Silly and/or Illegal Proposals. zOMG! [Archive] - Page 21

Gobbannium

13-07-2007, 02:33

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Decaro

Description: BELIEVES that no person deserves to die for a cause they do not believe in.

DISTURBED by the lack of progress in the scientific area of cloning in most nations.

DISGUSTED by wars that have no effect on the common man, yet force him to die or give up family and friends.

1. Condemns the policy of drafting people into the military.

2. States that nations need to increase funding for any existing cloning projects, as well as develop several more.

3. States that once the average human clone is stable, each nation must raise said clones from birth to be the perfect soldiers.

4. States that by the time there are more specially developed clones than people enlisted in the army, all army, navy, and air-force soldiers are to be honorably discharged, and the clones shall replace them. This will allow less significant losses for serious conflicts.

5. Realizes that such a project may take up to 50 years to develop.

6. States that nations must share cloning discoveries with one another, for the sake of removing the risk of nations invading other nations to steal cloning information or the invasion of less scientifically advanced nations.

7. Recognizes that a standard clone-size would mean extremely high budget-savings for the military, as
every nation would only need one uniform size and could manufacture plans, ships etc. to be perfect for the single size of every soldier.
Illegal, contravenes the BioRights Declaration.

Flibbleites

13-07-2007, 14:45

Category: International Security

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Verx

Description: The United Nations should choose the most powerful 4 nations per region and appoint them as The Big brother. Their job is very simple they are the international police as well as economic advisors (helping in the economical outstanding issues) giving advice to the weak thus all nations will rise in status and world economy booms Illegal, forms an international police.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #4

Proposed by: Berzerk Mooses

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

Argument: The citizens of a nation should pay for services offered to them. For example, the NHS or Education should be funded by taxes payed for by citizens. Most taxes in Nations are on buinesses. This halts economic growth, and promotes people to be lazy, and eventully people will stop starting businesses for fear of going bankrupt from the taxes imposed by governments (often up to 70%!).
The decision of who should be taxed should be left to the state, not to the United Nations.Yet another person who doesn't get what the UN Taxation Ban does.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dracanian

Description: UN Outer Merchant Fleet

Description: Recognizing the need to explore, to Presentation of planetary peace. shall be incorporated under the charter of the United Nations and entirely funded through the sale of stock to any desiring nation, regardless of their affiliation to the United Nations. this resolution will enforce and make a better protection for our Planet.

Non-participating nations are free to pursue their own space objectives, but would not reap the rewards of the investors. No taxing authority shall be created by the passage of this resolution.

A Provisional Board of Directors (“Provisional Board”) shall be composed of a representative from each nation participating in the U.N.O.M.F. immediately following the passage of this resolution. The Provisional Board will then proceed to elect a permanent Board of Directors (“Board”).

The Right To Bare Space Travel For those Nations that Would want it and the Right to commerce with those worlds that they find if any Acknowledging the needs of basic freedom for planet. the mean to explore the reaches of space, without scraping our nation resources. When we could unite our effort and spread the expenses of this venture among our member states. The benefits are far out weighing. including the possibilities to explore and maintain outer planetary base in which we could increase exportation to our world.

In an attempt to establish the mean to explore and export to our planet.

1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:
a) The term '' UN Outer Merchant Fleet '' as every member of the UN to be represented in a unified Organization.

b) legal space research Will be the scientific tests, experiments, or investigations conducted by any individual, institution or organization which has been given permission to perform such activities by competent authorities in accordance with standing UN legislation.

c) The Construction and maintaining of ships and personal (i) in area with sufficient space to allow the personal to easily work, and do all other duties safely. (ii) Ship and station will be build strong and safe, to ensure safety and to protect the personal from injury, physical suffering, and impairment of health.

2. Mandates that:
a) The UN Fleet should build a train center. And the HQ, should be place in the permanent Lunar Base which will carry out the exploration of space for knowledge and resources.

b) All public or social activities will come out of UN nation States. Like wise the benefits of this program will be given first to UN Nations and than to the rest of the world..

c) Activities conducted for the primary purpose of exploring the star system and export the resources found off the Planet. providing food for human or animal consumption.

d) Activities conducted legally will come from the direction of the UN counsel.

e) The destruction of a ship or objects, Will be reviewed by the UN counsel.

f) The wrongful destruction of an property will be compensated for by the Members that had conducted the wrong..

g) All personal involved in the lost if found not responsible for the lost.their family will be properly compensated.

3. Further encourages the adoption of policies and regulations to preserve the basic dignity of all UN members.Illegal, committee rules violation.

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Artistic

Proposed by: Jesusdogs

Description: i believe that the world should all be nudist.

excluding some of the world repulsive people.
we should be how god intended and show the world our natural beauty.
you may be looking at this thinking what a load of rubbish, but this will promote equality. animal slaughter will not exist and man made fabric which leave a large carbon footprint will also be none existent.
if people had no clothes then there would be not bulling about the wealth of a particular person.

the world would be a far better and happier place! Someone buy this guy a shift key.

St Edmundan Antarctic

14-07-2007, 11:18

Illegal, committee rules violation.

I rather liked its line about The Right To Bare Space Travel For those Nations that Would want it ;)

Flibbleites

14-07-2007, 14:45

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Datium

Description: Section 1-
As we all know, terrorism is a growing problem in the world and this is pushing nations of the world closer and closer to a fully-pledged nuclear war. The truth is it's easy to nuke terrorists HQ, but when the opposing nation has the power of an A-bomb it goes back and forth until millions of innocent of people die. I have seen it before being Lt Colonel of the Datius Recruitment Force. We need to come to a decision the planet agrees with, through the power of politics. i propose that when a country is threatened with terrorism the rest of the world tries to stop it, the rest of the world is stronger than any one country, even the USA

Section 2-

1. If under 500 innocent people are threatened, the UN will pay for security to that nation

2. If over 500 innocent people are threatened, the UN will supply the nation with an Alligation Plan (see AP, below)

3. If War is Triggered, the UN ues the power of politics to dismantle any arguments

4. If Nuclear War is triggered, the UN are not aloud to fight but send a relief force into both fighting nations (see RF, below)

5. If one military tortures POW's then the UN relief force shall set free the POW's all of them must be fed a certain amount of food a day if any nation break this agreement than the UNRF (United Nations Relief Force) shall take action and imprison them, abiding by the law to feed the POW's well.

P.S however the UN can only get involved in helping one side win if they're terrorist attacks, once it's a war the UNRF is called in and can only kill if are attacked by the oposition

AP- an alligation plan is a treaty saying that when a country is attacked the other country promises that they will get involved, although as soon as a war begins the allied can only join if they're land is attacked

RF- a relief force is sent into both quarreling nations to try and bring peace, they are not aloud to attack anyone except for self defence and they are enforcers of the UN war laws

Section 3- The Leader of the Relief force will be the hier of Head of the Great Confederacy Union, General Laing who leads The Confederacy of Datium the Relief FOrce will be a well awaited saviour in any war and will try to solve any quarrels with the minimum of violence.

Signed:

R.Laing PR Illegal, branding and we've already got a resolution on terrorism.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Outlaw

Proposed by: Phenominaland

Description: As the smoking ban has come into effect in the UK i propose that we discourage or even ban Tobacco. It causes respiratory problems to both the smoker and the bystander. Illegal, RL reference.

Flibbleites

15-07-2007, 05:09

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Balorin

Description: Prostitution if legalized will become a choice of the individual to sell a service. Just like a plumber sells their plumbing skill. If it is legalized it can be closely monitored for STDs and violence. It would also extremely lower the number of violent crimes commited by pimps because pimps would become unnessasary if the prostitutes could advertise for themselves. We should also make prostitution legal for both men and women of all sexual orientations.It's been done, and undone, and redone.

Flibbleites

16-07-2007, 15:08

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Hildimire

Description: The Kingdom of Hildimire puts forth a resolution to require all member nations to socialize their education systems.

Under this resolution, all member nations must:

1) Provide for the primary, secondary, and higher education of its citizens.
2) Provide for equal employment and payment of teachers and other staff.
3) Provide for the building of new institutions.
4) Raise appropriate taxes to support laws enacted by the resolution.

Resolution will be enacted by a majority vote by member nations.Illegal, branding.

Flibbleites

17-07-2007, 14:51

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Robert195

Description: WHEREAS it has been clearly witnessed there is an outspoken minority who wish to oppress gays.

We, and the other peoples of the world wishing for the preservation of freedom and the respect of all hereby resolve that all member nations of the United Nations must pass laws protecting people from discrimination in all parts of life. We also resolve that gay marriages be protected and endorsed by law in the member nations. Illegal, plagurization.

Flibbleites

18-07-2007, 15:07

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: The Centauri Empire

Description: The United Nations,

RECOGNIZING that the sea is a major venue for piracy and the trafficking of illegal drugs, weapons, and human cargo;

OBSERVING that nations with ocean access are often put at risk by these practices;

ALSO OBSERVING that many of these practices are in violation of the laws of said nations;

RECOGNIZING the significant naval presence of said nations and its value as a deterrent to maritime crime;

ACKNOWLEDGING the autonomy of each nation's own armed forces;

CREATES the International Maritime Defense Force in the interest of protecting the rights and sovereignty of all seafaring peoples.

The International Maritime Defense Force will have the following missions:

1. To stop piracy at sea;

2. To prevent the trafficking of illegal drugs, illegal weapons (conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological), and illegal human cargo (slaves, child prostitutes, or any other people being forcibly transported by sea against their will);

3. To protect civilian vessels from vessels of foreign combatant navies.

To achieve these goals, the International Maritime Defense Force, henceforth referred to as INMF, will be composed of ships and naval personel from all UN nations with an active navy or coast guard.

1. Every such nation will send one officer, Rear Admiral (or equivalent rank) or higher, to sit on the Command Council for the INMF;

2. Every such nation with a coast guard will contribute ships totalling to at least five percent of the total numerical strength of their coast guard;

3. Every such nation with a navy will contribute at least one ship of a frigate grade or larger;

4. One aircraft carrier will constantly be assigned to the IMDF. Countries with carriers will rotate the assignment based on the number of carriers possessed by the country, so that countries with the most carriers will contribute a carrier for the longest time span, thus lessening the burden on countries with few carriers.Illegal, attempts to create a UN navy.

Flibbleites

19-07-2007, 15:07

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Halogenoalkane

Description: It is hereby proposed that, if the entire World, together, slashes their military capability to an agreed amount, theoretically, the World will be equal in power. All nations will have extra resources and funds to channel into other mediums, thus improving the lives of their citizens. Do we really need weapons in today's World?This would be an great idea, if the entire world was in the UN.

James_xenoland

19-07-2007, 15:29

This would be an great idea, if the entire world was in the UN.
And if every nation was on the same world.

Temurdia

19-07-2007, 16:23

This would be an great idea, if the entire world was in the UN.

Shall we see how long it takes before someone proposes a resolution explicitly calling for just that?

St Edmundan Antarctic

19-07-2007, 16:54

Shall we see how long it takes before someone proposes a resolution explicitly calling for just that?

It's already been tried: there's at least one proposal to do so buried somewhere in the depths of this thread...

Temurdia

19-07-2007, 17:41

It's already been tried: there's at least one proposal to do so buried somewhere in the depths of this thread...

That piece of information miserably fails in provoking the reaction of surprise.

Gobbannium

20-07-2007, 01:27

Oh dear god, we're swamped at the moment. I think I counted two proposals in the lists that aren't illegal or insane. Maybe three. Have the schools let out for summer or something?

Flibbleites

20-07-2007, 14:12

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Isengard Fields

Description: This proposal is a continuation of the first Taxation Ban...
This proposal suggests, that taxes taken from anyone in the military, police force, navy,or sanitation dpartment, should be half the amount of taxes for other citizens of our nations. Continuing a proposal is the same as amending it.

Category: International Security

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Funshaughlin

Description: I propose that each nation should give a small proportion of its police force in order to establish a world police force. This will have the advantage of maintaining standard rules throughout the world and cut down on expensive and confusing legal battles arising from misunderstandings of current laws.Illegal, the UN doesn't get a police force.

Law Abiding Criminals

20-07-2007, 14:18

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: United States Earth

Description: All prostitution is legal. It shall be private sector business with no pulic funds going to it. Taxes will be normal income taxes plus a 2% vice tax. the money from said vice tax goes to pay for prisons for sex offenders.

Approvals: 11 (EXTREME STYLES V2, WZ Forums, Freeconomy, Mandrakia, North Riding, Naga Morich, Keenrstein, The White Homeland, Strashki, Labaigo, Derbb)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 21 2007

Well, considering it's been done...and undone...and redone...it doesn't need to be re-redone, 2% vice tax (which is illogical) or not...

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: St Edmundan Antarctic

Description: The United Nations,

APPROVING of the fact that sporting activities of various kinds are common in many nations, often on a competitive basis, and that this situation has led to the existence of various international sporting contests too,

RECOGNISING that different individuals and peoples may approach sporting contests with different attitudes, which may influence their behaviour in those contests, and that how they behave in contests within their own nations is likely to have a strong influence on how they behave in international contests as well,

REALISING that the conduct of participants and audiences in sporting contests within nations may not only reflect but also help to shape patterns of public behaviour within those nations, possibly affecting the crime rates there,

REALISING that the conduct of participants and audiences in international sporting contests may influence foreigners’ views about their nations, so that it could improve or worsen international relations and in extreme cases bad behaviour might even help to trigger the beginnings of wars,

BELIEVING that, however “national” a matter the reduction of crime rates within the separate nations might be, the promotion of good relations between nations and thus reducing the likelihood of international wars is a good and proper role for this organisation,

DEFINING the term ‘good sportsmanship’, for the purpose of this resolution, as meaning behaviour during sporting contests that is likely to promote good relations between the rival sides and their supporters, and within or between the nations to which these belong, such as_ trying to play within the spirit of the rules as well as their letter, refereeing fairly, accepting that sometimes the referees may honestly make mistakes or simply fail to notice incidents, politeness towards opponents both inside and outside the sporting events’ venues, and showing magnanimity in victory and good grace in defeat,

DEFINING the term ‘bad sportsmanship’, for the purpose of this resolution, as meaning behaviour during sporting contests that is likely to promote worsened relations between the rival sides and their supporters, and within or between the nations to which these belong, such as_ trying to exploit loopholes in the letter of the rules although that means going against their spirit, breaking the rules if getting away with this seems likely, biased refereeing, arguing with the referees (even if they seem to have made mistakes, or not to have noticed incidents), rudeness towards opponents both inside and outside the sporting events’ venues, gloating in victory, and whining in defeat;

STRONGLY URGES nations to practice and promote good sportsmanship, and to refrain from and try to reduce bad sportsmanship, in both internal and international contests.

Approvals: 21 (ARC Captains, Ellenburg, The Kings Guard, Jamesingtonland, Bjorktzchetzky, ETol, Etinarc, Misplaced States, Alpacadom, WZ Forums, The Jewish Harp, AP3 10, Iguana Isle, Crezlyvania, My crap, The Liberation Armies, EXTREME STYLES V2, The White Homeland, Charlotte Ryberg, Nossie, Derbb)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 85 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jul 21 2007

Wait...we're going to regulate what?

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #80
Proposed by: Ottosam

Description: UN Resolution #80: Rights of Minorities and Women (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: the only problom i have with this is
ARTICLE II- Males and Females should be treated as equals. Whether it be in the workplace or at home
the problom is that they are not equal

Approvals: 8 (Krankor, EXTREME STYLES V2, The White Homeland, WZ Forums, Ternalaria, Faldawi, The Evil Red Lobster, Nossie)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 22 2007

And the "problom" here is that I think you mean that they are not "the same"...and even if not, you have a dead proposal on your hands, bub.

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #216
Proposed by: Ottosam

Description: UN Resolution #216: Protection of Historical Sites (Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: why do we need hisoricl sites if its in a book its good enough

Approvals: 7 (Krankor, WZ Forums, Ternalaria, Christlerland, Faldawi, The Evil Red Lobster, Compulsoria)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jul 22 2007

I don't know...why do we need "hisoricl" sites, anyway?

Flibbleites

23-07-2007, 03:28

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: The Biscuithead

Description: We need a common army to fight terror, spread democracy, and support other nations in their time of need
Each nation should put a small portion of their army into the UN army that is at the ready at all times if needed Illegal, violates the "No UN army" rule.

Flibbleites

23-07-2007, 17:05

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Mexon

Description: We have seen in this world on the computer and the real one that persons are persucated for there beliefs from government to the way others live their lives. I Propose that the United Nations have a right in regional actions, such as the "Kicking out" of nations for supporting their morals, What im proposing is NOT the supporting of racists view but they too have a right to freedom of speech and shouldn't be persucated for what they believe in and shouldn't be kicked out for what should be a right for all human kind. You want to do what now?

Temurdia

23-07-2007, 22:42

The good days

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Godland2

Description: It has come to my attention that some of the economical country's all lacking moral standards. we dont want to here about reporters breast feeding on camera. any country who is simular to this one should be ashamed. i propose that we dont let country's in the UN get to that level of finachal economy. restrict the money that flows thought the un.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jul 26 2007

Could someone please tell me what this is?

Flibbleites

24-07-2007, 03:46

Could someone please tell me what this is?

Evidence that Godland2 got the breastfeeding issue.

Mirkana

24-07-2007, 05:36

I'm going to try to write a 'worst possible proposal' - one that commits as many major violations as possible. To allow the horrific illegality to seep through, I will try to be orderly.

I won't submit this proposal, mainly because Mirkana is not an actual UN nation.

Enforce morality!

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Mirkana

Description:

RECOGNIZING the decline in moral values in society and the harm it does to society

NOTING that lack of moral values has led to the spread of HIV in Africa and India, primarily from prostitution and sexual infidelity

ALSO RECOGNIZING that enforcement of morality is beyond the capabilities of local police forces

REPEALS "The Sex Worker Industry Act"

DECLARES illegal throughout the world immoral acts, including premarital or extramarital sexual relations, prostitution, homosexual relations, public nudity, or defamation of religion.

CREATES the United Nations Morality Task Force

AUTHORIZES the UNMTF to use all means necessary to enforce this act in all nations, including torture and unusual punishments

INSTITUTES a .5% sales tax to fund the UNMTF

We ask that all nations pass this act.

Sincerely, the Dark Republic of Mirkana

Approvals: 1 (WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Now, how many did I get?

The Most Glorious Hack

24-07-2007, 05:47

There was a thread for this sort of thing, but I don't feel like digging. I'll give you a pass, but if it's going to continue, someone probably should find that thing. Anyway...

I count five illegalities.

Approvals: 1 (WZ Forums):D

Dracanian

24-07-2007, 06:53

Quote:
Originally Posted by UN Outer Merchant Fleet
Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dracanian

Description: UN Outer Merchant Fleet

Description: Recognizing the need to explore, to Presentation of planetary peace. shall be incorporated under the charter of the United Nations and entirely funded through the sale of stock to any desiring nation, regardless of their affiliation to the United Nations. this resolution will enforce and make a better protection for our Planet.

Non-participating nations are free to pursue their own space objectives, but would not reap the rewards of the investors. No taxing authority shall be created by the passage of this resolution.

A Provisional Board of Directors (“Provisional Board”) shall be composed of a representative from each nation participating in the U.N.O.M.F. immediately following the passage of this resolution. The Provisional Board will then proceed to elect a permanent Board of Directors (“Board”).

The Right To Bare Space Travel For those Nations that Would want it and the Right to commerce with those worlds that they find if any Acknowledging the needs of basic freedom for planet. the mean to explore the reaches of space, without scraping our nation resources. When we could unite our effort and spread the expenses of this venture among our member states. The benefits are far out weighing. including the possibilities to explore and maintain outer planetary base in which we could increase exportation to our world.

In an attempt to establish the mean to explore and export to our planet.

1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:
a) The term '' UN Outer Merchant Fleet '' as every member of the UN to be represented in a unified Organization.

b) legal space research Will be the scientific tests, experiments, or investigations conducted by any individual, institution or organization which has been given permission to perform such activities by competent authorities in accordance with standing UN legislation.

c) The Construction and maintaining of ships and personal (i) in area with sufficient space to allow the personal to easily work, and do all other duties safely. (ii) Ship and station will be build strong and safe, to ensure safety and to protect the personal from injury, physical suffering, and impairment of health.

2. Mandates that:
a) The UN Fleet should build a train center. And the HQ, should be place in the permanent Lunar Base which will carry out the exploration of space for knowledge and resources.

b) All public or social activities will come out of UN nation States. Like wise the benefits of this program will be given first to UN Nations and than to the rest of the world..

c) Activities conducted for the primary purpose of exploring the star system and export the resources found off the Planet. providing food for human or animal consumption.

d) Activities conducted legally will come from the direction of the UN counsel.

e) The destruction of a ship or objects, Will be reviewed by the UN counsel.

f) The wrongful destruction of an property will be compensated for by the Members that had conducted the wrong..

g) All personal involved in the lost if found not responsible for the lost.their family will be properly compensated.

3. Further encourages the adoption of policies and regulations to preserve the basic dignity of all UN members.

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Illegal, committee rules violation.

