together in economic harmony.

This act shall be taken into effect immediately upon ratification, thereby securing the future of those nations forevermore doomed to poverty because of a crushing trade deficit. In redefining the wealth of nations, the WA secures peaceable solutions to aiding the less-advantaged without the interference of belligerent powers.
Numerous problems with this, and I think it's a category, or at least strength, violation, though maybe not enough to make it illegal.

The proposal confuses debt and deficit, and within that confuses budget deficits and trade deficits. The UK, running a trade deficit, dominated global commerce in the 19th century. In the 20th, the US became an economic superpower while running hundreds of billions of dollars into the red on its balance of trade.

You cannot simply cancel out national debt by waving a magic wand. And this proposal contains absolutely no provisions to reduce debt (which would largely have to be done by individual nations anyway).

And, of course, 'all currencies in the international spectrum be rendered as equal' has no meaning in English.

Proposed by: National Doublespeak

Ain't it the truth!

One and only one!
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security, Strength: Strong, Proposed by: Deathopian

Description: This proposal is to stop any one person having
More than one nation.

For example most of the nations in Nokania are one
person. so Iam making this propsal to stop that.

Illegal: trying to change game mechanics or something.

Promote use of Marijuana

A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.

Category: Recreational Drug Use, Decision: Promote, Proposed by: Deth Metal

Description: Members of the WA will:
-Legallize and promote marijuana
-advertize marijuana as the "wonder drug"
-Bow down to the magic leaf
-replace all mcDonald's restaurants with Marijuana bars
-be stoned at all times

RL Violation: We don't do McDonalds in the WA.

RL Violation: We don't do McDonalds in the WA.

And yet, if they had said McRonalds it would have been legal.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Ratto

Description: Reducing the trade and commerce barriers in certain areas where certain state belongs for 55%.
Example:The emirate of Ratto has trade and commerce barriers reduced in EUROPEAN UNION.

this resolution will be useful for some reasons:
1.States from same region could help each other and become stronger economically and financially.
2.It is also good for the states which belong in certain regions to have good terms of trade with the other countries in that regions.
3.The good regional terms between the states will contribute
in creating a strong society in that certain area not only strengthening economically and financially but also socially.
4.And fourth and most important thing is that the trade and commerce will increase abnormally which will be excellent for any area of the world. Illegal, branding.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Outlaw


Proposed by: Greytever

Description: The Bill of Life. Most can't afford to pay this bill. Drugs like ciggarates and cocane and what not make the bill even more debtuouse. Those drugs kill you, without those drugs they wouldn't have had to pay The Bill of Life with their own.

I propose that we band those drugs and every drug-except for prescription ones- that can kill you; or harm you in any way.

Those drugs are a threat to humanity. We should shut down their factories, and destroy their instructions to make them.

Who's whith me?Welcome to typo city.

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: The Armed Brethren

Description: Due to the confusion between different nations on who outranks who when dealing with alliances,

And to help decision-making processes go more smoothly,

Each nation is to have a single chain, clear chain of command. This will allow militaries to cooperate with one another internationally. The ranks are as follows, from highest to lowest:

Officer Class, Army

Commander-in-chief(Head of State)
General-in-chief
Master General
Private General, First Class
Private General, Second Class
Private General, Third Class
Quartermaster General
Divisional General
Regimental General

Enlisted Class, Army

Brigadier Colonel
Colonel-Major
Colonel-Sergeant
Command Corporal
Duty Corporal
Enlisted Soldier


Officer Class, Navy

Commander-in-chief (Head of State)
Admiral-in-chief
Lieutenant Admiral
Forward Admiral
Right Admiral
Left Admiral
Commander-in-chief, fleet
Captain
Head Mate
Secondary Mate

Enlisted Class, Navy

Duty Master
Lieutenant Duty Master
Sailor


Officer Class, Air Force

Commander-in-chief (Head of State)
Marshal-in-chief
Air Fleet Commander
Squadron Commander
Wing Commander
Operations chief
Head Planner

Enlisted Class, Air Force

Plane Commander
Vice Plane Commander
Weapons Coordinater
Communications Master
Paratroop officer
Airborne trooper

The above ranks will be the rankings in all military forces in the WA. All nations may conduct their own chains of command for their police and intra-security forces. Hmm, micromanage much?

Why the hell are there Colonels in the enlisted ranks? Why are paratroopers in the Air Force?

I think a few brigadiers might be so stunned to find themselves suddenly outranked by privates they would be driven to debtuouse practices.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Anti Neo Nazis

Description: Abortion at any level is a horendous act, but abortions in the third term where the fetus is viable outside the womb is outright murder. This mandates that all WA member nations prohibit third term abortions and hold it in the same regard as murder.Illegal, wrong category.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #9


Proposed by: Echelania

Description: WA Resolution #9: Prevention of Torture (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Torture should be allowed in some, while restricted, form. While a vast majority of torturous acts are indeed inhuman, some of the "lighter", less harsh methods remain entirely necessary to preserve national security and defense. Many groups, such as nationalists and extremists, will not comply without some of the methods banned by this law. Such methods include various psychological methods, such as waterboarding. However, harsher methods that include sexual and physical pain or discomfort should remain banned by all WA nations.Illegal, contains new legislation.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Khullar

Description: This is to Propose to my fellow WA Members And the The distinguished Nation
The need for a Group Of World Body's that will lie under The World Assembly
The Funding for these Bodies will come from the Developed countries and it will be 0.25% of the GDP
The proposed bodies will be:

World Assembly Educational Organisation-The Body will operationalize and fund Educational Programmes in the under Developed and Poor countries.The Body will be Planning and impplementing the plans of education for the benefit of every child.

World Assembly Peace Keeping Force-This force will consist of troops from various nations and this force will help stabalize the areas with riots and unrest.this force will also look into illegal accesion.

World assembly Wildlife Conservation Organisation- This organisation will look into the Protection of endangered species and the conservation of the beautiful environment that god has given us.

World Climate chane organisation-This is one of the major problems being faced today and this organisation will keep a record of the carbon emissions and try and implement laws to control them.


Introudcing these bodies will benefit the Whole world and I look forward for this bill to be passed.Illegal, attempts to create a WA army.

I believe the current WA proposal would qualify as "silly".

I believe the current WA proposal would qualify as "silly".

And you'd be wrong.

No, you would be wrong.

No, you would be wrong.

Well, it didn't get deleted as a joke proposal so obviously I'm right and you're wrong.

I believe the current WA proposal would qualify as "silly".Heh. Maybe if I'd bothered addressing the "synthetic humans" issue more... :rolleyes:

Illegal, attempts to create a WA army.

You know, as a semi-joke resolution I really should look into writing a "Peace Keeping Force" consisting of volunteers, diplomats and negotiators who would go and provide people who are in conflict with non violent solutions. Yes in the real word we called them the "peace corps" but "peace keepers" would really get the hornet's nest stirred, don't you think?

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Scienceklubovia

Description: WHEREAS the rule of law and the rights of man are scant and poor in World Assembly nations;

WHEREAS to improve the rule of law, an understanding of the law and the functions thereof must be reached;

WHEREAS the common law is a strong guarantee of the rule of law and the rights of man; and

WHEREAS the World Assembly has a duty to guarantee the rights of the citizens of its member nations;

THEREFORE, be it resolved by the representatives of nationstates in the World Assembly assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows,

Sec 1. This resolution may be cited as 'The Common Law Resolution'.

TITLE I: THE COMMON LAW

Sec 101. All international law shall take the form of common law, and the interpretation of such law shall be according to the common law.

TITLE II: THE JUDICIARY

Sec 201. The World Assembly shall form a judicature with supreme and inferior courts, and such courts shall have the power to make common law, which shall be part of the law of the land; but the World Assembly may by general laws or resolutions amend the common law.

Sec 202. The principle of stare decisis shall be followed by all courts.

Sec 203. All criminal trials and civil trials where the value in controversy shall exceed a certain amount to be ascertained by international law shall be conducted by a grand jury, which shall try all questions of fact, according to the rules of the common law.

Sec 204. The power of the judges to decide questions of law shall not be affected by this resolution, but according to the rules of the common law.

Sec 205. The World Assembly shall continue to be the supreme legislative power of the world: any resolution passed by the World Assembly is the supreme law of the world, and all the judges of the world shall be bound thereby, anything in judicial precedents or national law notwithstanding.

TITLE III: NATIONAL COMMON LAW

Sec 301. The common law system need not be applied to member states, but all international law shall be made, enacted, enforced and administered according to the rules of the common law.OK, how about actually saying what common law is?

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Batar

Description: Purpose of Resolution- To create a WA Peacekeeping force

Forward- According to Resolution #2- Rights and Duties of WA States, Section II, Article 5, every NationState part of the WA has a right to declare war on another NationState if and only if the opposite party also agrees and issues a declaration of war. According to Section III, Article 10 of the same resolution, The WA is not allowed to aid or commence a police or military operation. This resolution or any resolution does not suggest that there cannot be a WA Peacekeeping force.

Goal- The goal of the WA Peacekeepers is to aid civilians in unstable regions, and help stabilize and rebulid governments after events of disaster.


Section I
Requirements for Peacekeepers

Article 1-Giving support to WA Peacekeepers is voluntary and never under any circumstance is to be compulsory.

Article 2-Support can not come from a government of poor and unfair civil rights but a government with at least “good” civil rights.

Article 3-Peacekeepers cannot come from any NationState that is currently in war with another NationState.

Article 4-All WA Peacekeepers must come from only NationStates that are members of the WA.

Article 5-All NationStates that give peacekeeping support must be unbiased towards NationStates that are currently in war.


Section II
Duties of Peacekeepers

Article 6-Peacekeepers are not to engage in any police or military operations are to remain neutral.

Article 7-Peacekeepers are only to help the civilian populace, they are not allowed to help any solider that is from a country currently at war.

Article 8-Peacekeepers may be armed, but are not allowed to open fire on any person unless on rare occasions when the WA grants peacekeepers to open fire on a person/persons.

Article 9-Any peacekeeper who breaks one of these articles will be held on trial at a WA court for all charges that concern the peacekeeper. The peacekeeper will have the right to a fair trial as suggested in Resolution 13.

Article 10-An investigation will be held into the incident by a neutral party and all evidence will be presented in court. A WA army by any other name is just as illegal.

I think a few brigadiers might be so stunned to find themselves suddenly outranked by privates they would be driven to debtuouse practices.


OoC: As an amateur military heirachiologist, my reaction is to roll on the floor laughing my head of at this. Not just the titles, but the misunderstanding of military heirachy and organisation :rolleyes:

New car laws
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Putorio

Description: this proposal would make it maditory for car manufacturers to use uranium as fuel

Approvals: 3 (Jimmy Hart, Yuehan land, Gibraltenstein)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 8 2008

"maditory"? That does seem rather appropriate... ;)

Aboriginal People's Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights, Strength: Significant, Proposed by: The Vitland

Description: The Aboriginal people's of every World Assembly members must treat all Aboriginal people the same as the majority race.

Is this a real-world violation?

They could be using the word Aboriginal to mean Indiginous?

It says ''of every World Assembly member'', so I think they're indeed just referring to the indiginous people of nations in general.

(Lets leave aside the fact I don't think it's well-written)

Is this a real-world violation?

Technically not; aborginal just means indigineous peoples. It is just more commonly used to mean the indigineous Australians, but could be equally be used for Eskimo (Aborginal Alaskans), for example

Oh, we've got some right dingbats at the moment...


Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Sirhctopia

Description: Voting for governmental positions should be compulsory. This way our countries get wohoever is the real winner of the election. Everyone should have to including children.
Illegal; mandating an ideology (democracy).


Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Pedimont

Description: As a member of society children have the right to vote.They should vote in thier own adivisot to the president/prime minister/king etc
they should also have 50 members of the senate/parliment etc
...and again.

Illegal; mandating an ideology (democracy).

It's kinda hard for us to remove those as illegal when we have a defined Category called "Furtherment of Democracy". As a rule, I don't take those down unless they directly call for abolishment of all non-democratic institutions.

These two are so poorly written that there is no chance whatsoever of making it halfway to quorum, so there's no driving need to remove them at present.

Alternative Fuels Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Chaston

Description: Reason: Cars are pumping more and more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This bill will tackle that issue.

