NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: Please vote only if you are a member of the WTO. Thank You.
IC: The chairman sat up in his chair. "As chairman of the board, I annonce the voting on issue 002 to begin. The options are:

Declare the Strait of Gibraltar International Waters. This could be from either a treaty signed by many, or militiary involvment.

Have Free Trade zones in each area of particular need. A council would decide on rulings, laws, and general happenings of these areas.
An idea that would tie into this would be to create an enforcement group; soldiers who would protect the zones from possible attacks.

In a recent poll of Ramissilian citizens, ruling two is seen to have the best affect. The biggest reason for this is because there would be something to enforce these laws.

Let the voting begin.

OOC:
Remember, which ever option is chosen, there will be a conference to establish the specifics. If two is chosen, some WTO rulings will be changed to give more slack. *cough*VOTE FOR TWO!*cough*

Aligned Planets, Dimmimar, SovietRepublicofRussia, Dumpsterdam, your votes are ignored, as this is for WTO members only.

Canad a, your vote is also ignored.

OOC: *hits self in head* sorry, i didn't read the post, just voted, ignore my vote

The R.O.K. has voted for option one.

I think the RWC should have a say in this poll too? Being that Chellis is threatening war on us over it.

OOC: Actually, it might be bad for the R.W.C to vote for this. If large members of either side voted, it would be extremely biased. The current members wouldn't give a crap about it, in most cases. If option two is selected, all influential NS members could cast votes, make ballots simply by joining the council.

Kyanges, you suggested number two. Why the change of heart?

And if your wondering about how to get in to the medditerranian, since the Suez and Gibraltar are closed, the Red-Nile Canal is always open. For a fee, of course. ;)

AHHH, sorry, I voted. I thought it was just for anyone with a RL nation, sorry.

The Confederacy of Lachenburg supports the Idea of Free Trade Zones. We believe that this policy will further global economic prosperity and encourage the creation and enlargement of trade routes.

Rolf Deinper
Lachenburgian Delagate to the WTO
Confederacy of Lachenburg

Considering we already have unrest within international waters, from illegal gambling, slave trade, incest, drug, bootlegging, shooting and in some cases illegal fishing of endangered species by using dynamite to "get da goods" it is only a wise choice to have it declared as a free trade zone OF the WTO in which the WTO can have military control of it and keep sure that no illegal activity like having a big terrorist convention or floating casino out of the reach of the law.

Having it in international waters is not the best choice if the WTO can get control of it.

OOC: Actually, it might be bad for the R.W.C to vote for this. If large members of either side voted, it would be extremely biased. The current members wouldn't give a crap about it, in most cases. If option two is selected, all influential NS members could cast votes, make ballots simply by joining the council.

Kyanges, you suggested number two. Why the change of heart?

And if your wondering about how to get in to the medditerranian, since the Suez and Gibraltar are closed, the Red-Nile Canal is always open. For a fee, of course. ;)


OOC: The strait is only closed to the RWC at this time.