Could someone explain to me were it illegal. i read the guild line and to great care in not crossing into any Grey area. the game need res and the the game make it very hard to get them in let allow pass to the point were a normal un member can vote on it..... i think it would only be fair if the committee would be kind to explain were the problem is... maybe a misinterpretation which could be corrected. but i thing people that make these things desire the right to here why and what is wrong with there proposal than having to hunt and track down a why.. and than become no answer... let be fair here...

Law Abiding Criminals

24-07-2007, 13:43

Could someone please tell me what this is?

I don't know; I don't speak gibberish. But they followed it with this gem:

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Godland2

Description: I have recived a few complaints regaurding my recent proposal so I wish to digress. I believe that the UN has broken the laws of morality. They have let the countries/nations go to far with the economy and law. I do not want to hear about, or see female reporters breast feeding on camera or in public, for that matter. I feel that it is not a right for anyone to reveal themselves in that matter. It only takes, what? 15 to 20 minutes to breast feed your child and feel these women can do this in private.
It has also come to my attention that the UN has once again broke these rules by allowing the nations to have men and women 70 yrs. plus working in factories, and literally working them to death!
This is why I propose that we cut the financial benefits of the UN so nations cannot become this economically advanced.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 27 2007

Somewhat improved spelling, but still taking a walk on the illogical side...

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Tristans land

Description: a resolution to increase the overall enviormental care in all regions
AWARE-that enviormental changes have affects on industry
AWARE-that this could cost alot

if voted on the following changes will be made

1-more money going into the awareness of enviormental protection
2-restrictions on buisnes that are dumping waste into lakes, producing large amounts of smoke, cutting down tree"s,ect
3-more animal protection area"s were you are not aloud to build,cut down tree"S, or hunt.
4-stop producing drugs that produce large amounts of smoke into the air. cigars and such

anyone caught ignoreing {2} {3} or {4} will be fined for a minimum of 50 dollars but the amount will increase depending on the amount of damadge they caused up to a maximum of 500 dolars. if the offender continues to ignore {2} {3} or {4} they will serve a sentence in jail decided by a court of law.

all the money collected by the fines will go into improving the enviorment

Approvals: 16 (Solar Vengance, The White Homeland, WZ Forums, Bjorktzchetzky, XGC Apocalypse, Fancybottom, Aardos, The Apocalypsis, EXTREME STYLES V2, ARC Captains, The Land of Zarahemla, The Phoenix Flame, Psycotia Island, Vicana, Ann of the Word, My crap)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 88 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Jul 25 2007

Arg, not another one of these proposals that fines people "50 dollars" or "500 dollars"...in RL it's a piddling fine, and in NS it is either pocket change or cripples the economy.

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #215
Proposed by: Ottosam

Description: UN Resolution #215: Unnecessary Animal Cruelty (Category: Moral Decency; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Not recognizing the cruelty and inhumane treatment to which a great number of animals are continuously and unnecessarily subject to none of these;

geting rid of animals’ basic freedom from needless torture and abuse;

Delighted by the widespread practice of so-called ‘blood sports’, such as bullfighting or dog fighting, in a legal manner;

Not caring at how certain individuals and organizations make an economic profit from the affliction, agony, and death of animals as a public spectacle,

Considering cultural significance as a valid argument defending the torture of animals for the purpose of entertainment or recreation, and;

In an attempt to eradicate the dispensable suffering of other living beings;

1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:
a) The term ''animal'' as every non-sapient, non-botanical living being except fungi and microorganisms.
b) The term ''legal biomedical research'' as the scientific tests, experiments, or investigations conducted by any individual, institution or organization which has been given permission to perform such activities by competent authorities in accordance with standing UN legislation.
c) The term ''proper shelter'' as in a place where an animal can sleep and does not to need have light and can be a small place
d) The term ''proper veterinary care'' means that the animal shall be put down or shot.

2. Mandates that:
a) The following shall be allowed
- Torturing, cruelly beating, overdriving, overloading, causing substantial bodily harm or tormenting any animal.

b) All public or social activities displaying, exhibiting or involving the substantial bodily suffering of, the intentional infliction of significant physical pain on or the death of any animal shall not be prevented and banned.

Approvals: 3 (Ottosam, Compulsoria, Zugleton)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jul 27 2007

Who wrote this flying piece of horse manure, anyway? Michael Vick? Oh, and you're not allowed to introduce new legislation in a repeal, doofus. Try again next time with something less illegal and much less repulsive, like, say, free Barq's Red Cream Soda for everyone.

Law Abiding Criminals

24-07-2007, 13:46

I'm going to try to write a 'worst possible proposal' - one that commits as many major violations as possible. To allow the horrific illegality to seep through, I will try to be orderly.

I also got five illegalities (game mechanics, repeal in the wrong category, introducing new legislation in a repeal, RL reference, and creation of a UN army.)

One of my previous nations started a contest for the silliest and most illegal proposal. Maybe we need another one of those. I managed to break every UN proposal rule in one proposal, but my personal favorite was my "Do Something" proposal.

Flibbleites

24-07-2007, 15:46

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Star Nations

Description: Concerned by the human rights abuses that take place under cover of the so called "war on terror"
Do hereby propose that:
All covert international transportation of suspects be stopped immediately.
All places where terror suspects are held be made known to the international community
All suspects be made aware of their rights and the families notified of the fact that the person has been taken into detention
Each "suspect" to be held for no more than 90 days during which the defendant must be tried
If insufficient evidence is found then the "suspect" to be released.
Any nation failing to adhere to these principles will be ejected from the UN or have trade restrictions applied to them by the International Community Illegal, tries to have nations ejected from the UN.

Mirkana

24-07-2007, 16:24

I also got five illegalities (game mechanics, repeal in the wrong category, introducing new legislation in a repeal, RL reference, and creation of a UN army.)

One of my previous nations started a contest for the silliest and most illegal proposal. Maybe we need another one of those. I managed to break every UN proposal rule in one proposal, but my personal favorite was my "Do Something" proposal.

I also violated the taxation ban, enforced an ideology, and branded my resolution.

So it's eight violations. That said, at least the language was clear.

I should mention that I think that we should loosen the rules for repeals. Introducing new legislation in a repeal or amending resolutions should be legal.

Law Abiding Criminals

24-07-2007, 17:00

I also violated the taxation ban, enforced an ideology, and branded my resolution.

So it's eight violations. That said, at least the language was clear.

I should mention that I think that we should loosen the rules for repeals. Introducing new legislation in a repeal or amending resolutions should be legal.

I missed the branding, and you're right, it does violate the Taxation Ban.

Lemme see if I can dig up the link to the old thread.

Gobbannium

24-07-2007, 18:21

I should mention that I think that we should loosen the rules for repeals. Introducing new legislation in a repeal or amending resolutions should be legal.

Go check the foot of the rules sticky for why that's a bad idea.

Law Abiding Criminals

24-07-2007, 18:54

Go check the foot of the rules sticky for why that's a bad idea.

It all makes sense. I remember back when repeals were illegal, and people clamored for repeals, and now that we have them, it seems that so many people don't know how to repeal properly.

The only thing I could see making sense as far as game mechanics go is to allow entirely new resolutions within the bodies of repeals (i.e. repealing End Taxation Ban and creating a new tax resolution in the same piece of work.) The biggest problem I see with that is continuity moreso than game mechanics. Therefore, the system we have is fine and dandy.

Temurdia

24-07-2007, 23:13

It all makes sense. I remember back when repeals were illegal, and people clamored for repeals, and now that we have them, it seems that so many people don't know how to repeal properly.

The only thing I could see making sense as far as game mechanics go is to allow entirely new resolutions within the bodies of repeals (i.e. repealing End Taxation Ban and creating a new tax resolution in the same piece of work.) The biggest problem I see with that is continuity moreso than game mechanics. Therefore, the system we have is fine and dandy.

That would leave us with another problem: Someone proposes the repeal of an utterly crappy resolution, and in its place puts an even more crappy resolution. I imagine that some would vote for it to get rid of the old proposal without regards to whatever new is put in its place; and some would vote against it due to the crappynes of the replacement, making it seem like people were content with the original resolution.

This is why I find it important to reduce the number of separate effects in one resolution as much as possible.

Frisbeeteria

24-07-2007, 23:28

The repeals / amendments process is not changing. Let's get back on topic here, folks.

Flibbleites

25-07-2007, 00:19

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing

Proposed by: Wartlando IV

Description: The world as we know it is changing drasticly. Summer's are hotter as are Winter's. You see, the weather is getting horrific. Hurricanes, Tornados and heatwaves are worse than ever before. This is being caused by each and every one one of us. The co2 emmissions are far to high. This is causing GLOBAL WARMING. You may ask why I have called this PROJECT 'AL GORE' but the answer is simple. He is one of the only people who are actually trying to combat climate change and stop this monstrosaty from happening. So think about it. We can be the generation that saved the world. WE CAN DO IT.Is this the plan to launch Al Gore into the sun to make it cool down?

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Heavlinks

Description: If porn continues to be allowed, the moral decadence would keep furthering within every fabric of the society. Let there be governmental control of porn sites. SAY NO TO PORN:upyours:

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Godland2

Description: Any regular user of this game logs on and attends to task whether being issues our telegrams. but what do u do after you are done with these tasks? The true question is What can your do when your done?
i am suggesting a news paper for the nation states! wouldnt it be nice to sit down and read about the happenings in nation states. you could release passed proposals and resolutions.
the news team could report news on new appointments of UN delegets. let the users of nation states see and feel all that nation states can provide.
you can explain ideas and controls for the game with detailed pictures. people could (appropietly) advertise there regions and request UN delgets!
with a news paper nation states can become far more advanced and become a great simulator!Uh, game mechanics?

The Most Glorious Hack

25-07-2007, 05:24

:upyours:Clearly he doesn't know what the internet is for...

I'd link to the WoW video of the Avenue Q song, but...

Flibbleites

25-07-2007, 15:05

Clearly he doesn't know what the internet is for...

I'd link to the WoW video of the Avenue Q song, but...

I thought of doing that myself.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #4

Proposed by: Bruttenberg

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

Argument: it shouldn't be a tax. rather a yearly fee to be part of the UN. basically any UN member should send soldiers to be peace keepers. Also they should give money to keep the UN runningIllegal, attempts to create a UN army.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Muradivia

Description: Neighboring fellows of the world,

It is my duty as a nation living in the same planet to care about industry, most of our neighboring economies have been down-right shocking, after thorough research i have discovered that we could act through this situation increasing the dominance and eloquence of trade, thus peacefully equating the rich with the poor. Liberty, equality and social & economical justice is what we have to consider,yet the topic i am hitting today is economical justice. It is important to us to see poor 3rd world countries rise, it is also important not to embargo and rival against each other, thus i have devised a small yet effective plan.
The plan is as follows:

1- Any new nation in a certain region is to trade with a neighboring new hampshire nation for a very low fee.

2- we are to run a survey calling other countries for trade support in exchange for protection (or any other fee that region deems fit)

3- Hampshire's inactive members are to be notified of this disclosure, if there are no responses in a "given" week, we shall have to delete such inactive members; thus focusing on stronger, more active members.

4- We are to force more labor in our countries, thus workers are to only pay small taxes and work for a certain period of time, thus laborers will not be condemned to such torment for the rest of their lives, they will be gradually exchanged for more younger personnel, if certain more fascist countries do not see this proposal as fit, this is a message to you "The government gains more, the more the people work" and to more inoffensive centrist democratic people "This kind of labor in not for the educated, it is more likely to the homeless and poor, we ensure good wadges".

5- Trading should not be subjective, it is an objective.

My word is now out to you to help perserve the world's Industrialization; for whatever your country needs, be it defence, education or even Scientific advancement. I have written this not out of boredom, i have felt what we countries need for a better more Prosperous future and to bestow peace and liberty on its people.

Sincerely,
Murad Shaheen
Illegal, branding, game mechanics, and appears to be targeting a specific region.

Law Abiding Criminals

27-07-2007, 16:01

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #40
Proposed by: Miriais

Description: UN Resolution #40: Banning the use of Landmines (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This Proposal to repeal the act "Banning the use of Landmines":

1) RESOLVES that land mines be made legal to use in warfare to protect a military installation from attack by a hostile force/forces.

2) AFFIRMS the need for the safety of civilians and so does NOT allow land mines to be used in an area that has more than 50 people living/residing inside said area per square kilometre.

3) ACCEPTS that civilians may be hurt if they enter the mined area and so DEMANDS that during times of peace for the nation that the minefield is inside all minefields be clearly signposted with the words "MINES.DANGER." in large clear letters in the all of the languages of the region that the minefield is inside.

4) ACCEPTS that civilians may be killed or injured by the minefield which is not signposted during the time of war. This is collateral, no different to the shelling of a town full of hostile enemy forces which happens to contain a single civilian who is then killed accidentally.

5) DEMANDS that the landmine's explosion be large enough to, in most cases, kill the average person who steps on it instantly rather than wound them to the point where they, for example, lose a leg but survive.

6) STATES that landmines are essential tools in the defence of a nation and that they, as well as deter attacks, alert military forces to the presence of an enemy.

7) RESERVES the right of a person to file a lawsuit against the owner of the minefield that the person has been wounded on if, during a time of peace, the mine field was not correctly signposted in accordance with section 3. This only applies if the person filing the lawsuit has been wounded by the mine trough no fault of their own and does not apply if the simply see that the field is not correctly signposted in accordance with section 3.

Approvals: 9 (Gortania, Flibbleites, Ternalaria, Crezlyvania, Proletkult, Roman Restoration, NewTexas, Radical Anti-Terrorism, Kausland)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 30 2007

You don't get to "demand" anything new in a repeal, Sparky.

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Top Gunners

Description: It has become apparent that nations have too much of a dependence on plastic bags

These bags are overwhelming landfills and will often blow away and pose a danger to wildlife in the area

If nations are located near a body of water, there is a danger or the bags ending up in the ocean, thus harming more wildlife and polluting beaches

This law will ban the use of plastic and other one-time use bags, and instead make it mandatory for stores to sell reusable canvas bags for their customers

All shoppers will be required to purchase these canvas bags and as an incentive and as a means for a return on their investment, they will receive 2 cents per bag each order for using the canvas bags

Business owners will save money as they no longer will have to order expensive paper and plastic bags

Customers will get a small return on their investment with each order and eventually the bags will pay for themselves

Approvals: 1 (Top Gunners)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 30 2007

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Top Gunners

Description: It is common practice for Government Employees to be provided a car for their use while serving the people

However, there are reported cases of abuses of this privilege

This bill will but the following parameters in place:

1. Government Cars must be under $20,000
-These vehicles are to get to and from work and there is no need to have the latest and greatest technology in this type of car
-The taxpayers should not have to pay for government employees to have expensive, luxury cars for travel to and from work

2. A Ban of SUVs
-No government vehicle can be an SUV
-The government should be sending a message of efficiency and should use cars that are less wasteful of gas
-Cars that get 28 MPG or more will be the only cars considered

3. For Travel Purposes Only
-There have been reported cases where government granted cars have been used for personal vacations and everyday, around the town, use
-The taxpayers should not be paying for a government employee to take a trip to the mall
-Therefore the use of government cars will be strictly for travel to and from work and for other government related travels

4. Consequences
-Government Employees who fail to follow the preceding rules will lose the privilege of having a government provided car for work use

This bill will protect the taxpayers' money and stop the waste and corruption in government spending

Approvals: 1 (Top Gunners)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Jul 30 2007

When will people learn not to put real dollar amounts in UN proposals?

Flibbleites

28-07-2007, 04:06

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: Lowhon

Description: This proposal is about our world we are screwing up the earth back then in the biblical days people lived to be over 1000 years old.we need to bann cars and factorys we can make stuff the old fachion way.soon enough people are gonna lived to be 15 we are messing the world up.

(1)bann cars because air pollution

(2)bann factorys since they produce lots of smoke and waste

(3)put a end to mining because we destroy the land to mine.

{if rule 1 is broken then you will be sent to jail for 3 months.if rule number 2 is broken you will serve 16 months behind bars.if rule number 3 is broken u will be in jail for 8 months.}

!!!!!if 2 of the rules are broken 2 years behind bars!!!!!
!!!!!if 3 rules are broken 5 years in prison!!!!! Illegal, branding.

Category: Advancement of Industry

Area of Effect: Protective Tariffs

Proposed by: Jester160

Description: I think there should be a permit on what a region can and cant do! there fore this resolution would give the right to the select regions of the UN to use Nuclear Weapons! This is not for offensive purposes but purly for defencive measures. This will make the UN regions the most protected regions of all and thats what we all want.Illegal, wrong category.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Caesaris Roma

Description: WHEREAS there exists a number of legislative actions restricting personal freedoms;

and WHEREAS personal freedoms are matters of personal choices;

and WHEREAS personal choices are based on a personal system of beliefs;

and WHEREAS a system of beliefs constitutes a religion;

and WHEREAS the freedom of religion is a basic tenet of civil liberties;

THE UN HEREBY:

DEFINES issues of personal freedoms to include all issues of personal choice not endangering the life, limb, or property of others;

BELIEVES that personal freedoms include, but are not limited to, issues of:

-Sexual Promiscuity
-Homosexuality
-Abortion
-Alcohol and Drug Usage
-Euthanasia;

FORBIDS any member nation to create any law restricting personal freedom;

and DECLARES any existing legislation in member nations restricting the civil liberty of personal choice to be null and void.You know, it's not an easy feat to write a proposal that both duplicates and contradicts passed resolutions, but Caesaris Roma pulled it off.

Gobbannium

28-07-2007, 05:26

[Re: Everything Is WrongIllegal, branding.
Where? It doesn't matter because it breaches the FSA big time, and I'd personally like to beat the author soundly for excessive use of exclamation marks and egregious violence to the English language.

Yelda

28-07-2007, 06:13

Where?
Everything is wrong

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: Lowhon

Description: This proposal is about our world we are screwing up the earth back then in the biblical days people lived to be over 1000 years old.we need to bann cars and factorys we can make stuff the old fachion way.soon enough people are gonna lived to be 15 we are messing the world up.

(1)bann cars because air pollution

(2)bann factorys since they produce lots of smoke and waste

(3)put a end to mining because we destroy the land to mine.

{if rule 1 is broken then you will be sent to jail for 3 months.if rule number 2 is broken you will serve 16 months behind bars.if rule number 3 is broken u will be in jail for 8 months.}

!!!!!if 2 of the rules are broken 2 years behind bars!!!!!
!!!!!if 3 rules are broken 5 years in prison!!!!!

_________
LowHon
^^there^^

Flibbleites

28-07-2007, 15:02

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Wynneston

Description: Considering that the majority of conflict in the world today is a result of religious idealism, it is in the interest of freedom and security to finally get rid of religion.

This Proposal seeks to abolish and ban all religious organisations and to make membership of the same illegal.Illegal, contradicts "Religious Tolerance."

Brookslandia

28-07-2007, 19:50

I wanted to post that everything is wrong one, but looks like I was beat twice.

Almost as stupid as 'moo.'

Gobbannium

29-07-2007, 02:00

^^there^^

Ah. Missed that. Sorry, Bob.

Flibbleites

29-07-2007, 04:33

Ah. Missed that. Sorry, Bob.

Well apparently I missed it when I was copying and pasting so we're both at fault.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: The One True Caesar

Description: Scientists and Astornomers estimate that an asteroid could sneak up on us at anytime, and leave us with merely a few days to prepare for our destruction.

Engineers here in the Empire of the One True Caesar, have made blueprints for a laser codenamed "Life Star" that could destroy any incoming asteroids, even ones the size of the moon, within seconds. We propose...

- For one years time, the estimated time of completion, that all UN member nations give 1.5% of their tax dollars to the region known as The One True Roman Empire so that we can build "Life Star."

This would be a VERY small price to pay for the ability to destroy incoming asteroids as big as the moon. Without your meager contribution of 1.5% of your tax money for one year, our world could be doomed. This will also save future generations, I urge you to think of our children. Illegal, branding.

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: The DOOP

Description: Across the world thousands of acres of land is rendered unusable due to live landmines. Live landmines can be left over from conflicts many decades ago. Eventually harsh battlegrounds become overgrown with vegetation making landmines virtually unnoticeable. These aging landmines can remain for years in the ground undetonated until an innocent unsuspecting civilian is brutally maimed by stepping on one. Many citizens of war torn nations suffer the fatality and mutilation of stepping on a landmine.

Operation Landmine Removal will be a UN task force with the responsibility to assist these nations in safely detecting and disarming landmines.

Detecting and disarming landmines is a very tricky and lethal task. With Operation Landmine Removal, the task force will provide incentives to inventors and engineers who build functional, cost effective, efficient, and safe methods to detecting and disarming mines.

Operation Landmine Removal also is responsible for assisting governments in raising public awareness on the dangers of undetected landmines.

Operation Landmine Removal and the UN has the responsibility to enforce the humane usage of landmines.

Operation Landmine Removal: A proposal to eliminate the dangers of undetected landmines across the world.Don't we already have a landmine removal resolution?

Rubina

29-07-2007, 05:38

Asteroid Problems
Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The One True Caesar

Description: Scientists and Astornomers estimate that an asteroid could sneak up on us at anytime

I'm in ur backyard
Sneakin' up on j00?

If we become dumber than rocks, maybe a sneak attack from the asteroids would be a good thing.