1. Implementations in industry.
All automobile manfactures must produce cars that are able to run on alternative feuls like E85 and Hydrogen.
Cars made from the point that this bill is enacted must have a mininum mpg of 50 miles. Upon that every year the minuim will be risen by 10 mpg.
All gas stations must offer all alternative feuls avaible to them by there state and national goverment.
2.Production and Transporting Alternative fuels.
This bill will alocate more than 10 trillion dollars from all the worlds goverments to devolp a transport network to move the alternative fuels. Another 10 trillion dollars will be allocated towards finacing factorys to produce the fuels. 10 years after this bill is passed gasoline will be outlawed throughout the world except for military purposes and use in industry for plastic.

Pretty sure E85 is a copyrighted brand name, which makes it a RL violation.

Repeal "World Assembly Headquarters"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #8
Proposed by: Pedimont

Description: WA Resolution #8: World Assembly Headquarters (Category: Political Stability; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: IT GIVES OBM POWER OVER W.A MEMBERS WITHOUT THE W.A VOTING OBM THE POWER
This is silly. :headbang:

Of course the WA "VOTED OBM THE POWER"! I believe the vote was 4,918 to 4,499. http://209.85.48.12/6802/45/emo/emotions33%5B1%5D.gif

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Luke2840

Description: All people should have the right to bare arms. For self protection. But there should be backgroung checks so that no criminals can purchase a gun.Illegal, wrong category.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Pedimont

Description: Every nation should be pro-active in the spread of vegatarianism.This is because:

1)The meat industry is the cause of 15% of global warming
2)Most popular meat animals produce methain which is 18% worse for the enviroment than carbon
3)Animals deserve rights
4)Anmials dont like being slaughtered!
5)Meat is costly and takes huge amounts of space
6)A vegetarian diet is healthier than a meat based diet

This resolution is not for the baning of meat but for the advanvancement of vegaterianismWho in their right mind thinks that vegetarianism is an appropriate subject for international legislation?

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #10


Proposed by: Ykrapsis

Description: WA Resolution #10: Nuclear Arms Possession Act (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This act is fairly old and it is about time that it becomes updated.
If have done some research and have found out the numbers in the resolution are no longer correct. The number of 3 to 1 has increased to 4 to 1.

It is realized that any WA member is allowed to posses nuclear arms to defend themselves from any hostile nations, and the right is reserved for individual nations to decide if they want to possess nuclear arms, and it is required that any nation chossing to possess nuclear weapons is to take every available precaution to ensure that their weapons do not fall into the wrong hands.

As stated in resolution 10 all the necessary measurments have been taken to ensure the safety of Nuclear Weapons, but as the number increase in population, the WA is slowly becoming outnumbered by the rouge nations of the world.

So what is to be done to ensure the future safety of all nations. There have been two proposals brought to my attention:

1. The world assembly creates a treaty that will be signed by all member nations and all non-member nations stated three things:
- All nations are to disarm all forms of nuclear weapons immediately
- A nuclear waste from these disarmed weapons is to be disposed of in the safest of matters.
- All nuclear arms facilities may or may not be turned into nuclear research facilities to ensure a technilogical advancement for the world's future.

-or-

2. The world assembly pass a worldwide ban on nuclear arms and nuclear technology and it must be agreed that all nations shall cease all progress on any nuclear weapons, technology, and research. This will ensure the world's safety for many years to come.

I do not much care for the second resolution becuase I feel that it is exceeding the limits far to much. I feel that it should be necessary to proceed with resolution number 1. So here is my final propasal:

REALIZING that WA members are outnumbered by non members by about 4 to 1,

ACKNOWLEDGING the fact that only WA members are required to comply with WA resolutions,

NOTICING the fact that many non member nations are becoming more hostile towards member nations than ever,

REQUIRING all nations of the world proceed with this resolution both member and non member alike,

1. DECLARES all nations members and non members are to disarm all forms of nuclear weapons immediately
2. RESTRICTS the right for any nation, member or non member, to posess nuclear arms.
3. REQURIES military action to be taken towards any nation who does not comply with the requests of the world assembly.
4. DECLARES a nuclear waste from these disarmed weapons is to be disposed of in the safest of matters.
5. REQUESTS all nuclear arms facilities may or may not be turned into nuclear research facilities to ensure a technilogical advancement for the world's future.
6. STATES that it is not meant for this bill to sound hostile but it is for the good of the world, for it to preserve its existence for years to come.Illegal, contains new legislation that tries to affect non members.

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: New Cardoniana

Description: Proposal: The development and deployment of a computerised system designed to boost efficiency and effectiveness of Allied States Forces during times of International Crisis.

1. System would be headed by a joint organization from a commission to be set up by the WA.

2. The system would allow each country's military systems to be integrated seamlessly in times of joint operations.

3. Defensive satellite network would provide all member nations with all data relevant regarding threats to their nation’s borders, or the WA as a whole.

4. Development and implementation of AI capable of determining threats as well as being able to govern and efficiently organize battlefield operations amongst cooperating Allied Forces.

5. Bridging system to allow Sovereign Military Systems to connect to the network 'passively' & 'actively'

Definition: Passive connection allows Skynet system to receive telemetry (e.g. radar, stats) from any piece of battlefield equipment but not to directly influence them.

Definition: Active connection allows Skynet to absorb military and combine it as a whole with other Military Systems from Allied States. System will take direct battlefield control issuing orders based on tactical information gathered from Satellite Network and Battlefield Telemetry.

5. Armageddon Clause: Allowing WA appointed commission authority to override any battlefield decision made by Skynet


Benefits: The ultimate in deterrent that could combine individual Nations into one entity, reducing battlefield casualties & reducing the time and cost of operations.

Downside: None...not really...right? Illegal, creates a WA military, or at least the commander for one.

Taxation of Meat and Dairy
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Polkaztan

Description: The world suffers the effects of a subsidised and entirely unnecessary meat industry. Such impacts of the meat diet propoganda for too long accepted by our members include:
i) The horrendously inefficient loss of agricultural land to the feeding of animal species intended only for human consumption.
ii) Environmental damage resulting from uncontrolled dumping of animal waste.
iii) The exacerbation of human health problems such as heart disease, osteoperosis and obesity.
iv) The impoverishment of developing nations forced to supply cattle crops to industrialised nations.
v) The unnecessary slaughter of billions of animals every year.
The Act places a 20% tax on meat and dairy products, the financial benefits of which shall be used to exempt payment of tax on fruit, vegetable and pulses. Any remaining funds at year end shal be directed in entirety into each member nations healthcare systems.

Approvals: 3 (Jimmy Hart, Morrenstien, Gibraltenstein)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Aug 10 2008

How would this affect 'All Businesses'?




CO2 Reduction Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Beattieland

Description: This Resolution requires all nations to:

1.Cut back total CO2 emmissions by at least 50%.

2.All nations to enforce high standards in all factories and automobiles to produce as little CO2 as possible.

3.To highly encourage use of public transportation.

4.Production of ecofriendly vehicles.

5.Requires larger, wealthier nations to provide help to 3rd world nations in doing this.

Approvals: 6 (The Derrak Quadrant, Frejftw, Morrenstien, Gibraltenstein, The Artic Republics, Pedimont)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 91 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Aug 11 2008

Re clause #1: As no timescale for gradual progress to the specified level of reductions is gien here, and all WA resolutions are deemed to take effect immediately they are passed, this would have to mean an immediate reduction of 50%... which would clearly be impossible. This, in my opinion, makes the proposal 'Bloody Silly'.

Re clause #5: Isn't "3rd world nations" a RL reference, and thus enough in itself to make this proposal illegal? And isn't it also illegal, for that matter, for proposals to affect different types of nations in differing ways?


The Sexual Ethics Act
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Elians

Description: RECOGNIZING the necessity for all individual citizens of each nation within the World Assembly to follow certain sexual ethics, the nations of the World Assembly hereby acknowledge and bind themselves to the following provisions:

I. PROHIBITED ACTS: Each nation shall prohibit any sexual act with:

(1) A minor (age 17 or younger);
(2) An animal (any living entity that is not human and
of the age of consent);
(3) Rape (meaning any sexual intercourse or touching
from one human being that is not consented to by
the other human being).

II. APPROPRIATE ACTS: All other acts of sexual intercourse shall not be prohibited by the nations within the World Assembly.

Approvals: 3 (The Elians, Hwitts, Sairopia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Aug 12 2008

As the line I. PROHIBITED ACTS: Each nation shall prohibit any sexual act with:does not specify that the prohibition only restricts acts by Humans, Clause #2 would actually require all WA member nations to prevent sexual reproduction by all non-human animals (whether sapient or not)! That's careless drafting, at best...

How would this affect 'All Businesses'?

I'm still trying to figure out how dairy products are supposed to exacerbate osteoporosis when they contain calcium which is supposed to help prevent it.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Uranium Mining


Proposed by: Okijima Rulz

Description: Making H bombs is bad for the environment for many reasons:

1) The mining of the uranium by itself hurts the environment.

2) When the uranium is enriched, it becomes dangerous. It will be highly unstable and could explode and take out entire forests.

3) After the enriched uranium is put into the bomb, it could be stolen and used against the environment, again taking out entire forests.

4) If the bomb gets this far, it could explode in transportation and, yet again take out entire forests.

5) H bombs might hurt animals that eat metal.If you're so worried about what might happen if an animal were to take a bite out of an H bomb, keep the animals away from them.

OK, MAKING H BOMBS IS BAD, so what is the proposal?

Erm.. I guess the idea of the bill is to spread the message that H-bombs are bad, but do nothing beyond that.

What a great help saying drugs were bad was to drug users...*rolls eyes*

What about(Correct me if Im wrong and there is indeed one of these in place) a proposal for a creation of a WA peace-keeping force that can be used as, obviously, a peace keeping force and/or a relief force for natural disasters in countries that really need help?

What about(Correct me if Im wrong and there is indeed one of these in place) a proposal for a creation of a WA peace-keeping force that can be used as, obviously, a peace keeping force and/or a relief force for natural disasters in countries that really need help?

That would fall under the "Illegal" portion of this thread. The WA may not have an army by both game rules and passed resolutions. See the Passed Resolutions (it's #2) in the game, and the Rules for WA Proposals, stuck to the top of this very forum.

This isn't a discussion thread for new ideas, HeilsLand. That's what the rest of the WA forum is for. This is just for posting silly or illegal proposals that have found their way into the queue.

It might as have a bloody sign that says that. And no where else is there anything to state that it is open for new ideas...

It might as have a bloody sign that says that. And no where else is there anything to state that it is open for new ideas...
If you want to discuss a new idea, in this forum click the 'New thread' button and explain what your idea is, having checked the rules/passed resolutions first. Usually, some posters will respond with helpful suggestions, and some of the UN/WA resolutions came from threads that began with just 'I have an idea...'. This post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11590185&postcount=8) might give some helpful tips.

If you're so worried about what might happen if an animal were to take a bite out of an H bomb, keep the animals away from them.
I'm amused that his (her?) greatest concern on the use of hydrogen bombs is for the environment instead of, y'know, the millions of humans that would be melted from the blast. Especially since people are much more likely to be targeted than "entire forests" and "animals that eat metal."

More Technology in Schools
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Zukun

Description: This resolution will ensure that schools throughout the world will software and technology for education especially those in developing countries. The nation's government will save an estimated 965,000 USD every year to update their school's technology and computers. It will be very costly at the beginning but it will pay off in the long run.

Approvals: 10 (Sucram-Leon, Pedimont, Zirp, Eiga-Baka, Jimmy Hart, Commie Bastard Demons, The Cyberians, Ventei, Moon god, Abeir Delaval)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 86 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 13 2008

Illegal, RL reference.

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Tighten


Proposed by: Deminayen

Description: (1)If this act is activated the WA will begin to mass produce rifles.

(2)Then the WA will ask for all countries permission to go on with the plan.

(3) Then part three will be to donate weapons to all of the countries, citizens that gave the WA permission to commence with this part of the plan in their nations. This will allow the people to have a say, if they don't like what their countries doing then they can revolt, it will let the people have a say

(4) then the WA's armed forces will be liquidizedI doubt that the WA passing out guns qualifies as tightening gun control.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Palms and Pineapples

Description: This proposal is to assure that the decent conditions exist for the growth of a human being before its birth.

Every human being deserves at least a basic educational and healthcare services, mentally healthy, financially able parents.

