NationStates Jolt Archive

What happens when we have contradicting legislation coming up.

I note for example that there is currently a proposal up (currently backed by 24 out of the 110 needed) for Nuclear Disarmament.

However we also have already passed legislation (by over 2,000 votes) which states that all nations in the WA be allowed to produce Nuclear Weapons.

If the Nuclear Disarmament proposal recieves enough backing, how can these two pieces of legislation exist at the same time?

Surely a repeal is needed first (which is what I intended upon doing for the original nuclear arms act but have since decided instead to simply draft a bill taking the act further) before someone drafts legislation for disarmament.

I'm sure there are other cases of this with other acts?

What happens when we have contradicting legislation coming up.

I note for example that there is currently a proposal up (currently backed by 24 out of the 110 needed) for Nuclear Disarmament.

However we also have already passed legislation (by over 2,000 votes) which states that all nations in the WA be allowed to produce Nuclear Weapons.

If the Nuclear Disarmament proposal recieves enough backing, how can these two pieces of legislation exist at the same time?

Surely a repeal is needed first (which is what I intended upon doing for the original nuclear arms act but have since decided instead to simply draft a bill taking the act further) before someone drafts legislation for disarmament.

I'm sure there are other cases of this with other acts?

Contradicting passed resolutions renders proposals illegal. You should probably read the rules (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=420465) before trying again.

Bob Flibble
WA Representative

its not me that tried, i just saw that someone else was, and had recieved 24 backings...
im just pointing it out

Illegal proposals aren't immediately deleted. The mods tend to sweep at least once per 48 hour period, though, meaning illegal proposals are usually deleted before getting too far. There is no in-built system to screen out illegal proposals, though.

Given the preponderance of crap proposals (and other modly obligations, not to mention non-internet life), it helps to have such things pointed out.

The "Silly and Illegal Proposals" thread is a great place for them, as both Hack and I read that thread regularly.