Nykibo

30-07-2007, 02:06

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #26

Proposed by: The One True Caesar

Description: UN Resolution #26: The Universal Bill of Rights (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This particular resolution has an overwhelming abundance of problems. We must repeal it and then re-do it.

"Article 1 -- All human beings have the right to choose worship any faith, and to change their religious beliefs at any time without punishment on the part of the state."

According to Article 1, Citizens whom worship the ancient Aztec's religion, or others like it, can go about with human sacrifices with no consequence. Article #1 needs to go.

"Article 2 -- All human beings have the right to express themselves through speech and through the media without any interference."

Under Article 2, citizens would be allowed to implore other citizens to murder their leader without punishment. They would be allowed to preach racial hate, which interferes with the "Religious Tolerance Act," they would be able to slander freely and say an overwhelming abundance of other negative things without consequence. Article 2 needs to go.

"Article 3 -- All human beings have the right to peacefully assemble."

These "Peaceful Protests" often, usually even, end up with something very violent. The one that do not end violently block up city streets, keeping people from work and hurting the economy. Article 3 needs to go.

"Article 4 -- All human beings have the right to be treated equally under the law of any member nation."

The Royalty of a nation must not be treated the same way as a low born Pleb or Prole. Article 4 needs to go.

"Article 5 -- All human beings must not be subjected to torture or to cruel or inhuman treatment or punishment."

We should be allowed to treat the barbarian criminals in the way that they treated honest citizens. Article 5 needs to go.

"Article 9 -- Any persons who violate any of these articles shall be held accountable by the law."

The problem with this is that the United Nations has no teeth, if people do not do as we say what will we do? Kick them out of course. Not a very big punishment.

RL Reference (Aztec religion), multiple submissions (2), attempts to amend (Only lists some articles), Game mechanics (Ejecting UN Member nations)...

Gobbannium

30-07-2007, 04:50

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Isengard Fields

Description: With the advancement of the International industry, more international transportations companies wish to expand their travel into space "territories".
RESOLVED, space station production would increase to control space traffic.
RESOLVED, territories would include;

Moon- The moon and it's gravitational field- Territory "parent" -(Legal Dispute and/or representative in all international cases)- United States of America
Mars- Mars and it's gravitational field- Territory "parent" Great Britain.
Beyond- All space beyond the first territories. Territory "parent"- United Nations and it's affiliates.

Why to Vote yes for this resolution Part 1a-Jobs
The first reason to vote yes to this resolution/proposal is it will increase job offers, thus creating more jobs, this creating a better economy.

Why to Vote yes for this resolution Part 1b-Economy
Once a better economy is established (IF RESOLVED) the political outlook of member nations among themselves will ultimately be better due to the better economy.

Why to Vote yes for this resolution Part 1c-Discovery
Once Space traffic is considered "daily" in the sense that people travel through space a lot, we shall go into "beyond" to explore, and mark territories. This will create further advancement of the space tourism market, creating more jobs, a better economy, and more knowledge of the surrounding space.

Why to Vote yes for this resolution Part 1c.01-Discovery Advantages-
Once more areas are discovered, like i said, we would have more knowledge of our surrounding space. With more knowledge, more can be achieved, and with research and work, we can eventually make cities on other planets, to increase even more of the industry, and again, making more jobs on the other planets!

Summary:
Space tourism is a big step for all people, but if it is taken, the outcome will be more jobs, a better economy, and possibly cities on other planets. So please, approve this proposal, and vote yes to this resolution, why? Read all of the above...
Illegal, RL references. Also, it's not clear that most of it means anything...

Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Gefleborgh

Description: This resolution will help further the means of security and stability throughout the world.

When the rouge states began their armament races and invaded our territories, we could not help anyone because we did not dare to increase teh security budget and military budget due to weak liberal and decadent socialists saying:

The world would be a safer place if no guns existed!

meaning: Let everybody invade us! we'll collaborate!

Now with this resolution we'll make sure that every nation has an armed force to deal with insurgents, terrorists and to able other nations to help the weaker ones.
Rouge states! Yay! The red-faced ones are back!
Or in English: illegal, doesn't actually do anything.

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Bigslowtomistan

Description: Due to the fact that many nations tax their citizens beyond a level that is acceptable to the average citizen, Bigslowtomistan begs your attention to a resolution, stating that a maximum tax rate of 30% be placed on any United Nations member nation's citizens.

Seeing as the member states of the United Nations work tireless hours to take care of their responsibilities, and many citizens of UN member nations have families with many children, the nation of Bigslowtomistan proposes that:

All UN member nations create situations where their governments to foster free enterprise rather than government interference in business and industry.

No United Nations member state can have a flat tax greater than 30% for its citizens. Free enterprise and individual entrepreneurship shall reign supreme in all member nations, therefore allowing said entrepreneurs to pay a reasonable tax, but not greater than 30% per person.
Illegal: branding, game mechanics, strength violation and I ain't too convinced by that category either! Oh hell, we might as well accuse it of suppressing ideologies, that's the "in" thing at the moment and it's collected most of the rest.

Flibbleites

30-07-2007, 04:52

multiple submissions (2),Was done by accident, see here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=534116).
attempts to amend (Only lists some articles)Uh, no they're just stating which articles have problems in their opnion.
Game mechanics (Ejecting UN Member nations)...
And again, no they just don't understand about automatic compliance.

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Olayotepec

Description: Given the fact that entertainment industries are a multimillionaire business that abuses the commercializing rights restriction, to set huge unjust prices to the copies of their artistic or entertainment works (DVDs CDs, video game CDs, comic books, cassettes, books, laser discs, MP3 files, and any other format in which it is possible to copy and distribute any form of entertainment work).

Given the fact that acquiring all the equipment and materials to create copies of all forms of entertainment work is legal.

Given the fact that by using these legally acquired equipment and materials, it is possible to create and sell copies of all entertainment work at several times less the price in which entertainment companies sell them.

Given the fact that the commercializing rights protects only the wealthy producing and big store companies from a fare and just selling competition, and not necessarily the creating artists.

This resolution countermands any commercialization right law in every Nation affiliated to the United Nations, in order to end the unjust privileges that the main multimillionaire entertainment companies have had so far.Oh God, not copyright shit again.

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Gefleborgh

Description: This resolution will help further the means of security and stability throughout the world.

When the rouge states began their armament races and invaded our territories, we could not help anyone because we did not dare to increase teh security budget and military budget due to weak liberal and decadent socialists saying:

The world would be a safer place if no guns existed!

meaning: Let everybody invade us! we'll collaborate!

Now with this resolution we'll make sure that every nation has an armed force to deal with insurgents, terrorists and to able other nations to help the weaker ones. Oh noes! The rouge states are at it again!

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Bigslowtomistan

Description: Due to the fact that many nations tax their citizens beyond a level that is acceptable to the average citizen, Bigslowtomistan begs your attention to a resolution, stating that a maximum tax rate of 30% be placed on any United Nations member nation's citizens.

Seeing as the member states of the United Nations work tireless hours to take care of their responsibilities, and many citizens of UN member nations have families with many children, the nation of Bigslowtomistan proposes that:

All UN member nations create situations where their governments to foster free enterprise rather than government interference in business and industry.

No United Nations member state can have a flat tax greater than 30% for its citizens. Free enterprise and individual entrepreneurship shall reign supreme in all member nations, therefore allowing said entrepreneurs to pay a reasonable tax, but not greater than 30% per person.Illegal, game mechanics, branding, idealogical ban.

Brookslandia

30-07-2007, 23:12

Repeal "Metric System "
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: English Righteousness

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

Argument: Science has already coverted over to the far superior metric system from all other localized forms of measurement. I propose that all countries within the United Nations be converted to the Metric standard. This would include all official research, roadways, and labeling. This would breakdown barriers in sharing of research and in the international marketplace. Tourism would also be benifited from the common standard. This proposal would mainly help countries of poor economic standing, whereas the common standard would improve their ability to compete in the international market place. Science would also benifit from a unifide standard to taught in public schools, no conversions would need to be made.

He copied and pasted the resolution he is trying to repeal...

Gobbannium

31-07-2007, 03:39

Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize
Proposed by: Chucky oo3

Description: this law will allow gambling to help out the economic status of most regions around the world however it will be run by law so that nothing can go wrong and that everyone gets treated equally and there will only be one, yes one ,major casino in each region...
And this law is...?

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Laklar

Description: Citizens need to be able to protect themselves from today's society. There are gangs running around everywhere and while the police cant do anything because they have rights. You can. By relaxing gun control, it will be easier for citizens to purchase and posses a firearm. Therefore if a situation should arise where they need to use it for their defense, they have a gun.
And again, what's the actual resolution?

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: English Righteousness

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

Argument: Science has already coverted over to the far superior metric system from all other localized forms of measurement. I propose that all countries within the United Nations be converted to the Metric standard. This would include all official research, roadways, and labeling. This would breakdown barriers in sharing of research and in the international marketplace. Tourism would also be benifited from the common standard. This proposal would mainly help countries of poor economic standing, whereas the common standard would improve their ability to compete in the international market place. Science would also benifit from a unifide standard to taught in public schools, no conversions would need to be made.
Illegal, attempts to introduce new legislation in a repeal.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Caledones

Description: Description: Wildlife Protection,
Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Wild Life Protection Act, 2007

§1.DEFINES
WILDLIFE as any living creature, wild by nature, neither tamed nor domesticated, endowed with sensation and power of voluntary motion and including mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, which spend a majority of their life cycle on land;

HABITAT as the preferred area or territory of any given species that under normal circumstances has not been affected directly or indirectly by human intervention;

EXTINCTION as the disappearance of any species of living organisms as a result of changed conditions to which the species is not suited. If no member of the affected species survives and reproduces, the entire line dies out, leaving no descendants Animal species are categorized as extinct if they have not been definitely located in the wild for the past 50 years;

ENDANGERED SPECIES as any plant or animal species that is not extinct whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities;

PROTECTION as any species of animal that requires human intervention to survive and reproduce.

§2 ESTABLISHES the Ministry of Wildlife Protection—an elected board of seven United Nation members, one of whom shall be designated Minister

§3 SUMMARIZES the duties and obligations of the Ministry of Wildlife Protection as:
a. representing wildlife with regards to control, be it proliferation or destruction
b. maintaining surveys of wildlife numbers and the state of their habitats
c. maintaining lists citing protected, endangered, and extinct wildlife
d. issuance of hunting permits and licenses

§4 AUTHORIZES the Ministry of Wildlife to:
a. define, interpret, and enforce any laws regarding wildlife and / or the protection of its habitat
b. affect the temporary, warrantless search and / or seizure of properties and land in any region that have reasonably been proven to be the detriment of any protected or endangered species c. create and maintain wildlife refuge sites
Illegal, breaks the committee rules.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Southeastern Greenland

Description: This is a more expanded version of Slavic Europe's proposal.

Pt. I
This act defines that UN member nations that are capitalist (meaning that they are labeled as a capitalist society, which is a society with not many socialist benefits) or fascist (corporate police state, physcotic dictatorship, iron fist consumerist, etc) have penalties instilled upon them for their choices.

Pt. II
Capitalist nations should have to make some more socially progressive choices, or else have their membership to the UN repealed. After the first week this resolution is in effect and if they have not made any choices at all they shall be given a first warning. The next week a second. And the third week their membership shall be repealed.
Examples socially progressive choices: Eliminating benefits for the rich and making more for the suffering working class. Universal healthcare. Giving the people more rights than corporations. Etc.

Pt. III
Fascist nation's should have less chances than the capitalists, they have to give more rights to the people, and after the first three days of this resolution if the fascist nations have not made significant changes they will have a first warning. Next three days a second warning, and the three days after that their membership repealed.
Examples of giving the people more rights: Right to free speech. Right to protest against the government. Rights to election. Rights to voice in government. Etc.

Pt. IV After this resolution has been passed there shall be NO exceptions, not even delegates will have any immunity to this bill, and after it has been passed unless another resolution changes it, it is binding.
Illegal, shall I count the ways? No, I'll just be silly and point out the branding.

Flibbleites

31-07-2007, 15:30

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Jaerb

Description: DEFINITION OF TERMS
-CANDIDATE shall refer to any person who has fulfilled all legal requirements to appear on a nationwide ballot for a particular race.
-ELECTION shall refer to any organized, government-run system whereby voters of that nation choose candidates for nationwide office.
-RACE shall refer to any campaign between any number of candidates, contained within an election. Races between less than three candidates that otherwise fit this definition shall not be subject to provision 3, in the interest of simplicity.
-VOTER shall refer to any citizen eligible to participate and vote in elections by the laws of that nation.
-SCHULZE METHOD shall refer to a system of determining a winner for a particular race using the following path heuristic:

Suppose d[V,W] is the number of voters who strictly prefer candidate V to candidate W.

A path from candidate X to candidate Y of strength p is an ordered set of candidates C(1),...,C(n) with the following four properties:

1. C(1) is identical to X.
2. C(n) is identical to Y.
3. For i = 1,...,(n-1): d[C(i),C(i+1)] > d[C(i+1),C(i)].
4. For i = 1,...,(n-1): d[C(i),C(i+1)] >= p.

If there is a p such that there is a path from candidate A to candidate B of strength p and no path from candidate B to candidate A of strength p, then candidate A disqualifies candidate B.

Candidate D is a potential winner if and only if there is no candidate E such that candidate E disqualifies candidate D.

The winner of the race shall be determined by dropping, from the pool of potential winners, the weakest wins until only one win remains.

RESOLVED,

1. RECOGNIZING the need for free and fair elections on the national level in every civilized nation.

2. NOTING with concern that some nations have systems for conducting elections that are outdated, ineffective, and undemocratic.

3. MANDATING that all nations perform elections with the following provisions:
a. A voter must be allowed to rank candidates for a particular office by order of preference, rather than choosing a candidate or multiple candidates without regard to the order of preference.
b. The winner of any particular race shall be chosen using the Schulze method as defined in this document.

4. MANDATING each nation to implement a computer-based voting system running voting software approved by the UN.

5. MANDATING that this software be fair, impartial, and also produce a printout of every vote, in order to provide a verifiable and unalterable paper trail in case of a dispute.

6. ALLOWING any nation not using candidate elections (e.g. direct democracies), who are otherwise in compliance with UN regulations, to choose their leaders as they wish, provided that any national elections follow the regulations provided herein.

7. EXEMPTING from these regulations elections that are not national, such as state, provincial, municipal, or otherwise.They want us to determine the winner of an election how? (Yes, I know the method is defined, but I can't make heads or tails out of it.)

New Vandalia

31-07-2007, 17:27

They want us to determine the winner of an election how? (Yes, I know the method is defined, but I can't make heads or tails out of it.)

You keep eliminating the guy who comes in last in a preference ranking until you're left with a winner. It's basically an automatic run-off system, and an unnecessarily complicated one at that.

EDIT: Since I couldn't come up with a good way to explain it fully in my own words, I just googled it. The procedural bit in the proposal is copied directly from the wikipedia article here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method).

St Edmundan Antarctic

31-07-2007, 18:04

Illegal, attempts to introduce new legislation in a repeal.

Actually, he's not trying to introduce new legislation: This
Argument: Science has already coverted over to the far superior metric system from all other localized forms of measurement. I propose that all countries within the United Nations be converted to the Metric standard. This would include all official research, roadways, and labeling. This would breakdown barriers in sharing of research and in the international marketplace. Tourism would also be benifited from the common standard. This proposal would mainly help countries of poor economic standing, whereas the common standard would improve their ability to compete in the international market place. Science would also benifit from a unifide standard to taught in public schools, no conversions would need to be made. is the text of the existing resolution that he wants to get rid of...

Gobbannium

01-08-2007, 03:08

You keep eliminating the guy who comes in last in a preference ranking until you're left with a winner. It's basically an automatic run-off system, and an unnecessarily complicated one at that.
The bit about constructing preference chains is horrendous, and I say that as someone with a Maths degree and a bit of psephology wonk.

Actually, he's not trying to introduce new legislation: This
...
is the text of the existing resolution that he wants to get rid of...
Ah, that's what I get for skim reading. I thought it was a bit odd the way he seemed to be arguing against his own repeal. Not much of an argument, all the same.

Law Abiding Criminals

01-08-2007, 14:22

You keep eliminating the guy who comes in last in a preference ranking until you're left with a winner. It's basically an automatic run-off system, and an unnecessarily complicated one at that.

EDIT: Since I couldn't come up with a good way to explain it fully in my own words, I just googled it. The procedural bit in the proposal is copied directly from the wikipedia article here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method).

My brain hurts from looking at that. I took AP Calculus in high school and I couldn't make heads or tails of that.

What's so wrong with simply stating, "Every candidate is ranked in order of preference, with the favorite candidate receiving C-1 points, where C is the number of candidates, and the least favorite candidate receiving no points. The candidate with the least number of points after a round of voring is eliminated. The value of C is adjusted to fit the remaining number of candidates, and the process is repeated until only two candidates remain. At this point, the electorate votes betwen the two remaining candidates for a winner, and whoever receives the most votes wins."

At least that's what I think the Schulze method does. And if the Schulze method is more brain-melting than that, the average voter won't be able to handle it.

Gobbannium

01-08-2007, 16:30

At least that's what I think the Schulze method does. And if the Schulze method is more brain-melting than that, the average voter won't be able to handle it.
It is more brain-melting than that.

Gobbannium

01-08-2007, 16:50

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation
Proposed by: JENP

Description: it is necessary the industry improvement for this if it turns more profitable and help in the development of the economy
Que?

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: Real Truth

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

Argument: It is understood that a large majority of the nations in the UN are European and use the metric system. This is VERY well rspected and a far superior system of measurement but in both a large part of the Americas both (North & SOuth) other standards of measurement are used. We feel it is an undue expense to force them to use the metric system. Let nations decide on their own for internal measurements and for "foreign" markets let us all use the metric system.
Illegal, RL references. Getting a bit close to proposing new legislation too, for that matter.

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Legalize
Proposed by: Bryce Shilton

Description: The drug called Marijuana 'Dope' isnt really as bad as people say.
I am calling for all nations to legalize Marijuana as it can be used for medical reasons.
Marijuana can help a person with mental health calm down and feel better while they've got someone screaming at them inside there own heads.
Marijuana could calm down all our mental health patients and help stop the pain of hospital patients.
Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act

New Vandalia

01-08-2007, 17:01

It is more brain-melting than that.

Yeah, it is. I remember the headache it gave me when I first came across it and tried to wrap my brain around it. And I really wish Jaerb hadn't caused a recurrence of that headache.

Akimonad

01-08-2007, 17:03

Que?

I think you mean "¿Qué?". Get your foreign languages right. F minus.

Law Abiding Criminals

01-08-2007, 19:12

Yeah, it is. I remember the headache it gave me when I first came across it and tried to wrap my brain around it. And I really wish Jaerb hadn't caused a recurrence of that headache.

Yes, I needed half a bottle of Advil and four goofy Vietnamese shamans to relieve the headache that Schulze stuff gave me. Did this Schulze guy just never get a date or something?

For future reference, any voting system more complex than what's done on the average reality show is probably too complex for most electoral policies.

New Leicestershire

02-08-2007, 23:07

Mind learing helments

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Shackfold

Description: the frutre of learing is here and now these mind learing helments are good cause they give the kids better thinking so if the UN can fund this for the schools it would be great
And are the spelling skills on display in this proposal a direct result of wearing these "helments"?

HotRodia

03-08-2007, 00:46

That proposal made me twitch. I must no longer have the tolerance for proposal stupidity that I once had.

Akimonad

03-08-2007, 00:47

That proposal made me twitch. I must no longer have the tolerance for proposal stupidity that I once had.

Comes with age, I guess.

HotRodia

03-08-2007, 00:52

Comes with age, I guess.

Age? I'm only going to be 23 years of age tomorrow. Though to be fair, in NationStates, I'm approaching the ripe old age of 4.

Akimonad

03-08-2007, 00:56

Age? I'm only going to be 23 years of age tomorrow. Though to be fair, in NationStates, I'm approaching the ripe old age of 4.

Which is rather old, in NS.

That, or it's just that you get tired of looking at them after awhile.

Flibbleites

03-08-2007, 04:04

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: San Cannabis

Description: Submitted on behalf of The Kingdom of Magnus Maximus. He wrote this in it's entirety.

Recognizing the increasing population in the world, and the growing tendencies of the population to move, it should be made that, between UN Member states, where the Freedom of Movement of the People is one of the most basic Human Rights, all immigration laws and limits should be abolished and a new, universal set instated, whereby the population of every UN Member Nation shall be free to move wherever they want, so long as they have a valid passport or other means of identity, and they meet a set of criteria.

This will allow nations that are in need of certain skills e.g. builders, plumbers, craftsmen to be able to attract foreign workers to their country to fill any gaps, and countries that have too many workers, or too large a population to encourage their population to move elsewhere.

This Proposal also makes it illegal for any nation to withhold migrants in any sort of detention centre for more than 72 hours, in which time they are to be examined for general health, state of mind and education.

Exemptions may be made only in certain situations;

a) When a country is at war, whereby a nation may refuse any migrants.

b) If the migrants have no skills, or are illiterate or in-numerate (as examined by an independent UN Literacy and Numerary Examination) they may be refused entry if they are too old(older than 11 without any sort of primary education, or older than 15 without any sort of secondary education)to be educated in a mainstream educational system.

c) If the migrants have any sort of chronic, or lethal disease e.g. Cancer, Rabies or AIDS.

d) If the migrant has a criminal record of any sort.

e) If the migrant is of unsound mind.

