Silly and/or Illegal Proposals. zOMG! [Archive] - Page 12

Flibbleites

07-07-2006, 21:27

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Vaughanaria

Description: DEFINES for the purpose of this resolution, that agricultural subsidies are sums of money paid to farmers to produce food and other natural resources such as grain and cotton.

DEFINES for the purpose of this resolution, that the domestic market refers to all consumers who are governed by the body which implements agricultural subsidies eg. If a national government is the subsidiser, all consumers living in that country for the domestic market. If the subsidiser is a regional body, such as the EU or NAFTA, all the consumers within the region are referred to as the domestic market.

The UNITED NATIONS

RECOGNISING that domestic agriculture is essential for the survival of a state.

RECOGNISING that national governments have the right to set up systems of agricultural subsidies for the purpose of safeguarding domestic agriculture.

However CONCERNED that the net result of systems of agricultural is often a substantial surplus

CONCERNED that this surplus is often “dumped” on the world market at a much lower price than the market rate.

FEELING STRONGLY that this practise is unfair to producers in the third world, whose governments cannot afford to provide subsidies for their farmers, and are thus forced to sell their goods at a much cheaper price on the world market, often meaning that the selling price is below the cost of production.

PROPOSES that any body which sets up a scheme of agricultural subsidies must take steps to ensure that the amount produced by their farmers is restricted to the amount required to supply the domestic market.

MANDATES that bodies which produce more than required by their domestic markets will incur fines. Regions must endeavour to ensure that any subsidised produce sold on the world market must represent no more than 0.1% of the region’s total subsidised agricultural productionIllegal, RL references.

Yelda

07-07-2006, 22:11

Nuclear Weapons

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Relax

Proposed by: MAniaKLukE

Description: I think Nuclear weapons should be legal.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 126 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 10 2006
That's your argument? Nuclear weapons are legal. Oh, and, Gun Control?

Flibbleites

07-07-2006, 22:56

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Equalland

Description: The United Nations,

Declaring that Socialism is a Superior political belief

Recognizing that Democratic Socialism grants civil and human rights to the People

Noting that Fascism is morally wrong and inferior to Socialism

Agreeing that extending Democratic Socialism would be beneficial to human rights

Further Noting that not all Nations agree with Socialist Political Theory

Assuring that this resolution does not impose Socialism on any Nation that does not wish to embrace itOK, and this does what exactly?

Gruenberg

07-07-2006, 22:59

# minute ago: The Republic of Applejack9 applied to join the UN.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack8 applied to join the UN.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack7 applied to join the UN.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack6 applied to join the UN.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack5 applied to join the UN.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack4 applied to join the UN.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack3 applied to join the UN.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack2 applied to join the UN.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack10 applied to join the UN.

Not a silly proposal, but truly silly UN happenings.

Flibbleites

07-07-2006, 23:05

I have a feeling that we could very well be seeing
# minute ago: The Republic of Applejack9 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack8 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack7 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack6 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 1 minute ago: The Republic of Applejack5 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack4 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack3 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack2 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 2 minutes ago: The Republic of Applejack10 was ejected from the UN for rule violations.soon.

Frisbeeteria

07-07-2006, 23:14

Applejack's been doing this for a couple of weeks now. He's just keeping a bunch of nations "on the hook" in case he needs one. It's fairly common practice, except most people aren't so blatant about it.

Newfoundcanada

07-07-2006, 23:20

That's your argument? Nuclear weapons are legal. Oh, and, Gun Control?
It does not even do anything other then state an opinion so there is no point either. lol.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #18
Proposed by: Evansontoria

Description: UN Resolution #18: Hydrogen Powered Vehicles (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Nation should be forced to research any thing they do not what.

Nation should be able to research or fuel for cars.

This is just pathetic. not the idea itself but the repeal I mean. It does not really force nations to do anything because it is so unspecfic. Also it does not ban research of cars.

on a side note it should be do not want not do not what.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Equalland

Description: The United Nations,

Declaring that Socialism is a Superior political belief

Recognizing that Democratic Socialism grants civil and human rights to the People

Noting that Fascism is morally wrong and inferior to Socialism

Agreeing that extending Democratic Socialism would be beneficial to human rights

Further Noting that not all Nations agree with Socialist Political Theory

Assuring that this resolution does not impose Socialism on any Nation that does not wish to embrace it

Approvals: 1 (Equalland)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 10 2006

just a tiny bit of indeological banning:)

Virginia Nova

08-07-2006, 03:16

Assuring that this resolution does not impose Socialism on any Nation that does not wish to embrace it

Now were back to square one:D

Norderia

08-07-2006, 04:23

OK, and this does what exactly?

Gives socialists a bad name... -disapproving look-

The Most Glorious Hack

08-07-2006, 05:54

Gives socialists a bad name... -disapproving look-Yeah. You guys certainly don't need any help :p

Norderia

08-07-2006, 06:30

Yeah. You guys certainly don't need any help :p

Oh please, there's a drunken cat in your avatar! You're hardly one to talk.

-pouts, folds arms, glowers-

Forgottenlands

08-07-2006, 06:31

That's your argument? Nuclear weapons are legal. Oh, and, Gun Control?

Maybe he wants them to be legal for civilian use/possession

Fishyguy

08-07-2006, 07:52

Repeal "Individual Self-Determination"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #164
Proposed by: Beaumontina

Description: UN Resolution #164: Individual Self-Determination (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Description: UN Resolution #164: Individual Self-Determination (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: RECOGNIZES that the issue of Euthanasia is a difficult issue in which good people may, and often do, disagree.

ARGUES that euthanasia proposes to eliminate suffering by eliminating the one who suffers. Euthanasia violates the principle that each human being has intrinsic dignity and value, regardless of age, physical or mental condition, or state of dependency.

ACKNOWLEDGES this repeal will not prohibit Euthanasia in any nation, but permit it to be a daily issue in which a nation may decide this issue for themselves.

RECALLS Resolution #147 "Abortion Legality Convention" in which the controversial issue of abortion was taken out of the jurisdiction of the United Nations and returned to nations to decide. Euthanasia is a similar issue that should not have the world body mandate how every nation should believe.

RECALLS Resolution #162 "Repeal "Legalise Euthanasia"" in which the controversial issue of euthanasia was originally taken out of the jurisdiction of the United Nations and returned to nations to decide. Despite having recently been repealed this legislation has been reintroduced after being renamed. Such a controversial and widely disputed issue should not have the world body mandate how every nation should believe.

ARGUES that Article 3 is flawed in that it's description of qualifying medical conditions given as "terminal or severe chronic disease or injury that will necessitate the long term use of strong drugs to control pain and/or dependence on others for personal care" includes huge numbers of people such as, for example, all elderly people who may require any form of care including meals on wheels, social care, district nurses and anybody in any form of care home. This legislation therefore mandates governments to assist in the suicide of any elderly person who requires social care. Refusal to carry out this request would force governments to breach U.N. legislation.

RECOGNISES that states have a responsibility to provide those suffering from "terminal or severe chronic disease or injury that will necessitate the long term use of strong drugs to control pain and/or dependence on others for personal care" with a good quality of life and that this legislation suggests that where this is not the case an acceptable solution is for the person to die.

SUGGESTS that many elderly people, worried about the impact their requirement for social care may have on their families, may feel obliged to choose euthanasia in order to avoid being a burden. In some cases, these people may even be encouraged to feel this way by their families for a multitude of reasons. By including no protection for people such as this, and including such a vague and general description of qualifying conditions in Article 3, this legislation currently fails to protect these groups of citizens from this abuse.

FURTHER ARGUES The United Nations should be able to welcome nations that have differing opinions on controversial issues such as this one. Such an obviously divisive issue should not be mandated upon nations one way or the other. Resolution #164 does exactly that.

Is it just me, or are the parts I bolded COPIED DIRECTLY out of Resolution #162 Repeal "Legalise Euthanasia" ? (Hint, they are!)

In light of the recently passed UN Copyright Convention I believe Beaumontina is in violation of international law, and should be brought to justice for their crimes. ;)

Plus, repeating the Description line and having two Argument lines is just stupid.

Fishyguy

08-07-2006, 07:59

Free Vaccinations
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Roos Union

Description: The United Nations,

DESIRING to reduce unnecessary loss of life,

FROM epidemics and Biological attacks (Both air and water form) from National Security breaches

NOTICING the number of lives lost due to disease,

STATING that many could be prevented from simple vaccinations,

CONCERNED that not everyone can afford to have vaccinations,

GOING FURTHER than Resolution #9 and #98

TO eradicate other diseases from UN Nations,

THUS HEREBY PROCLAIMING that any major present infectious disease must have a vaccination which is to be provided free of charge to all consenting citizens.

ALSO NOTICING that diseases may mutate,

HEREBY announce that any further malicious and infectious forms of disease, once vaccinations for these are made, must be provided free of charge to all consenting citizens.

HOWEVER priority is given to children, the elderly and disabled when in shortage,

NOTICING the world population and cost of vaccinating the consenting citizens,

THEREFORE allowing the nation 10 years to respond to vaccinate all consenting citizens.

UNDERSTANDING that the economic position of some countries may prevent their fulfilling the 10 year deadline,

BELIEVING that the nations will not be ready within the 10 years deadline,

ENCOURAGE the International Red Cross Organization (IRCO) (Created in Resolution #29) to help and aid those countries with the nation's consent,

HOWEVER the IRCO may intervene if the nation will not fulfill the needs before the deadline.

ALSO ALLOWING more developed countries and entrepreneurs to donate both money and vaccinations to the IRCO who can then distribute the donations to the countries who need it.

BELIEVING that this will reduce national death rates, especially infant mortality rates,

FURTHERMORE BELIEVING that if these laws are enacted, public health care standards will increase globally.

Co-authored by the members of Democracy

Looks like a giant house o' cards waitin to collapse.

Fishyguy

08-07-2006, 08:06

Repeal "End slavery"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #6
Proposed by: Former British Colonys

Description: UN Resolution #6: End slavery (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This resolution needs to be re written. We are all opposed to slavery. however, our command economy would do better if the first point was removed. Two weeks notice is not enough time. Also, some individuals have certain skills. the government should be able to keep them where they can do the most for their country. They must apply to the government to leave their job. They will be paid and will not be the property of the govrnment.

I propose that this resoluition is repealed and re written so that it is more specific to slavery and less harmfull to the industry of command economies.

Minor MetaGaming and Formatting I suppose. The author is just talking about what s/he does in his/her nation, not really how this affects everyone, although I don't know if this is grounds for deletion.

Fishyguy

08-07-2006, 08:15

Housing for the homeless
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: East haifa

Description: Homeless people, as we know, has no place to live in. Their countries have to find a place for them to live in. They are many prestigious real-estate projects which rich people while live in while the poor homeless will stay out in the street. Isn't that absurd?

1. Governments will make sure the homeless people have a place to live in, even if it depends on building new complexes for them.
2. If the homeless is elder, the government will take care for its pension.

Isn't that (proposal) absurd?

Fishyguy

08-07-2006, 08:21

Repeal "BioRights Declaration"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #56
Proposed by: Kaplechistan

Description: UN Resolution #56: BioRights Declaration (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This document just specifies that clones have equal rights and can be created, in this repeal, if this is repealed, I will make a better document. A better version of this that will define the rights and qualities a clone can and should have.

"This document"
You mean "Resolution #56"

"in this repeal, if this is repealed, I will make a better document."
In, if, which is it? I don't see any better document.

"A better version of this that will define the rights and qualities a clone can and should have."
We need to "define the rights and qualities" of cloned things/persons seperately? :confused:

Fishyguy

08-07-2006, 09:17

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

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Aidan King

Description: There should be a jail sentence, 5 years at least, for smoking and using all types of drugs.

The police need to crack down on druggies.

Too ambiguous, and it doesn't mandate anything.

Cluichstan

08-07-2006, 15:54

Yeah. You guys certainly don't need any help :p

Damn. Beat me to it. :p

Yelda

08-07-2006, 19:13

North Korea sanctions

A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Larania-Vallus

Description: I have recently witnessed what North Kores is trying to do. blow up the wrold. so therefore i motion that the UN denounce NK attimpts to build up a nuclear arsinal.

i urge my colleges to pass this

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 11 2006
Hmmm, RL reference, or is he talking about this (http://www.nationstates.net/Red%20North%20Korea) or this (http://www.nationstates.net/North%20Koreatopia) or this (http://www.nationstates.net/North%20Korean%20Soldiers) or this (http://www.nationstates.net/North%20Korea%204) or this (http://www.nationstates.net/Iraqi%20North%20Korea)? This (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=display_region/region=North%20Korea) perhaps?

Yelda

08-07-2006, 19:16

i urge my colleges to pass this
So have your colleges pass it. Stop bothering us with it.

Newfoundcanada

08-07-2006, 19:28

So have your colleges pass it. Stop bothering us with it.

He can't have many seeing how it has 0 aprovals.:) I wonder how these people get 2 endorsements.

Forgottenlands

08-07-2006, 19:58

So have your colleges pass it. Stop bothering us with it.

He'd have to be admitted first

Flibbleites

10-07-2006, 03:25

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: St Monaco

Description: This proposal notes that all citizens who become unemployed be entitled to a job seekers allowance of X amount (to be decided by individual governments within set guidelines).

This proposal also recognises that it is unfair for any citizen to live solely off these benefits for an unlimited amount of time. The tax payer can only help the unemployed so much.

This proposal requests that all governments enforce this proposal strictly with the use of a governmental department of some sort.

The proposal is that the amount of social benefits allowed to be claimed by the unemployed is reduced by 5% every month.

However in circumstances where the reduced benefits available to be claimed by the individual has fallen to below 50% of the original amount a review will be held by the newly formed governmental department.

This proposal will decrease unemployment as people will have to get a job.
It is fair to the unemployed while meaning the tax payer is not supporting a 'claimers clan' of society who have no intention of gaining employment.:confused:

Windurst1

10-07-2006, 06:34

Region government

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Larania-Vallus

Description: We the nation of Larania-Vallus do here by motion to force all regions to have regional governments.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jul 13 2006

Oh this had so many wrong things in it and shouldn't it be strong? Very illegal. I belive strong bad knows what to do with this one...

Norderia

10-07-2006, 06:36

Oh this had so many wrong things in it and shouldn't it be strong? Very illegal. I belive strong bad knows what to do with this one...

A-deleted!

Hirota

10-07-2006, 09:15

The Human Rights Ammendment
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: North Suffolk

Description: All nations should be given the right to create their own human rights agenda without liberal intrusion, no judgement should be made upon a nation who decides to create their own bill of rights that are unique to their own country.

This will mean that:

1. The fight against terrorism will have barriers currently intruding removed.
2. Certain individuals who put the rights of one against that of the people will be silenced.
3. Nations will be given the right to decide what is and is not a 'human right' which is sometimes open to much deliberation.

This resolution will allow all nations to vote to create a change for the better in each of their own nation's.A. It's a blocker
B. It's preventing "intrusion" (it cites liberal), and failing to recognise the supremacy of international law.

St Edmundan Antarctic

10-07-2006, 13:48

A. It's a blocker

OOC: The fact that a particular player personally disagrees with a type of resolution is not enough to justify automatically classifying resolutions of that type as 'Silly'...

B. It's preventing "intrusion" (it cites liberal), and failing to recognise the supremacy of international law.

Failing to recognise that this clashes with relevant prior resolutions that are still in force, and is therefore illegal, yes.

Forgottenlands

10-07-2006, 14:38

OOC: The fact that a particular player personally disagrees with a type of resolution is not enough to justify automatically classifying resolutions of that type as 'Silly'...

I don't see you complaining every time that Xenoland posts a silly proposal

St Edmundan Antarctic

10-07-2006, 15:28

I don't see you complaining every time that Xenoland posts a silly proposal

OOC: I don't (can't, alas) spend as long online as I'd like to, and so simply don't have enough time to post everything relevant that occurs to me: Today, being on holiday, I had enough time to notice & comment on that particular post...

Flibbleites

10-07-2006, 16:05

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Breel

Description: SEEING that the UN has abolished the 40 hour week

KNOWING that people want their free time.

