NationStates Jolt Archive

I have made a proposal. As you know as a delegate you have the power to vote in oreder to make a proposal a resolution.

Please read the secrecy and democracy proposal and tell me what you think.

below is a copy

Any nation who values the rights of its people, would value the right for its peoples to access information.

I propose that any information in possession of a nation NOT directly related to national security must be available to its public upon request of its members.

Information regarding for example on economics, corruption, ufos and extraterrestrials or whatever it may be must be available to the public.

However, any information regarding national security may be withheld. ONLY until possible threat from the realse of such information is not of a reasonable likelihood.

I think Freedom of Information would be a worthwhile topic for WA consideration, however I think your proposal requires a lot of work- it's just not at an appropriate level yet. Try to formalise the language more and work on the structure- why not look at some previously passed resolutions and adapt your own proposal to match it to more of a standardised WA proposal structure.

Here's one for your consideration, about national security:

EMPHASIZES that Member Nations do not have to disclose information to the applicant if it believes that national security is being compromised by doing so.

Sometimes it is best not to disclose information if doing so threatens security.

Of course, national security could prove to be the get out clause for disclosing almost anything.

I think Freedom of Information would be a worthwhile topic for WA consideration, however I think your proposal requires a lot of work- it's just not at an appropriate level yet. Try to formalise the language more and work on the structure- why not look at some previously passed resolutions and adapt your own proposal to match it to more of a standardised WA proposal structure.

Im still a newbie at this, I'll try to make better quality ones in the future. However I think its an important topic.

True, I dint think this out far enough. Well maby I sould try it again at some future time with a more detailed proposal and specifiy what makes up national security in an objective way.

Im new at this so please forgive the inadequatecy of my first atempt at a proposal.

Ok here is my new proposal

Freedom of Information
Proposal Information in the possession on a nation, significant to the best interests of other nations must be made available to all other concerned parties in the international WA community.

Acknowledging Nations have the right to national security and the protection of its citizens. However all nations as part of the WA have the responsibility to the interests of the international WA community. Therefore any information of importance that may have an international implication must immediately be made available the international community that has membership in the WA.

Concerned Information vital to the democratic running or, of international significance is being withheld by various nations who have an egotistical and selfish political agenda within the WA community.

Further Information may be withheld from nations not in membership of the WA. Justifiably because these nations are not bound by the WA Resolutions, therefore as not bound by the resolutions of the WA, nether shall they be allowed to benefit from them.

Acknowledging The right of nations as individual entities to run anyway seem fit, regardless of the views and opinions of other nations including that of the WA However on the international arena all nations must behave in a democratic way towards other nations and must acknowledge the democracy that is the WA.

Therefore The withholding of information that is of significance to WA community is repugnant to the democratic behaviour required to the international community of the WA.

Acknowledges The vagueness of what exactly constitutes international implications is open for debate. However if expected that a majority would agree that certain information is of importance to the international WA community, it would be then reasonable to assume that the release of such information should be made.

Calls for Any member of the WA found to be suppressing information that is of international implication, be made to explain its actions and be held accountable for such. Further is held responsible for such implications that arise in the international community as a result of the suppression of such information.

Concludes Should this proposal be made to the stage of a resolution, and hence pass it would greatly increase the democracy in the international community in the most fundamental of ways.

This would be the way information and knowledge is handled within the WA community.

Getting better... but when drafting, please include category and strength.

Calls for Any member of the WA found to be suppressing information that is of international implication, be made to explain its actions and be held accountable for such. Further is held responsible for such implications that arise in the international community as a result of the suppression of such information.Essentially sanctions here...

Concludes Should this proposal be made to the stage of a resolution, and hence pass it would greatly increase the democracy in the international community in the most fundamental of ways.This seems to simply be a restating of the Furtherment of Democracy tag line.


...which means the only two clauses that are active, don't really do anything. You have a lot of preamble, but little else. After all the acknowledging and such, what does this do? Remember, WA Resolutions are laws, not essays or impact statements.