This Proposal also states that Political Asylum seekers from neutral or allied states may be given priority over migrants from hostile nations.

Finally, if a migrant commits three minor crimes e.g. petty theft, vandalism or one major crime e.g. rape, murder, the State is allowed to Deport the migrant to their home nation.

This Resolution would also make it compulsory for UN Member states to put in place a system for migrants to be integrated into society, and to accept, and follow, their new state's laws and customs. Should they fail to accept their new land's law, they may be referred to an Independent UN appointed Immigration Officer who will decide what course of action to take. These Immigration Officers are allowed to

a) Deport the Citizen only if there is no other choice;

b) Put the immigrant back into an integration scheme.

Finally, this proposal makes it compulsory for all migrants to learn the language of their new homeland, and also for UN Member states to set up schemes to allow them to learn their new languages. Oh God no.

Snufalumpagus

04-08-2007, 06:12

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dracanian
:upyours:
Description: Recognizing the need to explore, and trade in space, the United Nations other world regardless of their affiliation to the United Nations. this resolution will enforce and make a better market for our Planet.

Non-participating nations are free to pursue their own space objectives, but would not reap the rewards of the investors. No taxing authority shall be created by the passage of this resolution.

the Right to commerce with those worlds that are open to a open market. the mean to explore the reaches of space, The benefits are far out weighing. including the possibilities for nation to explore and maintain outer planetary base in which we could increase exportation to our world.

In an attempt to establish the mean to explore and export to our planet.

1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:

a)legal space research Will be open to scientific tests, experiments, or investigations conducted by any individual, institution or organization to perform such activities by competent authorities in accordance with standing UN legislation.

2. Mandates that:
a) Activities conducted for the primary purpose of exploring the star system and export the resources found off the Planet. providing food for human or animal consumption.

b) The wrongful destruction of an property will be compensated for by the Members that had conducted the wrong..

c) All personal involved in the lost if found not responsible for the lost.their family will be properly compensated.

3. Further encourages the adoption of policies and regulations to preserve the basic dignity of all nation.

Approvals: 40 (The Derrak Quadrant, Ellenburg, Comnemnus, Wakerley, Caesaris Roma, Dannoville, Lord Sumguy, -Belka, SSS Freedom Fighter, WZ Forums, Holy Brettonia, Virgyl, Charian States, Monkeychickens, ETol, Caelestria, A-Se7en, Bahna, Chickenstate, The Liberation Armies, Moshirestahn, The Kings Guard, Fancybottom, Opendia, Lapis Heaven, New Hamilton, Soviet Remnants, Lady Sailor Shadow, Fioteria, New Hobo Land, Redheaded Pirates, Bloodsoaked, Buzzaria, Kaldubir, Santa Maria De La Loma, Ezbenar, Swimsang, BassMaster, Ann of the Word, Living Rights)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 63 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 3 2007
roflcopters:p

Flibbleites

04-08-2007, 15:38

Category: Advancement of Industry

Area of Effect: Tort Reform

Proposed by: Chickenstate

Description: A resolution to improve the economy of The Most Serene Republic of Lukopold the Greatest by endorsing all products from this nation.Illegal, attempts to only affect a single nation, and it's not Tort Reform.

Gobbannium

05-08-2007, 03:24

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Utopian Republic

Description: Racism and crazy hate speeches offend the publics of any country. Therefore this act should be pass to end the harm cause by racist ideas.
Remind me, what does the act do again?

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: All the known world

Description: Description: It has come to our attention as a people that conflict between nations usually through residual effects, causes harm to member Nations and as my peoples nation is a member, we find it within the scope of our National Interest to propose the United Nations adopt measures to create various Designated Grounds and encourage their use through incentives and punitive means exercised both toward member and non-member nations to use these Grounds to resolve their armed conflicts.
It manages to get funnier from there!

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: The Utopian Republic

Description: Nations should allow for people to celebrate their heritage without fear of persecution and violence.
It's been done. Under human rights, where it belongs.

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Legalize
Proposed by: New gunja

Description: cannabis is to be legalized in all un nations as any law stoping the use of this drug is well stupid
Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act (and is "well stupid").

Flibbleites

05-08-2007, 06:03

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Uranium Mining

Proposed by: Svinania

Description: Brought forth to this United Nations on the 4th of August 2007, by the great socialist peoples republic of Svinania.

This Resolution is brought forth with the intent that upon adoption all United Nations States will require Uranium Mining Businesses pay for and repair the damages done to a countries environment by their mining operations.

These Repairs will require these companies to refill all closed mining areas, as well as reforest the area. Any Necessary cleaning of ground waters, lakes streams, and earth will be paid for and finalized by these Uranium Operations.

Lastly this resolution will require that the Uranium company pay stiff penalties of No Less that 50% of their operational income, until these necessary environmental repairs are made.

The Peoples Republic of Svinania brings forth this resolution with the intent of helping our global environment; not hindering the operations of our individual nations Uranium Mining Businesses. While we realize this bill will cost these mining companies, in the long run the expenditure will not affect the companies overall profits.
Illegal, branding.

Flibbleites

06-08-2007, 03:49

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Grimgor Isle

Description: The Act of Sacrifice The Loser is as follows:

When votes are to be held the "loser" (candidate with least votes) will be sacrificed to appease the Great Sun God.

Why? This will not only please the god of the sky but stop nutters entering to vote. The risk of die-ing will surely lower the amount of non serious candidates making voting simpler

Agree or be Sacrificed

Big Boss IgorI would assume that that "Big Boss Igor" would constitute a branding violation.

Flibbleites

06-08-2007, 15:51

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #22

Proposed by: Afro-Eurasia

Description: UN Resolution #22: Outlaw Pedophilia (Category: Moral Decency; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Outlawing adult/child sex has nothing to do with protecting children. Many states that outlaw "pedophilia" don't provide housing, childcare or healthcare for all children. The goal of states that outlaw "pedophilia" is to bolster the nuclear family (i.e. one man, one women for life) the nucleus of womens', youth and gay oppression. No degree of state repression will change the fact that children can feel sexual attraction for eachother and adults. Sexual morality is not absolute and depends on the economic mode of production (e.g. adult/child sex was common in ancient Greece and feudal Japan, incest is/was common in hunter-gatherer societies, polygamy is/was common in many feudal societies). The logic that all adult/child sex is rape is the same logic that homosexuality is a "sexual deviation". Anti-rape laws should be adequate in dealing with forced or coercive sex. The only rules regulating sex should be that there is mutual consent and understanding.Illegal, RL references.

Flibbleites

07-08-2007, 01:48

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Tiegsdom

Description: I propose the ability to trade between natrions, and create allies through trade. It could add stimulus to growth through your nation, as well as strengthening the bonds with your ally nations.You know, the use of the word "ability" leads me to think that the author is proposing a change to the game mechanics.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: The Utopian Republic

Description: Abortion should not be an option for women unless their lives are in dangers. For the following reasons...

1. Stopping free abortion is a way to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases when one knows the possibly of pregnancy could happen, which will also lower teen sexuality. Taking away the risks to dumb decisions leaves people to continue making the same mistakes.

2. Every child has a right to life. Many countries claim people have a right to life, it would be contradictory to say anybody can stop unborn children to obtain that right.

3. There are many alternatives to abortions. For example, why should a unborn child be killed when there are couples willing to adopt that child. It is a waste.

4. Killing off unborn children is depriving the world of great minds. The unborn child who is killed can be a great president or philosopher.

If this bill is pass, countries must make a promise to enforce this law. Anyone who attempts to get or perform an abortion should have charges brought against them.Repeal Abortion Rights? Didn't we already do that?

Gobbannium

07-08-2007, 16:03

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Tristans land

Description: if passed the goverment is not aloud to listen, read, or record other peoples email, phone calls, conversations, ect unless they have proof that the person is commiting any of these crimes.

1.murder
2.stealing
3.rape

if they have been caught in these crimes the goverment is aloud to wiretap but they cannot do this to another person to help lead to the information of the convicted criminal under any circumstance

any goverment official or civilian caught wiretapping without proof of the person being a rapist,killer, or theif
will serve a 10 week jail sentence and a fine of 200 dollars
Illegal in oh so many ways, not the least of which is that we already do this.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Tacovania

Description: Resolution #6 currently grants citizens the rights to own possessions. Passage of this resolution would make property rights the matter of individual nation-states.
Actually saying that you're contradicting an existing resolution in your proposal is pretty stupid, really.

Flibbleites

08-08-2007, 01:24

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Arble

Description: Lowers a nations tax rate down to a certain percent where it can not increase buy can decrease. So that your nation doesn't get to high of a tax rate.Illegal, game mechanics.

Gobbannium

08-08-2007, 01:42

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Kyrakkarin

Description: UN,

Animals have been mistreated long enough!

A) At least 5% of a nation's land must be natural habitat preservation.

B) Anyone who mistreats an animal must be treated the same way for 2 months.
Illegal, contradicts FSA.

Rubina

10-08-2007, 10:30

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Woodchipping
Proposed by: Gripssia

Description: Although cutting down trees is how we get paper, it has gone a little out of control. Many species of animals, even in some countries their national animal, are being killed because they cannot survive in urban areas. Deforestation should only be in controlled mostly inhabited areas. Also countries should have more efficient recycling, so that deforestation will not be needed much.*points at Forest Management (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12864215&postcount=211)*
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Alex Amerling

Description: I demand that all countries adopt a communist puppet government that suits my liking. All members of the UN have 24 hours to adopt this puppet system or else face war
Um, whatever you say, comrade.

St Edmundan Antarctic

10-08-2007, 12:00

War Rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Hailmore

Description: Why are all of our nations just sitting there, sure we are all growing nations. But for once I say we have wars. It would be fun to have wars. I also think it would be good to improve nation states, make it more virtual.

Approvals: 1 (Toruko)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Aug 13 2007

Illegal for 'Category', and probably 'Strength' as well; for 'Game Mechanics'; and arguably for 'RL reference' (as it uses the term "nation states" in the context of acknowledging that our nations are part of a game) too...

The Most Glorious Hack

10-08-2007, 12:41

Amusingly, the FAQ gives this as an example of what not to do.

Flibbleites

10-08-2007, 15:11

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: New Salmonia

Description: Pornography in all its forms is degrading to men, women, children and animals. It turns sex from a beautiful expressive act of love and committment between two people into a meaningless, selfish act and a commodity.

New Salmonia proposes that all pornographic media should be banned.

The definition of pornography is any visual depiction of a a sexual act(except kissing), nudity or semi-nudity, or genitalia in a sexual context.Illegal, branding.

Flibbleites

11-08-2007, 03:39

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #4

Proposed by: Zgrw

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

Argument: The UN need money to keep activities alive which were decided by delegates.

As it says in older proposal, The UN shall not be allowed to collect taxes directly from the citizens of any member state for any purpose. But, The UN should collect taxes from each of member nations. Member nations are also collecting taxes from their citizens.

The UN shall collect the 5% tax of member nations collected taxes which were collected from their citizens.Illegal, repeals cannot contain new legislation.

Windurst1

11-08-2007, 05:28

Amateur Communications Act

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Andmon

Description: The Amateur Communications Act is a resolution that would promote electronics education and international goodwill. It is of great importance to The Harmony Islands to insure that people of all great nations be allowed to communicate internationally to learn more about other nations, electronics, communications and to be allowed to provide emergency communications in the event of a global or wide-spread emergency. The term 'amateur' does not refer to one's knowledge, but to the fact that the service is being used 'by the people' of a nation and not just for government use. Conformity to this ACT requires:
-All nations will relinquish the PRIMARY use of the 160 meter band between the frequencies of 1.8100MHz and 2.0000MHz to the Amateur Communications service, for use by the people.
-The governing body of each conforming nation will control the licensing of amateur stations within their nation, providing callsigns of any form and structure using only alphabetic and numeric characters and require that (1) amateur communications users are given the proper training to use related equipment either by way of examinations or by way of in-class training sessions. (2) the governing body, be it the government of a nation or an organization to which a nation's government gives remote control to, must over-see the training (provided by a volunteer, be it a citizen or a representative of the government) of amateur stations. The requirement of training includes (a) the use of amateur communications in the event of large-scale international emergency, (b) the knowledge of frequencies and band-plans within the governing nation, if any and the subjects and limitations of use if any are provided locally by the governing nation and (C) the knowledge of RF or Radio Frequency radation and the conditions of exposure to RF and ways to limit or reduce the chance of being effected by RF energy.
-The use of curse words are not allowed while communicating internationally. This does not apply to local national bands that may be setup unless otherwise stated by the local governing nation.
-All nations and peoples within those nations must be eligible to operate an amateur station (so long as they are permitted to do so by the laws of the their governing nation and the above training is possessed) unless restricted by age or banned by cause by a nations governing body.
-International communications are restricted to the effect that no amateur station is permitted to discuss or transmit feelings of hatred to or about any government or nation on any internationally recognized band and if this regulation is not followed, it is the duty of the governing nation or it's appointed representative to assign the punishment for such violations which may include suspension or revocation of a communications license or grant or a monetary or community service fine at the governing bodies descretion.
-Representatives of government may require their government to issue them a special callsign, different in structure to that of other callsigns or grants issued to citizen amateur stations within their nation.
It is with the hope of educating persons who may not otherwise be able to afford or be afforded the opportunity to gain knowledge of electronics and electronic communications and the hope of promoting international goodwill that this, the Amateur Communications Act is introduced.

Approvals: 5 (WZ Forums, The South United, Toruko, Lady Sailor Shadow, Ellenburg)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Aug 12 2007

Good idea but no spaces in it and it hurts eyes. We need tech support.

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Dracanian

11-08-2007, 17:46

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A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dracanian

Description: Recognizing the need to explore, and trade in space, the United Nations other world regardless of their affiliation to the United Nations. this resolution will enforce and make a better market for our Planet.

Non-participating nations are free to pursue their own space objectives, but would not reap the rewards of the investors. No taxing authority shall be created by the passage of this resolution.

the Right to commerce with those worlds that are open to a open market. the mean to explore the reaches of space, The benefits are far out weighing. including the possibilities for nation to explore and maintain outer planetary base in which we could increase exportation to our world.

In an attempt to establish the mean to explore and export to our planet.

1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:

a)legal space research Will be open to scientific tests, experiments, or investigations conducted by any individual, institution or organization to perform such activities by competent authorities in accordance with standing UN legislation.

2. Mandates that:
a) Activities conducted for the primary purpose of exploring the star system and export the resources found off the Planet. providing food for human or animal consumption.

b) The wrongful destruction of an property will be compensated for by the Members that had conducted the wrong..

c) All personal involved in the lost if found not responsible for the lost.their family will be properly compensated.

3. Further encourages the adoption of policies and regulations to preserve the basic dignity of all nation.

Approvals: 40 (The Derrak Quadrant, Ellenburg, Comnemnus, Wakerley, Caesaris Roma, Dannoville, Lord Sumguy, -Belka, SSS Freedom Fighter, WZ Forums, Holy Brettonia, Virgyl, Charian States, Monkeychickens, ETol, Caelestria, A-Se7en, Bahna, Chickenstate, The Liberation Armies, Moshirestahn, The Kings Guard, Fancybottom, Opendia, Lapis Heaven, New Hamilton, Soviet Remnants, Lady Sailor Shadow, Fioteria, New Hobo Land, Redheaded Pirates, Bloodsoaked, Buzzaria, Kaldubir, Santa Maria De La Loma, Ezbenar, Swimsang, BassMaster, Ann of the Word, Living Rights)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 63 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 3 2007
roflcopters

ok why would say this is silly. i think it make a lot of since. the time before this i think i was up to 54 plus votes. i don't under stand the Stinky finger. but at least i got the guts to keep trying...i can't help it if the un reps that can cast a vote dont. but that why we had close to two weeks nothing to vote on.. but it well written and goes not against any of the rules. it just a matter of taste at lease it has thinking matter to it instead on legalize dope...

i even edited so it would not be in any illigal standing... so what gives...

Flibbleites

12-08-2007, 02:26

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Gabriels Island

Description: should those who are of the right and terminally ill have the right to end there life with the support and assistance of the physicianGreat, another euthanasia proposal. One of the subjects that's been done, and undone, and redone, and until it's undone again this isn't needed.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Kathy Griffin

Description: Same Sex Marriage should be legal in all UN Nations. Everyone should have equal rights.Illegal, contradicts whatever the name of the marriage resolution in effect is.

The Most Glorious Hack

12-08-2007, 06:13

i even edited so it would not be in any illigal standing... so what gives...If you want to question Moderator action, do so in the Moderation Forum, where such requests belong. Don't do it in a mostly unrelated, 5000 post long thread.

New Vandalia

12-08-2007, 16:06

Illegal, contradicts whatever the name of the marriage resolution in effect is.

That would be Witchcliff's "Marriage Protection Act."

Flibbleites

13-08-2007, 16:29

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Promote

Proposed by: KhalidAZ

Description: The government should legalize all drugs and supply currently illegal drugs to all citizens. This will remove crime from this area and allow the government to tax these drugs coming into the country. With the young people not having to steal and rob to buy and sell these items - they are free to lay around stoned and naming their toes all day. Not only should this be legalized, it should be promoted actively.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Gambling

Legalize/Outlaw: Outlaw

Proposed by: Bradiak

Description: gambling makes people pour ! and many people have a gambling problem ! we must outlaw gambling. and if we do that, our economy can become really good and many people cant make them pour because there gambling problem make our nations gambling free ! outlawWords have failed me.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Outlaw

Proposed by: The D-rabbits

Description: i think that drugs must be forbidden because it is not good
for you and because you touch addicted here to and that's not good better it's worse!!

SO STOP DRUGS!! Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Oneiro

13-08-2007, 23:17

Reminds me of Lewis Black explaining where aneurysms really come from. It's from trying to understand stuff like that.

Flibbleites

14-08-2007, 03:42

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Tonys Empire

Description: We need 2 legalize weed i mean every1 smokes it so let people smoke it if they wont 2.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #6

Proposed by: Gretzia

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

Argument: Glorious Leader of The People's Republic of Gretzia; Ismail suggests that:
The sentence; The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice. Should be changed as ''The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice except markets which are strategically important for nation's survival; like Arms manufactory, Energy Production and Communication. Illegal, branding and attempted amendment.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: KhalidAZ

Description: Does your country have too many homeless people? Those who never work and are on welfare, sucking the life out of the normal hard working people? Perhaps those who require constant assistance while driving around in Cadillacs and living better than the man with 2 jobs working 80 hours a week?

I have a solution!

FORCED SLAVERY!

Thats right! FORCED SLAVERY!

Take all these people who serve less of a purpose than a cockroach, and PUT THEM TO WORK! Pull the drug needles out of their arms - get them up off their sofa - take the pistols and drugs-for-sale out of their pockets - and give them a shovel!

This has 4 positive effects.

1) It reduces government WASTE on these worthless drains on our economies, and creates instead a positive economic effect.

2) Studies have shown it to reduce crime by up to 90%, since the people who are committing the crimes are now performing useful tasks and do not have the time to disrupt our lives further.

3) It creates a thriving capitalistic market for the marketing, import, and export of slave labor. Yet another way our governments and citizens can benefit from these otherwise worthless members of our society.

4) In one fell swoop it completely eliminates the need for illegal immigration works to enter our countries to do the jobs nobody else wants. Never again do we need to hire orange pickers or peanut farmers. We will be able to supply our own needs and keep our borders secure.

Please join me in approving this proposal immediately!Somehow I doubt forcing people into slavery counts as "Human Rights."

Flibbleites

14-08-2007, 15:51

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Jamkong

Description: Proposal: A United Nations System where the entire assembly votes on whether a war/genocide/conflict between nations/regions should be intervened in. If there are more For's then Nay's, a multinational peacekeeping force is sent.

Procedure: A Modern Trained Army of Nations under UN Leadership equal to adleast 5% of both opposing forces is deployed on what is deemed "the hot spot" of the particular conflict. Once the army has landed it uses all resources available to make sure there are minimal civilian casualties and attempt to broker peace with the powers.

Funding: In order to ensure an army capable of doing the above procedure, a United Nations Fund will be put away to sponsor nations willing to lend troops. Ilegal, attempts to create a UN Army.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Basingstokee

Description: I think every person in the UN should lose there human rights. I think it should be up to there country leaders to decide evrything for them and that people should have no say.If you're trying to take away human rights, the human rights category is not the way to do it.

St Edmundan Antarctic

14-08-2007, 18:42

Bears Bring Peace
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Woodchipping
Proposed by: Jamkong

Description: In order to bring Environmental Issues to center stage and bring the United Nations closer together, a symbol must be put in place in each nation to show similarities and recognize that each nation must be concerned about the planet we live in. Therefore, a mating pair of bears will be shipped to every single UN Nation, funded by the UN, to be raised and treated well in the Country's Capital.

There will be rules associated with keeping the pair healthy as it represents the nation's commitment to the UN.