1- Those who are willing to be a parent should be required to gain a license
2- A parenting license can be obtained only by those
-who complete a parenting course with a passing grade
-who are over the age of 17
-who completed the compulsory education years specific to the nation
-who can show convince the government that they have financial necessary to grow a child or are able to provide the necessary financial for basic needs of a child through some valid sources
3- By the WA members basic needs of a child should be accepted as:
-shelter (quality will be approved by nations' specific conditions)
-nutrition (quality will be approved by nations' specific conditions)
-licensed parents or guardians
-sources for education (quality will be approved by nations' specific conditions)
-sources for healthcare (quality approved will be by nations' specific conditions)
4- Those who become parents without a government approved parenting license or who don't fulfill the requirements mentioned above will leave their children to government's control and will have unlimited visiting options, who will provide the best possible conditions. Parents will be given their children's control back upon their licensing and fulfilling the requirements.

This proposal is very important because its acceptance will decrease the number of homeless children, will increase the education level of all citizens, will encourage more stable and healthy family lives, will increase the consciousness level of all citizens about the value of human life and significance of parenting. Illegal, wrong category.

WA games
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: Soroshi

Description: every country in the world assembly to take part in a number of various sporting and athletic competitions, hosted by a different nation every 4 months, this is to bring the spirit and pride to the people of the nations as they watch there best compete, and will sort out the best nations from each other. it will also bring an income to the host nation, and prize money to the winning nations, and winnings to some people in nations which support gamboling. it will promote health and sport to all people. and maybe a whole lotta fun.

Approvals: 10 (Graalium, Imperium De Mundi, Safestria, Varinasi, Rutianas, Jimmy Hart, White Republicans, Sloopysloppy1986, Hwitts, Sucram-Leon)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 87 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Aug 14 2008
With 18'277 nations [currently] in the World Assembly, I suspect that it would take a lot longer than just 4 months to hold each set of Games... and that relatively few nations would have large enough facilities in which to host them... ;)

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: White Republicans

Description: The member nations of the World Assembly shall not permit children under the age of 16 to be employed by any company operating within the boundaries of their respective nation. Exceptions to the ban include child actors in the film and television industry, and children working in family businesses and family operated farms; so long as the work week does not exceed 15 hours. It's been done.

The Freedom Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Elians

Description: RECOGNIZING the necessity for all human beings, who are created equal, to be free from the oppression of governmental units imposing arbitrary restrictions on free expression, all governments within the nations of the World Assembly hereby acknowledge and bind themselves to the following provisions:

(1) FREE SPEECH: That no government shall create any law that oppresses the free speech of any individual or entity. However, there will be valid restrictions that may be placed on speech in such instances where such speech produces incitement of others to imminent violence of others or obscenity (such as child pornography). For instance, governments may impose restrictions on free speech in non-public forums, so long as they are viewpoint neutral and rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest. Governments may only impose restrictions on free speech in public forums when such speech is content neutral and narrowly tailored to achieve a significant governmental standard.

(2) FREEDOM OF RELIGION: No government shall either advance, promote, or prohibit the expression of any religion within the nation. However, laws which incidentally burden religion may be valid only if they are neutral laws of general applicability; such that these laws are rationally related to a legitimate governmental purpose.

(3) FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: No government shall proscribe members of the media from printing, publishing, or creating any articles which are intended to reach the general populous. However, articles published or printed that are of an untrue nature (containing either libel [written defamation] or slander [spoken defamation]) shall be legally actionable by the harm it may produce to the individual or entity of which the article is primarily directed to harm.

(4) FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY: No government shall criminalize the association of groups of people from assembling in either public (e.g. sidewalks, parks, etc.) or non-public forums (e.g. individual residences). However, the government may criminalize groups of individuals who associate with the intent to commit a crime (otherwise known as conspiracy). Nevertheless, there is a strong, yet rebuttable, presumption that a gathering of people is for peaceful, legal assembly, and the burden of proving otherwise remains with the government.

(5) FREEDOM OF PETITION: All governments must have some legitimate access for citizens to address harms which may imposed by an oppressive government. Thus, governments of the nations of the World Assembly must maintain adequate judiciaries, parliments, or other means for citizen recourse for governmental injustice.

Approvals: 2 (The Elians, Glenlogan)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 15 2008

Illegal, for ideological ban on Theocracies (which really must be able to promote their governments' religions) and arguably on Dictatorships as well...

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.


Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Kokonilly

Description: How about we tighten gun laws, even ban guns, and replace it all with pies?

Yes, you read this right. Pies. It's environmentally friendly, easy to clean up, and there will be far less casualties!

Pies. It's unorthodox, yes, but think about it.

Pies for all!



This one left me speechless.

World Audio Library
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: Blhur

Description: We the delegates from the Extremely Shiny Emirate of Blhur propose the formation of the World Audio Library, which would hold within its archives at least two copies of every audio recording ever published, as well as as many copies as possible of unpublished historic field recordings. The aim of such a library would be to preserve our language, song, and stories. We would form this library with the belief that a field recording of a prison song holds no less historical value than a nationally broadcast speech.

Provisions:

All recordings in the library would be free for the listening by the general public.

Al recordings would either retain their current licensing, or, being unlicensed, would become so under Creative Commons Licensing.

All recordings on formats other than digital would be digitally archived for insurance and convenience, but would remain in the library as they were submitted.

Approvals: 2 (Sucram-Leon, Marsian Aliens)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Aug 16 2008

Illegal, branding.

Clean Energies
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Quarto2

Description: The Automobile industries should have one model who only works on clean forms of energy.

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Aug 16 2008

"George, phone the agency that we normally use when we want pretty girls to put on the stands with our cars at shows, and ask them whether they've got a model who knows anything about 'clean forms of energy'..." :D

Sexual Freedom
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Kattia

Description: DEFINES a consenting individual as anyone above the relevant age of consent who is physically and mentally able to object to the given form of sexual behavior and who did not object to the given form of sexual behavior.

REQUIRES that national ages of consent shall be set without discrimination with regard to any factor except for biological maturity and to no more than 8*log(x/10 + 1), where x equals the average lifespan for the relevant group the individual in question belongs to and log signifies a natural logarithm function.

DEFINES a private sexual act as a sexual behavior between consenting individuals in a non-public place that is not directly visible from any public place.

RECOGNIZES that every consenting individual has the right to engage in private sexual acts.

PROHIBITS any governmental investigation of private sexual acts, unless an investigation is called for by one of the individuals (or his/her legal representative) in order to determine whether he/she was consenting at the time.

PROHIBITS any discrimination based on sexual orientation or any previous private sexual act.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Aug 16 2008 I really don't think we should have to take advanced calculus just to find out if we're in compliance with a resolution or not. :rolleyes:

True, but it is an inventive way of solving the problem! However, the maths is lightly flawed (I think it means 8*log[(x/10)+1]), but even then the age of consent for a human (going by the world life expectancy, which is 66) could be no more than 7 years old

Oh damn what a shame, we were highly in favour of this resolution we didn't know that calculation was in it at time of submission, we would have said something. What a pity all that work, maybe they will resubmit it.

yours e.t.c. ,

I really don't think we should have to take advanced calculus just to find out if we're in compliance with a resolution or not. :rolleyes:

While I agree with you, that one has it's own thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=557580).

Heh, I didn't even notice it had been freshly bumped. I assumed it was long since buried.

Funding Free Education
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Synesthesis

Description: I propose that we make Education free to the masses. One of, if not the most important thing that we can give our nations is education and a lot of people cannot afford it. To do this, the quality of our education needs to be not only sufficient, but outstanding. Sure taxes would have to be raised a bit, but with the proper funding, the payoff would be more than worth the raise. And think about it, at least you'll know where your taxes are going and they couldn't be going to a better place. With a nominal hike over the next few years, we can phase the old, barely functional educational system out and replace it with something amazing for the world to behold. Teachers would need to sustain reasonable salaries so that we are certain to have qualified educators teaching our children. It all comes out in the wash, really when you consider that even though taxes would be a bit higher, education would be free, functional, and available to all. Really, is a few extra greenbacks temporarily in your pocket really worth more than top notch education of your children?

Approvals: 12 (Commie Bastard Demons, The Derrak Quadrant, Ventei, Misplaced States, Jimmy Hart, Gibraltenstein, Moon god, Proletariatland, Carrhae Harran, Kapoa, Willagee, Hwitts)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 85 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Aug 16 2008

Illegal, RL reference ("greenbacks").


End to human rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Eest Germany

Description: citizens who do not do as their leaders command will be brutally killed. their bodies will then be put on display and people will be able to pay $5 to shoot at them, or 3 shots for $12.

Approvals: 1 (Jimmy Hart)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Aug 16 2008

Illegal, wrong category and RL reference ("$").

WA Olympic Games
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: Willi Republic

Description: The Mission of The WA Olympic Games is to promote peace between troubled nations through the fun and competitivness of Olympic sports. The WA Olumpic Games will allow WA Nations to come together and foreget thier differences. The games shall take place every four mounths in a different WA Host nation. This will be able to boost the economy of the host nations and let the whole WA learn to respect thier forgien friends.

Approvals: 7 (Willi Republic, Jimmy Hart, Moon god, Misplaced States, Imperium De Mundi, Otemigoland, Mendosia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 90 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Aug 17 2008 Real-life reference (if we can't use United Nations, we surely can't use the Olympics); proposal doesn't do anything (OK, so the games happen every four months, then what?); and finally, if your proposal is only 25 words long, you should be able to spell at least half the words right. :rolleyes:

Real-life reference (if we can't use United Nations, we surely can't use the Olympics);

I was just about to post that one for that reason.

An "Olympic-esque" kind of international games sponsored by the WA would still be an interesting idea for a proposal, just that the proposal creating them would obviously require a lot more work than went into the document above.

Found my first one!


Issues with Issues Restraint
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Eiga-Baka

Description: Repeated posting of the same issues is annoying and affects a nation's standing economically, politically, and socially. Therefore, be it resolved that no issue that has been addressed or dismissed by a nation will be sent again to that nation, and that dismissal of an issue will not prejudice the recipient nation's economic, political or social standing.

Approvals: 2 (Eiga-Baka, Jimmy Hart)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Aug 18 2008

Illegal, Game Mechanics.

We can call it "The World Games" just as The UN was renamed The WA.

Issues with Issues Restraint
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Proposed by: Eiga-Baka

Description: Repeated posting of the same issues is annoying and affects a nation's standing economically, politically, and socially. Therefore, be it resolved that no issue that has been addressed or dismissed by a nation will be sent again to that nation, and that dismissal of an issue will not prejudice the recipient nation's economic, political or social standing.

I believe that would fall under violating Game Mechanics. Also not sure how that falls under Furtherment of Democracy, but then I've never been good at interpreting the categories anyway.

I believe that would fall under violating Game Mechanics.
Game Mechanics, yes, and Metagaming too...


Better National Security
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Xapa Lou

Description: Xapa Lou, and along with some other nations have recently been taken over or rules/laws of their nation(s) have been outlawed. I think that the national securities are not strong enough no matter the size of the nation. If our militaries/police were more elite we could probably change this problem to a more positive outcome.

Approvals: 4 (Gibraltenstein, Wuggle, Jimmy Hart, Microcanada)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 92 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Aug 17 2008

Illegal, Branding... and how is it actually supposed to work, anyway?


Reigonal Trade Blocs
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: West Rakis

Description: Any Reigon can put to a vote, within the self-same reigon, whether to be a Trade Bloc that can negotiate with other reigons.

Every New nation brought into the reigon will be allowed a vote on whether to join the Trade Bloc or not. It will be up to the Reigon president on how the effect will affect each individual nation.

Every reigon will vote for a Trade Ambassador to deal with other Reigons.

Approvals: 2 (Gibraltenstein, Jimmy Hart)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Aug 17 2008

Illegal: Game Mechanics ("Every reigon will vote...") and Metagaming.

Repeal "Nuclear Arms Possession Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Doulet

Description: WA Resolution #10: Nuclear Arms Possession Act (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Recognizing that the possession of Nuclear Weapons has historically lead to arms races and escalation.

And recognizing the military might that this gives to stronger more economicaly powerful nations should the WA ever collapse.

The WA hereby repeals the Nuclear Arms Possession Act, to be replaced by a proposition eliminating the right of WA members to arm themselves with nuclear weapons, creating a fund to help poor and struggling nations in the WA to build anti missile systems, and to require any Nations in the WA to take all actions to remove Nuclear Weapons from nations in possession of them.

Approvals: 11 (Mendosia, Gibraltenstein, The Brusselers frites, South Lorenya, Arithei, Rutianas, Wencee, Jimmy Hart, Morrenstien, Imperium De Mundi, Dorksonia)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 85 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Aug 17 2008

Illegal, new legislation in a repeal.