BECAUSE the bill about abolishing the 40 hour week is a crime against human rights

HEREBY Proposes that bill of "Abolish 40 hour week" be put before the UN judge for breaking human rights

Proposes that a 37.5 hour week comes into effect.

AS the corrupt regimes of the world will welcome the abolishment of the 40 hour week to increase their worforce working hour and lower their wages, this resolution MUST be abolished at ONCE.Since when do we have a UN judge?

Forgottenlands

10-07-2006, 16:33

OOC: I don't (can't, alas) spend as long online as I'd like to, and so simply don't have enough time to post everything relevant that occurs to me: Today, being on holiday, I had enough time to notice & comment on that particular post...

The thing is that you're the only one who's complaining. Many have made contributions to this thread that are simply silly because of one's personal beliefs, but aside from one shot at a Waterana contribution and this shot at Hirota, I see no one complaining about that.

Norderia

10-07-2006, 18:51

Besides, this thread had evolved a little from the title. Back in the day it was "make fun of the lame proposals" and now it's "give the mods reasons to delete illegal proposals." Fris even said that the mods come through here to look for the obvious ones when going through the proposal list.

Witchcliff

10-07-2006, 21:17

Rights of Slave Owners

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Naughty Slave Girls

Description: Description: Providing universal rights to Slave Owners

REPEALING Resolution #6 "End Slavery" as it violates the
rights of Slave Owners, and the rights of people to enter
into slavery contracts as a profession

REPEALING Resolution #68 "Ban Trafficking of Persons" as
it is to broad and violates the basic tenant of the right
to own a person, or the right to be owned as one chooses

RECOGNIZING that not all member states have Slave Owners or slaves

UNDERSTANDING the intent of the previous resolutions to try
to help by freeing slaves, not realizing they were condemning them to death by starvation, due to lack of skills. Further they did not take into account, the desire to be owned by the Slaves was legitimate

KNOWING that slavery allows unskilled laborers to have a
job and survive, if there are owners who are willing to take possession of them

REALIZING that almost every world religion condones slavery,
and to create a law against it is a violation of those
basic religious tenants

ACKNOWLEDGING some member states may have laws preventing
slavery of it's denizens within their nation in violation
of natural law, but we do not propose it's elimination at this juncture

POINTING OUT that slaves are property of their owners, and
the rights of the Slave Owners MUST be protected, if
their property is lost and may be illegally residing in another nation making extradition paramount

MANDATING that all available means of law enforcement be at
the disposal of slave owners to recover their property in
case of accidental loss

FURTHER NOTING that everyone has the right to be a slave if
they choose to be one. Indentured servitude is also to be
recognized as a legitimate occupation

ADVOCATING that all owners may use their property as they
see fit. Once a slave has an owner, provided they have entered into a legitimate contract, has the right to be used as the owner sees fit and the owner has the right to use the property as it suits them

FURTHER it should never be a crime to transfer ownership of
any slave in service to any owner in any country at any time

HOWEVER if a member state wishes to outlaw the ownership of
slaves within itself, this resolution does not infringe
upon that right, providing it does not effect the rights of
the owners from another nation, where such ownership is legal and binding

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jul 13 2006
Trying to repeal two resolutions, and introduce new legislation in the one proposal.

Flibbleites

11-07-2006, 04:10

Norderia

11-07-2006, 04:42

I don't see the thread as having evolved, it's just that 9 times out of 10 the silly proposals are also illegal.

Yeah, but now we're pointing out what IS illegal instead of saying "oh em eff gee FUNNY" and stuff.

[NS]Bazalonia

11-07-2006, 04:52

Homeless people, as we know, has no place to live in. Their countries have to find a place for them to live in. They are many prestigious real-estate projects which rich people while live in while the poor homeless will stay out in the street. Isn't that absurd?

1. Governments will make sure the homeless people have a place to live in, even if it depends on building new complexes for them.
2. If the homeless is elder, the government will take care for its pension.

not Illegal... but 1... What is there to say that this place to live isn't an alley way? or any other place designated as a place to live that doesn't actually provide shelter

2. the government can surely 'take of' pensions by not providing any

Enn

11-07-2006, 12:18

What happened to 'Silly Proposals: The Return'? Who changed the name? Completely threw me off at first.

Gruenberg

11-07-2006, 13:03

What happened to 'Silly Proposals: The Return'? Who changed the name? Completely threw me off at first.
I'm assuming it was reference to this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11336138&postcount=2808).

Cluichstan

11-07-2006, 13:21

Social Integrity Resolution
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Vladlandia

Description: The Social Integrity Resolution

Definition : In order to maintain a human being's social integrity and to allow its natural communication with other human beings, that human being must not be a virgins.

Therefore, we, The Land of the Chosen, propose a mind-boggling superb resolution : Rape all the virgin girls that have passed the age of 15. Not a rape in the true sense of the word, but a gentle depiction. This should also apply to virgin boys from the age of 17. They should be provided with free hookers.

Articles of the resolution :

1.All virgin girls aged 15, and all virgin boys aged 17, without any major physical or mental disabilities must be depicted by members of the opposite sex.

2.There should be a special 'Depiction Commission' in every town. This commission should be chosen by local political group leaders. The active part of the commission should be chosen according to the next paragraph : All active members of the depiction commission should be completely healthy, straight and correspond to certain physical standards. Their paychecks will be negotiated.

3.The use of a condom in depiction activities is compulsory.

4.The citizens that correspond to the law's applicable public, should be warned with at least two weeks before the actual sexual intercourse, and also be suggested to present medical proof that they fit the terms of the actual law.

5.'Social Integrity Adaptation' is free for whom the law might apply to.

This law will help normalize teenage relationships and normalize society.It will also provide new workplaces to those involved in its application, thus encouraging economy and adding social stability.

The law was proposed by the leader of the Confederacy of United Planet Earth and elaborated by the experts from the Holy Empire of Vladania. The endorsements and approval necessary for this have been given by several regions with UN members.

Approvals: 1 (United Planet Earth)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 124 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 14 2006

Both Vladlandia and United Planet Earth should be banned for this shit.

Witchcliff

11-07-2006, 13:34

I was just about to post that. First time I've seen a proposal that manages to be illegal (branding), stupid, disgusting, sorta funny in a sick way, shocking and just plain idiotic all at the same time.

Gruenberg

11-07-2006, 13:43

Ban all drugs
Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Charosmatic

Description: we should ban all drugs they are a vilolent and bad thing. they make violence fights and all things that make the world bad. they turn the nicest of people to real evil people
Illegal: formatting (rambling, stupid, incoherent essay).

Also, how can drugs be violent (well, 'vilolent')? Most of them come from plants...when was the last time a poppy knifed someone? Do cannabis leaves regularly ride around in a souped-up car committing drive-bys?

[NS]Bazalonia

11-07-2006, 13:46

Illegal: formatting (rambling, stupid, incoherent essay).

Also, how can drugs be violent (well, 'vilolent')? Most of them come from plants...when was the last time a poppy knifed someone? Do cannabis leaves regularly ride around in a souped-up car committing drive-bys?

In NS.... very possible :D

Cluichstan

11-07-2006, 13:46

Bazalonia']In NS.... very possible :D

I can see it now...the Armed Republic of Knife-Wielding Poppies. :D

Hirota

11-07-2006, 13:47

to quote from south park: "As I was saying, drugs are bad m'kay. You shouldn't do drugs. If you do them you are bad. Because drugs are bad m'kay."

Omigodtheykilledkenny

11-07-2006, 15:18

Both Vladlandia and United Planet Earth should be banned for this shit.And you know when Cluich says you ought to be banned ... :eek:

Cluichstan

11-07-2006, 15:43

And you know when Cluich says you ought to be banned ... :eek:

Yup, it's gotta be some pretty nasty shit.

Flibbleites

11-07-2006, 16:53

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Rivers Run Through It

Description: The nation of "The Legit Businesses of Nuclear Weapons" has committed various atrocities and human rights violations against its own people. Numerous arrest are being made on protesters for voicing their opinions in peaceful protest. Citizens are being treated like animals all the while certain officials are enjoying the full fruits of their labors. It is the desire of the nation of "Rivers Run Through It" that sanctions of a serious magnitude be brought to bare on this rogue nation. So that its people can at least have a voice. It is the suggestion of "Rivers Run Through It", that no endorsements be given by any UN Member to the nation of " The Legit Businesses of Nuclear Weapons", until such time as it changes the statues of its human and civil rights violations against its own people, and can be verified by it changing the statues on its profile for all to see.How illegal art thou, let me count the ways.
1. Branding
2. Attempts to target a specific nation
3. The no endorsement thing is metagaming I believe.

Norderia

11-07-2006, 17:24

I'm assuming it was reference to this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11336138&postcount=2808).

Ahhhh, delicious influence.

How illegal art thou, let me count the ways.
1. Branding
2. Attempts to target a specific nation
3. The no endorsement thing is metagaming I believe

Oh deleting mod, deleting mod, wherefore art thou, deleting mod?

Newfoundcanada

11-07-2006, 17:44

How illegal art thou, let me count the ways.
1. Branding
2. Attempts to target a specific nation
3. The no endorsement thing is metagaming I believe.
4.Grossly Offensive.
5.Strength Violation. It only refers to one nation not many and it says it is strong

Frisbeeteria

11-07-2006, 20:21

Both Vladlandia and United Planet Earth should be banned for this shit.
# 6 minutes ago: United planet earth was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 6 minutes ago: Vladlandia was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 6 minutes ago: The Confederacy of United Planet Earth ceased to exist.
# 6 minutes ago: The Holy Empire of Vladlandia ceased to exist.

Agreed.

Cluichstan

11-07-2006, 20:33

# 6 minutes ago: United planet earth was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 6 minutes ago: Vladlandia was ejected from the UN for rule violations.
# 6 minutes ago: The Confederacy of United Planet Earth ceased to exist.
# 6 minutes ago: The Holy Empire of Vladlandia ceased to exist.

Agreed.

:cool:

Flibbleites

11-07-2006, 21:38

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: We can not hear you

Description: Prologue:
In regards to Resolution 162 (Repeal “legalize euthanasia) and resolution 147 (the abortion legality convention) It can be determined that no killing of a human being can be condoned no matter how great the offense committed. So, therefore, the death penalty is a direct contradiction to the general idea proposed in these two Resolutions. So in conclusion the illegality of the death penalty is necessary to preserve life of all humans in danger of it, for when we kill these people we commit the same murderous acts that some of these criminals have committed.

Solution:
A.) All executions in all U.N. states will cease and all prisoners slated for capitol punishment will be granted clemency.
B.) However, all of felons and criminals given clemency will still be moved to super-maximum security prisons within there own nations. These facilities must be ready and usable by one year of the passing of this resolution. These facilities must:
• Be 50 miles away from the nearest residential areas. (preferably on and island, mountain, or in a desert.)
• Have suitable cells for extended periods of stay by the prisoners.
• Living quarters for the minimum required guards and other support staff. (This will be decided by the state and the size of the prison facility.)
• Substantial lock-down abilities.
• An on-site hospital.
C.) All such criminals will receive the basic human rights they received upon death row however further privileges may be given at the discretion of their nation.
D.) These prisoners will remain in these facilities until the die of natural causes. However, prisoners who are near death or are in danger of dying will be allowed into the prison hospital and visitors will be accepted to see the sick or dying prisoner.

Conclusion:
This resolution will further the value of life and global ethics and make the world a better place. Massive micro-management, none of the UN's business, and the worst part is, it's legal.

Gruenberg

11-07-2006, 21:42

Massive micro-management, none of the UN's business, and the worst part is, it's legal.
Fortunate, then, that it only bans "capitol punishment".

Besides, it could be argued it's a House of Cards, as its sole argument seems to be "these 2 resolutions oppose the death penalty, therefore the UN should". Furthermore, it appears to me to be illegal, or at least bloody stupid, for citing resolutions that allow euthanasia and abortion to say the UN has a stance against killing "no matter what".

Flibbleites

11-07-2006, 21:48

Fortunate, then, that it only bans "capitol punishment".http://bak42.notworksafe.com/images/NationStates/Smilies/laugh.gif

Besides, it could be argued it's a House of Cards, as its sole argument seems to be "these 2 resolutions oppose the death penalty, therefore the UN should".I don't know, those resolutions while they are needed for the arguement, they're not needed for the clauses that actually do something.
Furthermore, it appears to me to be illegal, or at least bloody stupid, for citing resolutions that allow euthanasia and abortion to say the UN has a stance against killing "no matter what".
That's a possibility, I'm beginning to think that I should've said that it appears legal.

Newfoundcanada

11-07-2006, 23:48

Individual Working Freedoms
Proposed by: Gruenberg
Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation
Category: Advancement of Industry
Description: The United Nations,

Steadfastly reaffirming its commitment to individual liberty,

Believing that individuals should be free of undue government interference in making decisions governing their personal lives, where possible,

Convinced that the issues of when, how often, and for how long an individual works should remain an issue for private negotiation between employer and employee,

Equally standing against all forms of slavery and oppression of workers' rights, and to this end recognising Resolution #149, "The Right to Form Unions", as an effective means through which workers can negotiate fair time schedules and contractual obligations,

Recalling the repeal of Resolution #59, "The 40 Hour Workweek", and the reasons therein given for the weaknesses of the prior document,

Dissenting from the view that one standard working week can be determined as a universal diktat, given the diversity of national economies, the particulars of industries working on cyclical, seasonal or other irregular working patterns, and the varying conditions, demographic, environmental, developmental, and otherwise, of member nations,

Considering any attempt to impose a "one size fits all" manacle of working time constriction as a grossly unfair abrogation of individual freedoms,

Desirous of reaching a sensible compromise on the issue:

1. Requests that nations grant their people the greatest possible degree of freedom in determining their terms of employment, and respect the rights of individuals to negotiate contracts privately;

2. Supports the removal of regulations that serve only to reduce individual liberty, and that unfairly remove decision-making power from the individual level;

3. Declares it the right of nations to set reasonable restrictions on workweeks, working schedules and overtime arrangements, and equally to choose to delegate such decisions to a more local, or preferably to the individual, level;

4. Promotes a healthy harmony of national and individual rights in economic decision-making.
Approvals: 54 (Gruenberg, Kaihola, St Edmundan Antarctic, Quatenus, Tarmsden, Wolfish, Vaughanaria, Leg-ends, Ludo Lambrechts, ElJefe, The Great Commonwealth, SchenaRah, The Brown Legionnaires, Canadian Ninjas, Alacerbellum, Kamikastan, SaintlyLand, Pro-Sovereignty Babes, Purple City, NewTexas, Mallowblasters, Arhkonnius, Pandarens, His Majesty Delta, Al Kassad, McCreary, OCR, Sardan, Noua Romanie, Meskalitan, Windsor-Bainbridge, Voicetrack, Rolf haggis, The Isle of Duckia, Gaiah, Azlin, Freemen Lands, Matteh Island, 4Blizzard, Quintaros, False Light, Remote Vagueness, Verke, Ashkevronia, The House of Baugh, GreenJackets, Boico, Fenrir Wolf, Oktum, Celebros, Aeolians, Chimney Hill, Regius, Porro Ago dominatus)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 71 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Jul 13 2006

This is illegal right? It is a blocker … it does not bring in any new idea’s at all.

Forgottenlands

11-07-2006, 23:59

It's legal. Pure blockers are illegal because they encourage nothing thus have no effect on any nation's stats thus fail to match what the categories do.

This, on the other hand, gives support to various areas of business deregulation thus the effect might actually be there thereby matching the stat change.

EDIT: On a side note, we try not to post proposals that have their own threads. There are places to shread them already and there are more methods of noting illegal proposals than posting it here. Laughing at them here is like laughing them behind their back but with in hearing range. They gave you an opportunity to laugh at their face, use it.

Gruenberg

12-07-2006, 00:21

This is illegal right?
I don't see why. Let's look at the rules (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=420465).

- Games Mechanics - no, this does not change the way the game works. Nor does it form a UN army. And it is not an ideological ban: note the first clause is only "requests" (optional), as it mentions private contracts, and hence could be misconstrued as mandating the allowance of free enterprise.