1. The Bears must be in or near the Capital City so that they can be close to the Government and Leader.

2. The Bears must have adleast Ten Acres of their own uninhabited habitat to live on, depending on the species, the habitat must suit them. (If Nation does not have Environment suitable for Bears, they must be kept in a man-made habitat that is suitable)

3. The Bears can not be harmed in any way, doing so risks expulsion.

Approvals: 2 (The States of Merica, WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Aug 17 2007

Illegal: resolutions can not specify expulsion from the UN as a punishment.

Oneiro

14-08-2007, 21:53

Litter

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Woodchipping

Proposed by: RedDevilo

Description: Litter Will not I repeat will not help the Timber Industries who try as hard as they can to get us Wood for houses and other things.United Nations Members let us all stand up And not let our Trees my Killed by the Litter of our Country,Of our Nation. People We are Here In the U.N to help our countries not Destroy them.Like some Killer machine Nation!!

Approvals: 1 (WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 17 2007 So, this does... what? Ban littering? Ban woodchipping? Create giant killing machine nations?

Frisbeeteria

14-08-2007, 21:56

So, this does... what? Ban littering? Ban woodchipping? Create giant killing machine nations?

He's certainly doing a fine job of chewing up words and spitting them out again. Hard to tell if that's woodchipping or just verbal diarrhea.

Flibbleites

15-08-2007, 03:17

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Statistia

Description: WHEREAS it has become too difficult for criminals to commit crimes.

WHEREAS crimes provide work for police officers to do and keep the people obedient to their government

WHEREAS oppressive governments are put at risk by permitting an armed populace

It is resolved by the UN that law-abiding citizens will henceforth be prohibited from carrying, possessing, using, or purchasing any firearms or other weapons. It is also resolved that self-defense shall be outlawed worldwide.Illegal, contradicts Right to Self-Protection.

Flibbleites

15-08-2007, 16:28

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Ronald Reaganland

Description: The UN Right to Life Act would ban abortions in all member nations. This act recognizes that the unborn are still human beings, and are entitled to the right of human beings. They have a right to life. Abortion is murder and should not be tolerated. Illegal, contradicts Abortion Legality Convention.

Law Abiding Criminals

15-08-2007, 19:12

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Cine-itare

Description: we need guns for police. the guns wil help we to catch all the criminal

Approvals: 1 (Panido)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Aug 18 2007

This proposal is useless except as a caption for a LOLcat pic.

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #58
Proposed by: Heavlinks

Description: UN Resolution #58: SPCC Regulation Act (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: this sucks............................................................................................... ......

Approvals: 2 (Panido, Raltar)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Aug 18 2007

Hey, you said it; I didn't.

Windurst1

15-08-2007, 20:26

Reduce Size of State

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Burdacia

Description: is the the first proposal of Burdacia
for start the Republic of Burdacia propone the following
1-Reduce the size of the state in the area economic and politic
2-Reduce the restrictions of the publicity non-state
3-Reduce the restrictions of the press freedom,expression freedom,speech freedom
4-Increase citizen participation and Choose the ministers by mean of the elections free and open
5-Increase spaces of participation
I wait that this proposal be accepted for the UN members
Signed
Republic of Burdacia

Approvals: 1 (Uiri)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Aug 18 2007

Branding and other illegal stuff and also. http://www.roflcat.com/images/cats/voices.jpg

Flibbleites

16-08-2007, 00:02

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Free Press

Proposed by: Wladimironia

Description: Hi UN Members
Is The First Proposal that Present to UN of my Country(Wladimironia)
Have three proposals principals
1- Reduce the regulation state of the press,for that exist more press freedom
2- Allow the publication of the newspapers independents of the Government
3- Allow the free circulation of the newspapers that are don't controlled for the Government

I Wait that this proposal be accepted for the Un Members and i promote more proposal in my next proposals

Signed

The Republic of Wladimironia Illegal, branding.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #58

Proposed by: Wladimironia

Description: UN Resolution #58: SPCC Regulation Act (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: i Repeal because in my country don't have no one oil Spill and i see that this resolution is "stupid and ilogic" because with the oil expensive,this proposal make more expensive the oil,and if is necesarry,i repeal this resolution now!What?

Flibbleites

16-08-2007, 15:47

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #6

Proposed by: Keoghey

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

Argument: its bad ........................................................................ANYBODY ELSE WHO SEEN THE LEPRHECHAN SAY 'YEAH' ...........YEAH:rolleyes:

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: Statistia

Description: NOTING the recent report by Statistia's Department of Science that the use of air conditioners may be causing catastrophic Global Cooling by destroying the Greenhouse Gas Layer.

RECOGNIZING the desires of some nations to not make a rash decision based on insufficient evidence.

The United Nations Inter-Governemental Committee on Global Cooling is hereby established.Illegal, branding.

St Edmundan Antarctic

16-08-2007, 16:04

Equality Protection Act
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: The Utopian Republic

Description: This is an act to protect equality from those who threaten it by the following ways.

1.No racist remarks shall be said in public, and anyone who is part of a group that threatens the rights of others are to be jailed or punished in a way the country feels. e.g Nazis, skinheads, Al- Quadea.

2.Anyone who has stocks(capitalist countries) in any business should not have a say when it comes to business issues so the public is not taken advantage of because of greedy business interests.

3.No country is allowed to slaughter its citizens for a crime not proposed as a crime worthy of the death penalty by the UN.

4. Every country must have at least 4 political parties for elections. No dictatorships. (the political parties also must not be controlled in anyway by the current politcal party).

Approvals: 5 (Misplaced States, Vicana, WZ Forums, Ellenburg, The Derrak Quadrant)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Aug 18 2007

How is this illegal? Let me count the ways...
A/. Category (clause #1 is probably 'Moral Decency', clause #2 might be 'Political Stability', clause #3 is 'Human Rights', clause #4 is 'Furtherment of Democracy'...)
B/. RL references (in clause #1)
C/. Contradiction of the 'Fair Sentencing Act' (clause #3)
D/. Ideological ban (clause #2, which blocks 'corporate state'-type systems; and clause #4, of course)

Did I miss any?

Flibbleites

18-08-2007, 04:19

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Equitarma

Description: The United Nations,

Alarmed by collectives' lack or taste, and disregarding any relevant UN bills (in particular Human Rights act) I put forth the Elvis Impersonator Bill.

Proposal;

Proposing to outlaw the replication and/or creation of the acclaimed singer "Elvis Presley"'s personal effects or attire.

Proposing to to outlaw the active use of one Mr. Presley's phrases (namely, "thank-you very much")

Proposing to outlaw any impersonation of Elvis Presley.

Let's keep these sequined-bad-hair-styled-abnormalities off our streets, eh? Ladies and Gentlemen, Elvis has left the building.

Windurst1

18-08-2007, 06:42

Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #10

Proposed by: Hydeslandenstein

Description: UN Resolution #10: Stop privacy intrusion (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Resolution #10 inhibits governments' abilities to prevent crime by forcing the governments to act to intercept communications only if there is "serious evidence", not all crimes had "serious evidence", if governments had been able to intercept communications without "serious evidence" horrible events such as 9/11, the Madrid Subway Bombings, and London Subway Bombing all may have been saved. Resolution #10 recklessly endangers innocent lives in the name of privacy. Although people have a right to privacy, the right to life is much more important, save lives, repeal Resolution #10!!!

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Aug 21 2007

To many rl refrances

St Edmundan Antarctic

18-08-2007, 12:23

Increased Access to Medicine
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Spiderpiggy

Description: Notes that previous Resolution #42: Increased Access to Medicine is entirely valid and well-meant.

Would like to add a section to it:

That no person or persons use this to abuse the use of prescription medicine.

Requires all patients to have legitimate symptoms and problems to gain access to said prescription medicine.

Also requires the involvement of the Government to keep an eye on this area of medicine.

Recognizes that some people truly are in pain when they say they are and not just faking it.

Requires each patient to go through a screening process before being prescribed pills in non-extreme situations.

Approvals: 1 (The Derrak Quadrant)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Aug 21 2007

Illegal: You can't add sections to existing Resolutions.

Plant Replacement Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Woodchipping
Proposed by: Canbya

Description:
Any organisation or persons that willingly cut down plant life for the use of the natural resource gained from these plants must cultivate the land from which it has taken the plant with seeds of that particular plant species.

Approvals: 6 (The Kings Guard, Taylria, My crap, Alpacadom, WZ Forums, The South United)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Aug 20 2007

Bloody Stupid: Apart from anything else, haven't they ever heard of 'crop rotation'?!?
(And if they only mean this to apply to wild species rather than to already-farmed ones as well, which their wording isn't clear enough for me to be sure about, then that would still block some perfectly sensible changes of land-use...)

Anti-Corruption of Aid
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Kotire

Description:
ALARMED at the levels of corruption which stops international AID money and assistance from arriving at their intended destinations to help those destitute and in poverty, thus making the rich corrupt government and officials wealthier and the poor poorer.

DETERMINED that this should stop, and allow said aid and assistance to achieve their intended goals.

The UNITED NATIONS;

AFFIRM the importance of International Aid and Assistance from State Governments to assist in nation building and aid relief to people struggling under poverty and its symptoms.

Clause 1:
DECLARE that Governments and State Officials found to be guilty of illegally intercepting AID and Assistance money and resources be brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and made to pay reparations to the Donor State and the people from whom they stole said Aid.

Clause 2:
DEFINES aid and assistance as State given money, food, medical supplies, transport, disaster relief, educational resources, natural resources, manufactured goods and resources, medical and security personnel.

Clause 3:
DECREES the authority of the United Nations to oversee and monitor the distribution of said aid and assistance, and where breaches occur authorises International Lawyers to bring such cases to the ICJ where UN member states will be able to impose trade, aid, travel and other such sanctions against the offending Governments and Officials and enact the processes of Clause 1.

Approvals: 3 (Luxanne, Paxus amitius, The Derrak Quadrant)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Aug 21 2007

Illegal for Category (which should be 'Moral Decency'), possibly for Strength, and for RL Reference: We haven't got an 'International Court of Justice'...

Political Competence Act
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: South Lorenya

Description: In countries throughout the world, time and time again, incompetent (to put it mildly) politicians have stayed in office far longer than they should have, harming their countries.

Therefore, this bill (if passed) requires all nations to hold a yearly, poll (six months before the standard election date) of either 10,000 eligible voters or 0.1% of the nation (whichever is larger) on whether the top officials are doing an acceptable job. If less than 40% approve, then a fair election shall be held on the usual time. Remember, replacing an incompetent early on can easily save a nation much more than the cost of a hundred such polls.

Currently no nations of the world have less than 10,000 eleigible voters, but if that changes, then the minimum of 10,000 shall be waived.

Approvals: 1 (Taylria)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Aug 21 2007

So what about those nations that don't have elections at all?

Funding For a Space Military
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Soviet Goochild

Description: More and more nations are becoming capable of interstellar travel, increasing traffic in outer space. However, outer space is and remains without jurisdiction, and allows lawlessness, piracy, and the threat of invasion from other worlds to increase significantly.

This proposition seeks to allocate funds to each member nation to establish their own Space Military and give them immediate jurisdiction to the space above their nations. Not only will this increase security for our world, but it will also prevent other nations from using outer space as a route to invade other nations, keep space trade routes open, and be able to use the Space Military as a first line of defense against alien invasion.

We must allocate funds to each member nation to maintain peace not only in our world, but in outer space as well.

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Aug 21 2007

"However, outer space is and remains without jurisdiction"... apart from that of the various nations that are already based there.
"This proposition seeks to allocate funds to each member nation to establish their own Space Military"... but where would this money actually come from?
"and give them immediate jurisdiction to the space above their nations"... which means that the responsibility for each section of outer space will change as the Earth both rotates on its axis and circles the Sun (and as other inhabited planets do so), and that as no outer limit is defined for that jurisdiction nations located on different astronomical bodies could actually have overlapping jurisdictions.

South Lorenya

19-08-2007, 12:44

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Burlovia

Description: Noting the ever growing risk of a nuclear war between many UN nations caused by global nuclear arming;
Believing that a nuclear war would lead to global destruction and unnecessary annihilation;

The members of the United Nations must found an international nuclear stockpile, which will be used if:

-a UN member is attacked by nuclear weapons
-a UN member attacks by nuclear weapons
-any other weapons of mass destruction are used against or by a UN member nation

The nuclear weapons will not be used in situation where the parties are outside UN.

The stockpile will be controlled by international and neutral nuclear and military experts.

The benefits and reasons for an international nuclear stockpile:

-To protect UN members that do not have nuclear weapons
-To prevent conflicts between UN nations
-To prevent arms racing in UN member nations
-To create a protective system against UN hostile nations

One nuclear weapon will be launched against the nation that uses nuclear weapons;
Nuclear weapons will not be used for offensive purposes;
All nuclear weapons that are given to the stockpile must be as ethnical and humane as possible;
If there is no guarantee which nation has launched a nuclear weapon or any other WMD, no nuclear weapon will be launched.

Approvals: 3 (Chickenstate, Ellenburg, EXTREME STYLES V2)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 76 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 22 2007

The Kingdom of South Lorenya has not approved this proposal. [Approve]

Illegal, creates a UN army.

South Lorenya

19-08-2007, 12:48

And as for mine, they still don't need elections if the kings/emperors/tailticklers can get an approval rating of 40%. Which, mind you, shouldn't be TOO hard seeing as those who outlaw elections will likely fudge the poll numbers.

Flibbleites

21-08-2007, 02:06

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Wallys Mountains

Description: Alarmed: About the use of the death penalty in cases such as, but not limited to, robbery, harassment, trespassing, etc. which should not be punishable by death,

Noting: That the death penalty has been applied to cases where the person convicted was actually found innocent after the case was resolved,

Further Noting: That some criminals are too dangerous and expensive to keep alive,

This Resolution:

Calls Upon: Member states to restrict the use of the death penalty to crimes that involve: multiple killings, assassination of political leaders, and terrorism,

Affirms: That the list above includes examples and may be extended to include other crimes under certain circumstances and the approval of the UN before the death penalty is carried out for such a crime,

Condemns: The use of the death penalty in situations where there is not absolute proof of guilt, just in case the prosecuted person is innocent,

Further Condemns: The use of the death penalty to save the cost of caring for a prisoner who has earned long term imprisonment,

Urges: Member states to use the death penalty with caution and to try to avoid using it at all,

Concludes: That the UN may ban the use of the death penalty in member states that abuse it. Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Windurst1

21-08-2007, 03:04

reference to RL groups. Also has typos

Repeal "The Universal Bill of Rights"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #26

Proposed by: Hydeslandenstein

Description: UN Resolution #26: The Universal Bill of Rights (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: While Resolution #10 has a good intention, it does not make it a good resolution. Article 3 states that all humans have the right to peacefully assemble, but that means that Neo-Nazi's, the KKK may all peacefully assemble, but they are still horrible groups that by assembling may poison the minds of children with racist propaganda. Governments should be able to do anything they can to restict the furtherment of these groups evil agendas. The same objection can applyto Article 2, The Neo-Nazi's exercise there "right" to say whatever they want at the expense of society. Article 5 prevents governments from using torture to protect citizens. If a government needs information fast, thaen torture is the most effective method. Lives of the innocent need to be protected, even at the expense of the guilty.

Approvals: 3 (Widistan, Noble Britannian, Thelastempire)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 76 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 24 2007

Flibbleites

21-08-2007, 15:12

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Uranium Mining

Proposed by: Khavvkhnsjnjiekh

Description: Mislim da danas ima previše rudnika uranija u svijetu i da bi po tom pitanju UN trebao nešto poduzeti. Moj prijedlog je da sve one države koje izaberu razaranje kišnih šuma da bi se napravio rudnik uranija budu izbačene iz UN-a,jer UN je organizacija koja želi poboljšati ovaj svjet,a ne izabrati za delegata neke regije čovjeka koji tu regiju truje i stvara je ekonomski nestabilnom, te zagađenom.
Molim vas da razmislite o ovoj rezoluciji jer bi mogla uvelike pridonijeti čistoči i ekonomskoj snazi u državama.What?

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Wallys Mountains

Description: Alarmed: About the use of the death penalty in cases such as trespassing and robbery,

Aware: That it is cheaper to execute criminals than keep them in jail,

Further Aware: That some criminals are to dangerous to keep alive,

Noting: That some victims of the death penalty have been found innocent after the initial investigation,

This Resolution:

Calls Upon: Member states to restrict the use of the death penalty to situations where there is absolute proof of guilt, so as to protect could be innocents,

Condemns: The use of the death penalty to save the government the money of keeping someone in jail,

Restricts: The use of the death penalty to crimes such as, but not limited to, serial killing, assassanation, geonocide, and terrorism,

Affirms: That any conviction of a criminal whose crime does not fit the list above where the death penalty is the desired punishment must gain the UN's approval,

Concludes: That the UN can ban the death penalty in nations that abuse it.Resubmitted, but still illegal due to contradiction with Fair Sentencing Act.

Omigodtheykilledkenny

21-08-2007, 15:26

Can't believe no one has mentioned all the stupid repeals for Accessible Family Planning that keep popping up. Or this, which I was going to post last night but the mods were to quick for me:

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #11
Proposed by: Statistia

Description: UN Resolution #11: Ban Single-Hulled Tankers (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: (text based loosely off Surly the Repealinator's resolution #220)

The United Nations,

Acknowledging that Ban Single Hulled Tankers was intended to achieve the desirable goal of preventing oil spills, but is inefficient.

Noting that the main enforcement resolution #58 "SPCC Regulation Act" has been repealed by resolution #220.

Further noting that Ban Single Hulled Tankers would violate the UN rules if proposed now.

Recognising that SPCC Regulation Act in no way:
- enacts any form of regulation,
- does anything to prevent, clean or control oil spills,
- or in fact accomplishes anything, of any nature, whatsoever, other than to vaguely waffle on in a trite march of irrelevancies while entirely neglecting to place a single obligation on member nations,

Rejecting the notion that there is any point maintaining a resolution whose entire substance has all the legislative effect of a small child whining "waaah, Mummy! I don't like it! waaah!",

Agreeing with the concept of demonstrating the UN's commitment to genuine and effective international law rather than useless and annoyingly brattish screams of infantile indignation by striking out through repeal such a thoroughly terrible resolution,

And remaining safe in the knowledge that this repeal will in no way allow any irresponsibility or laxity of regulation in the transportation of oil or hazardous chemicals, given the original resolution makes no provisions to such effect:

Hereby repeals Ban Single Hulled TankersUhh, let's see here: branding, metagaming, plagiarism, deja vu, overall suckishness, me stabbing myself in the eye with a clotheshanger. That's the double trifecta right there. :rolleyes:

Beinirham

21-08-2007, 21:49

Ukidanje

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Uranium Mining

Proposed by: Khavvkhnsjnjiekh

Description: Mislim da danas ima previše rudnika uranija u svijetu i da bi po tom pitanju UN trebao nešto poduzeti. Moj prijedlog je da sve one države koje izaberu razaranje kišnih šuma da bi se napravio rudnik uranija budu izbačene iz UN-a,jer UN je organizacija koja želi poboljšati ovaj svjet,a ne izabrati za delegata neke regije čovjeka koji tu regiju truje i stvara je ekonomski nestabilnom, te zagađenom.
Molim vas da razmislite o ovoj rezoluciji jer bi mogla uvelike pridonijeti čistoči i ekonomskoj snazi u državama.

The rules clearly state that all proposals are to be in english and those that aren't will be nuked.

Akimonad

22-08-2007, 21:39

-snip-

1) What? Are you referring to the proposal written in a foreign language?

2) Smilies do not enhance one's credibility.

3) That's awfully close to a flamebait, in my book.

Flibbleites

23-08-2007, 03:04

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Wallys Mountains

Description: This resolution will restrict the use of the death penalty to situations where it is appropriate for use.

ALARMED: At the use of the death penalty to punish criminals for misdemeanors,

ACKNOWLEDGING: That some criminals are dangerous to keep alive and cheaper to just kill,

DISTURBED: That the death penalty has been used in cases where the prosecuted was proven innocent after the case,

This Resolution:

1) REQUIRES: Member nations to restrict their use of the death penalty to cases of: multiple homicide, terrorism, genocide, and assassinations,

2) AFFIRMS: That the UN can approve the use of the death penalty for crimes other than those listed above,

3) CALLS UPON: Member states to keep a list of their uses of the death penalty and the crime that was in question,

4) URGES: Member states to not use the death penalty unless there is certain proof of guilt,

5) CONDEMNS: The use of inhumane and/or humiliating methods of execution when carrying out the death penalty,

6) CONCLUDES: That the UN will ban any nations who abuse the use of the death penalty.Illegal, attempts to eject nations from the UN. And someone desperately needs to point this guy to the forum, this is the third time I've posted a version of this proposal in this thread.

Quintessence of Dust

23-08-2007, 09:41

Repeal "UN Drug Act"

Argument: The United Nations,

Acknowledging the intentions of Resolution #191, the UN Drug Act,

Believing the UN Drug Act to be so comprehensive in scope that it acts as a “blocker” of any future resolutions on drug policy, either for or against drug use,

Rejecting the notion that the UN Drug Act should remain in place because it is the best that can be agreed upon by UN member states,

Hereby repeals the UN Drug Act.
Not obviously illegal, and likely to make quorum given the number of approvals it's already racked up, but certainly a very silly proposal in as much as it has no actual argument. Furthermore, the intentions of the UN Drug Act were to do exactly what is stated in the 'Believing...' clause; so how can the repeal legitimately '[a]cknowlegd[e]' those aims, which it then goes on to reject?