Green Cars Proposal
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Gutpandoa

Description: Drive Green is a groundbreaking policy proposal to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
Drive Green is designed to:
• Reduce CO2 emmissions by one megatonne per year
• Reduce the pollutants that cause smog
• Reduce fuel costs for businesses and employees
• Avoid job loss in Nations automobile assembly plants
• Retain current income tax revenue
The nation of gutpandoa wishes to propose all Nations to adopt Electric or Fuel Efficent Cars that run on Hydrogen currently being developed by firms like GM and BMW.

Approvals: 8 (The Brusselers frites, Wuggle, Eiga-Baka, Alapati, Jimmy Hart, Imperium De Mundi, Microcanada, Aero Dynamik)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 88 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Aug 17 2008

Illegal, Branding and RL references.

Real-life reference (if we can't use United Nations, we surely can't use the Olympics);

That might be an interesting question. Unlike the United Nations, the Olympics (actually the International Olympic Committee) has a prior use case several thousands of years ago. In addition the organization is the IOC. The logos and etc would be copyright and trademarked but the word itself may not be completely enforceable in a court of law.

On the other hand, this resolution simply fails in so many ways. World games would be a better name, but then again, you have to write the resolution to fit the category; Education and Creativity - Cultural Heritage? I think not.

That might be an interesting question. Unlike the United Nations, the Olympics (actually the International Olympic Committee) has a prior use case several thousands of years ago.Yeah ... in real life. RL references are illegal, no matter how old they are.

We can call it "The World Games" just as The UN was renamed The WA.

I will support this idea for proposal.

Of course you would...We're in the same region.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: KeVes

Description: # As we all know that taxes make free enterprise harder to proced we propose that all WA nations reduce taxes in their countries for value proportional to their current tax rate -

# if tax in particular nation is allready at 0% then this nation not have to cut anything -

# if tax is particular nation is at 100% then should go to 90% which gives 10% less tax in this nation -

# big favor of this resolution is that it supports global equality and makes free trade more as reality by giving more power to those who we call now tax payers [-cenzorship as this word seems to our glourius nation as more then not possilbe to say in place like that]

# who cares today to pay big flat or unflat tax when still so low democracy on this world and they cannot decide where his or or her money went - resolution - CUT TAXES NOWIllegal, game mechanics.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Storer

Description: The Armed Republic strongly and vehemently employs the policy of mandatory military service. We believe that if this policy is extended to the global stage, crime on all levels will not be able to win against the new found pride and sense of purpose that the people of the world will find in themselves.

This will include:

1. All member countries of the WA must employ the policy wherein:

At the age of 18 all males will enroll in any military branch they choose.

They may leave at the age of 21 but any who wish to stay further are placed on fast track for promotion.

Females are to join and 20 and must join the humanitarian efforts employed by the Red Cross and it's ilk.

The Armed Republic awaits news.Illegal, wrong category and probable branding (The Armed Republic is the author's pretitle).

Equality Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Mendosia

Description: The Nations of the World Assembly,

CONVINCED of the need to establish the foundations of equality between all citizens of the World,

ADOPT the following resolution:

Single Article (Principle of Equality)

(a) Every citizen shall possess the same social dignity and shall be equal before the law.

(b) No one shall be privileged, favoured, prejudiced, deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on the basis of ancestry, sex, race, language, place of origin, religion, political or ideological beliefs, education, economic situation, social circumstances or sexual orientation.


Approvals: 30 (Mendosia, Illevia, Graalium, Gibraltenstein, The Brusselers frites, Eiga-Baka, Alapati, Jimmy Hart, Travda, Gwenstefani, Microcanada, Oodges, Marsian Aliens, NezLands, Saint Johannes, Ventei, Bordoria, Salharia, Astrabella, Hwitts, KeVes, The Lung Dao, Circumfelx, Apul Piiz, Egalitarians, Chazzistan, Corrupted Countries, Lord Tothe, Autonomous Sentients, Palms and Pineapples)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 67 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Aug 17 2008

Illegal, for Ideological Ban (because Clause 'b' would -- unless nations get creative in defining "citizens", of course -- prevent both Theocracies and any use of the hereditary principle in government).
Also, 'Bloody Silly, because that same clause would prevent requiring people to have an appropriate education before letting them take up certain jobs.
Also, probably should be 'Strong' rather than 'Significant'.

Parenting License
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Palms and Pineapples

Description: Citizens of all WA member nations are required to fulfill below conditions before becoming a parent. In the case of violations of required conditions a child will be taken away from parents and will stay in national houses where best possible conditions for child's growth will be provided. Birth parents will have unlimited visiting rights and upon fulfilling all requirement will gain child's control back.

1- Parenting license which can be obtained upon completion of a state controlled parenthood course.
2- Average mental health
3- Financial sources necessary for child's nutrition, healthcare and education

The purpose of this proposal is to decrease the number of homeless and/ or abused and increase the number of mentally healthy, financially stable and well-educated citizens.

Approvals: 2 (Yuehan land, Jimmy Hart)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 20 2008 "Think of the children!" has always been more of a Moral Decency thing, right? Whatever this is, Human Rights it ain't.

Racism to be punished
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Victoryas

Description: 1. Racism is a crime and you should see that. If Racism is preformed you can do one of the following three options. 1. Flog them publicly. 2. Send them to prison for as long as you like or 3. Kill them, simple easy and ammusing to some people.

2.If wanted to you may also send them out of the country but to do this you must have a special pass called a "Racism is for Chumps" pass.

3. If Racism is encouraged in a nation they must be ignore for 1 day.

Approvals: 3 (Fit battion, Saint Johannes, Jimmy Hart)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 20 2008 The Bloody Stupidity of this proposal is fivefold:

1. Stifling free speech is not "Human Rights."
2. Authorizing torture is not "Human Rights."
3. Torture is already illegal, isn't it?
4. The ignore thing is Metagaming.
5. The whole fucking thing is just plain stupid.

Nudity To Be A Crime
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Storer

Description: All WA members must ban nudity.

Nudity will only be permitted in the home.

The only time to be naked in public is if he/she has a permit to justify doing so.

Punishment for not doing so will:

1. Warrant a fine.

2. Justify a prison sentence.

3. Offender may be deported.

The purpose of this law is to restrict radical free thinking and to siphon that thinking into the economy.

Approvals: 1 (Jimmy Hart)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 20 2008 Guess "freeing the Thessadorians" is completely out of the question now, huh? :headbang:

And this:

Nudity will only be permitted in the home.Not even in doctor's offices? Lockerrooms? Public showers? Prison showers? Good lord! Where will gay pornographers find their inspiration now?!

The only time to be naked in public is if he/she has a permit to justify doing so.Even infants?! Negligent parents beware: don't let your bratty children run naked from your house to avoid taking a bath, or they will be deported to Gruenberg, along with all the other lowlife flashers and football streakers! That'll teach you to parent without a license!

Sexual Freedom
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Mariocity

Description: What goes on between two (or more) consenting adults in the privacy of their homes should not be the concern of the state unless it is neccesary to enquire about the afore mentioned activities for medical reasons (e.g. if the individuals wish to give blood etc.).

Approvals: 1 (The Lung Dao)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 20 2008 Plagiarism (http://www.nationstates.net/66397/page=UN_past_resolutions/start=6).

Took three tries just to repeal that miserable bugger, and now "Mario City" wants to give it another "1UP"?! :p

Participation of Delegates
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: the Imperial Crown

Description: It has come to my attention that several Regional Delegates have not been fulfilling their duty of representing their region in the WA.

I personally feel that it violates a morale code that all delegates should agree too when they accept the position to represent their region to the Assembly.

I would like to call on the WA to pass their elite judgement on this resolution:

"To ensure that all elected Delegates of regions vote on all WA Proposals to ensure that a fair percentage of the regions and members have their say."

This means that the delegates HAVE to pay attention to the WA proposals and resolutions and vote on them.

They have to consult their region for their decision and act on their behalf.

Should they not, then I move that they be removed from their position.

Approvals: 8 (Yuehan land, Illevia, The Lung Dao, Willagee, Jimmy Hart, Cherque Farm, Fortana, Aries Major)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 89 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 20 2008

Illegal, Game Mechanics/Metagaming.


Cleansing the world of chavs
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Butlers Bellland

Description: I beliebe that we should kill all the chavs in the world, or at least send them to workshops to make them not chavs. this would benifit the world because we will have less crime and less knife crime. the bad thing would be sales in fred perry and lacost will decrease but there will be less sales in canibis and safer, cleaner streets.

Approvals: 1 (Weebo93)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Aug 21 2008

Illegal, RL references.


Against Military Coups Act
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Palms and Pineapples

Description: The WA nations should condemn and do their bests to avoid any kind of military interruptions to their democratic systems.

If a military coup is the case in a WA member nation, the rest of the members should warn the military of the specific member and encourage public to bring back the democracy through democratic demonstrations.

If a military doesn't allow democratic system be back and leave state's control to people World Assembly should first suspend later ban the specific nation from the Assembly membership.

Approvals: 3 (Palms and Pineapples, Yuehan land, Weebo93)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Aug 21 2008

Illegal, Wrong Category and tries to force expulsions from the WA.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Aries Major

Description: Proposal is to combine all the WA Member State's military forces to create a Global Military Force to increase International Security and takes steps to a World Government.

1) The GMF will have a "Two and a Half" policy, where it shall have a military force size two and a half times bigger than the top two military states in the world.

2) It shall be used to promote international diplomacy between smaller and larger states. This entails: instead of the smaller country being bullied into unwanted resolutions by the larger states stronger military force, the GMF will be a support to the smaller country so they may enact diplomacy without being threatened by a larger country's military strength.

3) Could also be used when expanding into space to create a Global Alliance Fleet in case of extraterrestrial conflict that could occur.

I urge you to consider this as it will protect the smaller countries from regional bullies, improve international security and set a base for space exploration and safety in the future.Like I even have to say it.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: SeriniteII

Description: In the event that a region is invaded by another region and the invasion fails, the invaded region has the right to put invading nations on trial.Either metagaming or game mechanics, either way it's illegal.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Si-Don

Description: Appalled at the deterioration of quality of the world rivers,

Realizing that one nations treatment of a river system affects all nations down stream,

Affirming both the nation's right right to the head waters and a nation's right to historical flow volumes,

And noting the industrial importance of river systems,

We the Allied States of Si-Don resolve to:

1. Create the World Assembly Water Council (WAWC) to do the following;
a. Moderate treatises on the pollution and deference of water from a river system with all member nations affected.
b. Enforce said treaty.
c. Send fact-finding missions on the state of the world river systems.

2. Over time, incorporate all World Assembly resolutions pertaining to water quality and supply into the WAWC. Illegal, branding.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: BULLGRIA

Description: Nudity should be allowed in the whole of the world and every person should have the right to hug or kiss or peck anyone whom they like or feel hot. However, certain degree of decency should be maintained.Illegal, wrong category.

Nudity should be allowed
Category: Moral Decency

Illegal, wrong category.

What category should it be then? Cultural Heritage? Furtherment of Democracy?

What category should it be then? Cultural Heritage? Furtherment of Democracy?

I would say gun control as it is an expansion of the right to bare arms (and legs and other naughty bits). :p

It could be a human rights issue.

There seems to be a shortage of catagories in the proposal creation process. There are positive catagories, but no negative catagories. Such as "decreasing democracy", "moral degeneracy", "reducing civil rights", and "just cuz."

Such as "decreasing democracy",That's Political Stability.

"moral degeneracy",That's Human Rights or Furtherment of Democracy, depending on whether you're trying to protect personal or political freedoms.

"reducing civil rights",That's Moral Decency.

There's no shortage of categories; it's just that they don't always accommodate stupid proposal ideas. ;)

What category should it be then? Cultural Heritage? Furtherment of Democracy?
Well, since it's allowing nudity I'd say Human Rights, mild.

I can't believe no one's reported this filth yet (http://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_proposal1/match=homosexuality):
an individual only willing to mate with the same gender is incapable of reproduction, and much like a virus (maybe the HIV Virus?), does not deserve living status and should not be accepted by society as a person, and should be interpreted more as a foreign threat to stability in life.
...
I hereby suggest that homosexuals are declared enemies of state, criminals of nature
...
This is the only way to prevent such derelicts from infesting our glorious society and ruining it with their indecent, immoral, and horrific acts against us.
It also equates cannibalism with homosexuality.

If this proposal is not deleted, and its author not warned, for being grossly offensive, I really don't know what does qualify.