- MetaGaming - don't see why, as this affects UN nations only. There is no committee created. I suppose the strongest charge would be on Optionality - but this is clearly a "mild" proposal, with a strong argument in favour of action, if little mandated course to follow. It's not a simple "opt-out" one.

- Format - it uses standard formatting, so I can't see any problems there. No RL references. It fits the category, as it promotes labor deregulation. It repeals no existing mandates, and is in no way an amendment to any prior resolution. It does cite three previous resolutions, but I don't see this as a House of Cards, because: #149 is not integral to the operative section; #59 has been repealed; its repeal cannot be repealed. Therefore, no HoC dangers. And this certainly wasn't intended as a joke proposal.

- Other - well, I don't think it's trolling, even if some people disagree with its statements. I wouldn't call it stupid - I think it presents reasonable arguments, however much one disagrees with them. And I see no contradiction or duplication. It is not branded.

Therefore, I can see nothing in the rules to suggest it should be illegal.

It is a blocker
You do realize this odious term was coined to describe a series of legal proposals?

it does not bring in any new idea’s at all.
Oh? You'd care to point out where in existing UN law individual working freedoms are discussed in this manner?

If the mods would like to split this to the proposal thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=491265), that's fine (let me know if I have to log in as Sheknu to ask, as it started the thread). And if they would like to proffer an opinion on its legality, that is also very welcome: I confess, I hadn't even considered that this one would be illegal.

Dancing Bananland

12-07-2006, 05:43

Hey Grue, be nice, he asked if it was legal or not, and you shred him because he asked it of your proposal (God forbid).

Forgottenlands

12-07-2006, 06:38

Gruen, he's got a case study of ELC to try and determine the legality of blockers. You don't need to chop his head off because he made a mistake. You certainly don't have to do it 20 minutes after I've already dealt with the matter (I'm guessing that wasn't post overlap, sorry if it was).

Dancing Bananland

13-07-2006, 06:10

Repeal "UN Patent Law"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #156

Proposed by: Amoryville

Description: UN Resolution #156: UN Patent Law (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Section 1: Recognizing that Human Knowledge belongs to the World as a corprate being, not a Corporation.

Resolution #156 is Hereby Repealed in the General Interest of Education of the Advancement of Human Development.

Approvals: 13 (Amoryville, Pro-Sovereignty Babes, Equalopp, Miriana, Errinundera, Arkaria, Firebert, Commishick, Leg-ends, Storage Inbox, Gunteria, Minimia, Putrid Limburger)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 112 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 14 2006

The world as a corporate being?

Quaon

13-07-2006, 13:03

The world as a corporate being?
That's really weird...

Cluichstan

13-07-2006, 13:22

The world as a corporate being?

Earth, Inc. :p

Newfoundcanada

13-07-2006, 14:58

I don't see why. Let's look at the rules (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=420465).

- Games Mechanics - no, this does not change the way the game works. Nor does it form a UN army. And it is not an ideological ban: note the first clause is only "requests" (optional), as it mentions private contracts, and hence could be misconstrued as mandating the allowance of free enterprise.

- MetaGaming - don't see why, as this affects UN nations only. There is no committee created. I suppose the strongest charge would be on Optionality - but this is clearly a "mild" proposal, with a strong argument in favour of action, if little mandated course to follow. It's not a simple "opt-out" one.

- Format - it uses standard formatting, so I can't see any problems there. No RL references. It fits the category, as it promotes labor deregulation. It repeals no existing mandates, and is in no way an amendment to any prior resolution. It does cite three previous resolutions, but I don't see this as a House of Cards, because: #149 is not integral to the operative section; #59 has been repealed; its repeal cannot be repealed. Therefore, no HoC dangers. And this certainly wasn't intended as a joke proposal.

- Other - well, I don't think it's trolling, even if some people disagree with its statements. I wouldn't call it stupid - I think it presents reasonable arguments, however much one disagrees with them. And I see no contradiction or duplication. It is not branded.

Therefore, I can see nothing in the rules to suggest it should be illegal.

You do realize this odious term was coined to describe a series of legal proposals?

Oh? You'd care to point out where in existing UN law individual working freedoms are discussed in this manner?

If the mods would like to split this to the proposal thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=491265), that's fine (let me know if I have to log in as Sheknu to ask, as it started the thread). And if they would like to proffer an opinion on its legality, that is also very welcome: I confess, I hadn't even considered that this one would be illegal.

I thought all blockers where illegal... maybe some person said that wrong somewhere... of well.

Flibbleites

13-07-2006, 15:45

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Dellium06

Description: gun licences should get tighter and end all of the illigal gun trades

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: New dellium

Description: all nations with below avrig or lower civil rights shoud be made to increse there nations civel rights

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Freedom06

Description: all of the nations should tax the free trade industry and stop all of pofaty in cuntrys that have this tax free tradeWhy can't people use spell check?

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Schnecke

Description: The poor use public services the most thus need to be taxed for it.Now there's some great logic.:rolleyes:

Gruenberg

13-07-2006, 16:03

Why can't people use spell check?
...
Now there's some great logic.:rolleyes:
Heh. I like that: four genuinely silly, stupid, illegal and cack-handedly written proposals in one go.

Let's see...

1. How would tightening gun laws reduce the "illigal" gun trade? Doing the latter should be under International Security (or maybe Moral Decency/Political Stability) anyway.

2. Why would a resolution to improve "civel rights" be under Moral Decency? And the reference would "avrig" would imply an abysmally-spelled piece of MetaGaming anyway.

3. This is my favourite one, mainly because it devises an ingenious means of getting "****" into a UN proposal. And taxing free trade (whatever that even means) should be Social Justice or Protective Tariffs, not...Free Trade itself.

4. We approve of this, with our regressive tax system!

Not to mention they're all formatting violations, and don't seem capable of mustering one operative clause between the lot of them.

GarfieldtheFat

13-07-2006, 19:17

Did you hapen to check the names of the nations who created them.

Me thinks we have a multi UN'er

Norderia

13-07-2006, 19:26

Did you hapen to check the names of the nations who created them.

Me thinks we have a multi UN'er

I noticed that too.

That taxing free trade one made me laugh.

And does anyone know what "pofaty" was a misspelling of?

Edit: Oh, hey, "poverty"! I get it now!

Flibbleites

14-07-2006, 00:33

Me thinks we have a multi UN'er
I thought so too, but I figured let the mods handle that, especially since I know that at least two of them check this thread on a regular basis.

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Malme

Description: BELIEVING: That people should not be charged for a resource that is essential to human existence and is already provided for them via taxes

UNDERSTANDING: that without water life would not exist

UNDERSTANDING: that taxes already cover the cost of making water potable and accessible via wells and water lines

ENCOURAGES: a law that bans the selling of bottled water for capital gains on the grounds that it is un-moral to charge a person(s) for a basic human need that is already provided via there taxes

MANDATES: bottled water shall not be sold unless it has been altered to differ from regular water that is already accessible (flavored water, carbonized water, etc. etc.)

REITERATES: water is a basic resource essential to human existence

REITERATES: potable water is already provided to people via taxes And just why does the UN need to do this?

Frisbeeteria

14-07-2006, 01:07

I thought so too, but I figured let the mods handle that, especially since I know that at least two of them check this thread on a regular basis.
Yeah, and his post made it easier to spot. I'd have probably caught it in the daily sweep anyway, but it's nice to have a heads-up.

Why does anyone assume that potable water is a guaranteed tax-supplied right? I know lots of people who still don't have government-supplied running water. My old well and my old springhouse both took a lot of work and money to keep up, and sometimes I had to supplement with bottled water in dry seasons. It's truly a silly proposal ... though legal, I think.

Norderia

14-07-2006, 01:20

Yeah, and his post made it easier to spot. I'd have probably caught it in the daily sweep anyway, but it's nice to have a heads-up.

Why does anyone assume that potable water is a guaranteed tax-supplied right? I know lots of people who still don't have government-supplied running water. My old well and my old springhouse both took a lot of work and money to keep up, and sometimes I had to supplement with bottled water in dry seasons. It's truly a silly proposal ... though legal, I think.

Aye, and as much as I think the people who buy the water in bottle when it IS potable and readily accessable are fucking nuts, there are places (As my friends in the Southwest United States tell me frequently) where the water from the tap is pure crap and that bottled water is almost necessary.

Edit: Damnit, I can't believe I wasted my 600th post on this thread....

James_xenoland

14-07-2006, 04:36

Ban undue civilian use of guns

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Nobileron

Description: Ban civilians from owning handguns altoghether, with no exeption. where due cause is given by the civilian, e.g. pest control, only single-shot bolt-action rifles are to be used (e.g. cannot fire semi or full automatic) we feel that this could cut down on crime and gun-related accidents by a large ammount

Approvals: 1 (Jed Scott)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 124 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 16 2006

The Holy Empire of James_xenoland has not approved this proposal. [Approve]
:rolleyes:

Gruenberg

14-07-2006, 07:35

It's truly a silly proposal ... though legal, I think.
Agreed on the former. But should it be in the Moral Decency category? It seems more like Social Justice.

HotRodia

14-07-2006, 09:57

Ban Religion in School
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Flemhead

Description: Religion is a personal belief, and has no place in the school system.

Children are sent to school to learn skills, knowledge, and facts. They are not there to be brain-washed by whatever religion the state deems fit to subjugate on its citizens.

Keep religion out of school.

Approvals: 12 (Errinundera, Freemen Lands, Sardan, RacconTown, Commishick, Firebert, Jed Scott, Stonedge, Airmen Overseers, Aqua-Sulis, Daisetta, Ohrder)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 113 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 16 2006

Ironically, the way this is written it sounds more like a Moral Decency proposal than a Human Rights proposal.

Hirota

14-07-2006, 10:23

Honor of Life

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Stonedge

Description: As alliances fade and wars break the calm of the world, we see many of the world's soldiers fall in time of war. Though these troops are prepared to give their lives for their nations, it is time to have some form of control in the mortality rates.

1) This resolution will ensure that families that have multiple children in a war will not have to bury all of them. If all but one sibling fall in time of war, the UN will ensure that the surviving soldier will be returned to his/her family.

2) Expecting mothers will not be sent into the armed service.

3) New fathers will have at least one month to spend with the child and mother before being sent to war. In some cases regarding a child's medical condition, fathers/mothers will be returned ASAP.

4) In the event that a veteran is seriously wounded, and survives, he/she will be sent home and given the highest honor for their sacrifice.

5) Those who fall in war shall always be given the highest honor and their remains will be sent to their families. Following this they will be given a proper burial.

6) No nation will attack an enemy during a burial service. Those who are paying their respects shall not be cut down in a time of grief. All invasions, bombings, and assassination attempts will be delayed in the respect of the dead. However, this may be overlooked if the burial is a "mass grave" or otherwise improper burial. Soldiers/ Officers that are not attending the ceremony are still to be targeted.

In closing:

These orders are not to be cast aside. Those nations who would kill a soldier who is honoring a fallen comrade by attending a ceremony/burial service will suffer harsh penalties and may find themselves in danger of ejection from the UN.Illegality in bold.

Dashanzi

14-07-2006, 11:28

:rolleyes:
It's an valid opinion. You may not agree but that doesn't make it silly or illegal.

Gruenberg

14-07-2006, 12:33

It's an valid opinion. You may not agree but that doesn't make it silly or illegal.
Don't fret. He does it for every gun control proposal.

Cluichstan

14-07-2006, 13:18

Proposition X
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Globogen Corporation

Description: I say you should let me exterminate all of your civilians in my melting plants, death to you all

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 17 2006

'Nuff said. :D

Gruenberg

14-07-2006, 20:02

'Nuff said. :D
Yup:
The Holy Wenaist Sultanate of Gruenberg has approved this proposal.

Gruenberg

14-07-2006, 20:07

Recongnition of Palestine
Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Sallomen

Description: RECOGNISING The State of Palestine, and the fact that Israel has been opressing the State for several years.

BELIEVING that the Palestinian people have the right to have a homeland

UNDERSTANDING that the land known as Israel was in fact the Palestinian territory and was only given to Israel as a gift to the Jews after the 2nd World War. So therefore the Palestinians have the RIGHT to get their homeland back.

The General Assembly hereby:

1. DEFINES the current status of the Palestinian State as - On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181), a plan to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict by partitioning the territory into separate Jewish and Arab states, with the Greater Jerusalem area (encompassing Bethlehem) coming under international control. Jewish leaders (including the Jewish Agency), accepted the plan, while Palestinian Arab leaders rejected it. Neighboring Arab and Muslim states also rejected the partition plan. As armed skirmishes between Arab and Jewish paramilitary forces in Palestine continued, the British mandate ended on May 15, 1948, the establishment of the State of Israel having been proclaimed the day before (see Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel). The neighboring Arab states immediately attacked Israel following its declaration of independence, and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War ensued. Consequently, the partition plan was never implemented.

2. ENCOURAGES nations to accept the Palestinian people with open arms to give aid and to help in anyway possible as they set up their country

6. REITERATES that there should be a Palestinian state and that the original Palestinian land was given to Israel in an unlawful situations.
I lost count of the RL references...50?

It also skips out clauses 3-5 (probably a good thing, RL reference tally-wise); seems somewhat offensive; doesn't seem to do anything, actually, for all it's "strong" tag; and is generally appalling. In fact, its quality is marginally improved by the fact the title is misspelled.

Conscription age
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The National Guard

Description: that the conscription age in all countries be 15. to be conscripted you have to be at least 15.
Contradiction... (http://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_past_resolutions/start=50)

World Meterological Foundation
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Anacron

Description: Meteorology, as a science is one of the most unnoticed ones, while being one of the most important ones. It is paramount to have a good meteorological prediction in safe air and sea transportations, in better ecological planning, agricultural planning, monitoring potentially dangerous weather patterns such as Typhoons, and many other areas. However, such predictions are based on scientific models that will not work without proper data analysis.

Therefore we suggest:

A) That a worldwide organization, The World Meteorological Foundation (WMF) to be created.
B) The responsibilities of the Word meteorological foundation will be
i) To assert that all meteorological data from ach country is collected and redistributed to all countries being member of it.
ii) To create standards in the education of meteorologists, and to apply a worldwide code of meteorological data transition.
iii) To promote the advancement of meteorological studies worldwide.
iv) To alert areas endangered by extreme weather phenomena to take proper measures at least 4 days prior the phenomena reach these areas.
v) To inform airlines, ships and farmers of forthcoming weather conditions.
...and duplication (http://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_past_resolutions/start=147).

Less black marcket
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Woof Woof Grrrrrr Woof

Description: More and more nations are developing a black market because not enough goods are coming in. For example my nation has a black market in cheese. How ludicrous is that? To get rid of these black markets we should get rid of the high tolls the poorer nations have to pay to the richer to get more food and supplies.
Stunning logic.

Illegal for MetaGaming reference anyway.

Kivisto

14-07-2006, 21:21

I actually counted 46 RL references, but I may missed a few while I was laughing at the complete lack of historical logic.

The Most Glorious Hack

15-07-2006, 05:10

I actually counted 46 RL references, but I may missed a few while I was laughing at the complete lack of historical logic....and historical knowledge, and... well... yeah.

Personally, I just sat here blinking.

Ranton

15-07-2006, 05:14

The Republic of Ranton does not think this matter is true remove your claims

Forgottenlands

15-07-2006, 05:22

I actually counted 46 RL references, but I may missed a few while I was laughing at the complete lack of historical logic.

Hmm.....I missed one apparently.

Forgottenlands

15-07-2006, 05:24

The Republic of Ranton does not think this matter is true remove your claims

Y'know, when there's 2856 posts and none of the last 20 referenced you just once while every single one made one claim or another, a random statement like that makes absolutely no sense. Who are you talking to and what claims are you upset about?

St Edmundan Antarctic

15-07-2006, 14:48

-1 tree, add three threes
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Woodchipping
Proposed by: Schaarland

Description: All member states would have to replace every tree fallen* with 3 saplings. Special funds are to be allocated to poorer nations to grow extra saplings by which the wealthier nations will "shop" from said poorer nations to fulfill their sapling needs.

