NationStates Jolt Archive

Comments and criticism would be welcome for this draft issue featuring undereducated politicians and a sly satire of the UN proposed resolutions page. (In particular, guidance on spellings in American English would be appreciated.)

Title: Literacy Tests for @@NAME@@'s Politicians?

Description: A wave of poor grammar, incorrect spelling and sheer illiteracy in recent legislation has led to calls for public representatives to take compulsory standardised tests.

Validity: Not valid for nations which have banned democracy.

Option:
[option] @@RANDOMNAME@@, a Senator's secretary, whispers, "Let's be honest, some of our politicians couldn't write a cheque by themselves, let alone our country's laws. We really ought to test candidates on their literacy skills and knowledge of current affairs before they can stand for election - if they fail, they're out. It'll reduce the pool of hopefuls to those who can actually run the country, and people will be a lot more interested in politics if you can't get elected just because of a flashy campaign."
[effect]politicians are kicked out of office for failing standardised tests


[option] "Well, that's a little extreme," says political theorist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We shouldn't insult the people of @@NAME@@ by telling them whom they can or can't vote for. A much better solution would be to introduce shorter term limits for all law-makers, and to give voters more access to their representatives. That way, they can decide who's the best person for the job more frequently than they can right now. But we'll need to employ a lot more staff in the public sector to keep the system running smoothly."
[effect]term limits for legislators have been greatly shortened


[option] Remedial teacher @@RANDOMNAME@@ has a different plan. "Neither of these ideas would cure the real problem - that there are still people in @@NAME@@ who can't read or write. If the Government boosts funding for literacy programs in schools and libraries, then maybe everybody will have a decent level of writing skills. Who cares about a few politicians when a whole generation of students is at stake?"
[effect]literacy funding has reached an all-time high

that could be a very fun issue. It looks good. Maybe one more option where one of the illiterate politicians speaks out against the issue.

Comments and criticism would be welcome for this draft issue featuring undereducated politicians and a sly satire of the UN proposed resolutions page. (In particular, guidance on spellings in American English would be appreciated.)

Title: Literacy Tests for @@NAME@@'s Politicians?

Description: A wave of poor grammar, incorrect spelling and sheer illiteracy in recent legislation has led to calls for public representatives to take compulsory standardised tests.

Validity: Not valid for nations which have banned democracy.

Option:
[option] @@RANDOMNAME@@, a Senator's secretary, whispers, "Let's be honest, some of our politicians couldn't write a cheque by themselves, let alone our country's laws. We really ought to test candidates on their literacy skills and knowledge of current affairs before they can stand for election - if they fail, they're out. It'll reduce the pool of hopefuls to those who can actually run the country, and people will be a lot more interested in politics if you can't get elected just because of a flashy campaign."
[effect]politicians are kicked out of office for failing standardised tests


[option] "Well, that's a little extreme," says political theorist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We shouldn't insult the people of @@NAME@@ by telling them whom they can or can't vote for. A much better solution would be to introduce shorter term limits for all law-makers, and to give voters more access to their representatives. That way, they can decide who's the best person for the job more frequently than they can right now. But we'll need to employ a lot more staff in the public sector to keep the system running smoothly."
[effect]term limits for legislators have been greatly shortened


[option] Remedial teacher @@RANDOMNAME@@ has a different plan. "Neither of these ideas would cure the real problem - that there are still people in @@NAME@@ who can't read or write. If the Government boosts funding for literacy programs in schools and libraries, then maybe everybody will have a decent level of writing skills. Who cares about a few politicians when a whole generation of students is at stake?"
[effect]literacy funding has reached an all-time high


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