Also, Nevadar's approval amuses me.

The Most Glorious Hack

23-08-2007, 10:49

so how can the repeal legitimately '[a]cknowlegd[e]' those aims, which it then goes on to reject?Hm. "I acknowledge that this bill expands welfare, but reject that such a thing is something the government should be doing."?

Quintessence of Dust

23-08-2007, 12:31

Yes, you're right, I'm not, snide jibe duly retracted.

Flibbleites

23-08-2007, 14:07

Not obviously illegal, and likely to make quorum given the number of approvals it's already racked up,

I'm not so sure, it's got about 24 hours to get 78 approvals.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Demaric

Description: Due to recent studies done by various organizations, it seems only natural for the United Nations to legalize any illegal drugs known to mankind.

Why?

1. Drug use will go down as it is no longer the 'popular' thing to do.

2. Major Drug users will either die off or find it unpopular due to the popularness of legalized drugs.

3. Constant repetition of drug use will make the user of said drug feel like it is a waste of time and not worth the effort of getting 'a feel good frenzy.'

4. Legalized drugs of any kind can be a boost to low tax countries. It is recommended that all countries that accept this resolution impose a tax on all drugs to further discourage future drug use.

5. It is the right of any person in any said Nation to choose to take their own lives in their hands; therefore, this resolution will allow citizens to choose how to live their lives as they seem fit.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Robert195

Description: the death penilty is moraly wrong and against human rights we should get ride of itIllegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Law Abiding Criminals

23-08-2007, 14:08

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Communist Men

Description: UN Resolution #10: Stop privacy intrusion (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: To protect the welfare of the people, the state must be invasive.

Approvals: 11 (Ternalaria, The South United, Northern Lost Lake, WZ Forums, Nevadar, Compulsoria, Invicible Burninator, Intelligenstan, The Evil Red Lobster, Will And Reason, Marandul)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 111 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Aug 25 2007

Sure it does. What's next? War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery? You duckquacker.

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Robert195

Description: the death penilty is moraly wrong and against human rights we should get ride of it

Approvals: 5 (Los De Abajo, SlapFishRandom, Ellenburg, Inoixa, The Grand Viceroy Bill)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 117 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Aug 26 2007

Phase 1: Repeal "Fair Sentencing Act."
Phase 2: ?????
Phase 3: Re-submit!

Flibbleites

24-08-2007, 03:55

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Wallys Mountains

Description: ALARMED: At the use of the death penalty to punish criminals for misdemeanors,

NOTING: That the death penalty can be used to do good rather than harm,

DISTURBED: That some convicted criminals have been found innocent after the death penalty has been carried out,

This Resolution:

REQUIRES: Member nations to keep a record of their uses of the death penalty to be reviewed by the UN,

CALLS UPON: Member nations to restrict there uses to when there is certain proof of guilt to crimes such as, homicide, serial killing, terrorism, and assassination,

AFFIRMS: That nations can use the death penalty under other circumstances under the UN's approval,

CONCLUDES: That nations who abuse the death penalty will not be allowed to use the death penalty for an amount of time to be determined by the UN depending on the circumstances at the time.Hasn't this guy been ejected for submitting illegal proposals yet? This is the fourth time he's submitted a version of this proposal and every time it's been illegal.

The Most Glorious Hack

24-08-2007, 06:51

You duckquacker.Duckspeaker.

Hasn't this guy been ejected for submitting illegal proposals yet? This is the fourth time he's submitted a version of this proposal and every time it's been illegal.It's possible he wasn't warned or sent a telegram (the downside of quick sweeps).

Law Abiding Criminals

24-08-2007, 15:32

Duckspeaker.

Either way, the proposal was doubleplusungood.

Flibbleites

25-08-2007, 01:39

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Rednecks12344

Description: Nuclear weapons are nothing but bad news to everyone. They have an enormus nuclear yeild that can kill citizens in other nations. They should be decommissioned immediatley and destroyed in order to prevent a nuclear war that could tear the world apart.

Article I: Nuclear weapons are being made at the expence of the worlds security and need to be shut down for good.

Article II: Many lives have been lost to nuclear weapons already in the past and they have even killed people in the neighboring countries that werent even involved.

Article III: Nuclear weapons are an unneccesary expence compared to good old front line combat. They take less casulties than when the nukes are brought in to knock out the enemy. Illegal, contradicts Nuclear Armaments if it does anything at all.

ategory: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Nathan willcock

Description: We propose to make it UN law that on a Friday everyone has to wear a silly hat. It would make people much happier and everyone will look slightly more amusing than usualA truly silly proposal.

Snefaldia

25-08-2007, 02:10

A truly silly proposal.

You have to admit, he's right- it would be more amusing.

The Sacred Orb

25-08-2007, 13:44

Isn't his last name funny enough? ;):D

Flibbleites

25-08-2007, 15:57

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Mirahge

Description: The Anti-ICBM movement:

1. Restricts all UN members to build any more ICBM's
2. Allows current ICBM's to remain in the UN nations military arsenal
3. Allows ICBM's currently in construction to be finished

The Anti-ICBM movement proposes any UN member found building ICBM's (AKA nuke) will be given 3 warnings , then insists that the UN takes actionApparently the author doesn't realize that ICBMs don't have to have a nuclear payload.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: OldCountry

Description: What draws many people into smoking marijuana that wouldn't have otherwise, is that fact that it is illegal in many states. Thus it would only make sense that the world put aside it's archaic method of perception and allow it's people the right to indulge in a drug that has been proven to be HEALTHIER than smoking cigarettes. Keep in mind: NO SINGLE CASE OF LUNG CANCER HAS EVER BEEN PROVEN TO BE A RESULT OF MARIJUANA USE. Medicinal and therapeutic purposes range stress reduction to glaucoma to asthma to cancer therapy, etc.

Legalization would also benefit in helping battle gangs whom rely on the drug trade. If marijuana is legal, farmers could grow it in huge quantities and hence sell it for prices that would put neighbourhood "grow-ops" out of business. On that note, "grow-ops" in many instances have been proven to be unhealthy to inhabit after the grower has left because herbicide, pesticide, and fertilizer used within the house to cultivate the drug.

And now a quote from everyone's favourite

"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to
control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things
that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very
principles upon which our government was founded."

-- Abraham Lincoln
December, 1840Illegal contradicts UN Drug Act, and RL reference.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Prussian town

Description: I will keep it simple because we all have countries to look after.

i think drugs should be legal because things that are illegal are only popular if they stay that way.
so legalize drugs and they will be lame so unless people are addicted they will ditch them for more illegal pastimes.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

St Edmundan Antarctic

25-08-2007, 17:45

The right to own slaves
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Fascist and communism

Description: The right to own slaves for forced labor is a good idea. Not only would it be food for the economy but we could get the people in prisons to do the forced labor for us.

Approvals: 2 (WZ Forums, Kyrakkarin)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 121 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Aug 28 2007

Wrong category and strength.

The Sacred Orb

25-08-2007, 20:15

Animals Should Have Rights!

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Los Angeles Clippers

Description: It should be illegal to neuter any animal. Think of the golden rule! would you like to be fixed? They don't like it, it is quite unpleasent.

It should also be illegal to euthanize an animal. Like humans, we can't be euthanized. Give them a pain killer if in pain. And DO NOT euthanize a dog in the pound.

As for overpopulation of animals, think about it. If we neuter all of our animals, there won't be any dogs or cats, etc. in the future. Think of the future. Think of what the animals want!

Wrong Category. Last time I checked animals were not human.

Hellastica

25-08-2007, 20:49

The right to own slaves
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Fascist and communism

Description: The right to own slaves for forced labor is a good idea. Not only would it be food for the economy but we could get the people in prisons to do the forced labor for us.

Approvals: 2 (WZ Forums, Kyrakkarin)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 121 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Aug 28 2007

I just don't see this one passing. Anyways, it's totally in the wrong category.

Flibbleites

27-08-2007, 04:42

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: The Combined Forces

Description: Nuclier weapons are useful way to fight wars. Instead of wasting the lives of your soldiers and letting the enemy build there forces, just simply nuke them. It is a quick and efficient way of taking care of business. Many people will die but they know the consequences since they did not stop there government. Think about it, if the United States never dropped atomic bombs on Japan they could still be at each others throats. Nations are know producing more nuclier weapons than ever, but some nations don't have this technology so I think the UN should share it's nuclier techno;ogy with small nations so they can protect themselves from crazy nations that want to destroy them. The UN might make the excuse that it would kill the envirement but it will promote world piece and get rid of uneaded once and for all.

By The Combined Forces from Nova Prospect
PS:Feel free to join our region. Thank You!Illegal, RL reference, branding.

EDIT: You know what's sad, this is my 4,000th post. And probably about 1,000 of those posts were made in this thread.

The Most Glorious Hack

27-08-2007, 05:52

EDIT: You know what's sad, this is my 4,000th post. And probably about 1,000 of those posts were made in this thread.Hmm...

Who Posted?
Total Posts: 5,134
User Name :: Posts
Flibbleites :: 1,058
Cluichstan :: 342
Forgottenlands :: 237
The Most Glorious Hack :: 220
Gruenberg :: 160
Frisbeeteria :: 158
Neo-Anarchists :: 140
RomeW :: 114
Waterana :: 103
Windurst1 :: 101

Flibbleites

27-08-2007, 15:15

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Alemarenvelt

Description: Defining Traitor as one who sells, gives, or otherwise allows restricted or classified information on his nation to be given out to other nations or, in certain cases, much of the world.

Noting that many traitors flee the nation they betray and find diplomatic immunity in another nation.

Instituting that all UN member nations are obligated to extradite any person accused of treason at the request of the government that was betrayed.

Hoping that this will reduce the number of traitors worldwide and lessen the possible damage that can be done militarily and politically if a nations classified material is released. Illegal, contradicts Right to Rufuse Extradition.

Staffsilvania

28-08-2007, 03:47

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Dozenesia

Description: This act is to discontinue all corrupt dictatorships and to deliver the people of the nation social justice.
The UN will have the power to apply trade as well as political sanctions on the nation.
If necessary, the UN peacekeeping body can invade and remove the dictatorship and replace him/her with an suitable person.
The UN will be the caretaker of the nation till that time.

I'm pretty sure this is an ideological ban, and it kind of goes to game mechanics too. There are many other things wrong with this too that I can't be bothered listing.

Flibbleites

28-08-2007, 04:44

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Anti-sparkles

Description: All Citizens over the age of 16 must undertake a mandantory intelligence or I.Q test designed to test their numeracy and literary skills and anyone scoring less than a pass grade of 50% will be made to take re-education classes in their own time so as to better their contribution to society.
This is a drastic measure that nevertheless we believe is essential in order to stamp out the increasing number of citizens unable to read, write or perform simple calculation. "Mandantory", looks like the author fails their own proposal.

The Sacred Orb

28-08-2007, 14:39

"Mandantory", looks like the author fails their own proposal.
What blows my mind is they spelled literacy and numeracy (which this writer didn't even know was a word:eek:) correctly but spelled mandatory incorrectly twice.

Spell checker people.

Windurst1

28-08-2007, 18:49

What blows my mind is they spelled literacy and numeracy (which this writer didn't even know was a word:eek:) correctly but spelled mandatory incorrectly twice.

Spell checker people.

ya i agree

Flibbleites

29-08-2007, 03:05

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing

Proposed by: Los Angeles Clippers

Description: If this proposal should pass, it would have the following affect on all autombile manufacturers...
1. By the year 2012, all cars must have a minimum mileage of 25 miles per gallon on the road and 30 miles per gallon on the high way. This bill would have a crucial effect on the environment. It would help save the O-Zone, cause less pollution, and can help us save oil which we are USING TOO FAST.
-LACIllegal, branding.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Spiderpiggy

Description: NOTED: While some nations do have such drugs as marijuana legalized, still others do not. Nations that do legalize marijuana may not legalize other drugs.

ARGUMENT: That said drugs, such as Marijuana, Crack Cocaine, Cocaine, Methamphetamines and other drugs should be legalized.

REASONS:

1. A heavy increase to the UN Funds could be made by selling aforementioned drugs to the people.

2. That by selling the drugs to the people, not only financial gain can be had, but it would also allow the UN, and it's individual nations, to keep in mind the old saying, 'Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,' and be able to keep an eye on the situation, then control it.

3. By legalizing and selling said drugs, the crime rate would go down almost entirely for drug-related incidents, as people will no longer have to be doing illegal activity to obtain said drugs. This would also serve to keep our jails a little bit cleaner.

4. By providing fresh needles to Heroine junkies, the Government could prevent a lot of STDS to be spread, thus taking out a part of another growing issue in the UN.

SUMMARY: Legalize drugs for a better tomorrow.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Anti-sparkles

29-08-2007, 15:29

ya i agree

surely though this proposal was rejected because it duplicated an existing resolution, the fact that i made such a school boy error demonstrated the need for such a proposal in the first place......or perhaps it was a deliberate mistake in an attempt at irony perhaps....:rolleyes:

South Lorenya

29-08-2007, 15:56

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Imperial Coronado

Description: In Belief that all people have right to clean drinking water.

THIS RESOLUTION WILL ENTITLE THAT ALL UN NATIONS MUST HAVE SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR ITS CITIZENS.

-To ensure water safety, random and surprise UN inspections will be made to each country, testing the PH levels in drinking water in 5 of that nations largest cities.

-If UN water purification standards are not met, the violating nation will have 2 months to improve conditions before final inspection. If the final inspection is not passed, then the nation will have to spend millions on installing a pipeline, connecting to safer water sources.

-If said nation cannot afford building a pipeline, than a UN occupation of that country will occur, until they can improve conditions. UN troops will be issuing gallon jugs of safe drinking water to every citizen of that nation.

-People Have A Right To Water-

"mild strength" and "UN occupation" don't agree.

St Edmundan Antarctic

29-08-2007, 17:53

"mild strength" and "UN occupation" don't agree.

Not to mention the fact that "UN troops" are an illegal concept anyway...

Retired WerePenguins

29-08-2007, 20:32

Not to mention the following questions we're all dying to see answered:

Where do the illegal UN troops get the "gallon jugs of safe drinking water?"
Who pays for the "gallon jugs of safe drinking water?"
How often do the illegal UN troops give out these "gallon jugs of safe drinking water?"
What's with my constant reference to "gallon jugs of safe drinking water?"

Akimonad

29-08-2007, 20:50

Where do the illegal UN troops get the "gallon jugs of safe drinking water?"

They're from the Stranger's Bar. No one drinks water there.

Flibbleites

30-08-2007, 04:03

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #103

Proposed by: Alemarenvelt

Description: UN Resolution #103: Right to Refuse Extradition (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Acknowledging the noble cause for this resolution.

Concerned that traitors and capital criminals can find refuge from justice under this act.

Clearing any nation having to extradite a criminal of any guilt in regards to capital punishment the fugitive may recieve if returned to his home nation.

Creating a UN Extradition Committee to judge whether a nation's request for extradition is in relation to a genuine crime.

Mandating that if the Exradition Committee agrees with a nations exradition request, the nation in which the fugitive lives must turn the fugitive over for trial. Illegal, repeals cannot contain new legislation.

St Edmundan Antarctic

30-08-2007, 18:56

Platforms Development Projects
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation
Proposed by: Solara Prime

Description: As international military industries are on the edge on extinction and national economies are suffering, it has become necessary for black markets to arise for the trade of sensitive arms. This proposal would allow the Empire of Solara Prime to begin manufacture and export of advanced variable bouyancy craft.

Variable Bouyancy craft use partial vacuum and hydrogen ballast to allow for partial lift of the vehicle then using fuel cell and fission reactor systems to power turbofan propulsion systems for the remainder of lift and in-air hydrogen electrolysis.

The use of fission reaction to create hydrogen fuel for both bouyancy and fuel cells allows the craft to operate for years at a time without refueling.

This proposal would also allow The Empire of Solara Prime to place advanced technology on board these craft.

Also this proposal would allow export to nations that Solara Prime designates as non-rogue nation states.

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 120 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Sep 2 2007

Illegal, for Branding and also because it only targets a single nation.
I'm not sure why it's supposed to be 'Labor Deregulation' either (although at least they didn't try to call it 'Tort Reform' ;)) ... unless, perhaps, they have a national law forbidding people to work on such projects?

South Lorenya

31-08-2007, 01:29

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: New Salmonia

Description: All Nations will be able to opt out of a UN Policy on the gounds that the UN policy contradicts the nation's moral law.

Approvals: 1 (Worcestershireland)

So they expect us to accept opt-out now?

Repeal "Abortion Legality Convention"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #147
Proposed by: Idependant States

Description: UN Resolution #147: Abortion Legality Convention (Category: Moral Decency; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Abortion is a complete crime. Liberal's say choice is good but some people do not realise that if everyone had choice society would collapse.

Approvals: 7 (Letonija, Naughty Slave Girls, Old Zertaxia, Nixicos, Worcestershireland, Alemarenvelt, Ternalaria)

I'm sorry, but that just sounds to me like it falls under the category of "downright stupid".

Staffsilvania

31-08-2007, 06:00

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #164
Proposed by: Idependant States

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

Argument: Humane methods get in the way of a good economy.

No one cares about the rights of the individual anymore.

Approvals: 7 (Compulsoria, Naughty Slave Girls, Zargoza, Worcestershireland, Ternalaria, Das Linksia, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 113 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Sep 2 2007

I'm noticing a pattern with these "Idependant States" characters...

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

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: JonnyQuest

Description: We need to help or children Know and care for thier culture they need to

Approvals: 3 (JonnyQuest, JMDS, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 117 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Sep 2 2007

What?

Oneiro

31-08-2007, 11:59

National Opt-out for Morality

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: New Salmonia

Description: All Nations will be able to opt out of a UN Policy on the gounds that the UN policy contradicts the nation's moral law.

Approvals: 5 (Worcestershireland, Das Linksia, WZ Forums, Anti-sparkles, Phthisis)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 115 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Sep 2 2007 Yeah, pretty blatantly illegal... if this would actually pass you might as well throw the UN out entirely.

Law Abiding Criminals

31-08-2007, 13:54

Yeah, pretty blatantly illegal... if this would actually pass you might as well throw the UN out entirely.

Aside from that, it's unnecessary. We have an opt-out. It's called the Resign button. Maybe some of these hard-core cram-national-sovereignty-down-everyone's-throats whack jobs should use it.

Retired WerePenguins

31-08-2007, 14:29

They're from the Stranger's Bar. No one drinks water there.

But what about the frozen water ... I always thought those "rocks" in the drink looked funny ... like they were real rocks or something.

South Lorenya

31-08-2007, 23:22

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Promote
Proposed by: Blacksidesia

Description: This act aims to acknowledge the fact that Blueberry PopTarts are the best, ever. The act also grants that Wildberry PopTarts are ballin'.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 120 more approvals)

Unfortunately I cannot think of any descriptions nicer than "bloody stupid". :(

Flibbleites

01-09-2007, 04:20

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Anti-sparkles

Description: It has come to this Nation's awareness that certain countries may or may not be researching into the science and technology, until now thought impossible, of time travel through relative dimensions in space.
Just as there is legislature into experiments with chemical and biological warfare, so too we as a proud Nation feel should research into such theoretical science be strictly monitored and controlled by an independent body of scientists taken from existing U.N countries and answerable only to the U.N itself.
There is too much possibility as it now stands for disreputable Nations to use this new science for their own ends at the expense and detriment of other countries and we at Anti-Sparkles think this is a matter which needs to be addressed!!Illegal, branding.

Flibbleites

02-09-2007, 05:09

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: EIFP

Description: article 1.the resolution states that all nations justice system must require habeas corpus (due process) and a Writ of habeas corpus upon the arrest of an individual. failure for either of these must result in disciplinary actions upon the law enforcement officials if the writ of habeas corpus is not delivered and disciplinary action upon the judicial system if the accused is not granted due process.

article 2. under no circumstances may due process be repealed by the state, this shall be an entrenched right forever more.Illegal, duplicates Habeas Corpus.

Oneiro

03-09-2007, 02:19

Faith-Based Law

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Al-Ibliss

Description: Recognizing that atheistic societies suffer far more criminal activity than theistic societies, it is proposed that government departments involved in a) legislative/judical activities and/or b) direct public enforcement of said legislation, must answer to a nation's respective religious scripture in the creation and enforcement of national, state, and local laws for the purpose of maintaining a high standard of moral decency. The specifications of this proposal are as follows:

1) All public law enforcement shall answer only to native religious law (e.g., shari'a, the Torah, etc.).
a. Should no reference to a particular "crime" and/or said crime's respective punishment exist in native scripture, judiciary councils shall interpret native scripture to the best of their ability.

2) Prior to taking disciplinary action against a proven offender, public courts both civil and criminal, military tribunes, and similar institutions must refer to native religious law when deciding the proper penalty for transgressions of the following nature(s):
a. failure to observe religious customs and/or holidays
b. violation of the nation's constitution
c. failure to abide by national, state, and local laws once said laws have been put into action (i.e., assuming a nation's laws are not retroactive)

3) Penalty for the transgressions of the kinds listed in [2)] shall neither exceed nor fail to meet the severity of the penalty cited as precedent in native scripture by qualified religious courts.