*Either by nature or by act of man.

Approvals: 5 (Commishick, Errinundera, Jed Scott, Iena, Arkaria)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 121 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 17 2006

The Protectorate of St Edmundan Antarctic has not approved this proposal.

So what happens when we've covered everywhere with trees? :headbang:
And I rather think that there's a serious spelling mistake in the title...

Frisbeeteria

15-07-2006, 15:12

So what happens when we've covered everywhere with trees?
If a tree falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear it, is the UN obligated to replace it?

St Edmundan Antarctic

15-07-2006, 15:26

If a tree falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear it, is the UN obligated to replace it?

If this proposal were to pass then presumably we'd have to have enough foresters on the government payrolls to monitor every tree's health...

Frisbeeteria

15-07-2006, 15:38

All member states would have to replace every tree fallen* with 3 saplings.
By my definition, "saplings" are young trees. If you pull up your three saplings for replanting, and place them horizontally in a box or wheelbarrow or whatnot, aren't they also 'fallen'? You would then need 9 saplings to replace the 3, then 27 more, then 81 more, and so on. The only solution would be to never let the saplings 'fall', initiating a requirement for vertical shipping and storage boxes for replacement saplings. God help you if the forklift accidentally lets one of those mass-storage boxes hit the ground and tip over.

Another alternative is to rig a series of slings and pulleys to catch all trees in the act of falling. If the automated "Arboreal Reclining SErvice" works properly, those trees wouldn't actually fall. They'd be gently laid to rest in their woodland homes. Of course if the pulleys failed, you'd have a right pain in the ARSE.

Windurst1

15-07-2006, 16:40

Of course if the pulleys failed, you'd have a right pain in the ARSE.

Can't stop laughing :D

Karmicaria

15-07-2006, 16:57

Funny stuff. :)

Flibbleites

16-07-2006, 07:14

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: United states of South

Description: Realizing that the world is a ever more dangerous place.

And realizing a stabilized community benifiets all nations.

It is proposed that an attack against any member state that is unprovoked. Would result in a combined effort to eradicate the offender.

If the Attack comes from a member state v a member stae and is unprovoked. The offender is removed from the UN it's delegate hung from the flag pole and then the entire UN community shall eradicate the offending member state.Illegal metagaming and possible attempted formation of a UN army.

Forgottenlands

16-07-2006, 07:26

Ok, if a nation attacks another nation, the offensive nation's delegate (so.....the regional delegate?) is hung from a flag pole. So if Dancing Bananland didn't like me, he should just declare war against someone.

Damn

Quaon

16-07-2006, 19:13

So what happens when we've covered everywhere with trees? :headbang:
And I rather think that there's a serious spelling mistake in the title...
The title itself is a laugh riot...

Flibbleites

16-07-2006, 21:30

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Rivers Run Through It

Description: "Rivers Run Through It", proposes that all nations belonging to the United Nations allow its citizens to have basic human rights. Such as the right to live freely so that they may form a stronger and better planet of Nations. Illegal, branding and terminal vagueness.

James_xenoland

17-07-2006, 05:02

Movement of Workers

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Sierria

Description: This resolution calls for the free movement of workers. Those who fail to gain employment in one nation have the right to move to the next in search of employment. Those who have skills desired by one nation, but not needed in their home states, may move to other nations.

The resolution will allow the free movement of knowledge and ensure that talents are not wasted in nations where such talent is in surplus.

Approvals: 10 (Ohrder, Sardan, Commishick, Errinundera, OCR, Vaughanaria, Boico, Wootelania, False Light, Ultrasilvania)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 116 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 18 2006

The Holy Empire of James_xenoland has not approved this proposal. [Approve]
:rolleyes:

Parent Education

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Schaarland

Description: A commission should be set up (within the UN) to address the issues of proper parenting techniques. Taking a summary of the best techniques in the members nations themselves, the psychological and child development fields... an official curriculum will be set up for all potential parents-to-be.

Such topics of: proper punishment techniques, means of communication, being a proper member of society (working together, sharing, compassion, manners in a multi-cultural world, etc.), and many others (to be determined by the Commission).

Upon completion of the over-view by the Commission, said Commission will cause all member states to adopt an educational program to be taught by Commission trained specialists/educators in each member nation. All parents-to-be will attend weekly classes from the 3rd month through the 7th month of pregnancy--and then later in the child's life there will be 2 more classes. These classes will center around the toddler years... and the pre-teen years. (Issues and time frames to be determined by the Commission.)

The over-all goal of this program would be to offer better training for parents... thus eliminating a lot of the social problems of passing down poor interaction skills from generation to generation. This should make for a more peaceful world... peaceful work environments... and peaceful childhoods. If the general population is healed of all it's wounds... then there would be no reason to lash out at fellow humans from the rest of our lives.

Approvals: 16 (Vlad The Mighty, Arkaria, Miriana, A2riya, Gunteria, Commishick, Hanzistantopia, Wootelania, We can not hear you, Ohrder, Sardan, Lisergicanabis, Boico, Ronrovia, Firebert, Ultrasilvania)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 18 2006

The Holy Empire of James_xenoland has not approved this proposal. [Approve]
:|

Frisbeeteria

17-07-2006, 05:04

Illegal, branding and terminal vagueness.
Vagueness isn't terminal until he's posted three of 'em.

Flibbleites

17-07-2006, 05:18

Vagueness isn't terminal until he's posted three of 'em.
Actually by terminal I was referring to the fact that since the author didn't say what basic human rights they were referring to it could easily be duplicating or contradicting passed resolutions.

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Populesque Romanorum

Description: The world needs the aide of another great empire such as this one, and requires more members for it though, with our standards.Regional ads do not belong submitted as UN proposals.

James_xenoland

17-07-2006, 05:56

Don't fret. He does it for every gun control proposal.
No, I do it for any gun proposal which tries for an outright ban, or makes extraordinarily baseless claims. Founded solely on ideological fallacies and/or misconceptions.

Forgottenlands

17-07-2006, 06:07

No, I do it for any gun proposal which tries for an outright ban, or makes extraordinarily baseless claims. Founded solely on ideological fallacies and/or misconceptions.

Ideological disagreements. There's been more than a few times where I've seen you pull it on something that there is heavy dispute on both sides of the table. Regardless, its based upon personal beliefs rather than universally obvious stupidity. You have the right to do that, but don't pretend that what you do is anything greater.

The Most Glorious Hack

17-07-2006, 13:21

Everyone for President
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Yabu

Description: The "Everyone for President" Resolution offers everyone in the world the chance to be the President of their respective nation for a total of 1 month. This offers people from different interest groups the chance to be reflected in the leadership of the country. The first leader will represent the country for their term and at the conclusion of the month, a new leader will be elected by segmented portions of the nation's population in a compulsory election whereby people unwilling to vote must do so anyway but have the freedom to "donkey vote" if they wish not to participate. These portions are in fact the specific states within a nation, with each state having a turn to shape its nation in sequence until each state has had a turn, after which the cycle resumes again. A leader is not able to be elected again after their 1 month turn has ended.

Approvals: 1 (Yabu)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 124 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jul 20 2006 :eek:

Cluichstan

17-07-2006, 13:24

:eek:

I was just about to post that one. Reminds me of an old Father Guido Sarducci bit where everyone who joined his new religion got to "be-a da Pope." :D

GMC Military Arms

17-07-2006, 13:30

I was just about to post that one. Reminds me of an old Father Guido Sarducci bit where everyone who joined his new religion got to "be-a da Pope." :D

I think that one would require the addition of a 'the collapse of society as we know it' proposal category. And we won't add that, because then you'd end up with people arguing every single other proposal and resolution should be in it.

'Hydrogen powered vehicles? ANARCHY! DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER! ARRG!'

The Most Glorious Hack

17-07-2006, 13:36

Reminds me of an old Father Guido Sarducci bitI think you've just inspired a new representative. I always loved Guido.

Cluichstan

17-07-2006, 13:44

I think you've just inspired a new representative. I always loved Guido.

His bit about paying for your sins when you get to heaven and how much each sin should be worth was absolute genius! :D

Flibbleites

17-07-2006, 15:34

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #163

Proposed by: Mid Atlantic Islands

Description: UN Resolution #163: UN Copyright Convention (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The Republic of Mid Atlantic Islands believes that intellectual property should be controlled by the government.

Currently, the creator has the right to use his/her intellectual property as they wish. However, individuals are greedy and have selfish ambitions. They do not want to use the resource for the good of their nation and fellow citizens.

If the property were seized and owned by the government of the country, it would be used in the best way possible for the whole economy and population.

Using copyright material in this way would be very beneficial to developing economies with few alternative resources. The Republic of Mid Atlantic Islands believes that economic growth and better living conditions is more important than the creator’s right to his/her work.

The resolution will be repealed and individual governments will decide whether to take control or allow individuals to keep intellectual property rights. In this way, countries that need the resource of intellectual property rights will be able to use it to benefit all of its citizens. Illegal, branding.

Randomea

17-07-2006, 23:29

By my definition, "saplings" are young trees. If you pull up your three saplings for replanting, and place them horizontally in a box or wheelbarrow or whatnot, aren't they also 'fallen'? You would then need 9 saplings to replace the 3, then 27 more, then 81 more, and so on. The only solution would be to never let the saplings 'fall', initiating a requirement for vertical shipping and storage boxes for replacement saplings. God help you if the forklift accidentally lets one of those mass-storage boxes hit the ground and tip over.

Another alternative is to rig a series of slings and pulleys to catch all trees in the act of falling. If the automated "Arboreal Reclining SErvice" works properly, those trees wouldn't actually fall. They'd be gently laid to rest in their woodland homes. Of course if the pulleys failed, you'd have a right pain in the ARSE.
Obviously the solution is to plant 3 saplings in the space of one tree, so perhaps 15cm square per sapling, so that they are so closely packed together that if one were to die it would not fall, especially if the surrounding area is fenced off.
Then you wouldn't see the trees for the wood.

Oneiro

17-07-2006, 23:59

Avian Indecency Resolution

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Bobhio

Description: It is hereby resolved that all ducks shall wear pants.

This resloution shall become effective upon its majority approval of the body of the United Nations.

Approvals: 4 (Bobhio, Gruenberg, Storage Inbox, Errinundera)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 121 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jul 20 2006 http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3566/donaldduckboxto6.jpg

;)

Norderia

18-07-2006, 02:58

Oh man, ducks rock!

There's just something about them quackers...

Flibbleites

18-07-2006, 06:55

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing

Proposed by: Patiens

Description: it is undeniable that global warming is one of the most pressing international issues. I propose, therefore, a new sanction to aide the UN in it's battle to save the world from it's chief occupants- the Human race. Big 4X4's not only produce more emission fumes than any other type of car, they are also totally useless in an urban environment there is no reason why the richest citizens of any particular nation should be allowed to ruin the rest of the world. I, therefore, propose a ban on all 4X4's in UN cities.Apparently in the author's nation people who live out in rural areas never have to go into the cities.:rolleyes:

St Edmundan Antarctic

18-07-2006, 11:23

Obviously the solution is to plant 3 saplings in the space of one tree, so perhaps 15cm square per sapling, so that they are so closely packed together that if one were to die it would not fall, especially if the surrounding area is fenced off.
Then you wouldn't see the trees for the wood.

*Chuckle* ;)

Flibbleites

18-07-2006, 16:19

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: CaptainThorns

Description: The Jingoistic Government of CaptainThorns, being of the region of Uberia, hereby proposes that prostitution be legalized internationally to improve global commerce and trade. This is currently a burgeoning black market that, by legalizing, would increase direct cash flow for all nations, thereby improving economies. Illegal, branding, duplication and going by the previous prostitution resolutions wrong category.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Timbus Almighty

Description: As my good friend Mr.Nougat was lunching with me he remarked "it's impossible to find a public convenience any ware in this town. I spent 15 minutes this morning trying to find one and it was impossible". This brings forward the thought-why are there not enough toilets?

I say increase the amount of toilets across the world to help all human kind.:rolleyes:

Party Mode

18-07-2006, 16:25

That second one should be converted into an issue...!

Norderia

18-07-2006, 18:14

I wanna hang out with Mr. Nougat. HA.

Witchcliff

18-07-2006, 21:32

Peaceful day of reflection

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Jasonorky

Description: I believe that on this coming Sept. 11 , we must as a UNified force show our SOLIDARITY for the people that were murdered by the terrorists. All terrorists must know that as a dignified decent peoples representing the UN we must send a message. I believe in my HEART that all TRUE UN members you all will agree with me ONE MINUTE of silence at noon SEPT 11 is out of respect for the souls who have left us . THANKING YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING XXOO

Approvals: 1 (Freemen Lands)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 124 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 21 2006
This whole thing is a real life reference. I do understand the sentiment behind it though, so won't label it as silly.

Zeldon 6229 Nodlez

19-07-2006, 15:58

Weapon Removal Scheme
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.
Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Spam Islands
Description: Recalling Harm from weapons,
Recognizing the need to protect human life,
The United Nations shall endorse what shall be known as the Weapon Removal Scheme, the Articles of which are as follows:
1. All member nations conduct a Weapon Buy Back Scheme, where all persons may give their weapons to a Government Body and receive movie and sporting tickets in exchange.
2. Citizens of member nations do not own/possess more than 1 gun at any time, and if they carry more than one will face up to 10 years jail if found guilty.
3. All member nations equip their Police force with weapons of lesser harm, such as Tazers and Capsicum Spray.
4. All member nations convert excess guns into metal and wood for the building industry.
Approvals: 4 (Manussa, Kaihola, Henrilandia, Lisergicanabis)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 121 more approvals) In clause #1 since they only offer tickets to these we'd not support it but if they add free beer, popcorn, and a dog then maybe we could....

Flibbleites

19-07-2006, 16:24

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: The New Inquisitors

Description: Fair Cost of Energy

Resolution to enforce UN resolutions #71, #72, #18 and #126.

Recognizing the purpose of UN#18 “Hydrogen Powered Vehicles”, but acknowledging its failure to limit the actual use of fossil fuels. Simply making reference to national governments needing to “start developing hydrogen power” without mandating benchmarks or targets. UN#18 also lacks the need for an appropriate overseeing body to monitor nation’s progress and to provide support and guidance to developing nations with little education and governance infrastructure.

Acknowledging UN#71 “Sustainable Energy Sources” as providing excellent guidance, but hoping to provide clearer and more expeditious mechanisms to attain the common goal of reducing the use of fossil fuels.

Acknowledging UN#126 “Fossil Fuel Reduction Act” as providing excellent time horizon management but recognizing that UN#126 also fails to specify an economically feasible way to accomplish its targets.

Acknowledging UN#72 “Reduction of greenhouse gases” ideological dreams, focuses on a need to implement such a system rather than count the clouds.

Given the obvious economic barriers to individual nations being able to make decisions in relation to energy in a vacuum, given that to do so would see major business losses to rival nations.

1) The UN will mandate targeted tax on all “end of sale” purchases of fossil fuels to the amount of 2% increasing by one percent per year. This tax is to be collected by individual nations and is to be used solely for the promotion, study and integration of renewable energy, alternative energy and/or nuclear power, as mandated by each nations national government.

2) The creation of an overseeing body with powers to gather information and to disseminate that information (subject to UN conventions on copy write and patent law), to prepare an annual report for the UN in relation to national governments compliance and to secure aid to developing countries for the purposes of fulfilling article one (1) above.

The UN notes that this Resolution does not conflict with UN#4 “UN taxation ban” in that it does not require the collection of taxes by the UN directly but delegates both collection and fair distribution, as explained in article 1, to member states.

This resolution will become effective upon the completion of its passage.

Authored by The Crown Of The Word.I'm not sure about the legality of this one, lt claims that since the UN itself is not collecting the tax that this resolution creates it doesn't violate the taxation ban.

Norderia

19-07-2006, 20:36

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: BurlotZskia

Description: There has many people who would like kill. We like to say in BurletZskia that everyone want to shot neighbour bear. That's why we think that everyone have gun, and able to defend their bear!