I can't believe no one's reported this filth yet (http://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_proposal1/match=homosexuality):

Damn, you beat me to it.


Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Zodomia

Description: Excuse, me, there are some nations, just like Zodomia who have lack of prison, how can we protect the citizen of these nation, if we support social justice. The citizen's safety are important.There must be a way for every nation to improve their prison. Such as a colum which nation click on to increase prisons.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Zodomia

Description: Many nations want to trade others, but the way we are doing it is toil-some and boring. This game should be moddified and improved. I have an idea, why not make a colum which says trade, which you can trade other nations and shows what kind of products your buying or selling from that individual nation.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Zodomia

Description: I have an idea for Jeniffer government, why not make a colum that says security of that nation. The person can choose to bring more soldiers to protect the nation's border or to use invade other nation. And we should have a colum to see a list of a map to see what nation we had invaded or protected. Make the game have more colums.
Game mechanics all three times, and I think someone needs to learn about the forums.


Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Outlaw
Proposed by: Zodomia

Description: Gambling is a very bad idea for the nation because it would not benifit the citiaens of that nation because they could lose all their saving in the process, may lead to many problems such as high crime rates, suicides, homocides, tourarist acts and also leading to being homeless, such are bums looking for jobs. And eventually they'll starve to death and that would cause alot of problems for that nation.
This is an essay, not a proposal.

Rights of Sexual Minorities
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Devlanyeka

Description: RECOGNIZING that in particular nations, members of sexual minorities are arrested, assaulted, imprisoned, and even executed, solely for being homosexual, bisexual, or transsexual;

DECLARING that any such treatment of sexual minorities is incompatible with the secular moral code of the World Assembly;

EXPELLING from the World Assembly any nation that does not remove legislature which oppresses sexual minorities.

The World Assembly thus:

A) DEFINES a member of a sexual minority as being homosexual, bisexual, or transsexual.

B) OUTLAWS and CONDEMNS the following discriminatory types of legislature:
1. Banning members of sexual minorities from civil service.
2. Banning members of sexual minorities from the military.
3. Ordering prison terms for members of sexual minorities for participating in non-heterosexual acts of intercourse.
4. Ordering execution for members of sexual minorities for participating in non-heterosexual acts of intercourse.
5. Ordering fines from members of sexual minorities for participating in non-heterosexual acts of intercourse.
6. Banning of homosexual, bisexual, and transsexual pornography.

C) DEFINES pedophiles and zoophiles as not being members of sexual minorities, but felons on the same order as rapists, due to their victims being unable to consent to sexual acts.

While I actually like this proposal, I think the part I bolded might be a game mechanics violation.

Keep Are Nations Safe

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: NationStates24

Description: Every Nation Has The Right To Keep Its Nation Safe From Foreign And Domestic Thearts So Thats Why I Put This Proposle Before The WA Members Are Borders Are Not Safe Any More To Many Nations Out Their Are Lock In Bloody Conflicts And Its Starting To Affect The WA Nations Today Thats Why I Propose International Security Boost The Police And Military Budgets The More Police We Have The Better They Are A Finding And Attacking Domestic Thearts The More Military Personal We Have They Can Help The Nations Out Their Put A End To The Bloody Conflicts Out Their And Make This World A Better Place For All Of Us

The Shift Key Is No Longer Your Friend.

And the full stop is.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Integritopia

Description: This resolution, in conjunction with existing resolutions, provides the basis for an international, cooperative, crime-fighting organization. While recognizing sovereignty, this organization will coordinate local and national level police forces in order to efficiently address widespread criminal threats.
The leadership of said organization will be determined every 2-4 years by a popular vote of participating nations.
Funding will be provided by a mandatory, fixed, deduction from GDP (i.e. 0.5% of each nation's GDP).

This resolution would become an effective precedent for the values of a safe and peace-loving world, while also reaffirming the necessity of diplomacy in solving critical issues.Illegal, creates an international police force.

Illegal, creates an international police force.

My goodness, however did you come to that conclusion?!? :D

My goodness, however did you come to that conclusion?!? :D

It was a hunch.:tongue:

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: LionGod

Description: this program would consist of the following

- a computer team to track down terrorists

- a search & destroy team to take out terrorist targets

- diplomatic specialists for tricky situations

- and a Breach & Rescue team to handle hostage situationsPossible WA military.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: NationStates24

Description: I Put This Proposel In Front Of WA Delgates And Members With This Proposel Im Proposing That We Increse Military Budgets By 100 Billion Dollars To Add A New Counter Terrorist Division Witch The Military Will Run Their Will Be 7 Teams In This Division

-Aerial Reconnaissance Unit(Reconnaissance Planes)

-Artillery Unit(Tanks)

-Infantry Unit(Soldiers)

-Intelligence Unit(CIA/FBI)

-Transport Helicopter Unit(Easy In/Easy Out)

-Attack Helicopter Unit(Defense Of Transport Helicopters)

-Boeing C-17A Globemaster Unit(Transport Tanks 2 Protect Infantry Unit)


With These Counter Terrorist Division We Can Keep Are Borders Safe And Stamp Out Terrorist All TOGETHERApparently NationStates24 Still Hasn't Figured Out That You Don't Need To Capitalize Every Word In A Proposal. (damn that's hard to do)

Apparently NationStates24 Still Hasn't Figured Out That You Don't Need To Capitalize Every Word In A Proposal. (damn that's hard to do)
Type it up in Word, rather than directly into NS, and use the 'Format' menu: 'Change Case' => 'Title Case'.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Outlaw


Proposed by: The bulldog bite

Description: I think it shouldnt be illegal because it is the peoples choiceIf you don't want them to be illegal, you probably shouldn't be outlawing them.

Notice than NationStates24 doesn't even use punctuation. Ahhhh! When will the sentence end!?!?!?

Notice than NationStates24 doesn't even use punctuation. Ahhhh! When will the sentence end!?!?!?

Never!
I think lots of the texts are still in cyberspace waiting for the right time to invade the WA.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Mid-Western America

Description: Realizeing that within the last hundred years use of fossil fuels has grown exponantialy
Recognizeing we may have only a couple of years to enact this act.
Undersdanding global warming is Real and is a threat to everyones security
knowing it will cuase a global sea rise of 20-40 ft which would flood millions of sq miles of land includeing some of the most populated areas on Earth includeing New York
Bangladesh Washington Dc and a third of southern florida we must act upon this now!
.I propose by the year 2020 50% of global energy is replaced by renewable resources includeing wind,solar,tidal,fusion reactor,and many others.
.By the year 2010 all automobiles have a average fuel rateing of 45mpg or above. Every company who has accomplished this will recieve tax breaks.
.Establishing the W.A.E.C or World Assembly Enviremental commity.Illegal, RL references.

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: NationStates24

Description: I Was Looking At WA Nations And Seen That Most Of The Nations Crime Is Up With In Its Own Borders With The Budgets That Police Forces Have They Cant Attack The Problem At Its Root So I Bring This Proposel To Honorable WA Delgates And Members Of The World Assembly That Are Police Forces Need Bigger Budgets To End Crime In The WA Nations With This Proposel The Police Forces Budgets Will Get The Boost They Need To End All Crime In Th WA Nations With This Proposel The Police Forces Will Get This Stuff

-Better Cars,Boats,Trucks

-Better Guns

-Better Transport Bus

-New Unforms

-New Police Stations

-New Computers

Things That The Police Need This Proposel Will Help Them GetNationStates24 used a comma!:eek:

And who ever heard of a police bus? :P

Gasp!!:eek::eek::eek::eek: The nerve of him!

I Propose That All WA Proposals Be Brought Forth In The Manner Of NationStates24

Relaxing Gun Control Laws

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Proposed by: The McCarter Clan

Description: As a typical Southern American Conservative, I think we should relax gun control laws significantly. If we have stricter gun control laws, then how are people going to protect themselves from criminals? The stricter gun control is, the average law abiding citizens can't defend themselves. And if government gets too controling then the people can rebel. The USA state of Arizona has some of the lowest crime rates in the USA because of low gun control. The criminals are scared of what's on the other side of that door ya'll!
RL references abound.

The Advancement Hypothesis

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Proposed by: United Sciences

Description: For years in the Republic of United Sciences we have put the gaining of knowledge and the betterment of mankind above all. In order to accomplish this proper funding has been given to all sectors of the research industry. Our health systems are one of the best in the world thanks not only to our technology, but to the fact that we have the best doctors. Health has never been higher, crime has never been lower.
But in our quest for human health we have come upon an idea that has been gaining steam in our hallowed halls. We have come to call this "The Advancement Hypothesis". This hypothesis states that the more technology we come up with, the worse off our society will become. And why is this? Because we are turning back the hands of evolution. The power of natural selection is being overthrown and due to this fact, human kind is succumbing to a fate worse than extinction, the fate of eternity.
If we are to survive as a species, we must forgo the ever strengthening ways of our past. If we are to face the threats of the future, we need to evolve. Evolve in our minds, but we also need to evolve our physical. What does this resolution ask?
It is very simple. We are not asking to completely forgo the use of medical treatment. Some medical treatment is necessary, if it will save a life that is. We are asking for a unconditional removal of all cosmetic surgery that is not life saving. This includes plastic surgeries of any kind and well as sexual enhancement drugs. If a man is impotent, nature has seen fit to make him that way. He should not be allowed to use drugs to reinvigorate his essence. Nature has seen that he should not pass on his genes, who are we to argue. In doing this only the genes nature sees fit to pass on, will be passed on.
Everyone has a right to live a healthy life, but as nature shows us, not everyone has the right to offspring. My fellow nations, I implore you, allow nature to take its course.

Thank you all for the time,
Emperor Randall Xavier
Branding. It's also one of the most arrogant pieces of tripe I've come across, not that that matters.

Sodomy ban

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Proposed by: Baezileum

Description: Sexual activities of homosexuals (Sodomy) are an abomination, and the ones guilty of sodomy will be punished of God. Since it is every monarch's duty to be a moral guidance for their citizens and to protect their citizens from hell I suggest that we outlaw sodomy immediately!

It degrades human dignity. It's unnatural, and there is no question ever of allowing these people to behave worse than dogs and pigs. If dogs and pigs do not do it, why must human beings? Also we all know that all homosexuals are potential paedophiles, so by outlawing their unnatural behaviour and imprisoning these enemies of Our Lord, we might also save the purity of our children. Outlaw sodomy!
Not sure if this beauty falls under 'Grossly Offensive.' It certainly is to me, and I'm not even homosexual. I also wonder if he realizes homosexuals don't have a monopoly on sodomy.

Not sure if this beauty falls under 'Grossly Offensive.' It certainly is to me, and I'm not even homosexual. I also wonder if he realizes homosexuals don't have a monopoly on sodomy.

There are enough Real World people who share this opinion that I'm not inclined to remove it as grossly offensive.

On a personal level, I am inclined to telegram him with a suggestion that he roll up his proposal and shove it up his @$$. However, that's somewhat lacking in modly compassion and political correctness, and probably would not be well received.

The dogs and pigs crap isn't even enough to deem it Bloody Stupid? Also, what about the "God" and "Our Lord" jazz? Aren't proposals generally supposed to be nondenominational?

It also mentions monarchs, so any country that doesn't have a monarchy would probably be exempt.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation


Proposed by: The Uninvadeables

Description: I call the World Assembly to consider this:

Nationalized Railways are failing badly.
Government owned track is sub-standard.

With Regard to the Beeching Report (UK) I call for the re-intation of "The Big Four" (GWR, LNER, Southern, LMS) to rebuild their previous rail empires.

Why I Hear you ask?

With regard to Industry, Private Railways are better managed and run, this will better allow distribution of goods throughout the world. It will also allow buisnessmen and women to be on time for meetings and leave later in the day to arrive at them.

With regard to the General Public, it will allow better access to other nations which will allow better income for visited nations through tourism.

With regard to The Environment. The trains are electical, they run on "green energy" which is created in windfarms etc.

I call the World Assembly to notice the good in this proposal and have it carried out Post Haste.Illegal, wrong category and RL references.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Confaederacy

Description: If Everybody Recycled Half Of What They Throw Away, The World Would Be A Better Place To Live.Oh look, a student of the NationStates24 school of proposal writing.:D

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Doulet

Description: Recognizing that the internet transcends national boundaries.

And that the Internet is a beacon of freedom in our world,

All nations of the WA:

1) release all restriction on the use and content of the Internet.