4) A party found guilty by a qualified court may not appeal the court's decision unless he or she can provide a passage in scripture that explicitly outlines a scriptural inconsistency within the court's decision.

5) A "qualified court" can be defined as one consisting of judges familiar with both the rule of law and native religious law.

6) Should a nation fail to recognize a "national religion" from which these laws shall be derived, the religion with the highest number of followers shall be tacitly recognized as the "national religion."

Approvals: 1 (Houz)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 119 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Sep 5 2007Ideological ban I guess... and just bloody stupid.

Staffsilvania

03-09-2007, 04:11

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Hydeslandenstein

Description: Noting that some member states may not have a private sector, this resolution create the right to private enterprise for all citizens of member states. Many dream of owning a business, and preventing one from doing so is interfering with his or her basic rights. While some member states may abhor creating a bourgeois mentality, preventing private enterprise is a travesty. In order to protect the sovereignty of communist governments, this resolution will allow private enterprise to be regulated so long as all can compete. Bourgeois mentalities need not be created, as governments will be able to control the profits and spending of these enterprisers.

Approvals: 9 (Widistan, WZ Forums, The Derrak Quadrant, Kyrakkarin, Ethereal Blue, Draconis Nobilum, Houz, JMDS, Crezlyvania)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 111 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Sep 4 2007

Some kind of idealogical ban. Also it makes my brain hurt; is it just me or does it explicitly state that idealogically opposed nations are allowed to fake compliance?

Aetheronian Republics

03-09-2007, 08:11

By me, not so silly but it is illegal :P

Condemnation of the Founder System

The United Nations,

RECOGNISING that NationStates is suffering a decline in population, warfare and activity which is significantly to the detriment of all UN Member States;

ACKNOWLEDGING that the need for a system to protect against region griefing is now sufficiently provided by the Regional Influence system and that the need for Regional Founders is now functionally obsolete;

ACKNOWLEDGING that there was more inter-regional warfare in the pre-founder system, henceforth referred to as the Delegate System; than there is currently in the Founder System and that the Founder system was introduced primarily to prevent region griefing;

DEFINING Region Griefing as the term was defined under the pre-Regional Influence System Rules, the Founder System as the System of game mechanics and the rules associated with it whereby regions have Founders who hold power over their Regional Controls unhindered by Regional Influence, the Regional Influence System and the rules associated with it as the system of game mechanics whereby nations gain Regional Influence and United Nations Regional Delegates are limited of their use of Regional Controls by Regional Influence, the Delegate System as the original system where there were no Founders and no Regional Influence (the Old Delegate System) and the ideal system as expressed in this resolution where there are no Founders and Regional Influence (the New Delegate System), Inter-regional Warfare as the action of one region seizing the Delegacy of another, Feeder Regions as The East Pacific, the West Pacific, the North Pacific, the South Pacific and Lazarus with the exclusion of the Rejected Realms;

NOTING that this is merely an expression of the opinion of the United Nations and is not binding on the Moderators of NationStates or affecting the code of the Game Mechanics. The United Nations hereby ENACTS the following terms:

1. The United Nations RECOGNISES that the Founder System was originally created to prevent Region Griefing as the Founders could banject griefers from the region. However, the United Nations RECOGNISES that the Founder System failed in its purpose in that founderless regions were not protected and because Founders could become inactive and can choose not to protect their region. The United Nations also RECOGNISES that the Regional Influence was successful in protecting against region griefing because all regions were protected consistently and THEREFORE the Founder System is duly superseded in its function;

2. The United Nations RECOGNISES that the Old Delegate System included a large amount of inter-regional warfare which meant that a significant amount of activity and gameplay was dedicated to the planning of Invasions/Defending of regions and that this attracted a lot of nations to the United Nations and NationStates itself. The United Nations RECOGNISES that warfare between Founded Regions is mechanically impossible and that this reduces the fun associated with diplomacy as it is impossible to fulfil a declaration of war, and that it reduces the thrill of the Invasion/Defending of inter-regional warfare as emulation of the Old Delegate System is sought through the invasion of small unfounded regions which is less of a challenge and is not diplomatically essential. The United Nations NOTES that the Old Delegate System is not desirable because of the Region Griefing associated with it.

3. The United Nations RECOGNSISES that in the Old Delegate System regions were free to elect or orchestrate coups against Delegates and the regimes associated with them. The United Nations ACKNOWLEDGES that this added a significant political element to the game and NOTES that politics are a major attraction of players to the game which was lost with the Founder System as political regimes of the Delegates are only existent at the whim of the Founder. THEREFORE the United Nations NOTES that this has led to the decline in population and activity within NationStates.

4. THEREFORE the United Nations CONDEMNS the Founder System and URGES the Administration to implement the New Delegate System which would essentially replicate the situation of the Feeder Regions- the Delegate restricted by Regional Influence with no Founder- in every region.

Flibbleites

03-09-2007, 15:12

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Worcestershireland

Description: This proposal would allow countries, with a so called "Pro-life" government, to opt out of any UN Resolution legalising Abortion, Cloning, or Euthanasia, for the following reasons.

1) Some governments believe it is their moral duty, to protect all life.

2) The UN, with such resolutions is preventing this.

3) Therefore, the UN is preventing governments from doing what they believe is morally right, which is akin to telling governments what is morally right ie. Ideological ban. Illegal, you can't "opt out" of UN resolutions, it goes against the mechanics of the game.

Flibbleites

04-09-2007, 04:11

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: New Laveria

Description: I am going to keep this simple and short. All UN nation shall hereafter turn deactivate, destroy and disarm all nuclear weapons and if possible use the Radioactive material for nuclear energy. This proposal may be changed and changed if necessary for UN passage.

1. STRONGLY ENCOURAGES member nations to work with Nonmember nation to deactivate and destroy all nuclear weapons

2. REQUIRES all nations to stop with all nuclear weapons programs.

3. ENCOURAGES all nations to develop and refine other energy sources reducing the reliance on nuclear power and fossil fuel

4. DEFINES nuclear weapons as all weapons that use the atom as a power sources including hydrogen bombs, atomic bombs and warheads, plus other s not listed here.

5. URGES a unique team of various UN nations to form a supply check team and allows them to have tours of all nuclear facility and supervise the deactivation and destruction of all weapons.Illegal, contradicts Nuclear Armaments.

Gobbannium

04-09-2007, 05:32

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Herconia

Description: NOTING the lack of a proper means of UN citizens to identify themselves in UN nations other then their own.

ACKNOWLEDGING the importance of such a system to simplify the transit of people between UN member nations.

[snip]
I hadn't noticed Herconia had already submitted this. Somewhat reluctantly (since I don't want to be unduly nasty to a newcomer and this has quite a lot of approvals) this needs to be flagged for category violation; no way on earth or any other planet is it furthering democracy.

Quintessence of Dust

04-09-2007, 09:18

Recalling Resolution #139, I doubt Herconia is a newcomer (and I remember, with pleasure, their willingness to work with others to improve their draft back then, which is hopefully a good sign).

Flibbleites

04-09-2007, 15:48

Gobby, we don't post proposals that have their own thread here.

St Edmundan Antarctic

04-09-2007, 18:49

Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Idependant States

Description: UN Resolution #10: Stop privacy intrusion (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Governments need to keep control. There must be some sacrifice for the greater good. with too much privacy, people rebel and keep criminals safe. Privacy laws hinder the jobs of police officers.

Keep control for all people in the hands of elected officials who know what is best for their nations.

Approvals: 15 (NewTexas, Compulsoria, Zargoza, Ternalaria, WZ Forums, Houz, Tarmsden, Worcestershireland, Letonija, EquiIibrium, Emakkame, Kyrakkarin, Raktobania, The Warriors of Death, Naughty Slave Girls)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Sep 5 2007

Illegal, for ideological ban, because it requires that every UN nation have elected officials...

Gobbannium

05-09-2007, 04:09

Gobby, we don't post proposals that have their own thread here.

Generally, no, I agree. It's a much bigger flag to the mods, though, and given how twisty that thread had got and that the proposal had been up for a couple of days, I felt justified in posting here this time.

Gobbannium

06-09-2007, 00:41

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Tort Reform
Proposed by: DesMonies

Description: No government can have taxes that are over seventy five percent of a person or companies' yearly income. This will mean that people will have more money to spend on goods and other things and this will aid the global economy.

The governments of nations may still have taxes that are higher based on income, but no more the seventy five percent.
Oh good grief... game mechanics violation, bad category, and is it my imagination or have we seen this one before?

Windurst1

06-09-2007, 21:36

Oh good grief... game mechanics violation, bad category, and is it my imagination or have we seen this one before?

yes we have

Flibbleites

07-09-2007, 16:27

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Draconis Nobilum

Description: A resolution to explicitly set out the circumstances under which nations may defend themselves with weapons of mass destruction, including but not limited to nuclear weapons.

Acknowledging the right of all sovereign nations to defend themselves in the event of an attack,

Recognizing the terrible destructive capability of weapons of mass destruction,

And hoping that international protocols on the use of these weapons will reduce further loss of life.

This resolution will make it illegal for a country to use any weapon of mass destruction, save in retaliation against such an attack, or with proof beyond question that such an attack is going to occur shortly.

Any nation found to have committed such an offense by the UN will be expelled from the United Nations, and the United Nations will immediately implement economic sanctions against the country.

A "weapon of mass destruction" is defined as any nuclear, chemical or biological weapon of such destructive potential that it must as a matter of course inflict civilian casualties.Illegal, mandates ejection for any nations that break it.

St Edmundan Antarctic

07-09-2007, 18:11

Army Conscription limits
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Seng Han

Description: -Military Conscription Limits-

In lieu of the multiple wars between many Nations recently, it is suggested that a limit be imposed on compulsory conscription in worldwide Armies.

In a Nation that is over-populous it is nearly definite that there will be many young men (or women) who will voluntarily join their Nation's Army.
There are too many wars, World Peace must prevail!
Wars reduce Political Stability and the economy of Nations internationally.

As such, I hereby propose that Nations with populations of over 200 million be stopped from compulsory conscription of all ages.

I stress that our children, and families, are in mortal peril during wartime. In war, the Nation is destroyed! Without a Nation, where shall our families live?!

Approvals: 2 (Seng Han, WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 118 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Sep 10 2007

Wrong category, should be 'Global Disarmament'...

And comes perilously close to asking us to "Think of the children!" ;)

(Oh, and isn't the fact that it would only affect nations with populations of over 200 million also illegal?)

Goobergunchia

07-09-2007, 22:56

Anti-Endoresement Cap

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

Description: The endorsement cap should be removed since it creates a situation in which there is a dictatorship in each region. It stands in the way of democracy. Endorsement is something nations should be able to do without fear of being removed from their region.

Approvals: 1 (The Corrupt Fox People)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 119 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Sep 10 2007

First of all, your lack of spelling disturbs us. Second, this is a question of regional politics, which isn't our mandate, so there's a nice point of order here. The West Pacific seat of government is that way (http://twp.nosync.org/). *gestures towards a portal*

Darren Funkel
Acting Goobergunchian UN Ambassador
Founder, Democratic Underground region

Flibbleites

08-09-2007, 04:35

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Woodchipping

Proposed by: Mirahge

Description: The Tree Protection act decrees: Before wood chopping in a certain area, wood workers will be allowed to cut trees until 5 trees with less then 10 rings that are not damaged(fire, bug attack, sickly, etc). Then woodworking must immediately stop production and select a different, older area of trees or sick and/or damaged trees.Ignoring the atrocious spelling in the title, how do you count a tree's rings without cutting it down?

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Toolrocks

Description: WHEREAS United Nations Resolution # 76, Entitled Good Samaritan Laws, greatly protected the efforts of nations providing relief to others nations;

RECALLING that Resolution # 76 called for the protection of said relief countries, it did not reach its full potential;

PROPOSING that U.N. Resolution # 76 be repealed and this Resolution adopted in its place;

AFFIRMING that individuals need protection from law suits filed against them when said individual is helping a victim who is injured whether it be from a crime or an accident;

1. CLARIFIES that the victim is the plaintiff in and such law suits and that the individual is the defendant;

2. RECALLS AND PROCLAIMS that U.N. Resolution # 76, Good Samaritan Laws, shall be fully included and read as follows:

********************************************************* The NationStates United Nations,

RECALLING its resolution, the IRCO, adopted Sep. 1, 2003, which established the voluntary funded International Red Cross Organization (IRCO) for United Nations members in order to be “the first response team to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and any other events which threaten the lives of citizens”;

OBSERVING that in addition to medical and law enforcement personnel, that these first response teams include technical and engineering professionals who in many non-emergency situations may be highly regulated by domestic liability laws;

CONCERNED that international disaster assistance programs like the IRCO as well as volunteer disaster assistance teams sent by other nations are limited in their effectiveness to quickly respond to disasters and emergency situations due to the lack of pre-existing disaster assistance arrangements, such as arrangements concerning the liabilities associated with volunteer response and recovery teams carrying out emergency aid;

1. AFFIRMS the right of nations responding to offers of disaster assistance to decide which offers to accept and which offers to refuse;

2. PROCLAIMS that nations responding to offers of disaster assistance also have the right to refuse assistance from specific individuals and / or types of aid;

3. CALLS UPON all nations to develop domestic “Good Samaritan” laws granting volunteer based first responder teams, including technical and engineering professionals, some immunity to civil liability associated with work and professional judgments made while rendering disaster assistance provided that they do not act with reckless or intentional disregard of known dangers; and

4. DECLARES that the immunity to liability associated with rendering aid applies only to work associated in disaster or emergency assistance, and that all other normal domestic laws should apply to these individuals.

************************************************************

3. PROCLAIMS that individuals helping victims of injury will henceforth be provided immunity from law suits filed against them by said victims, or by the victim's family if said victim is deceased or permanently incapacitated, because of any harm that may or may not have occurred to said victim because of any rescue attempts and/or medical assistance rendered by the individual;

4. AFFIRMS that the individual must provide a written affidavit that he or she was not trying to intentionally cause harm with any such actions said individual might have taken on the victim, and that there is no evidence provided stating or showing the contrary.Illegal, replacements must be submitted after a resolution has been repealed.

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage

Proposed by: Ataualpa

Description: A resolution to promote some historic charachters as " fathers of the world community ", encouraging the brotherood of the people by students elections and forums.

Institution of a forum in which debate and vote 5 historic charachters.
Commission a picture of the same characters as the flag of UN delegate.You want to do what now?:confused:

Paleotopia

08-09-2007, 15:28

The right to choose to vote

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.
Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Pcbh

Description: I have become aware that in some nations it is compulsory to vote. In my opinion this is to me ludicrous. How can you force someone to vote then call yourself a democracy. I therefore propose that all member nations allow their citizens to choose whether to vote or not.

Approvals: 1 (Pierre Auguste Renoir)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 119 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Sep 11 2007

Correct me if I am wrong, but most NS nations are NOT democracies. I think this not only interferes with government on an individual level, but is also an ideological ban on the laws governing any non-democratic nation.

What is it with all of the horrible proposals? I've been delegate of my region for over a month and only seen two proposals worth okaying to quorum. The rest are absolutely dreadful.

Vojvodina-Nihon

08-09-2007, 20:38

Legalization

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

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Edumen

Description: The problem of the drug is that the drug exists and the drug wont stop existing because of the prohibition it will stop existing if it is cheap.
So we need to legalize drugs to lower their prices, because legal things are cheaper than illegal.

Approvals: 27 (Edumen, Virusvirus, WZ Forums, Thoth of Acha, Civil Libertaria, Ethereal Blue, Alpacadom, Grand Mitage, Feyone, Rasta Zion, Left Coast Punk Rock, Sumoor, Bandadine, Rough Guess, Draconis Nobilum, Ann of the Word, The Sins, Phenetsson, Studutopia, CaliforniaKhann, Ataualpa, Corvusland, The Corrupt Fox People, Los De Abajo, ShuHan, The CUD, Kellhart)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Sep 8 2007
I understand neither the prose nor the logic. NEXT!

Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #10

Proposed by: Bollgnads

Description: UN Resolution #10: Stop privacy intrusion (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: It is a nonsense proposal - people need watching from time to time.

Approvals: 20 (Anti-sparkles, WZ Forums, Ternalaria, Zargoza, Sumoor, Krankor, Compulsoria, EquiIibrium, Worcestershireland, Ann of the Word, Raktobania, Phenetsson, Wenukemal, Faldawi, NewTexas, Radabaugh, Invicible Burninator, Uniataria, Noble Britannian, Roma Neptuni)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Sep 8 2007
A) It's a resolution, not a proposal. B) Why is it "nonsense"? C) Is that a valid counterargument?

One Nation Police Force

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: New Asguard

Description: Choose whether you want your police force and you military to combined into a strong force that not only enforces the laws of the nation but protects the borders as well. This force would protect and control everything.

Approvals: 4 (Minoriteeburg, Camerith, WZ Forums, Letonija)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 116 more approvals)

Voting Ends:
This looks an awful lot like game mechanics. (Why don't we have a 'Game Mechanics' proposal category?)

Private business initative

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Pcbh

Description: It is come to my notice that some nations have banned private enterprise. I feel that this is wrong and that all private enterprise should be encouraged.

Approvals: 6 (Pierre Auguste Renoir, Buffolo ruairi, Androa, WZ Forums, Crezlyvania, The Sins)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 114 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Sep 11 2007
Right. Go get a job!

The right to choose to vote

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Pcbh

Description: I have become aware that in some nations it is compulsory to vote. In my opinion this is to me ludicrous. How can you force someone to vote then call yourself a democracy. I therefore propose that all member nations allow their citizens to choose whether to vote or not.

Approvals: 4 (Pierre Auguste Renoir, Buffolo ruairi, Ventei, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 116 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Sep 11 2007
We already have an issue for this, you don't need to make a UN resolution giving member-states the right to answer that issue.

Protection of Freedoms Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Dover-Aragon

Description: Although times are hard,and dangerous. There is no reason to take freedoms from people in times of peace. It is an unforgivable, and immoral act in which the government has people living in fear of saying something the government doesn't approve of and then the government cast them into jail for speaking out. The Government only exist to serve its people. The Government should only spy on its people with their consent. But those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.

THIS BILL WOULD INSURE that no Government can spy on its own people own during times of peace. This mean that no Government may:listen in on phone conversations, read e-mails, or intercept mail or text messages. But the Government may if it feels the need monitor:Bank accounts, travel,and purchases of large amounts of an item, from international or nation companies or organizations.

Approvals: 3 (WZ Forums, Fearsome attack, The Sins)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 117 more approvals)

Voting Ends:
The UN is not your soapbox. Lose the first paragraph.

Flibbleites

09-09-2007, 21:01

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dover-Aragon

Description: Issues such as Weighing and Measuring Standards,the definition of Marriage, Abortion rights, and Taxation of that nation's own people shall be left to the nation to decide.Illegal, duplication/contradiction of several resolutions.

Gobbannium

10-09-2007, 02:01

I understand neither the prose nor the logic. NEXT!
More to the point, it contradicts the UN Drug Act.

A) It's a resolution, not a proposal. B) Why is it "nonsense"? C) Is that a valid counterargument?
Less valid counterarguments have been voted through, so sadly it's legal.

This looks an awful lot like game mechanics. (Why don't we have a 'Game Mechanics' proposal category?)
Because proposing changes to the game mechanics in the UN is illegal. People who want changes should go bother the mods in the technical forum instead.

Anyway, it's got nothing to do with game mechanics, just how nations run their militaries. Personally I think the proposal is illegal because it's optional ("Choose..."), but it's so cruddily written and unlikely to garner approvals it's barely worth arguing over.

Right. Go get a job!
It's illegal; ideology ban on communism, most obviously.

We already have an issue for this, you don't need to make a UN resolution giving member-states the right to answer that issue.
Being an issue doesn't automatically mean it's unsuitable for a resolution. In this case, however, it's another ideology ban, so it's illegal.

The UN is not your soapbox. Lose the first paragraph.
::looks at past and present resolutions and proposals:: Nope, the UN is pretty much precisely your soap-box as a proposer. Provided you don't do something illegal like duplicate an existing proposal, that is. Oh my, look here...

The Most Glorious Hack

10-09-2007, 05:28

Because proposing changes to the game mechanics in the UN is illegal.More importantly, because a Game Mechanics Resolution would require changing the code of the game. This is demonstrated in the FAQ:Can I make a UN resolution to add war to the game?

No. Well, you can, but I'm still not going to add war. The UN is not there to request new game features. I admit this would be nice: propose a change, vote it through, and BAM! The game gets better. But then, I would have to make the BAM! part happen, so this won't fly. It would require me to spend so much time rewriting game code that I wouldn't be able to pursue my real passion, which is earning enough money to buy food, and staying sane.

Flibbleites

11-09-2007, 04:33

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Flying Waffles

Description: I propose that the research,development, and distribution of all nuclear weapons cease immediately. The only nuclear research that may be performed is for nuclear power. Furthermore, I propose a mandatory decommission of all current nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are overly powerful, harmful to the environment, and very expensive and must not be allowedIllegal, contradicts Nuclear Armaments.

St Edmundan Antarctic

11-09-2007, 10:15

What is it with all of the horrible proposals? I've been delegate of my region for over a month and only seen two proposals worth okaying to quorum. The rest are absolutely dreadful.