By Passing a law that would require every bear owner to own a gun we would cut down the cost of courts, cut down death rate by spear inducing, and could ease the tention between neighbors!

Minister Of Gun Production and Chocolate developing Shnjitzky Killovich

Approvals: 0

Illegal for branding.

And it's weird.... Stephen Colbert would throw a huge fit.

If he could understand it.

Newfoundcanada

19-07-2006, 20:55

I'm not sure about the legality of this one, lt claims that since the UN itself is not collecting the tax that this resolution creates it doesn't violate the taxation ban.
Also duplication(it needs to repeal these resolutions before it enforces them)

Witchcliff

19-07-2006, 22:09

Implementation of Resolution

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Vaughanaria

Description: RECOGNISING that all sovereign nations have the right to govern themselves

ACCEPTING that not all UN resolutions can be implemented immediately

however CONCERNED that the implementation of some UN resolutions is carried out more diligently in some member states

STATING That states which have signed up to the UN - a process of free choice - have an obligation to implement all resolutions passed by the UN.

AFFIRMING that all states have the right to vote on any resolution put before the general assembly

ESTABLISHES a UN implementation committee (UNIC), to be composed of 20 members of the UN general assembly, who shall be subjected to the approval of the general assembly every 5 years. UNIC will monitor the implementation of resolutions, and produce a report to the general assembly on any nation failing to fulfil its duties as a UN member, and the recommendation of punishments to be inflicted. The general assembly shall then vote on UNIC's recommendations.

HEREBY DECLARES that the following list of punishments should be enforced for member nations who refuse to implement UN rules

For those nations who fail to implement - or at least take significant steps towards implementing - a UN resolution within a 5 year period should be punished in the following way
1st offence - (token slap on wrist) a formal reprimand and a warning about future behaviour

2nd-4th offence - a fine levied on the member nation concerned of the equivalent of up to 1% of national income for the preceding year, depending on the seriousness of the transgression and the nation's previous implementation record.

5th Offence - Fine of up to 2% of national income, and the suspension of voting rights for up to 12 months

6th offence - mandatory expulsion from the UN for a period of at least 10 years

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 22 2006
This is game mechanics, meta-gaming or both, besides I thought overseeing the implementation of resolutions was the Gnomes job.

Flibbleites

19-07-2006, 22:26

This is game mechanics, meta-gaming or both, besides I thought overseeing the implementation of resolutions was the Gnomes job.
I tried to count the rule violations in that one and lost count.

And speaking of not being able to count.
Category: International Security

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Malme

Description: BELIEVING: That Private Military Forces can help lessen the load on a nations military during war time

CONVINCED: That Private Military Companys are a great asset

1. DEFINES: A private military company as a legal business holding a license to operate and has attained all the necessary permits and licenses to run and operate in a nation and whos capital gains are taxed the same
2. DEFINES: that all private military companys shall follow all rules and laws in accordence for its imploying nation
4. CONDEMNS: Private Military companys to criminal prosecution if they violate laws and regulations

5. DECLARES: that private military companys can be hired threw contracts given by the government during peace time or in a time of war to assist in operations and to aid in the war effort as long as the company is legal and follows all rules and regulations set forth by its employer and the un. if captured by an enemy force, the capturing nation shall decide whether or not the company shall be declared a POW and given the rights that POW's are granted or if they shall be declared mercenaries and be excuted for treasonus actions in that country

6. MANDATES that all member states shall:

A. legalise Private military companys
B. private military companys must oppey all laws and regulations that any other business must follow

C.capturing nations shall determine there classification

D. private military companies shall follow all rules and regulations pertaining to war set forth by there employing nation

7. URGES: the legalisation of this act
8. SUPPORTS: the use and functionality of private military forces1,2,4?

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Lisvania

Description: For to long we have been subjected to the horror's of puplic education. Almost everyday our minds were filled with incoherent jabber that never made sense. So please, fellow UN Delagates and Nations assist me as we free our nations childrn of these horror's. Here are some benefits

1.) Parents have the right to teach their children whatever they wish in the privacy of their own home. Also children get 1 on 1 attention resulting in faster education

2.) Nations can dump the savings of no schools and teachers into the military or health and welfare. Even police!

3.) Countries will definetly save money and decrease their debt.

4.) Kids learn at there own pace, not on the pre-directed lesson plans giving by the Board of Education.

So please, for your children, your country, your army, your hospitals. pass this resolution!Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that category increase educational spending?

James_xenoland

19-07-2006, 22:44

No more GUNS!!!!!

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Dar Zetar

Description: Gun crimes are far too high, we need to stop all sales of powerful guns. these are the ones that are use to "Protect" yourself, you wouldn't need these if no one had guns, and guns for uses like policing and hunting should have automatic locking systems if miss used. these we be controlled by the government, a special signal will be sent out locking the chosen.

Approvals: 2 (Boico, Arkaria)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 123 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 22 2006

The Holy Empire of James_xenoland has not approved this proposal. [Approve]
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Gay Marriage

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Rosariom

Description: Given that homosexual population constitues 10 per cent of the population, their civil rights should be considered. Gays and lesbians pay the same taxes as everyone else, and they should be given the same rights.

Approvals: 5 (Boico, SAM of the SPARTANS, RacconTown, Anarcorockers, KOALAS and such)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 120 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 22 2006

The Holy Empire of James_xenoland has not approved this proposal. [Approve]

Weapon Removal Scheme

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Spam Islands

Description: Recalling Harm from weapons,

Recognizing the need to protect human life,

The United Nations shall endorse what shall be known as the Weapon Removal Scheme, the Articles of which are as follows:

1. All member nations conduct a Weapon Buy Back Scheme, where all persons may give their weapons to a Government Body and receive movie and sporting tickets in exchange.

2. Citizens of member nations do not own/possess more than 1 gun at any time, and if they carry more than one will face up to 10 years jail if found guilty.

3. All member nations equip their Police force with weapons of lesser harm, such as Tazers and Capsicum Spray.

4. All member nations convert excess guns into metal and wood for the building industry.

Approvals: 7 (Manussa, Kaihola, Henrilandia, Lisergicanabis, Arkaria, Sudalmenia, Eve the First)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 118 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 22 2006

The Holy Empire of James_xenoland has not approved this proposal. [Approve]
One gun is fine, but a second one and off to jail for 10 years!? :rolleyes:

Dancing Bananland

20-07-2006, 06:17

Flibbleites

20-07-2006, 07:30

(Emphasis Added)

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Must be the influence of Mrs. JiffJeff. (if I spelled that wrong, sorry going from memory)

Norderia

20-07-2006, 08:05

Shoot, I woulda approved that if I didn't worry that jokingly approving a joke proposal wouldn't be a slap on the wrist.

Gruenberg

20-07-2006, 09:16

(Emphasis Added)

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It amused me.

Omigodtheykilledkenny

20-07-2006, 14:41

I for one am tired of all them exhibitionist ducks strolling around the park with no shame. It makes me sick, quite frankly. Only makes duck molesters want to act upon their feelings.

Randomea

20-07-2006, 22:58

That's one image I don't want consider. Is there anything that isn't some sort of fetish in OmgIkilledKenny?

ooc: and what's really scary is that 'I want a new duck - Weird Al' just started playing.

Flibbleites

21-07-2006, 04:20

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Notre Vraire

Description: bgdddddddddddddddb dhhhhhhhhhhhh:rolleyes:

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Ponochos

Description: Most crime involves weapons

To reduce crime reduce amount of weaponsWow, now there's some good logic.:rolleyes:

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Sheetlick

Description: Although we all have done this in the past in the wee hours of the morn, lest we forget our troubles and move on. Nobody likes naked oldies.

DOWN WITH OLDIES

(more youngens)This has got to be in response to the child porn banning resolution.

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Sheetlick

Description: Social crowds aren't the same as when you were a little squat back in the therties. Basically what i am proposing, is that we allow alcohol to be legaly bought by teens, FOR teens.

PROS AND CONS

PROS
---fun parties
---horny chicks
---adventures
---feeling accepted
---finding the car kees

CONS
---Old people
---Siblings
---Prudes
---Video cameras (your next)
---Milking cats for alcohol

Basically, alchoholisim is nothing without booze.

Support this because an awkward morning is better than a boring night.

SUBMINT"Milking cats for alcohol?"

Category: Gambling

Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize

Proposed by: Sheetlick

Description: Everybody wants so gamble, so let them if they want to, and if they don't than whoop-de-doo to the lot of yeh.:rolleyes:
Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Sheetlick

Description: People beleve in trading things such as baseball cards, so why not legalize trading sex.Boy, Sheetlick is really on a roll.:rolleyes:

Kuraurisand

21-07-2006, 06:11

"an awkward morning is better than a boring night"

If there's one diamond in the rough there, it's that slogan. :) I am SOOO opening up a liquor distributor with that slogan.

HotRodia

21-07-2006, 06:20

Personally, I prefer the comparison between baseball cards and sex. Brilliant.

Flibbleites

21-07-2006, 16:14

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Khans world

Description: Generally speaking, trafficking in persons refers to actions, often including use of force, fraud, or coercion, to force or compel someone into a situation:

1)In which he or she will be exploited for sexual purposes, which could include prostitution or pornography. It is a fundamental human right to be free of sexual exploitation in all its forms.

2)Also for labor without compensation, which could include forced or bonded labor "sweat shops".

Khans world is committed to the eradication of human trafficking both domestically and abroad. It is a crime that should be punished internationally and upheld by all UN nations.

Trafficking in persons is often linked to organized crime, and the profits from trafficking enterprises help fuel other illegal activities (UN Counterterrorism Initiative resolution to improve world security. http://www.nationstates.net/70361/page=un )

The growth of vast transnational criminal networks supported in part by trafficking in persons fosters official corruption and threatens the rule of law. The Administration policy includes the use of law enforcement tools, prevention efforts, and victim protection and assistance.

Our commitment to eradicate trafficking should include: 1)vigorously enforcing U.N. laws against all those who traffic in persons
2)Raising awareness at home and abroad about human trafficking and how it can be eradicated
3)Identifying, protecting, and assisting those victims exploited by traffickers; reducing the vulnerability of individuals to trafficking through increased education, economic opportunity, and protection and promotion of human rights
4)Employing diplomatic and foreign policy tools to encourage other nations, the UN and other multilateral institutions to work with Khans world to combat this crime, draft and enforce laws against trafficking, and hold accountable those engaged in it.Illegal, branding and duplication.

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Anpolia

Description: -----------------------------------------------------------
This act should be introduced because it is very important that all regions and alliances keep their borders protected by raiders and other gang regions that steal home regions from the people that have every right to them, of course, a war between to regions resulting in the invasion by the winner is fine but the region wanting to attack must send a telegram that states that they want to impose war on the other so that they have as much chance as the ones attacking of winning and it is fair for both regions or multiple regions attacking each other

-----------------------------------------------------------Illegal, metagaming.

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Himleret

Description: DESCRIPTION: Teaching of Riligoin in Public schools violates every childs right to freedom of and from riligoin.

NOTING that all children may not be of the particurlar being tought.

ALSO NOTING that many religoins being tuaght in schools take tax payer money to buy Bibles and other religois objects that could of better been spent on textbooks and other educational things.

ENSURING that all childrens futures and knowledge are to be decided by the children themselfs and not riligoin.For crying out loud, there's a spellcheck on the fricking submission form, use it people!

Dancing Bananland

21-07-2006, 23:10

Oh don't diss his spelling, he probably didn't go to school so he could avoid having his religous beleifs changed. It is his right.

Jeez, maby theres something wrong with my education, I have no idea what a riligoin is.

Compadria

22-07-2006, 00:36

"Milking cats for alcohol?"

Hey, haven't we all done that at some time in our lives?

Cluichstan

22-07-2006, 01:10

Hey, haven't we all done that at some time in our lives?

Only when I completely cleaned out the liquor cabinet...

Zeldon 6229 Nodlez

22-07-2006, 09:13

Tarrif Free Beef
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Schaarland
Description: NOTING: That BSE ("mad-cow") has its source in feeding livestock the remains of diseased animals...
KNOWING: That the livestock in question are herbivores-- and not carnivores...
CONCLUDING: That BSE comes about by the unnatural digestion of diseased meat in said herbivores...
DEMANDING: That member nations not carry-out these practices that cause BSE...
ASKING: That nations that fully comply be excluded from having to issue tarrifs on meat product exports that have been properly nourished (that is to say, w/o herbivores eating meat products). The idea of this one is good but can't see hiring somebody to chew the cows food to prevent this as then it would be expensive and thus not free.. Also I thought they needed proteen just like anything else so a few dead rats or chickens and earth worms in the hay add that.

Flibbleites

22-07-2006, 16:05

The idea of this one is good but can't see hiring somebody to chew the cows food to prevent this as then it would be expensive and thus not free.. Also I thought they needed proteen just like anything else so a few dead rats or chickens and earth worms in the hay add that.
Where in that proposal do you see anything about having someone chew the cows food for them?

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Uranium Mining

Proposed by: Fire Hound

Description: Uranium is wonderful for an alternative power source but eventually the nuclear waste produced by it will be an environmental disaster. Since nuclear waste (Uranium) takes thousands of years to stabilize into lead, this could pose a serious problem to where to put such mass quantities of lethal radioactive substances. Also it would help in defeating global terrorism by also decreasing output of Uranium enrichment thus creating less nuclear weapons. A decrease in Uranium Mining would also decrease the chance of people receiving cancer. This would not hurt the industrial world as much if we find an alternative resource such as solar power, wind power, hydroelectric or even using plutonium instead of Uranium for its shorter half-life and less radioactivity. This would also decrease costs for electrical power in replacing fuel rods compared to unlimited energy from the sun, water and wind. A decrease in Uranium Mining would benefit humanity in the fact that we would be better preserving the enviroment and preventing sickness. Nuclear waste turns into lead?!?!?

Party Mode

22-07-2006, 16:44

Nuclear waste turns into lead?!?!?
If it's uranium, yes (http://wiki.cotch.net/index.php/Uranium-lead).

Newfoundcanada

22-07-2006, 18:17

actualy I don't think it ever fully turns into lead. As I remember the amount gets cut in half all the time but it is never fully gone. They said thousands of years lol it takes 760 million years for the amount to be cut in half ONCE.

Flibbleites

23-07-2006, 00:37

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Artistic

Proposed by: Sheetlick

Description: I am terribly sorry to say that stupid children are stuck into stupid classes with other stupid kids. That will not solve anything, for you see, the worse class it is, the less will be learned. Yatta yatta ya.

Vote for Me and I will make it worth your while.Oh look Sheetlick's at it again.:rolleyes:

Dancing Bananland

23-07-2006, 00:40

Isn't he out of the UN by now? I mean, he's already submitted three really bad proposals before this one.

Forgottenlands

23-07-2006, 01:19

Isn't he out of the UN by now? I mean, he's already submitted three really bad proposals before this one.

If you submit a handful on the same day, they often don't go straight to the third strike. However, I think he might be gone now.

Witchcliff

23-07-2006, 02:08

Opperation Pill Plopper

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

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Dancing Ninja Island

Description: I know we have all argued about the consequences of steroid use, but are things really as they seem?

First of all, drugs are currently legal as a source of treating illness, but are not aloud for "recreational" purposes. With out recreational drugs, we'd all be weak and our planet would be attacked by UFO's and stuff. I think we need to bulk up now so we have the advantage in the intergalactic soccer league. We need drugs to strenghten our society. We cant remain weak, for weakness is a disease, and we need medicine to cure it.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jul 25 2006
This one has to go straight into the top ten silliest submitted proposals of all time.

Cluichstan

23-07-2006, 02:12

This one has to go straight into the top ten silliest submitted proposals of all time.
But...but...

http://www.epicsoftware.com/images/model_lib/sci_fi/flying_saucer.jpg

:p

Forgottenlands

23-07-2006, 04:00

This one has to go straight into the top ten silliest submitted proposals of all time.

You're going to add that to a list that includes such great proposals as The Inflatable Gandalf?

Cluichstan

23-07-2006, 04:38

You're going to add that to a list that includes such great proposals as The Inflatable Gandalf?

Best. Proposal. Ever.