2) hereby provide the resources to create a task force that will monitor the internet at an international level, for illegal actions to be named hereafter. This task force will be know as the International Digital Task Force(I.D.T.F.)


Illegal Actions on the Internet
1) Sale of any substances or materials deemed illegal by the WA or being sold from within or into a nation that has made said substance or materials illegal. This includes but is not limited to Drugs, Alcohol, Pornography, and Weapons.

2) Any use of the internet to forcibly enter a web location deemed as secure by the International Digital Task Force, without the permission of the owners of the site.

3) Any use of cyber-terrorism, including viruses, trojans, worms, ect.

4) Any action compromising the national security of any Nation member of the WA, or of the WA itself.Illegal creates a WA internet police force.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Beattieland

Description: This Resolution recognizes that some nations continue to limit religious rights in some areas and thus requires the following of all nations:

1. No nation shall persecute the members of any religion because of their beliefs, and the nation shall fully recognize all religions.

2. The nation shall favor no particular religion.

3. Religions shall be allowed to construct religious structures with out interference from the government.

4. Religious organizations shall not be taxed.

5. Nations shall respect religious rights in all other areas as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others.

6. This resolution does not apply to extreme cults or other extremist groups. Illegal, clause 2 bans Theocracies.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage


Proposed by: Little Alderain

Description: Worldwide Event of Games and Sports.

Realizing: Most World Assembly nations in no way communicate orinteract with each other in any way

Understanding: That an event in which every nation sends contestants to would not only help to bring the World assembly closer together, it would greatly show each nation's heritage and skills.

Stating: That such an event is to be created by the world assembly by the following means.

1. Every World Assembly member nation is to donate at least 5% of their GDP to the creation of this event.
2. Each World Assembly nation is allowed only one representative in the WEGS comittee.
3. The WEGS will take place in a currently unclaimed area voted on by the WEGS comittee to lessen favoritism.

Stating: The duties of the WEGS comittee will include the following.

1. Voting on where funds will go.
2. Voting on which games or sports will be included.
3. Voting on what rules will be givin to each game or sport.
4. Voting on where the WEGS will take place.

Stating: That each nation will be allowed the followinng rights.

1. The right to have a representative in the WEGS comittee.
2. The right to send a legal amount of contestants to each game or sport.

Stating: That the WEGS must include the following.

1. Athletic sports.
2. Strategic games.
3. Knowlege games.
4. Intellectual games.
5. Team sports.Possible committee rules violation.

I propose that the currently existing resolution titled "Prevention of Torture" be repealed or modified to allow for exigent circumstances.

This proposal allows for the full definition of torture as given in the resolution titled "Prevention of torture"

I recognize that torture is a inhumane act and can be considered a degradation of human rights.

I would, however, request that the World Assembly recognizes that in the case of exigent circumstances torturous acts may be necessary to procure information that may be vital to the security of the international community.

This proposal defines exigent circumstances by the following qualifications:

1. The information needed must be needed for ensure the well-being of numerous persons of this international community.

2. Procurement of the sought after information will result in the prevention of terrorism, assasination, or war

3. There are no other reliable and/or available sources of the sought out information outside of the subject of the torturous acts

This proposal also allows that torture should employed for the procurement of information only, and not as a correctional or rehabiliatory action. Nor should torturous acts result in death or permanent disfigurement.

Approvals: 2 (Zota-Meta, Volcanicus)


Not submitted as a repeal, and new legislation within a repeal.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: LEEK SPIN

Description: JUDGES ARE APPOINTED BY GOVERNMENTS, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF CITIZENS, THEY ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO ANYONE, RECEIVE EXCESSIVE SALARIES AND THEIR DECISIONS ARE ABSOLUTIST AND IRREFUTABLE. THIS IS A DIRECT ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY! CITIZENS MUST BE ABLE TO VOTE AND DECIDE THE JUDGES THEY WANT TO HAVE, TO EVALUATE THEIR JOBS, AND VOTE A REFERENDUM TO ELECT WHO STAYS AND WHO LEAVES, ACCORDING TO THEIR PERFORMANCE. JUDGES ARE OUR EMPLOYEES, WE PAY FOR THEIR SALARIES, WE MUST THEN DECIDE WHO WE WANT, AND TO FIRE THOSE WHO DO A BAD JOB.http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z139/ACASP13/CAPSLOCK.jpg

>This Resolution moves to establish, and establish international recognition and obligation to participate for and in, an international semi-holiday called 'International Nuclear War Week'.

>All participating nations will be expected to paricipate in the new International Holiday, Nuclear War Week.

>Nations must hand out educational materials in the dominant language of their state demonstrating the importance of Nuclear Weapons, and a state of preparedness for nuclear war.

>Nations may, at their discretion, participate in further activities to embrace International Nuclear War Week, including War Games and nuclear weapons tests
>All World Assembly nations will recognise the Third week of each March as 'Nuclear War Week'.

>If there is a National Holiday or similar event (including festivals, prosessions, cultural displays and any other public holiday with a basis in the Heritage and Culture of any World Assembly nation that falls within this Third week of March, the member nation may,with consultation of its people, be exempt from participation in 'Nuclear War Week'.

>No non-World Assembly nation may participate in, recognise, or make mention of International Nuclear War Week.

>The World Assembly grants the Right to test nuclear weapons on nations breaking any of the above clauses.



Let's see how many reasons we can come up with for this one! I'll start:

1. Strength violation.

2. Not enough promotion of nuclear war.
3. Allows nations to opt out of celebrating nuclear war by holding another holiday.
4. The clause allowing nations to drop nukes on anti-nuke nations isn't strong enough.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Seinthles

Description: Too often are decent proposals not made resolutions because they fall short of the deadline. This resolution (if it gets that far) will extend the period that a proposal has for consideration to one week. This way proposals that have merit will not be lost because not enough people were able to consider and approve them within the designated period. There would not be any problem regarding erroneous, superfluous, and absurd proposals cropping up as resolutions, because if not enough people consider a proposal to have merit, the length of time it is given for consideration will have little or no significance. Please give decent proposals a chance to succeed.Illegal, game mechanics.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Confederate Loyalists

Description: WHEREAS the anti-democratic Empire has invaded the East Pacific,

WHEREAS the anti-democratic Empire is currently terrorizing the citizens of the East Pacific,

WHEREAS the former government of the East Pacific protected and served the citizens,

WHEREAS the former government of the East Pacific was democratic in nature,

WHEREAS it is the duty of the World Assembly to further democracy, protect political stability, and serve its member states,

THEREFORE, it is RESOLVED by the World Assembly, that:

1. The members of the World Assembly shall condemn the invasion of the East Pacific.
2. The members of the World Assembly shall condemn the Empire (the group that has invaded the East Pacific).
3. The members of the World Assembly shall declare support for the Confederacy of the East Pacific (the previous government of the East Pacific).
4. The World Assembly shall launch an organized effort to overthrow the Empire and restore the Confederacy.Illegal, metagaming.

Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Shandakor

Description: I sugggest an amendment to article 5 of resoultion #14 this states that the resolution: "RECOGNIZES the right of neutral nations to allow Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to operate from, travel through or stage in their territory, for the purpose of delivering Relief Aid to civilian populations and the military wounded, but recommends that casualties receiving humanitarian aid should not be returned to the Belligerent Nation until after the war."
It is only the first part of this I want to ammend as it doesn't allow for nationalized industries or government backed humanitarian efforts.Illegal, amendment.

Category: International Security


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Reefi

Description: NOTING that as per WORLD ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION #8 the WORLD ASSEMBLY HEADQUARTERS will be 'international neutral territory' which 'shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of any nation'.

REALISING that this clause would allow World Assembly officials not to be held to account by any competent judicial authority.

ESTABLISHING the Inspectorate of the World Assembly.

1. The Inspectorate of the World Assembly will be responsible for ensuring the security and integrity of the World Assembly, its delegates and its staff.

2. The Inspectorate will have powers to ensure security on Assembly land, as detailed below:
A. The Inspectorate will head a Security Division who will patrol the extraterritorial land of the World Assembly, ensuring it is secure and safe.
B. The Inspectorate will have the power to temporarily detain any person on World Assembly land who is in commission of a crime which endangers property, life, an individual's well-being and/or the integrity of the World Assembly.
C. The Inspectorate will be able to delegate such powers to any member of staff of the World Assembly, as deemed appropriate.
D. The Inspectorate shall turn any such individual over to an international legal authority (such as a court), as soon as practically possible. If the individual is protected through diplomatic immunity, their detention is to be reported to their nation and as soon as possible, they are to be returned to their nation.
E. If an international court were to make such an order, the Inspectorate will detain any person, whom the court demands, on World Assembly land to bring them before the court.
F. The Inspectorate have the power to search any individual, unless forbidden by diplomatic immunity, whom they suspect may be carrying a weapon, instrument of sabotage or stolen goods.

3. The Inspectorate will have the role of a liaison:
A. The Inspectorate will ensure that the local police forces are sufficiently protecting delegates, staff and the area surrounding World Assembly land.
B. The Inspectorate, if need be, will provide advice and funding to the local police force to ensure this.
C. The Inspectorate will have the power to request the assistance of the local police force for any incident on World Assembly land.

4. The Inspectorate shall hold all World Assembly departments to account.
A. The Inspectorate are to co-ordinate audits of World Assembly agencies and departments, and to notify an international court of any irregularities.
B. The Inspectorate are to investigate any World Assembly employee suspected of corruption or negligence, and to report any findings to an international court.
C. The Inspectorate shall be audited annually by the auditor of a foreign government, who shall be selected by the Assembly. This sounds dangerouosly close to a world police to me.

I don't think it's really a world police, just more of a WA security force. I see a "kinda-sorta" house of cards violation, but that's on the edge.

This "Inspectorate" would only have power on WA land. That's not a whole lot, and wouldn't quite qualify as a World Police. It *is* a policing institution though, and my humble opinion isn't worth anything directly anyway. I'm a tad worried about them running up the marble steps and taking all the diplomats hostage, but that is another story....

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Kiltmen

Description: Freedom of Religion Act

BEING THAT religion is an inherently personal matter; and

BEING THAT religious teachings have been used by persons and governments in power to excuse abuses of human rights; and

BEING THAT institutional discrimination based on religious biases is widespread;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

NO GOVERNMENT of a World Assembly member nation shall restrict in any way the right of their citizens to freely practice their religion, or lack thereof, in any way, when the observances do not involve the initiation of violence against another person or their property;

NO GOVERNMENT of a World Assembly member nation shall require their officers, elected or appointed, to profess belief, or lack thereof, in any religious belief or philosophy;

NO GOVERNMENT of a World Assembly member nation shall fund any organisation dedicated to the propagation of any religious belief, or lack thereof;

NO GOVERNMENT of a World Assembly member nation shall declare any religious belief, or lack thereof, as an official belief system of their nation;

NO GOVERNMENT of a World Assembly member nation shall endorse any religious belief, or lack thereof, by pronouncement, or declaration, or display, or monument.Illegal, idealogical ban.

Repeal "Prevention of Torture"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #9
Proposed by: The Uninvadeables

Description: WA Resolution #9: Prevention of Torture (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: What is torture?

Torture is everything. According to this resolution if you raise you voice at someone its psycological abuse and overexposure to loud noise.

You shout at your kids when they do something wrong, why should an enemy agent be allowed anything less?




Torture is everything? Really? Not according to the very resolution you want to repeal...

Torture is everything? Really? Not according to the very resolution you want to repeal...

Torture may not be everything, but that repeal is torture .... we should ban it ... oh wait, we already have! :tongue:

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Relax


Proposed by: Dagobah V

Description: We at Dagobah V believe that everyone needs , wants and need to get a gun!
Otherwise the non WA-members will destroy us all!Illegal, branding.

The Continental Army proposal
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Fishtopia and army

Description: A continental army would not only boost moral against rebeling nations but it would give people a chance to meat each other



What if people don't want to meat each other? Think of the vegetarians!

Oh, and the whole "continental army" bit is illegal too.

Christians for the Future
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: National Christiandom

Description: The nations of the world have become so corrupt and indecent that a new purposal has been made to make Christianity the national religion for the whole world (or at least those nations who support the preposal). The following list describes what situations and ideas will be affected by this new change.

1. The Nation(s) will declare their religion to be that of Christianity. This includes Messianic Jews, Protestants, and Christians.
2. There will be no more drinking, smoking, or any other such indecent acts such as these.
3. There shall be no more abortions. Onl God has the right to decide who lives and who dies.
4. Prayer in public schools shall be allowed.
5. There shall be no more divorce. A person may only be married once unless their partner dies.
6. There shall be no more indecent movies or scenes shown on TV.
7. Evolution shall NOT be taught in school.
8. The Nation(s) shall adhear to the food laws of the Bible.