Followed closely by Hippos Are Large. :D

Flibbleites

23-07-2006, 04:57

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #4

Proposed by: Sick nation

Description: UN Resolution #4: UN taxation ban (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: 1.Realizing that the United Nations is a massive organazation needing monitary support from the member states.

2.Proposing that all member states shall for the purpose of performing its due functions support the united nations by providing a minimum monitary sum of .5 percent of the nations total income. Illegal, repeals cannot introduce new legislation.

Witchcliff

23-07-2006, 05:02

You're going to add that to a list that includes such great proposals as The Inflatable Gandalf?

That's why I said the top 10, and not the top 5. Only the true greats belong up there ;).

Gruenberg

23-07-2006, 20:02

More Free trade
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Tar Zetar

Description: Yeahh!!!!!!!!!
I have little to add.

Except my approval :D

Flibbleites

24-07-2006, 00:54

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Stonedge

Description: Every day we witness new nations being created and many more collapsing. It is high time we do something to preserve our older nations and embrace the new. The Universal Economy Act will ensure that young and old alike, shall receive some financial aid from the UN.

Nations that are a part of the UN shall increase a small interest in tax, perhaps as low as 1.2%. This slight increase will be put into a UN account and divided equally to the nearest cent, and given to all of the United Nations members. This will not only aid economically drained nations, but also may attract former rouge nations, as well as newly created nations, to join the UN. Granted that at first this slight increase might seem draining, but we all stand to profit in the long run. Let us tear down the walls of financial depression, and build a worldly economical unit that may provide just the boost to push us all into greater things. And if this implements a tax, how exactly is this free trade?

The Most Glorious Hack

24-07-2006, 10:44

I have little to add.

Except my approval :DSoooooooooo tempted to let that one stay...

Pixil Indians

24-07-2006, 11:52

Just a thought. This would be redrafted but i wanted to know what other people thought.

Cannabis Laws

Cannabis should be legalised in all states as it is the people's democratic right to decide whether or not they wish to take the drug. Cannabis in its pure form, has been linked to some mental deterioration, but the main danger of it is via chemicals it is mixed with.

Under this proposal, cannabis would be sold through licensed retailers. The tax placed on it would be 200%. Therefore, it would be abled to finance the burden on the NHS it would place. It would also help to stop people taking harder drugs, which are more dangerous.

Allowing drug laws will also free up polcie time to deal with other issues and get more bobbies on the beat.

Thoughts ppl?

I would also be grateful if ppl would message me with their views.

Gruenberg

24-07-2006, 12:04

^

That is one of the funniest things ever. Dumping your proposal in this thread is certainly efficient...

Pixil Indians

24-07-2006, 12:08

though i dont think its one of the ten stupidest ever - its does make sense. But still, laugh all u like.

Cluichstan

24-07-2006, 15:50

^

That is one of the funniest things ever. Dumping your proposal in this thread is certainly efficient...

Certainly saves us the effort. ;)

Windurst1

25-07-2006, 04:33

You're going to add that to a list that includes such great proposals as The Inflatable Gandalf?

We should bring the Infaltable Gandalf back to the floor XD

Forgottenlands

25-07-2006, 05:07

We should bring the Infaltable Gandalf back to the floor XD

Well, aside from the issue of plagiarism, joke proposal, etc, there's also the fact that its already been enshrined more effectively within this thread, a card, and has a related post make the UNOG list of Greatest Forum Quotes that posting it again would do shit all for its popularity

[/manwithoutasenseofhumor]

The Most Glorious Hack

25-07-2006, 09:55

Can somebody translate this for me?

Govermental Responsability
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: AP3 10

Description: All goverments must act as they expect their citizens to do and t5hrough all cases strive to do better than such in order to lead through example

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jul 27 2006

Gruenberg

25-07-2006, 09:58

I think it's meant to be a sort of Government Ethics proposal (like choosing the second option on the issue about government corruption - that ministers should be held to a high standard) but that, to me, would be a Moral Decency, not a HR, issue.

Patriacha

25-07-2006, 15:15

Child Pornography-Pedophilia
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Luce_dell_est

Description: WE CAN'T ACCEPT a resolution against child pornography, above all proposed against moral decency! What does it mean moral decency? If we can do something against pedophilia, i.e. the imposition of sexual activities on child, people who can't be like the adults, it's not with a puritane war counter moralism that we can achieve something. Your resolution seems just an hypocrite war between different pornography factories.
BUT WE CAN'T ACCEPT NEITHER THE OPPOSITE MOTIVATIONS:
If someone can think that punish pederasts is a limitation of freedom, well let's give abused children the immunity of revenge over their abuser when they're grown up.
Because, where is abused children freedom?

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 28 2006

This sounds like an there trying to amend the child pornography act thats up for vote.

Cluichstan

25-07-2006, 15:18

This sounds like an there trying to amend the child pornography act thats up for vote.

Sounds like he's functionally illiterate, too.

Patriacha

25-07-2006, 15:21

Sounds like he's functionally illiterate, too.
true

Flibbleites

25-07-2006, 16:26

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Tar Zetar

Description: For some nations the control lies only in founder, for some the delegates too, but still the founder can eject natrion who gain power. I am a founder and delegate of my own region, but i founded my own region because i felt it was unfair where the power was, created a new nation (this one) i still have my other nation in the same region, I am in a tiny region only three nations (any one fell free to join). The other two nations are own by my friends who belive that we should all have control so if we want to support a proposal i will for them or any other delegates matters we are democratic nation so why shouldn't the power of the region be too.Illegal, game mechanics.

Ceorana

26-07-2006, 03:27

Destroy the UN

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: BLARGGHHH

Description: The UN must be destroyed!!!

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 29 2006

The Hahvahd Yahd Pahking Lot of Ceorana has not approved this proposal. [Approve]
BLARGGHHH :p :rolleyes:

Flibbleites

26-07-2006, 03:27

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Alligallya

Description: More porn for all:rolleyes:

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: BLARGGHHH

Description: The UN must be destroyed!!!Is it time for another one of these already.:rolleyes:

Norderia

26-07-2006, 08:29

Can I just post this? It's like, 2 years old now, but holy hell does it tickle me pink.

More Buttsecks
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Dinky Doo

Description: This proposal will make it so anyone who asks for buttsecks, cannot be turned down. This will make the male population happier because of the buttsecks, and the female population can use it to relieve stress.

Oh mah gads.... It makes me giggle.

Flibbleites

27-07-2006, 03:49

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Menesesdom

Description: THAT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS A WOUND ON THE BACK OF HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS AND SHOULD BE REMOVED.

THAT CORRUPTION IN COURTS ACROSS THE UN IS WIDESPREAD AND INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AND CULPRITS SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO FAIR TRIAL, PUBLIC WHIPPING AND LIFE SENTENCE WITH HARD LABOUR.

THAT SEEING AS STATISTICS HAVE SHOWN THAT COUNTRIES WITHOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT HAVE A LOWER CRIME RATE AND THIS MAKES IT LOGICAL TO MAKE THIS RESOLUTIONYou know, proposals like this make me want to write something like this
Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Flibbleites

Description:FINDING that the use and abuse of the Caps Lock key is annoyingly prevelent

NOTING that typing in all caps in considered to be shouting online

1. MANDATES the immediate removal of the Caps Lock key from all computers and typewriters in all UN member nations

2. BANS all computer and typewriter manufacturers from putting a Caps Lock key on all future productions

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Legendary Alcatraz II

Description: Horrified by the involvement of children in the pornography industry,

Reaffirming its support for freedom of speech, expression, and media,

Recalling Clause 2 of Resolution #138, "Artistic Freedom", and its provision that work that directly harms others does not constitute protected work,

Further recalling its previous Resolutions #22, "Outlaw Pedophilia", and #25, "The Child Protection Act",

Saddened that there are those who would produce material that does harm others, especially where such harm is sexual, and involves minors,

Determining that such material is not protected from restrictions of production and distribution,

Resolving to adopt a strong stance against child pornography in all forms, and work towards eliminating this moral cancer,

Imploring all UN members to think of the children:

1. Defines for the purposes of this Resolution:
- "child pornography" as any explicit representation of real or simulated sexual acts performed by a child, or any explicit image of the sexual organs of a child, for primarily sexual purposes;

- "child" as any person below the legal age of consent in their nation of nationality; -REVISE-

- "child" as any person below the age of '18'
Reason for revise. Some nations can set the legal age of consent to 5 years of age. Which is highly immoral. This makes this resolution Flawless.

2. Requires member nations to prohibit:
- the possession, production, distribution and trade of child pornography;
- any act of coercing a child to participate in the production of child pornography;
- the trade of children for the purposes of the production of child pornography;

3. Requires member nations to institute appropriately tough penalties for such criminal acts;

4. Promotes international cooperation in:
- the capture of and facilitation of appropriate legal proceedings against those suspected of involvement in the child pornography trade;
- the seizure, and appropriate further action, such as shipment for the purposes of use as evidence, and thereafter full destruction, of all child pornography;
- the extradition of those suspected of involvement in the child pornography trade for questioning and trial;
- the identification and repatriation of children taken abroad through the child pornography;
- the sharing of information on known child pornography producers and distributors between law enforcement agencies;

5. Supports all efforts at providing for the wellbeing and recovery of victims of child pornography.Illegal, plagureism.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: AP3 10

Description: All nations within the Un, who authorize drug use and legal sale should have the right to demand that a citizen signs an 'i understand the consequences' chitty before acknowleaging that citizens legal right to do so. Although this strictly doesn't legalize recreational drug use it does legalize the goverments of member state right to limit their moral connection with the above citizen.You mean they don't have the right to do that now?

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: AP3 10

Description: In reply to the argument 'Repeal "Individual Self-Determination"'A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution. I propose that goverments which may be damaged by "indivisual self determination is an outreach to democracy for certain nations that are absolute monarchys,dictatorships,communist states. " I argue that such listed goverments should not be internationaly been recognized as legitimate governments.
Arguement: to thus limit the bias of this resolution towards said governments and biasm so as to permit said resolution Say what?:confused:

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Menesesdom

Description:
Will pledge funds to build and develop schools and community centers inside every nation in the UN.
This will have a big impact on the UNs economic and cultural power as well as the countries residing within.

This is a small part of my Education and Arts Program that with begin with this Act

I urge you to consider your vote on this pressing matter.

This resolution:

ENTITLES EVERY CITIZEN IN THE UNITED NATION HAS RIGHT TO FREE EDUCATION FROM 18 AND UNDER.

ENTITLES THAT EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD BE PERMITTED ACCESS TO ALL COMMUNITY CENTRE COURSES AND/OR CLASSES AND/OR CLUBS OF ANY NATURE AND OF ANY CONTENT.

CONDEMNS ANY MEMBER OF SOCIETY MAKING GROSS PROFIT FROM EDUCATION BILLS NOT UNDER U.N. LAW

ENTITLES EVERY CITIZEN OVER 16 THAT HE/SHE RECEIVES BENEFITS AS SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

ENTITLES THAT THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST 3 UNIVERSITIES AND/OR COLLEGES THAT ENABLES CITIZENS TO PAY HALF THE COST OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PUT FORWARD BY THE UNITED NATIONS

ENTITLES THAT THE ARTS BE FUNDED DIRECTLY BY THE UNITED NATIONS

THAT RESTRICTION OF CITIZENS FROM EDUCATION AND THE ARTS IS A HEINOUS CRIME AND BE PUNISHABLE BY THE UNITED NATIONS

THERE BE A COUNCIL WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS KNOWN AS THE EDUCATION COUNCIL THAT SEES TO THE OPERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION

With Great Thanks
Empire of MenesesdomIllegal, branding.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Menesesdom

Description: PROPOSAL that takes action on the altruistic subject of GUN CONTROL.

IN WHICH ALL NATIONS (ESPECIALLY THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES) SHOULD BE GIVEN HELP WITH ITS ECONOMY IN EXCHANGE FOR ITS WEAPONS (GUNS AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS)

THAT THESE GUNS BE PUT IN THE STOCK FOR THE UN OR ELSE TO BE UTTERLY DESTROYED.

THAT BUYING WEAPONS WITH A MAJORITY OF A COUNTRY's ECONOMY IS A HEINOUS CRIME AND ITS GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SWEPT OUT OF PLACE The guns are going to be but in stock for the UN? What are they going to use them for, doorstops?

Flibbleites

27-07-2006, 16:25

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Himleret

Description: The banning of sexual freedoms, such as "inbreeding," is merely a religois "virtue."
Also any "deformations" that supposedly are cuased by such forms of sexual relations are merely coincidental and no facts can be given to support the superstition that these "deformations" is cuased by "inbreeding."
Also their is nothing "wrong" with gay and lesbian sexual acts and all UN nations,if this proposal is passed into law, shall be able to out law such acts.
The only bans elidgable on sexual relations will have to do with minors and will include outlawing pedophilia,child pornography and other sexual acts.
In short,any outlaw of sexual acts that do not include minors shall be strictly prohibited un the removal of this resolution if passed into law.:confused:

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Artistic

Proposed by: Fifa Rules

Description: Have you ever notice,How much people don't know the words to their own national anthem. This is shocking and appalling...though they have good reason.I propse some well-known songs become nationbal anthems.

*Out with the old in with the new
*How about some Queen,Bon Jovi even Will Young if you like that!
*There shall be vote in each country,Then best song chosen overall.Illegal, RL references.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Vlad The Mighty

Description: Sexual Deviations Treatment

As this is not by any means a regulation which limits sexual
freedoms, it intends to offer support for citizens who feel
the need to lead a normal sexual and social life.

Natural selection tends to eliminate the individuals who are
unable to help perpetuate the species. However, this does
not apply to evolved beings, which benefit from the innate
right of "free choice". Even in such conditions, the
individuals that have preferences which defy the natural
order, may want to lead a normal life. By normal, we
understand "in conformity with the natural evolution of the
species".

Therefore , the next should apply to any UN citizens who
suffers from a sexual deviation, be it homosexuality,
attraction for young members of their species or attraction
for members of other species. This also applies to citizens
who suffer from less severe sexual deviations such as
fetishism.

1.Any individual who suffers from a sexual deviation of any
kind should be eligible for free psychiatrical and medical
controls if they consider the treatment of the deviation
necessary.

2.Each major city should benefit from a Sexual Deviation
Treatment Center with specialized medical personnel. The methods applied in these centers should not be forbidden by any current UN legislation.

3.The possibility of treating these affections should be
popularized in each country, with means depending on the
country's budget.Anyone else think that calling homosexuality a "sexual deviation" is this proposal's death sentence?

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Rozza

Description: I propose A complete repeal of compulsory metrification so that all nations can use counting systems that are culturally relevantAll well and good, but next time try actually submiting it as a repeal.

Norderia

27-07-2006, 18:54

Anyone else think that calling homosexuality a "sexual deviation" is this proposal's death sentence?

You betcha.

Vlad The Mighty

27-07-2006, 19:23

I'm sorry for calling homosexuality a sexual deviation instead of calling it a "mental disorder".

I couldn't help noticing that, even in real life, society tends to protect all unatural minorities. Natural selection would generally destroy most of these individuals. I'm not a homofobe (well, maybe a little) but why do these people try to obsesively convince us that their actions "are normal" ? It's enough I have to tolerate their obsesive, frustrated behaviour, but to consider them normal ?

Yes, homosexuality is a sexual deviation ! The proposal is actually mild, since it offers free treatment and guidance, and does not ban any freedoms.

P.S : Don't serve me those "gay dolphins" stories. Do some research on the whole of the matter and see why those studies are irrelevant.

Gruenberg

27-07-2006, 20:39

http://test256.free.fr/UN%20Cards/crad0iy.png

I suggest we leave this issue.

Quaon

27-07-2006, 23:14

Compadria

27-07-2006, 23:20

Yes, homosexuality is a sexual deviation ! The proposal is actually mild, since it offers free treatment and guidance, and does not ban any freedoms.

How can something between consenting adults be a deviaton?

Forgottenlands

27-07-2006, 23:32

http://test256.free.fr/UN%20Cards/crad0iy.png

I suggest we leave this issue.