Although the above may seem to be a bit overthought, the items mentioned above worked long ago in Bible times and they can most certianly work now. People were happy, healthy, and close to God. Please prayfuly consider this preposal. Thank you and may God bless!!


Illegal, ideological ban and perhaps optionality, depending on how you interpret the first line.

I'm a bit surprised that apparently nobody's noticed this one yet...

WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Novastate

Description: The Gathered Nations of The World Assembly,

RECOGNIZING that Healthcare is a right of all people, not a privilege.

UNDERSTANDING that Diseases are a great risk to all societies and peoples.

REALIZING that Diseases spread from poor countries to rich countries without regard for wealth or social progress.

ACKNOWLEDGING that Nations that are not healthy are not free.

FURTHER REALIZING that as the heath of the worlds citizens improves, the cost of care will decrease, as prevention takes the place of treatment.

HEREBY

DEMAND that Healthcare, Medicine, and Health Services be provided to all people, regardless of income or social status.

CALL FOR the governments of the world to negotiate for the lowest price for all necessary prescriptions, and that all government healthcare agencies get the agreed-on price for a period of 4 years.

REQUIRE developed nations to provide health services to poorer nations, and to be re-compensated for the costs by the International Monetary Fund.


Approvals: 55 (Novastate, Selva Amazonia, Szegedorszag, Yuehan land, Jimmy Hart, Misplaced States, The Derrak Quadrant, Frisbee People, Imperium De Mundi, Illevia, Ventei, Moon god, Weebo93, Golugan, The Artic Republics, Chazzistan, Yugoslavagashka, Gibraltenstein, Kapoa, Algorith, Minyos, Barami, Sewer Mutants, Graalium, Mendosia, Mandrivia, Lescavia, Easy-E Bischoff, Arcadeea, NezLands, Chuck Norris Haters, South Lorenya, Astrabella, New Hamilton, Creator Incarnate, Mibive, The Anarchistic, Vantor, Santa clauses8, Ostbahnhof, Pizzabox, Worldia555, Western Dentrasia, Fit battion, Neo Mithral Hall, Scififanaticz, Benedictinople, Meehh, Mushet, Hurdegaryp, Mahed, Ciderbekistan, Bhkistan, Chernobl, Farrol)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 41 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 29 2008

Illegal for RL reference ("the International Monetary Fund")...

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Huronia II

Description: Greetings from the North Pacific,
from the Kingdom of Huronia II,

I, the founder and leader of Huronia II, propose that our world become more environmentally friendly. Therefore, reducing green-house gasses, manufacturing more hybrid and electrical cars, carpooling, reducing emissons, and anything else that has to do with being environmentally friendly. Thank you for reading this message and thank you to all whom approve this message.

Sincerely,
The Kingdom of Huronia IIIllegal, branding.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: National Christiandom

Description: The nations of the world have become so corrupt and indecent that a new purposal has been made to make Christianity the national religion for the whole world (or at least those nations who support the preposal). The following list describes what situations and ideas will be affected by this new change.

1. The Nation(s) will declare their religion to be that of Christianity. This includes Messianic Jews, Protestants, and Christians.
2. There will be no more drinking, smoking, or any other such indecent acts such as these.
3. There shall be no more abortions. Onl God has the right to decide who lives and who dies.
4. Prayer in public schools shall be allowed.
5. There shall be no more divorce. A person may only be married once unless their partner dies.
6. There shall be no more indecent movies or scenes shown on TV.
7. Evolution shall NOT be taught in school.
8. The Nation(s) shall adhear to the food laws of the Bible.

Although the above may seem to be a bit overthought, the items mentioned above worked long ago in Bible times and they can most certianly work now. People were happy, healthy, and close to God. Please prayfuly consider this preposal. Thank you and may God bless!! Illegal, idealogical ban of any non-Christian theocracy.

A new classic:
Take ocide out of genocide!

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Strong Bad Email

Description: My proposal is that we stop all mass killing,genocide and ilegal killings by a goverment.

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Benzei

Description: I suggest we start a common research program to develop artificial robots to protect our streets and make sure our own citizens doesnt have to die in battle from foreign agression. Also i think the robots should be selled to the public to help them out with whatever they need help with, cooking, cleaning or even offer a friendly chat and theyl do it.

And Ofcourse The 'public' robots will be programmed with the 3 law preventing them from hurting or killing a human being, and always obey its master and not being able to do crimes.

This Could Also Be Used to replace manual labour for free and give the citizens a tax cut or to boost economy elsewhere. I think we should start this research program because it will improve the way we live and help the economy enormouslyDo Issac Asimov's 3 laws count as a RL reference?

EPA

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Peace Republic

Description: The creation of an EPA will be a major step towards the repair of our seriously deteriorating Eco-system. Thereafter (assuming successful repairs) it will act as a constant monitor set in place to actively suppress any new sources of pollution.

1. The EPA will endeavor to safeguard the environment by acting as a watchdog over any and all sources of pollution into the environment.
2. By being forced to abide by EPA regulations, manufacturers _will_ inevitably resort to superior and more efficient products. Such as, for a vehicle to pollute less, it will most likely do a more thorough job of burning fuel, which inevitably leads to greater gas mileage which equates to energy conservation.
3. The EPA will be tasked in the identification, suppression, and eradication of all forms of environmental pollution.

Questions And Answers
1) Over who, precisely, will the EPA have authority?
1. The WA has authority over the WA members. Only. Period.
2) What force will be available to compel violators to clean up their act? That is, what is the "or else"?
2."economic sanctions imposed by all of the WA members upon the violator."
3) Who will be writing the regulations that the EPA will be enforcing?
3.The WA will be writing the things the EPA shall enforce
4) Who will be the personnel that will operate the EPA on a day-to-day basis? How will EPA personnel be selected?
4. The WA decides who shall Chair the EPA committee. He will recommend back to the WA what his manpower requirements will be. Once the WA approves that list of positions, the WA will post the openings, to be filled by WA applicants. Applicants submit their resumes to the EPA Chair. He makes his selections, allowing for any possible vetoes from the WA.
5) What safeguards will be put in place to assure that no EPA personnel will "go rogue"? What will be the procedure for contesting the findings of an over-eager EPA Inspector? Who will have the authority to fire EPA personnel, and how would that procedure work? For which specific situations would dismissal of an EPA employee be appropriate, and who gets to determine what those situations would be?
5. Complaints are filed to the WA forum. The WA appoints a Special Investigator who -- surprise -- investigates the case. He files his report of findings with the WA. If the complaint is valid, the WA can summarily dismiss the EPA person in question.

In Closure...
The EPA will most certainly be a benefit to the world. With every moment that passes, the health of the planet declines. Without the implementation of something like the EPA, the world WILL deteriorate, probably to a point where no amount of effort will save it. By approving the EPA proposal, and the resolution that will follow, you will be taking a big step towards saving Tomorrow with your actions Today.
"I would appreciate it greatly if you would consider me, as the author of this proposal, to be the first Chairman of the EPA. Further, as I already have a good working relationship with the members of my region, I would greatly appreciate it if you endorsed any of them that wishes to apply to the agency. If you do, in fact, favor me with the appointment as the EPA Chairman, you will find me ready to review any and all applications immediately. I can assure you that in the shortest time possible, we would have a dynamic, effective agency doing whatever is possible to create a better world for our children and grandchildren, and all the generations that follows them!
This one is written with such wide-eyed enthusiasm that reporting it as massively illegal makes me feel a bit like kicking a wounded puppy for weeing on my foot.

Blue Hat Act

Description: All states shall require homosexuals to wear blue hats at all times, upon pain of death.

Approvals: 3 (Gibraltenstein, Golugan, The IKPK Officer)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Sep 2 2008

Here is a real winner of the Stupid Category.

Freedom of Marriage Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Mendosia

-snip-

Article 1 (Object)

(a) This resolution applies to civil contracts regulating the union of two persons and its effects on the common estate and inheritance rights of the participants.

B ) This resolution does not affect the criteria and restrictions in existence for the celebration of rites within religious communities.

The B clause here makes this proposal optional for theocracies and therefore illegal.

The clause means that religious communities do not have to recognize it, the law still must. Even in theocracies, these are two different things. The religious communities would not have to allow the service to be held in one of their churches, they would not have to formally recognize it, nor would they have to think about it, but for fiscal purposes, lawful purposes, etc. the two would be married, wether recognized or not.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: The Elians

Description: RECOGNIZING the necessity for all human beings, who are created equal, to be free from the oppression of governmental units imposing arbitrary restrictions on free expression, all governments within the nations of the World Assembly hereby acknowledge and bind themselves to the following provisions:

(1) FREE SPEECH: That no government shall create any law that oppresses the free speech of any individual or entity. However, there will be valid restrictions that may be placed on speech in such instances where such speech produces incitement of others to imminent violence of others or obscenity (such as child pornography). For instance, governments may impose restrictions on free speech in non-public forums, so long as they are viewpoint neutral and rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest. Governments may only impose restrictions on free speech in public forums when such speech is content neutral and narrowly tailored to achieve a significant governmental standard.

(2) FREEDOM OF RELIGION: No government shall either advance, promote, or prohibit the expression of any religion within the nation. However, laws which incidentally burden religion may be valid only if they are neutral laws of general applicability; such that these laws are rationally related to a legitimate governmental purpose.

(3) FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: No government shall proscribe members of the media from printing, publishing, or creating any articles which are intended to reach the general populous. However, articles published or printed that are of an untrue nature (containing either libel [written defamation] or slander [spoken defamation]) shall be legally actionable by the harm it may produce to the individual or entity of which the article is primarily directed to harm.

(4) FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY: No government shall criminalize the association of groups of people from assembling in either public (e.g. sidewalks, parks, etc.) or non-public forums (e.g. individual residences). However, the government may criminalize groups of individuals who associate with the intent to commit a crime (otherwise known as conspiracy). Nevertheless, there is a strong, yet rebuttable, presumption that a gathering of people is for peaceful, legal assembly, and the burden of proving otherwise remains with the government.

(5) FREEDOM OF PETITION: All governments must have some legitimate access for citizens to address harms which may imposed by an oppressive government. Thus, governments of the nations of the World Assembly must maintain adequate judiciaries, parliments, or other means for citizen recourse for governmental injustice. Illegal, idealogical ban on theocracies.

Given its provenance, I think it's unlikely that was intentional.

Is it really branding if you put your name into it?

From the rules (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=420465):
Limited branding is allowed. "Limited" means that you may list one co-author by nation name only. Example:

"Co-authored by The Most Glorious Hack"

Further branding will result in the Proposal being deleted. Don't list everyone who posted in the thread for your draft, don't list yourself, don't list your Minister Of Making Proposals, and don't post the 'pre-title' of the co-author (ie: "The Republic Of..."). This includes creating nations that have the same name as your region or group and using them to promote your region or group.Emphasis added.

Category: Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: The Great Ruler Nick

Description: 1 Whenever a resolution is submitted to the WA all members of the WA should be notified in the Reports menu and/or Dossier so that any WA member may vote on said resolutions.

2 The WA should be allowed to be added to any nations Dossier menu.Illegal, game mechanics.

Illegal, game mechanics.And bloody stupid, too. The first would just spam the hell out of your log, and the dossier idea is pointless: the WA isn't a nation, so it would just be a link to the WA... which you already have on the side-bar.

Repeal the Law of Gravity
A resolution to develop industry around the world.


Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation
Proposed by: Dallas Green

Description: The Nations of the World Assembly,

RECOGNIZING that 6.3 deaths out of 100,000 every year are due to falling,

ACKNOLEDGING that these deaths are most certainly preventable,

UNDERSTANDING that science has evolved in uncountable ways since the days of Sir Isaac Newton,

BELIEVING that the human race is ready for a change in our everyday lives,

ADOPT the following protocol:

1. Strike Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, implemented July 5th, 1687, null and void;
2. Prepare all citizens for the absence of gravitational laws and provide free methods of anti-gravitational equipment, including jet-packs, hovercars and grapple beams;
3. Ban the use of bumper cars in all WA states;
4. Voluntary investment in new methods of anti-gravitational transportation that are more efficient (see: Metroid Prime and Halo);
5. Ban the teaching of gravitational theory in modern secondary school education;
6. And regulate the areas in which clinically obese people may travel in for the interests of safety.




RL references...and bloody stupid. (Exactly what does the banning of bumper cars have to do with this?)

Come on, that's bloody brilliant!

And I think he was refering to the fact that if you play bumper cars with no gravity... well, the car will float away into space due to the lack of gravity required to create friction and therefore a stopping-force.

Repeal "Freedom of Marriage Act"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #15


Proposed by: Studly Penguins

Description: WA Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This resolution must be repealed. This piece of legislation does not allow for individual WA-member states to pass their own legislation on recognization of, and the governing of marriage.

Also why do religious communites receive a "pass", ie, RECOGNIZING that religious communities have different views and are free to recognize or not such unions, and (b) This resolution does not affect the criteria and restrictions in existence for the celebration of rites within religious communities.Just because its legal doesnt mean we all should have to sign on.

For example, slavery was legal in the early stages of the USA. Not every state went along with it, hence part of the reason America had the Civil War. Every State should reserve the right to govern themselves however the government and their citizens want and/or call for.

Would you want someone to come into your house and tell you what it is you're going to do about a situation, i.e., discipling of children, finances, TV content, etc.?

Therefore repeal this piece of oppresive legislation, and let the states, not the WA, decide what is best for them.

Illegal, RL Reference.

Ho-hum ... the rash of repeals this resolution has set off (as all resolutions do) is surprisingly boring.

Repeal "Freedom of Marriage Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #15
Proposed by: Signature Glass

Description: WA Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This is an unjust act which will not be stood fr by the Holy Republic of Signature Glass.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Sep 6 2008 Branding.

Repeal Freedom of Marriage Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Gabriel IIdeMexico

Description: The Worl Assembly as it is my concern that this new law.About the Freedom of Marriage Act.

This law must be repealed with haste.

This Law affects the development of our nation members youngest citizens.

This law affects the majority of the nation members morals.

This law gravely affects the Beliefs of the Majority of the nation members.

I would think that those nation memebers would reconsider, reflect of what they just voted upon this new law Freedom of Marriage Act".

Approvals: 1 (The Aaronian Empire)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Sep 6 2008 Not submitted as a repeal.

Amend The Freedom of Marriage
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Sirunia

Description: to bring an amendment clause forward to the effect that individual states can withdraw form this act because of underlying religious and cultural values which are contrary to this act

Approvals: 2 (Jimmy Hart, The Aaronian Empire)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Sep 6 2008 Amendments are illegal.

Repeal "Freedom of Marriage Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #15
Proposed by: Tristarica

Description: WA Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: It is not up to the WA to make laws that affect individuals, only countries as a whole. Each country should be able to decide their laws on same- sex marriage. I ask you to support me in repealing this unconstitutional and morally tainted law.

Approvals: 3 (Jimmy Hart, The Aaronian Empire, Colbertrica)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Sep 6 2008 Whoa! We got a Constitution now? :eek2:

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #9


Proposed by: Daytanistan

Description: WA Resolution #9: Prevention of Torture (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Regretfully noting that various extremist and terrorist groups, showing no compunction or regard for common standards of decency, pose a threat to all of the civilised peoples of the world, the World Assembly REPEALS Resolution #9.

In its place, the World Assembly undertakes to begin a review process of the counter-terrorism techniques and levels of preparedness of member states, with the objective in mind for that review process to result in new legislation to be introduced to the World Assembly; the purpose of that new legislation being:

1. The defence of the rights of law-abiding citizens, specifically, ensuring that the law enforcement interrogation practices employed in World Assembly member states do not infringe upon the natural rights of all citizens.

2. The defence of the lives and property of all citizens against the threat of international extremist terrorism, by ensuring that national security organisations have adequate interrogation techniques at their disposal, for use in cases of national security only.

3. The proper oversight, by World Assembly observers, over interrogations which take place according to the procedures and practices specified by the section of the future resolution which shall pertain to objective two. Illegal, contains new legislation.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #15


Proposed by: Jabica

Description: WA Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: A marriage is between a MAN and WOMAN. The EMPIRE OF JABICA WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS.Illegal, branding.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: The Armed Brethren

Description: Understanding that some humans have performed light crimes,

Understanding that some humans are extremists and have performed large crimes,

The right to a fair trial is hereby limited.

Anyone accused of terrorist activities to cause harm to the people of their nation or other nations is banned from having the right to a fair trial.

Anyone accused of treason to the government can be banned from having a fair trial.

Anyone accused of major theft or assault and battery is stripped of the right to a fair trial.

All people accused of minor crimes retain the right to a fair trial, if they can convince the judge before the trial that the crime they committed was minor, not major.

Anyone accused of a major crime cannot be given a fair trial. Illegal, contradicts Fair Criminal Trial.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Taylortania

Description: The governments are getting to powerfull in peoples countries, i think that all leaders of countries, kings, queens, presidents should run there countries as an absolute monarchy meaning that the monarch has the power to rule his or her land or state and its citizens freely, with some laws or legally-organized direct opposition in force. Although some religious authority may be able to discourage the monarch from some acts and the sovereign is expected cory rules to act according to custom, in an absolute monarchy there is no constitution or body of law above what is decreed by the sovereign (king or queen). As a theory of civics, absolute monarchy puts total trust in well-bred and well-trained monarchs raised for the role from birth. Illegal, idealogical ban.

Repeal "Freedom of Marriage Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #15
Proposed by: Ostina

Description: WA Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: It is recognized that the aim of WA Resolution #15, the tolerance and defense against persecution of couples upon grounds of sexual orientation, is benign in its intentions. While the promotion of tolerance through equal rights is an "amiable" goal, however, the Freedom of Marriage Act has set upon itself a fundamental contradiction.

Article 1b of Resolution #15 states "This resolution does not affect the criteria and restrictions in existence for the celebration of rites within religious communities." The definition of community includes "a unified body of individuals as a state," which many nations within the World Assembly have taken to heart when founding their nations. Simply put: these many nations are theocratic in nature and have established their states upon the foundation of their religion, forever tying their faith and government together.

To enforce the provisions of Resolution #15 is to either promote discrimination amongst nations or to turn itself inside-out and violate its own self. In the former scenario, nations that are founded upon religion will be legally exempt from this Act while all other nations must comply with it, resulting in a preferential treatment of these nations over all others. In the latter scenario, all nations that are founded upon religion will be forced to remove the "restrictions in existence for the celebration of rites within [those] religious communities" and therefore change its government on a basic level.

Following through the latter scenario is to violate Article 1 of Resolution #2, "Rights and Duties of WA States," which states "every WA Member State has the right to independence and hence to exercise freely, without dictation by any other NationState, all its legal powers, including the choice of its own form of government."

Therefore, all responsible heads of states are called upon to recognize the violation that is enforced within Resolution #15 and vote for its immediate repeal.



Claiming a resolution is illegal does not make it so. Especially when the mods have already declared it not.

Claiming a resolution is illegal does not make it so. Especially when the mods have already declared it not.Not to mention that repealing because something is/was illegal is a metagaming violation. Part of why repealing Max Barry Day was such a pain in the ass.

Repeal "Freedom of Marriage Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #15
Proposed by: R539

Description: WA Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This resolution must be repealed. It enforces that gay marriage be allowed in all WA member nations. This would take the nations sovereignty away and does not allow nations to oppose it. Gay marriage is not something to be made an international law, but rather a domestic one. If a nation wants gay marriage, they should have it, if a nations doesn’t want it, they shouldn’t have it.

It is not in the power of the World Assembly to enact laws that have no place as an international issue.

Listed below are valid points of nations that oppose gay marriage.
1. God (the Old Testament of the Bible which cover Jews and Christians) created free will, not Gay people ("God made me this way" is not an excuse)
2. No one is born Gay like no one is born racist (nurture, not nature)
3. Being Gay is a choice (free will)
4. Choosing to be Gay is choosing to be an outcast (by being separate from the group of straight people)
5. Everyone shouldn't have to accept the beliefs of an outcast (it’s like creating a religion and demanding everyone accepts your God)




RL reference, and very possibly grossly offensive.

RL reference, and very possibly grossly offensive.

"George Bush" is a real world reference. "The Bible" has been adopted by enough NationStates nations to effectively belong here. At the risk of being offensive, it's as generic as 'aspirin' or 'zipper' these days.

As for "grossly offensive", I'm not going to apply that particular brand of political correctness to a religious argument. People on the other side of the argument may consider it offensive, and history may indeed support that side. For now, it's a widely held opinion, and it's not the place of NationStates moderation to attempt to squash it. Debate it, because I won't delete it.

"George Bush" is a real world reference. "The Bible" has been adopted by enough NationStates nations to effectively belong here. At the risk of being offensive, it's as generic as 'aspirin' or 'zipper' these days.

As for "grossly offensive", I'm not going to apply that particular brand of political correctness to a religious argument. People on the other side of the argument may consider it offensive, and history may indeed support that side. For now, it's a widely held opinion, and it's not the place of NationStates moderation to attempt to squash it. Debate it, because I won't delete it.


Ok i'm not making any pronouncements or being argumentative but, Racism is a commonly held belief system and yet swastikas are banned (rightly in my opinion ) and so would a similar resolution banning inter-racial marriage on these grounds and in these terms ( i think i'm right in saying? ) so why the leeway for this particular form of prejudice? I should say that in my region of the Real World this kind of thinking would be considered very extreme indeed and might very well be considered "hate speach" if you'll excuse me saying so.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Quacawa

Description: Every child up to the age of 16 has a right to get a free education which is funded by the goverment.

The school week must be AT LEAST 4 days a week and AT LEAST 5 hours a day, so to ensure a goo education.Looks like the author got themselves a "goo education."

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Kcloud

Description: As the world grows smaller, nations can no longer pretend that nothing is happening outside their boundries. This law admits that when an independant state is either unwilling or unable to protect their people from any preventable act, the duty falls to the international community.What?:confused:

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Dordinal

Description: In order to stop all needless war, if this law is passed, all nations must report to a council of WA members before starting a war or invasion.Illegal, committee rules violations.

this kind of thinking would be considered very extreme indeed and might very well be considered "hate speach" if you'll excuse me saying so.

NationStates doesn't have a rule prohibiting "hate speech". It is site policy that even outrageous opinions may be stated and debated. Otherwise, a very small group of players (the mods) become ultimately responsible for what can and cannot be discussed here, a method hardly conducive to open debate.

It's up to the players to prevent such proposals from becoming law. In the past six years this had been an adequate defense against illogical and hateful ideology. We'll continue to support this approach until the site owners tell us otherwise.

NationStates doesn't have a rule prohibiting "hate speech". It is site policy that even outrageous opinions may be stated and debated. Otherwise, a very small group of players (the mods) become ultimately responsible for what can and cannot be discussed here, a method hardly conducive to open debate.

It's up to the players to prevent such proposals from becoming law. In the past six years this had been an adequate defense against illogical and hateful ideology. We'll continue to support this approach until the site owners tell us otherwise.

Thanks for taking the time to respond to me Frisbeeteria, i accept what your saying. But is that consistent with the prohibitions on Nazi or Racist related imagery in flags and such?

Thanks for taking the time to respond to me Frisbeeteria, i accept what your saying. But is that consistent with the prohibitions on Nazi or Racist related imagery in flags and such?

Per instructions from the site administrators and owners, we currently ban the Swastika as a national flag. It's not banned from discussion, nor do we prohibit Nazis or Nazi roleplaying.

There is no prohibition on racism or racist behavior, as long as it doesn't break the other key rules defined in the FAQ, specifically any content that is:

obscene
illegal
threatening
malicious
defamatory
spam

The World Assembly expressly forbids the posting of proposals that promote the genocide of a people, regardless of type, as virtually all of these fall afoul of one or more of the previous six forbidden actions. There is no other specific ban of racism.

Thanks for the clarification Frisbeeteria.

As for "grossly offensive", I'm not going to apply that particular brand of political correctness to a religious argument. People on the other side of the argument may consider it offensive, and history may indeed support that side. For now, it's a widely held opinion, and it's not the place of NationStates moderation to attempt to squash it. Debate it, because I won't delete it.

Hence my use of the phrase "very possibly" when I brought it up.

Beijing Ollymics
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Berhawk

Description: It is not rigt to knock down ouses,murder/Injure innocent people and even inprison them. The jail's there kept in are called the black jail's 20-30 people in one room. All this for Popularity with other countries if u want this to stop All tjis just agree and save china and The furute olympic vilages

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Sep 8 2008

Real life reference