Agreed

Vlad:
1) Flibs said it was the death sentence for your proposal, not that it was wrong. You'd have a hard time convincing the UN at large that it is a sexual deviation. While I think Flibs does disagree with you (I've never bothered to find out his true opinions on the matter), that is irrelevant to whether or not he was bashing you.
2) I don't want to hijack this thread with a homosexual debate, and I'm sure many others feel the same way. We can go several pages on any instance of these debates. If you want to continue, you can take your proposal to its own thread and begin a discussion on it or take your opinions to General where Fass will likely tear you to pieces (amongst others)

Choeson

27-07-2006, 23:38

I don't particularly agree that homosexuality is a "norm" but I don't quite agree that it's a "deviation" - why not call it a "preference"? and seconding Forgottenlands, the word choice is the point, not the ideology behind it.

Flibbleites

28-07-2006, 02:38

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Hulion

Description: It breaks my heart to see human beings mistreating and abusing animals. It has to stop.

Abusive pet owners abuse thier pets by starving them, by not giving them sufficient health care and they end up sick with rabies and parasites such as heartworms. They are sometimes beaten by their owners and physical damage is caused.

Some abuse for money by having more pets than they can take care of. They have them only for the use of breeding and making a profit and do not care for them properly.

I am proposing that a set of rules and guidelines be passed to protect pets. And to enforce the proper care of animals.

These laws are responsible for the rescue and care of abused animals as well as trialing and jailing the abusive owners. They will cover animal control as in abandoned or stray animals. All distressed animals shall be rescued and recieve health care. As well as establishing adoption agencies to find these wonderful creations of nature a good home.

I propose that a committee be established to regulate these laws. The committee shall be called the ACC (Animal control committee).

It shall see to it that all pet ownwers in the UN are good to their pets and that breeders have the rescources to care for the animals and set up adoption for them. Breeders shall be constantly monitored by the ACC.

The committee shall accept any contribution or donation to help increase our Humanitarian effort. We shall also establish Kennels and veteranarian facilties all over The UN member nations for the purpose of caring for our animals. I really do not see how anyone can't agree with me. If I'm not mistaken all this does is set up a committee.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Airmen Overseers

Description: In order for trade to happen freely, a proper measurement of time has to be established. Traditionally this has been done through time zones, but it is not necessary; instead one United World time can be set at UN headquarters. In this way time would never change, but at UN headquarters a twenty four hour per day clock would be established. This would mean for example that on some places on the planet 9am (0900) would be nightime while in others places in would be day. One clock and one time makes commerce, and cargo simplier.

Recognizing the need for a standard time in which all countries could use to time trade and commerce;

Realizing that a standard clock would minimize minunderstandings and expidate trade;

Understanding that trading economic partners are much less likely to go to war;

Aware of the benefits of one time standard would have on international travel and cargo;

Establishes a United World Time clock at United Nation headquaters at which all nations conducting international trade would syncronize their time to United World Time;

Encourages free trade by all nations.Oh, what a dilemma, free trade vs. idiocy.

Vlad The Mighty

28-07-2006, 05:04

Sorry, I kind of fliped a little. (A little more).

The causes are multiple, some of them being the telegrams I received after the "Pornographical Control Law" and the "Incest Ban Law", in which I was accused of being a homophobe because I didn't include specific clauses for homosexuals. This really got me pissed of, since I used general terms in most cases. If I was considered to be a homophobe, I thought acting like one would be in order.

I'm not derranged by homosexuals in any way, as long as they do not ask to be considered "normal" by starting gay parades and all kinds of "accept us" foundations. Weirdly, I even knew one pretty well, but he was just disoriented. I think he'll come back to the straight side, since he was a pretty smart fellow. Only time will tell.

Cluichstan

28-07-2006, 05:05

Agreed

Vlad:
1) Flibs said it was the death sentence for your proposal, not that it was wrong. You'd have a hard time convincing the UN at large that it is a sexual deviation. While I think Flibs does disagree with you (I've never bothered to find out his true opinions on the matter), that is irrelevant to whether or not he was bashing you.
2) I don't want to hijack this thread with a homosexual debate, and I'm sure many others feel the same way. We can go several pages on any instance of these debates. If you want to continue, you can take your proposal to its own thread and begin a discussion on it or take your opinions to General where Fass will likely tear you to pieces (amongst others)

Agreed on both counts. Dammit! I'm agreeing with you again?!? :p

Oh, but Fass is going by another name these days. Under any name, though, he'll rip li'l Vlad here into little tiny pieces in short order. And I'll thoroughly enjoy seeing it. :cool:

Vlad The Mighty

28-07-2006, 05:09

Look, already said I'm sorry about that.

And don't think you meant physically "rip", cause if that's the case...I accept the challenge.

Cluichstan

28-07-2006, 05:10

Look, already said I'm sorry about that.

And don't think you meant physically "rip", cause if that's the case...I accept the challenge.

I didn't mean physically, tough guy. :rolleyes:

Forgottenlands

28-07-2006, 05:13

Look, already said I'm sorry about that.

And don't think you meant physically "rip", cause if that's the case...I accept the challenge.

You two posted within a minute of each other. Cross-posting isn't unheard of.

Moving on.

Cluichstan

28-07-2006, 05:16

You two posted within a minute of each other. Cross-posting isn't unheard of.

Moving on.

Hey, I'm just that quick. ;)

Frisbeeteria

28-07-2006, 05:28

Vlad The Mighty, stop it with the highjacking. Back on the topic of Silly and/or Illegal Proposals, right now.

The rest of you, drop it. Move on.

Cluichstan

28-07-2006, 05:36

Vlad The Mighty, stop it with the highjacking. Back on the topic of Silly and/or Illegal Proposals, right now.

The rest of you, drop it. Move on.

You're silly, Fris... ;)

Sorry, I had to. :p

Flibbleites

28-07-2006, 06:28

You're silly, Fris... ;)You mean someone proposed him?

Sorry, I had to. :p
Me too.:D

HotRodia

28-07-2006, 08:16

Hmmm. I wonder if we could propose Fris and get him deleted for being an illegal proposal. :D

HotRodia

28-07-2006, 10:44

Looky what I found in the queue!

Repeal "UN Counterterrorism Initiative"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #168
Proposed by: ETHERALAND

Description: UN Resolution #168: UN Counterterrorism Initiative (Category: International Security; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:

Approvals: 1 (Compulsoria)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 123 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 31 2006

The "I don't actually have an argument" approach is always a winner...if you're in a spamming contest.

Repeal "UN Counterterrorism Initiative"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #168
Proposed by: ETHERALAND

Description: UN Resolution #168: UN Counterterrorism Initiative (Category: International Security; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:

Approvals: 1 (Compulsoria)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 123 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 31 2006

Oh look! Another piece of proposal spam.

Free Tertiary Education
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Aetheronian Republics

Description: DEFINING for the purpose of this resolution:
"Tertiary Education" as the final institution of education that includes undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational education and training.
"Free" as subsidised or provided at no cost by the government of the nation and open to all citizens.

RECOGNISING that for any nation to reach its full economic and technological potential a majority of the population must have the skills to achieve better competency and efficiency in the work force.

UNDERSTANDING that for these skills to be taught workers must undergo tertiary education.

ALSO UNDERSTANDING that tertiary education is hugely expensive and limits the socio-economic status of students.

THEREFORE this resolution proposes for all governments of nations to:

1. REMOVE discrimination of people of race, gender etc. to undergo tertiary education.

2.
A) NATIONALIZE all institutions of tertiary education to avoid private interference.

B) OR SUBSIDISE fees of students attending privatised institutions of tertiary education.

3. In the event that 2A is decided by the government; the government will PROVIDE free tertiary education to all students.

4. CREATE 20,000 more places in institutions of tertiary education in 10 years for students by:

A)CONSTRUCTION of more tertiary institutions

B)LOWERING benchmark for entrance into non-professional courses.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 124 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 31 2006

Sigh. Delightfully fluffy, yet insubstantial.

Uniform ban on private arms
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Melsonland

Description: The need to stop guns from making our streets miserable and unsafe is great. Criminals and children who used to plsy marbles play 'gun marbles' and other leisurely childrens games like kiss chase has become 'bullet chase' and were not gonna start to talk about hw bad 'tag' has become. This is a common occurance on all of our streets.

Criminal gangs bring illegal guns, which are combatted by Police and is a seperate issue and will need a seperate proposal to deal with, this is to ban ownership on a private individual basis.

The ban on private gun ownership will see accidental shootings decrease, and weapons are stolen and used by criminals. Too many times in our countires, people who own guns shoot at 'trespassers' and 'robbers' and force them to eat lead only to relaise that it was in fact the milkman , or trick or treaters....

Many countries have problems with vigilante groups. Where the Police fail, people take to arms in an orgy of vengeance. Regular punishments, have in fact become...gunishments.

Other people who migrate are not familiar with the new countries weapons and there is huge traffic of legal weapons and a single gun is a new threat so uniformity is required. Sometimes people pack more heat than Neo in the Matrix and unintentionally end up in jail. This would make awareness greater and everything.

The proposal is this:

a)Worldwide ban on all types on the sale firearms to individuals, regardless of their intent, sporting, defence or chav shooting.

b)Worldwide ban on gun ownership with compulsory 5 year imprisonment for any private individual found to be in possession of a firearm, or have one at their home.

c)In cases of government agencies, Armed forces, Police, all their weapons to be stowed in a secure armoury and only allowed out when members of these agencies are on duty.

d)Money allocated to re-educate the chilren how to play nice games and to teach them that guns are bad.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 124 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 31 2006

RL reference, possible format violation. And "guns are bad, mkay?" pretty much sums this one up.

Dashanzi

28-07-2006, 16:22

Legal Drug use

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

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: AP3 10

Description: All nations within the Un, who authorize drug use and legal sale should have the right to demand that a citizen signs an 'i understand the consequences' chitty before acknowleaging that citizens legal right to do so. Although this strictly doesn't legalize recreational drug use it does legalize the goverments of member state right to limit their moral connection with the above citizen.
In essence, this does nothing but merely maintains the status quo.

Repeal "UN taxation ban"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #4

Proposed by: Schecterville

Description: UN Resolution #4: UN taxation ban (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Taxes are mandatory to keep the UN running properly. If the UN does not collect taxes, there is no money to run the UN and pay UN officials. Therefore, the resolution that was passed Monday, January 13, 2003 "UN taxation ban" is hereby suspended.
False arguments, false assumptions, false reading of the original resolution.

Animal Cruelty Laws

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Hulion

Description: It breaks my heart to see human beings mistreating and abusing animals. It has to stop.

Abusive pet owners abuse thier pets by starving them, by not giving them sufficient health care and they end up sick with rabies and parasites such as heartworms. They are sometimes beaten by their owners and physical damage is caused.

Some abuse for money by having more pets than they can take care of. They have them only for the use of breeding and making a profit and do not care for them properly.

I am proposing that a set of rules and guidelines be passed to protect pets. And to enforce the proper care of animals.

These laws are responsible for the rescue and care of abused animals as well as trialing and jailing the abusive owners. They will cover animal control as in abandoned or stray animals. All distressed animals shall be rescued and recieve health care. As well as establishing adoption agencies to find these wonderful creations of nature a good home.

I propose that a committee be established to regulate these laws. The committee shall be called the ACC (Animal control committee).

It shall see to it that all pet ownwers in the UN are good to their pets and that breeders have the rescources to care for the animals and set up adoption for them. Breeders shall be constantly monitored by the ACC.

The committee shall accept any contribution or donation to help increase our Humanitarian effort. We shall also establish Kennels and veteranarian facilties all over The UN member nations for the purpose of caring for our animals. I really do not see how anyone can't agree with me.
Sanctimonious drivel. This is meant to be a UN proposal, not a twelve year old's first foray into the world of debating societies.

United World Time

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Airmen Overseers

Description: In order for trade to happen freely, a proper measurement of time has to be established. Traditionally this has been done through time zones, but it is not necessary; instead one United World time can be set at UN headquarters. In this way time would never change, but at UN headquarters a twenty four hour per day clock would be established. This would mean for example that on some places on the planet 9am (0900) would be nightime while in others places in would be day. One clock and one time makes commerce, and cargo simplier.

Recognizing the need for a standard time in which all countries could use to time trade and commerce;

Realizing that a standard clock would minimize minunderstandings and expidate trade;

Understanding that trading economic partners are much less likely to go to war;

Aware of the benefits of one time standard would have on international travel and cargo;

Establishes a United World Time clock at United Nation headquaters at which all nations conducting international trade would syncronize their time to United World Time;

Encourages free trade by all nations.
Bloody Stupid.

Free Tertiary Education

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Aetheronian Republics

Description: DEFINING for the purpose of this resolution:
"Tertiary Education" as the final institution of education that includes undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational education and training.
"Free" as subsidised or provided at no cost by the government of the nation and open to all citizens.

RECOGNISING that for any nation to reach its full economic and technological potential a majority of the population must have the skills to achieve better competency and efficiency in the work force.

UNDERSTANDING that for these skills to be taught workers must undergo tertiary education.

ALSO UNDERSTANDING that tertiary education is hugely expensive and limits the socio-economic status of students.

THEREFORE this resolution proposes for all governments of nations to:

1. REMOVE discrimination of people of race, gender etc. to undergo tertiary education.

2.
A) NATIONALIZE all institutions of tertiary education to avoid private interference.

B) OR SUBSIDISE fees of students attending privatised institutions of tertiary education.

3. In the event that 2A is decided by the government; the government will PROVIDE free tertiary education to all students.

4. CREATE 20,000 more places in institutions of tertiary education in 10 years for students by:

A)CONSTRUCTION of more tertiary institutions

B)LOWERING benchmark for entrance into non-professional courses.
Crippling for low-population nations, worthless for billion-strong wonders.

Repeal "Metric System "

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #24

Proposed by: Jerolimo

Description: UN Resolution #24: Metric System (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:
Cat get your tongue?

Cluichstan

28-07-2006, 19:28

Flibbleites

28-07-2006, 19:42

Wow...just wow.
You know, it that had proposed banning mondays it might have had my support. It still would've ended up in this thread, but it would have had my support.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: The Christiania

Description: This proposal suggests that articals would be added to the U.N. resolution, The Universal Bill of Rights; Resolution #26; page 6 in U.N. Resolutions throughout History.

PROPOSING that the Universal Bill of Rights is expanded to include:
Artical 11-- All humans, no matter what age, can be taken seriously.

Artical 12-- All humans are entitled to privacy. Meaning that media can not follow people around.

Artical 13-- All humans visiting other countries will abide by thier native nation's laws.

Artical 14-- All humans can never be subjected to racism or slavery.Illegal, attempted amendment, duplication and Article 13 is just plain bloody stupid.

Cluichstan

28-07-2006, 20:10

You know, it that had proposed banning mondays it might have had my support. It still would've ended up in this thread, but it would have had my support.

Illegal, attempted amendment, duplication and Article 13 is just plain bloody stupid.

Just Article 13?

Flibbleites

28-07-2006, 20:16

Just Article 13?
Well, Articles 12 & 14 are duplications and 11 only says that we can take everyone seriously, not that we have to so it's harmless.

Oneiro

29-07-2006, 00:25

Banning Tuesdays

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Bunking Good

Description: I propose that since tuesadays are boring and horribly annoying that we take them out of the week. I believe that this will lower suicide rates everywhere

Approvals: 5 (Bunking Good, Three Islands, Airmen Overseers, The Christiania, Errinundera)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 119 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 31 2006While this might be a somewhat generic proposal, as a mailman I'm entirely in favour of this. On tuesdays I have to deliver flyers as well as mail, which means that I have to visit *every* house on my route, which means at least two hours of work extra while only getting half an hour compensation.

Karmicaria

29-07-2006, 00:33

While this might be a somewhat generic proposal, as a mailman I'm entirely in favour of this. On tuesdays I have to deliver flyers as well as mail, which means that I have to visit *every* house on my route, which means at least two hours of work extra while only getting half an hour compensation.

You're joking right? There's a reason that the Ban Tuesdays thing is in this tread. It's dumb.

Frisbeeteria

29-07-2006, 02:00

There's a reason that the Ban Tuesdays thing is in this tread. It's dumb.
Thanks for the explanation. Most of us had totally missed that.

Choeson

29-07-2006, 02:12

Banning Tuesday doesn't seem to be an issue related to human rights in the first place; maybe social justice, but definitely not human rights.

Artical 11-- All humans, no matter what age, can be taken seriously.

Artical 12-- All humans are entitled to privacy. Meaning that media can not follow people around.

Artical 13-- All humans visiting other countries will abide by thier native nation's laws.

Artical 14-- All humans can never be subjected to racism or slavery.

Article 11 publicly endorses kidnappings - this is not an advancement of human rights.

Just noticed - Article 12 also contradicts Article 11; either that or the abductors under the protection of Article 11 must provide their abductees privacy under Article 12, but then it seemingly goes against privacy to abduct a person anyway.

Forgottenlands

29-07-2006, 02:39

How does "X can be taken seriously" translate to "kidnapping is ok"?

The Most Glorious Hack

29-07-2006, 02:53

Add a comma?

"People can be taken, seriously."

Cluichstan

29-07-2006, 03:05

Article 11 publicly endorses kidnappings - this is not an advancement of human rights.

Yeah, with a comma, as Hack said, that interpretation could be made. Hadn't thought of that. That's damn funny. :D

Frisbeeteria

29-07-2006, 03:13

Banning Tuesday doesn't seem to be an issue related to human rights in the first place; maybe social justice, but definitely not human rights.
I'd have picked Mondays, and Billie Holiday would have picked Gloomy Sunday (http://www.phespirit.info/gloomysunday/lyrics_lewis.htm). We'd both have coded it Moral Decency, of course.

Cluichstan

29-07-2006, 03:16

I'd have picked Mondays, and Billie Holiday would have picked Gloomy Sunday (http://www.phespirit.info/gloomysunday/lyrics_lewis.htm). We'd both have coded it Moral Decency, of course.

You're right there with the Boomtown Rats. ;)

Norderia

29-07-2006, 18:45

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #7
Proposed by: Krongst

Description: UN Resolution #7: Sexual Freedom (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Currently a case rose in Krongst. A video was found by the local police in Huntington a small town in the North of our country. The video depictued two consenting adults (male and female) carrying out acts which is widely know as Sadomasacism. The police found the video and immeditaley arrested the couple and the case came to court under Gross Assault (s18 Offences Against a Person Act 1902).

There was enoroumous up roar, firstly because the police found the video tape in garage outside the home when investigating a robbery which took place in the house next door. Secondly both persons involved were above consent and lastly many people felt that the government is acting as the moral majority saying what is right and what is wrong.

The court ruled that the couple had commited assault on each other even though they fully consented. The Court said it was the job of all goverments to intervene when individuals harm themeselves and each others.

It is a human beings basic right that whatever happens in their own homes, when they are consenting adults and are of sound mind should be left up to them. The government has no concern what goes on behind closed doors between two consenting adults of sound mind.

Why should people have to disclose or be liable under law with what goes on in their home legal home as long as it does not involved minors or those that are held against their consent.

Governments are vastly acting as big brother and individuals should be more freerer from the state.

The state should be small because the people are bigger.

Approvals: 1 (The Christiania)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 123 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Aug 1 2006

Illegal for branding.

And so a robbery occurs in a neighbor's house, leaves police searching different garage, and watching tapes?

Doesn't a repeal of sexual freedom completely go against the argument?

I'm a little confused. If the point was to show that R7 was insufficient and should be replaced, it looks like they fell short.

Quaon

29-07-2006, 21:21

Illegal for branding.

And so a robbery occurs in a neighbor's house, leaves police searching different garage, and watching tapes?

Doesn't a repeal of sexual freedom completely go against the argument?

I'm a little confused. If the point was to show that R7 was insufficient and should be replaced, it looks like they fell short.
I think he meant the "unless needed to investigate a crime" or whatnot clause in sexual freedom.

Fishyguy 2

30-07-2006, 06:22

No silly proposals, but again silly Regional Happenings

Regional Happenings
3 minutes ago: The Republic of Adios 32 was founded.
8 minutes ago: The Republic of Adios 24 was founded.
9 minutes ago: The Republic of Adios 22 was founded.
9 minutes ago: The Republic of Adios 21 was founded.

It's like that in EVERY feeder region. At this rate there will be over 100 "Adios" nations in an hour. Seriously, who would want these puppets?

Forgottenlands

30-07-2006, 06:34

Pfft, I've considered doing something similar for one of my RPs. Different people, different ideas

Seriously, though, can we keep the thread related to the UN? Regional happenings of 10 people being ejected from the UN is one thing. Regional happenings of founded....that sounds like a discussion for General.

Flibbleites

30-07-2006, 20:45

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Nyvo

Description: Erase guns from the planit.And leave us at the mercy of the non members? No thanks.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Sambaza

Description: Resolution:
The United Nations should adopt a military in order to guarantee enforcement throughout the world. Every country will have to donate 1% of their armed forces into the UNMS (United Nations Military Service).

Description:
This plan would help adopt a universal armed force service through the United Nations in order to guarantee all enforcements of United Nations rules. This will help make the U.N. be previewed as a strong organization and will help deter any thoughts that the rules are bogus and we don't need to fallow them. In order to avoid language barriers, the UNMS would have units divided by language spoken, and the units would be deployed to countries with respective language.

Specifics:
I.Every country must donate 1% of their armed forces.
II.Every country has an equal vote on how the UNMS functions, the United Nations may play no favorites within the organization.
III.Every country must abide by a democratic vote on any action taken
IV.Any evacuation or mis-donation will result in immediate explosion from the United Nations.I like clause IV "immediate explosion from the UN.http://bak42.notworksafe.com/images/NationStates/Smilies/z7shysterical.gif

Randomea

31-07-2006, 00:35

Well if the UN made Tuesday the day of rest and forbid any sort of work it wouldn't be any different from a traditional Sabbath,

"Tell me why?"
"I don't like Tuesdays...."

Flibbleites

31-07-2006, 03:59

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Cylyc

Description: this proposal states that the united nations have a special operations group to conduct terrorist kidnapping and dangerous missions that regular troops could not conduct. each nation must send their best soldier in every class (ex. sniper, ranger, demolitions, etc.) to a united nations boot camp for further development. then at the end of boot camp the top 5 soldiers will be chosen in each class to make up the UNSO.Oh good Lord, two of these in one day.:rolleyes:

Norderia

31-07-2006, 05:38

Heh, funny that this group would conduct terrorist kidnappings.

The Most Glorious Hack

31-07-2006, 06:10

I like clause IV "immediate explosion from the UN.That's when we really eject you from the UN!

Forgottenlands

31-07-2006, 07:02

That's when we really eject you from the UN!

Wait.....could it be the modbomb going off?

Gruenberg

31-07-2006, 07:24

Repeal "Child Pornography Prohibition"
Category: Repeal
Resolution: #169
Proposed by: Lysistrin

Description: UN Resolution #169: Child Pornography Prohibition (Category: Moral Decency; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: APPRECIATING the well-meaning of resolution #169, titled "Child Pornography Prohibition."

RECALLING Provision 1, which defines a child as "any person below the legal age of consent in their nation of nationality"

FURTHER RECALLING Provision 3, which requires member nations to institute "appropriately tough penalties" for child pornography

RECOGNIZING that the act, while written with good cause, does not:
- require member nations to have a certain age of consent
- define a minimum punishment for violation of the child pornography laws

REALIZES that the act would be worthless in a member nation with an unusually low age of consent, and

FURTHER REALIZES that the act does not allow for enough punishment in case of a violation. Therefore, this act would

REPEAL Act #169, "Child Pornography Prohibition"
Yeah good luck with that.

And I'm yet to see anyone offer a solution to either of these problems, anyway...

Child Pornography Additions
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Tickston

Description: NOTING the fact that resolution #169, The Child Pornography Prohibition, has loopholes that destroy the initiatives that are put in place by the resolution

IMPLEMENTING such laws to close these loopholes; these laws include:
-• The international photographed and/or filmed sexual encounter consent age at age 17
--o A photographed and/or filmed sexual encounter is a sexual encounter that is filmed or photographed by a third party and produced for sale to any fourth party; pornography
--- A sexual encounter is defined as sex with penetration and includes anal, oral, and vaginal sex
--- A sexual encounter also includes masturbation with both solo and with multiple partners
-• The minimum punishment for any violator of resolution #169 and this, is 10 years in a high-security prison with a chance of parole at year 8.5
--o This only applies to those involved in the distribution and creation of child pornography and this sentence can be added on to those who violate child molestation laws where they exist if it is proven they were involved in the distribution and creation of
...except this, which is comically illegal (and stupid - hopefully this illustrates why I included some flexibility). I like the cliffhanger ending though.

EDIT: Whoops, didn't see the first one had its own thread already.

Cluichstan

31-07-2006, 12:46

I like clause IV "immediate explosion from the UN.http://bak42.notworksafe.com/images/NationStates/Smilies/z7shysterical.gif

http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/albums/muppets-s2/17_The_plunger_features_a_working_spring.thumb.jpg

Choeson

01-08-2006, 03:15

How does "X can be taken seriously" translate to "kidnapping is ok"?

If you mean to say "A person's opinion can be accepted as an opinion seriously," say it. Otherwise, "X can be taken seriously" moreorless means that someone can take someone else seriously. The UN holds no real high regard for slang, I believe...

IV.Any evacuation or mis-donation will result in immediate explosion from the United Nations.

I don't know about you, but I don't understand this slang.

Forgottenlands

01-08-2006, 04:00

If you mean to say "A person's opinion can be accepted as an opinion seriously," say it. Otherwise, "X can be taken seriously" moreorless means that someone can take someone else seriously. The UN holds no real high regard for slang, I believe...

......How is that slang? Perhaps it isn't the most formally written sentence and could use a fair bit of redrafting, but that isn't the same as saying it is slang.

I don't know about you, but I don't understand this slang.

That also isn't slang. That's abuse of a spell-checker. Explosion should be expulsion.

EDIT: And 200 pages!

Gruenberg

01-08-2006, 18:28

Repeal "Child Pornography Prohibition"
Category: Repeal
Resolution: #169
Proposed by: Dying Utnapishtim

Description: UN Resolution #169: Child Pornography Prohibition (Category: Moral Decency; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Convinced that words like "horrified" "saddened" and phrases like "Imploring all UN members to think of the children" should be banned by all UN resolutions,

Determined to eradicate the offense to the intelligence of the member nations profiled by an expression like "moral cancer"

Resolving to adopt any means to scoff and mock the nations that enjoy this kind of ridiculous vocabulary:

1. Repeal Child Pornography Prohibition

2. Proscribe the Nation of Gruenberg out of UN

3. Prohibit further similar abuse of rhetorical thick dumb talk in all and every politic tribune, with the obvious exception of the internal petty politics of psychotic dictators, who can use and abuse any blatant rhetoric as they deem right.

4. full rehabilitation of the Nations of Butthanaio and (Mastella's) Paniclandia to the UN, to signify our liberal disposition toward the unfortunate, the diverse & bizarre in this weird wicked funny world

5. viva la faiga, of the stone too

6. the mixing of sand in mineral oil lubricant shall be punished with torture and dismemberement.

6b. the mixing of sand in the vaseline shall be punished likewise.

Approvals: 1 (Gruenberg)
Despite the fact this is basically a personal attack, I found this quite funny (which is rare amongst proposals trying to be funny).

Cluichstan

01-08-2006, 18:47

Despite the fact this is basically a personal attack, I found this quite funny (which is rare amongst proposals trying to be funny).

I like that you approved it! :D

Jey

02-08-2006, 01:17

Despite the fact this is basically a personal attack, I found this quite funny (which is rare amongst proposals trying to be funny).

I just HAD to approve that one, sorry Gruen.

Cluichstan

02-08-2006, 13:44

Repeal "Child Pornography Prohibition"
Category: Repeal
Resolution: #169
Proposed by: Dying Utnapishtim

I just realised this is the same guy -- new nation, though -- who tried to repeal the UNCTI as soon as it passed, and who got his nation deleted for having an obscene flag.

Norderia

02-08-2006, 18:17

I missed the flag, damnit. He got deleted before I could see it.

I think he may be on to something with those sand clauses though.

Pain in the ass....

Flibbleites

02-08-2006, 18:32

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Donaldsonia

Description: As we stand fast as the UN I propose that smaller nations relinquish the right to an army in favour of a UN Security Force. This would save smaller nations billions and ensure the security and well being of all.

Smaller Nations to be defined as nations with less than a one billion population.

Army to be defined as any force not related to the day to day internal security functions

Related savings should be split on a 70:30 ratio , so that to% can be reinvested into the smaller nations infrastructure and the wellbeing of citizens. 30% to be spent on the funding the UN security forces.Illegal, attempted creation of a UN army.

Flibbleites

02-08-2006, 20:43

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing

Proposed by: Jaze

Description: I propose that automobile industries stop making gasoline powered cars because cars need gasoline, and that costs money. Then, cars create toxic gas that harms people with asthma, animals, and the ozone layer. Then, the gas that causes holes in the ozone layer lets in more UV rays. Then that, causes the world to get hotter and hotter, and more people to get skin cancer. To solve this problem, automobile industries should start making more electric, solar, and hybrid cars, and then the world would become a much healthier place to live. Gaaahh, the bad science, it hurts my eyes. Not to mention that the author apparently doesn't quite understand that hybrid cars use gasoline too.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #6

Proposed by: Pitufina

Description: UN Resolution #6: End slavery (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: WE NEED SLAVES TO SURVIVE...

LET EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE TO BRING NEW SLAVES:rolleyes:

Ceorana

03-08-2006, 05:46

Common Sense Teaching

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Sauldonia

Description: Children need to be taught not only different subjects, but also how to think.
Thinking is an important skill to have but at the moment even the brightest of students have very little common sense.
What a terrible thing it is to lose one's mind...or to not have a mind. How true that is.:rolleyes:

Cluichstan

03-08-2006, 12:52

Fidel Castro recognition
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Terrinha

Description: From the region of Communist we think our friend Fidel Castro should be a official recognition of his labour in all this year, please let´s vote for this..
thank u

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 124 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Aug 6 2006

Recognising Castro will "improve worldwide human and civil rights"?

St Edmundan Antarctic

03-08-2006, 15:07

Recognising Castro will "improve worldwide human and civil rights"?

Wrong category, wrong strength, obvious RL reference, and branding... They obviously haven't read the rules, have they?

Cluichstan

03-08-2006, 16:02

Wrong category, wrong strength, obvious RL reference, and branding... They obviously haven't read the rules, have they?

We have rules? :p

Windurst1

03-08-2006, 17:36

We have rules? :p

I don't think so i think we all drink to much to follow em anyway if we did :D

Cluichstan

03-08-2006, 17:40

I don't think so i think we all drink to much to follow em anyway if we did :D

Yahtzee! :D

Flibbleites

03-08-2006, 18:34

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Penguinlanden

Description: NOTING that it is common practice for U.N. Delegates to submit Proposals in a rushed and haphazard manner, without thought to correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.

SYMPATHIZING with those that do not have English as their first language, and as such may not have full command of said language.

ENCOURAGES all U.N. Delegates to take time to compose their thoughts before submitting any Proposals.

ENCOURAGES the usage of SpellCheck, and any other available Internet tools such as on-line dictionaries.

This Act authorizes the United Nations to:

-Request that all Proposals be submitted with correct spelling.
-Request that all Proposals be submitted with proper grammar and punctuation.
-Request that all Proposals (PARTICULARLY those dealing with education) that violate these precepts be summarily dismissed out of hand, until such time that the Delegate can re-submit said Proposals in proper fashion.
-Request that all U.N. Delegates be mindful of what Proposals they submit, and attempt to submit complete and correct Proposals, out of respect for their fellow U.N. Delegates.

This legislation is of an ADVISORY and non-binding nature. U.N. Delegates are free to submit any Proposals in any form they wish, this legislation is attempting to recognize that ill-formed and un-thought out Proposals can have a negative effect on what could be a good idea.It's too bad that this is illegal.

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