Unfortunately this has been a fairly typical selection of proposals...

Flibbleites

12-09-2007, 05:08

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Vesgrea

Description: EVERYBODY HAS AIDS
aids aids aids
AIDS AIDS AIDS

aids aids aids aids aids aids aids aids aids aids aids

...lol aidsTwo words: Bloody Stupid.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #4

Proposed by: Kayikistan

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

Argument: The Imperial House of Kayikistan believes that UN should be allow to collect taxes. It would help the UN fund their programs. If the UN doesn't have taxes,then they can't implement their programs and help out the members states that are in need. So that's why Imperial House of Kayikistan firmly believes that UN should be allowed to collect taxes.Illegal, branding.

Flibbleites

13-09-2007, 01:18

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: The Great Sun Rise

Description: This resolution as the purpose of increasing the fare and balanced food trade between the U.N. countries, by abolishing all the trade barriers in the food market. Don't we already have a food related free trade resolution.

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Pdrokas

Description: We should legalize it,mainly because it is not a lethal or highly addictive drug,and it will have several benefits:
-Marijuana can treat many patients with certain illnesses. Legalizing marijuana will make it easier for the patients to recieve the drug and it will make it easier for scientist to study the drug further and confirm the drugs medicanal purposes
-Money spent on prohibition is an overwhelming figure that is not needed and is obviously accomplishing little
-The money saved on law enforcment can turn into a profit or be used for treatment and education of the drugs effects.
-Scientist have proved that marijuana is not a lethal drug
-instead of spending huge loads of money to get drugs off the street,this could all turn into a profit...If Marijuana is legalized we can put tax on it and the revenues can be used for awareness of the drugs affects and treatment

and there are many other pros to this law.thank you for your time.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Rubina

13-09-2007, 19:15

A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.
Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw

Proposed by: Djjamal

Description: stopping you th from using any rec drug att all . saves a lot of problems from happening

Stopping me? Oh no. Not going to go to rehab. No, no, no. Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.
Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Smack Peddlers

Description: Resolution to deter and eliminate the presence of douche bags. This also includes dirty gold digging whores, which is the equivalent within the female gender.

Recommends - Member nations eliminate the $30k millionares (and if you don't know what that means, you're safe)

Requires - Any person who attempts to use their mediocre income to obtain luxury goods be imprisoned.

Reequires - any person under the poverty limit to purchase hair products that may "spike" their hair for men, or straighten it for women. Prostitutes are exempt from this requirement."Requires" is misspelled. Among the other "difficulties" of this proposal. *sniff* Is that DEAT I smell?

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.
Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: La america

Description: Education Shelters

Contents:
1. Definition of an “Education Shelter”
2. Classes and Timetable
3. College and University Policy
4. “Teachers Tax”
5. “Education Tax”

1. Definition
An education shelter is somewhere, where people can go for a free education, because some people can't afford educations this would allow people of all ages to get educations.
Some people or families are financially challenged and cannot afford educations.

2. Classes and Timetable
Classes would be split into age groups.
i. Classes:
i. Math (optional from year 10)
ii. English
iii. Science (optional from year 10)
[..skippity skip...]

4. “Teachers Tax”
To pay for article one, section three, a “Teachers Tax” shall be implemented, which would rise and lower depending on how many people take this offer.

5. “Education Tax”
In Order to pay for this an “Education Tax” shall be implemented, which would pay for books, computers, teachers’ salaries, etc.I'm thinking illegal, by way of the UN taxation ban... if not the Education Aid Act, as well.

A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.
Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Legalize

Proposed by: Russian Psycopaths

Description: Don't you think that cannabis is such a healing drug?? Many people use it for healing purposes and only think of their well being when growing it!!

I think that with a lot of checking and careful dosage i think that cannabis should be prescribed and so people would get the treatment they deserved.Why yes, yes it does. Alas your proposal doesn't really do anything. Double alas, if it did, it would be contradictin' the UN Drug Act.

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
Category: International Security
Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Canine cavelry

Description: i propose that we fund counter terrorist forces just in case someone will try and pull off blowing up important buildings for the economy or take a an important figure hostage,this is very important for international security*looks at calendar* Okely dokely then.

Rogue Liberal Forces

13-09-2007, 23:08

I'm just trying to get two endorsements from my region. I'm trying to propose a World Trade Agreement act in the UN but I see why people don't want to support much when people make these kind of proposals

Gobbannium

14-09-2007, 03:25

We can't help with the regional endorsements, but in the mean time why not post your proposal in a thread of its own so that we can savage *cough* I mean offer constructive criticism on it?

Having said which I should warn you that I'm not likely to be very helpful in character about trade agreements, but other people probably will be.

Flibbleites

14-09-2007, 04:07

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Exrellia

Description: My proposal comes into three main parts. These are:

1)The introduction of this Task force and what it entails
2) What it actually does and its benefits for the global community and
3) The future of this task force.

i) This task force is called the Anti-Crime and Terror Force or ACT-F for use of an abbreviation. I intend for it to be tested in regions and all UN nations at first. It is a force containing a percentage of Police and Armed forces from each nation towards a regional task force. These forces in each region are responsible for keeping the crime limit at its lowest and effectively suppressing the rising terrorist threat in each nation within their region.

ii) The ACT-F in each region will be continuously trained in hand-to-hand combat and weapons training to keep them highly efficient and ready to be deployed to any nation that may have a criminal uprising or coup d'état that the Government can't handle. They will also be deployed to help out in any natural disaster as humanitarian aid or anti-terrorist situations. I believe it will benefit the global community as it will ensure lower levels of crime, more help for countries with humanitarian problems, or nation's with threats from terrorist organisations.

iii) For the future of this task force, I envisage a Global task force, which all regional task forces contribute to. This will only occur if the Regional ACT-F is successful in its duties and will discussed at a later date.Do I even have to say it? Illegal, attempts to create a UN army.

Flibbleites

14-09-2007, 15:33

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Statistia

Description: Due to the recent decline in moral values through the world and the rise in immorality, the United Nations hereby decrees

BANS all Gay Marriages

PROHIBITS all sex, except for the purpose of reproduction

URGES nations to establish strong official religions

URGES nations to set up agencies to take children away from immoral parents and find more suitable parents

URGES nations to increase control over their schooling systems and to adopt stricter disciplinary measures in schools, as well as to increase funding for morality education.

ESTABLISHES the Intergovernmental Panel on Morality to issue annual reports about the state of Moral Values and to propose ways to strengthen Morals.Illegal, contradicts Protection of Marriage Act.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: Statistia

Description: Recently, there has been increasingly scientific evidence that the world is actually cooling. Therefore, the UN establishes an Intergovernmental Panel on Global Cooling to further research this important matter. It is thought that toilet paper is the cause of Global Cooling, so the UN hereby places a moratorium on the sale and use of toilet paper.What do people have against cat-girls?

Vojvodina-Nihon

14-09-2007, 20:07

Extra point for big difference

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: DonOgarium

Description: Since our national sport is the soccer, we concluded that if a match is more spectacular, the people is happier.

The rules should be changed so that when a team wins with a difference bigger than 3 goals, an extra point is received.

This way, no team will defend anymore.

Approvals: 2 (WZ Forums, Crisis Control)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 117 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Sep 17 2007

Would this fall into "Not Worth the UN's Time" aka "I want those two minutes of my life back!"?

Flibbleites

15-09-2007, 02:08

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Nansarea

Description: I belive that we should pass an act were all fire arms are banned, this inturn will make our society's much better and safer places to live. Yeah, it'll be much safer making us even more vulnerable to the non-members.:rolleyes:

Existing reality

15-09-2007, 02:39

Anti-Douche Bag

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Smack Peddlers

Description: Resolution to deter and eliminate the presence of douche bags. This also includes dirty gold digging whores, which is the equivalent within the female gender.

Recommends - Member nations eliminate the $30k millionares (and if you don't know what that means, you're safe)

Requires - Any person who attempts to use their mediocre income to obtain luxury goods be imprisoned.

Reequires - any person under the poverty limit to purchase hair products that may "spike" their hair for men, or straighten it for women. Prostitutes are exempt from this requirement.

1: BLOODY STUPID
2: BLOODY STUPID
3: Uses vulgar language
4: Self-contradictory: Proposes to eliminate "dirty gold digging whores", then allows prostitutes to be exempt from the "hair spiker" rule. Not only is the hair spiker rule an unfair discriminatory rule for the poor, but it exempts prostitutes from that. Exempting prostitutes from a rule, and at the same time trying to eliminate them? I smell a contradiction
5: BLOODY STUPID
6: BLOODY STUPID
7: Terrible grammar
8: Strength violation: Listed as Mild. 'Nuff said.
9: Oppression of civil rights
and the big ten:
BLOODY STUPID!!!

The Sacred Orb

15-09-2007, 14:29

Historic Preservation act

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage

Proposed by: Cyranaeca

Description: This law requires that all nations implement laws to protect protect historic sites from factors like industry, commerce, and anything willing to damage or destroy the sites.

With this law historic places will be protected to provide people, especially children a glimpse of their nation's past for years and generations to come.

Already covered by resolution 216

Oneiro

17-09-2007, 02:58

Is it worth it?

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Wambi

Description: we need to improve the worlds security. but the men in blue and the guys with guns wont do that for nuthin! we need to raise there salaries!do you want crime? no! do you want your nation to be invaded and captured? no!

Approvals: 2 (WZ Forums, Extremation)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 116 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Sep 19 2007 No security, no world

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Wambi

Description: well, we need some kind of world military made up of the un delegates or nations that want a little action. so endorse this or your country might end up like real-world iraq.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 118 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Sep 20 2007 Looks like somebody just rushed off into the fray with their fresh new nation and two sparkly endorsements.

Law Abiding Criminals

17-09-2007, 13:50

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Capitalistona

Description: The United Nations,

Acknowledging the damage to nations' economies caused by high trade tariffs;

Concerned with rogue nations that distort free trade through unnecessary regulations and laws;

1. REPEALING trade tariffs between nations conducting legal and free trade

2. SANCTIONING Nations that impose significant taxes or tariffs

3. MANDATES the establishment of a UN committee to monitor free trade policies of member states that will be known as "UNFATRAC": United Nations Free Trade Regulation Committee.

4. STRONGLY ENCOURAGES that UNFATRAC consist of a select number of nations, based on a selection/reward process of the nations that adhere the most to these free trade laws.

5. ENCOURAGES that the World Trade Organization (WTA) effectively boycotts labeled nations as they see fit.

6. REQUIRES member states to adhere to the above declarations that have been stated.

Approvals: 9 (Uniataria, Yacare, WZ Forums, JMDS, Neudel, Camerith, Buffolo ruairi, Qwizblorg, Exrellia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Sep 17 2007

Small nitpick: The acronym for World Trade Organization would be WTO, not WTA.
Large nitpick: Since there was not WTO/WTA created by the proposal, we are left to assume that the author meant the RL WTO...and that's against the rules, now, isn't it?

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

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: Exrellia

Description: I propose, that for one day every year, the entirety of all UN nations come together as one, to celebrate each other's cultural differences and learn to accept these differences.

This will include:

1) A percentage of people from each nation will go to another nation in the same region to see what it is like to live in their country for the day.
2) Each government will host the national celebration of the visitors' nation and all of their citizens will participate in the festivities to boost their knowledge of the outside world and continue to support other nation's heritage.
3) Prepare the world to accept a cultural revolution that will unite the world's people as one.

Approvals: 1 (Exrellia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 118 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Sep 20 2007

I'm honestly not sure what to think...certainly not illegal, but not exactly sane...

Flibbleites

18-09-2007, 05:00

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Valiant Ferrer

Description: Recalling that the promotion of peace, both at an international
and a national level, is among the main purposes of the United
Nations, in conformity with its Charter,

Reaffirming that, as set forth in the preamble of the Charter
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization, since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the
minds of men that the defence of peace must be constructed, that a
peace based exclusively upon the political and economic arrangements
of Governments would not be a peace which could secure the
unanimous, lasting and sincere support of the peoples of the world,
and that the peace must therefore be founded, if it is not to fail,
upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind,
Considering that, through the declaration and proper
celebration of an international peace year and an international day
of peace, it would be possible to contribute to strengthening such
ideals of peace and to alleviating the tensions and causes of
conflict, both within and among nations and peoples,

1. Invites the Economic and Social Council to consider, at
its first regular session of 1982, the possibility of declaring an
International Year of Peace at the first practicable opportunity,
taking into account the urgency and special nature of such an
observance as well as the guidelines for international years and
anniversaries adopted by the General Assembly in its decision 35/424
of 5 December 1980, and to submit its recommendations to the
Assembly at its thirty-seventh session on the basis of appropriate
arrangements for the timing, organization and financing of the Year,

2. Declares that the third Tuesday of September, the
opening day of the regular session of the General Assembly, shall be
officially dedicated and observed as the International Day of Peace
and shall be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals
of peace both within and among all nations and peoples;

3. Invites all Member States, organs and organizations of
the United Nations system, regional organizations, non-governmental
organizations, peoples and individuals to commemorate in an
appropriate manner the International Day of Peace, especially
through all means of education, and to co-operate with the United
Nations in the observance of that Day. You've got your RL in my NS!

No, you've got your NS in my RL!

Sturmholm

18-09-2007, 20:50

The Protection Of Languages

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

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage

Proposed by: Dez Croz

Description: Throughout History, there have been many languages that have been consigned to the oblivion of history: Norse-Irish, High Latin, and many tribal languages have been passed out of memory due to invasions, and forced subjugation by stronger states. Languages and dialects as we speak are being wiped out, (dialects such as Cumbrian and welsh) however, this UN can reverse this detrimental cultural landslide by giving minor nations the right to maintain their inde-pendant languages, dialects and script.

therefore we propose:

:- A UN database of micro-languages and words
:- the guaranteed right of any nation to have signs written in their mother tongues, as well as a UN language
:- the creation of a committee to monitor and protect these rights

Yet another with RL references
and then we have this one
Common law in UN states

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Dez Croz

Description: We, the united comrades of the USSDC, hereby issue a proposal for the UN. this proposal states that all nations within the UN hereby apply the system of 'common law' to their parentlands. This does in no way infringe the sovereign rights of a state to make and enforce legislation.

This proposal states that all states should apply 'common law'(see appendix 1) should be applied to all legislative bodies.
__________
Appendix 1

In common law legal systems, the law is created and/or refined by judges: a decision in the case currently pending depends on decisions in previous cases and affects the law to be applied in future cases. When there is no authoritative statement of the law, common law judges have the authority and duty to "make" law by creating precedent

Branding I do believe

Flibbleites

19-09-2007, 01:35

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Dover-Aragon

Description: Act of the Congress of the United States of Dover, assembled on September 17th 2007 in the year of our Lord.

Passed 45-0 SENATE, 152-0 CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, 155-0 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

All people in there homes deserve the right to privacy in there own homes. No Government Democratic or Monarchy should have the right to spy on its own citizens without in peacetime without a warrant. It is the firm believe of the United States of Dover that all people who are citizens of a nation, that is in peacetime, deserve this unalienable right.

THIS ACT WOULD INSURE that no nation in time of peace may spy on its own citizens. This bill includes but is not limited to: Wire tapping, governmental interception of text messages, or electronic messages of any means, written mail, or placing listening devices in homes without warrant, or without consent of its own people.

-Clark Kent II
President of the United States of Dover
-Jack Polk
Representative to the United Nations from the United States of DoverIllegal, duplicates Stop Privacy Intrusion, branding, and I'm tempted to say format voilation since this appears to be written as though it's a bill that's been passed by their nation's legislature (although I find the 3 unanimous votes to be highly unrealistic).

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Britnia

Description: For too long we fear our citizens, questioning if we are doing whats right for the people? Personally its not the people, its the country. We need to ban any practices that may Threaten the governments that stand before the UN. Rebellion is the worst and the last thing on any countries list is to go into a revolution. I ask that the UN nations join together to crush rebellion and any form of rebellion. Any acts that threaten nation security should be illegal.Sounds to me like that country needs a revolution.

Flibbleites

20-09-2007, 15:59

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Ducky II

Description: Realising that there is an immediate and desperate need for improvement in the Education system for United Nations nations:

1. Proposing that it becomes compulsory for all children between the ages of 4 and 18 to attend school.

2. Proposing that all children below the age of 4 have the opportunity to go to a nursery, creche, or playgroup.

3. Proposing that mum's and dad's each get 12 months paid maternity/paternity leave from their jobs to look after their children.

4. Setting out proposals that enable all children to have individual tuition at school if they fall behind.

5. To re build every school in each UN member state, to improve facilities and education for children.

6. To provide a world class standard of education to all pupils between the age of 4 and 18, including lessons in all essential subjects to the end of their education.

7. To provide job help and employment/careers advice free to every pupil, and to give them practice in the world of work.

8. To provide unequivocal support for all students to improve their work, and to put in place the neccessary frameworks for staff to do this in schools.

9. To completely revamp all sports facilities within UN member states to allow children to enjoy sufficient physical activity every day.

10. To create a new support network between students, parents and teachers to improve child's learning and education.

The Republic of Ducky II asks that we think of our children and our education system, and put forward our support for this motion. Illegal, branding.

Law Abiding Criminals

20-09-2007, 16:53

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

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Sanders-Zakre

Description: Whereas numerous studies have shown that it is bad for NOT only your health but for people around you. The practice of smoking will be banned.

For purposes of this resolution "smoking" is defined as: an act or spell of smoking something, especially tobacco.

If a majority of a region's nations smoke then that nation will face strict fines and the longer that majority smokes the heavier the fine will be.

Approvals: 8 (Invicible Burninator, Bwaaah, WZ Forums, Denmark Greenland, Extremation, Noble Britannian, Exrellia, Lawnikky)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Sep 22 2007

I do believe this goes against the UN Drug Act. And many nations' bottom lines.

Flibbleites

21-09-2007, 01:11

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Dover-Aragon

Description: Act of Congress of the United States of Dover on the 20th day of September of the year 2007.

This BILL WOULD INSURE that no nation can in peace time spy on its own citizens, without the consent of that people. For example the government may not listen in on phone calls, intercept text ,or electronic messages of any kind,but the government may: monitor travel,and bank accounts. The United Nations shall have the power to enforce this through legislation.

Approved
Clark Kent II
President of the United States of Dover
Jack Polk
Representative to the United Nations from the United States of DoverDid someone forget to tell this guy that his proposal's illegal?

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Tighten

Proposed by: Libnan el Maroniye

Description: As you all know my brothers, our world is certainly not completely safe. The black market and certain Islamic countries are continuously financing and equipping Muslim jihadist in their battle against freedom. The request is to keep an eye on these freedom killing countries and stop, with all needs, the finance of Islamic radicals.
I beg you my brothers, to think of your populations safety.Illegal, attempts to target specific nations.

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: KilFrogs

Description: I have concerns for the 3rd riech of nazi hardwork and hostilitys with people not in the fortune 500 that they will threaten the large un economiclly sucessfull nations so i ask to increase security budgets and tax them to supress the arming of little nazis Category: International Security

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: KilFrogs

Description: Correction its hard government not hard work I have concerns for the 3rd Reich of Nazi hard Government and hostility with people not in the fortune 500 that they will threaten the large un economically sucessfull nations so i ask to increase security budgets and tax them to supress the arming of little Nazis Say what?

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Torrita

Description: I would like to start this discussion with a quotation of the Bible: God gives the life and God removes it. To today's world there can be no judge that has the power to replace himself with God killing to a person that has committed a crime. The jail has to be a punishment but it also has to have a purpose of re-education for the involved person. I propose to expel from the United Nations all that countries that he anchors they apply this punishment and that they try to take the place of himself so to God. I also propose to apply to make pressures on all the other countries so that removes from his own legislation the capital punishment. Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act. Also it attempts to eject nations form the UN.

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: LDT

Description: Recognizing that many UN members struggle to form an army to defend themselves it is proposed that:
1) Military budgets in all member nations is increased.
2) 25% of all members nation armed forces will join a UN Protection force.
This Protection Force will aim to protect all members and their occupants. It is mainly aimed at smaller nations who lack the ability to efficiently defend themselves.
Police budgets will receive a slight increase to cope with the reduction of armed forces.
The protection force will be called into action if any member feels threatened or intimidated by any member or non-member and if they are attacked by ANY nation.
The protection force's main aim will be to inspire peace and not to encourage violence.Illegal, attempts to create a UN army.

Flibbleites

22-09-2007, 02:07

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Lucifer Satanus

Description: I propose that the United Nations has control of all international affairs besides war and immaggration.

Also the United Nations should be banned from messing around with nations internal policy.

If this is passed the nations can be truely independent soveriegn states and world cooperation will be ensured.Illegal, attempts to put limits on UN resolutions.
Category: Social Justice

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Georgia-Carter

Description: Act of the Colony of Georgia-Carter assembled on Sept/21/2007.

This bill would insure that the power to decide weight and measurment, Defintion of Marriage, policy demostic and forgien. This would only be placed on bills after this bills passage.See above and add branding.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Ravenswolfy

Description: Pinky and the Brain
They're Pinky and the Brain
Yes, Pinky and the Brain
One is a genius, the other's insane
They're laboratory mice
Their genes have been spliced
They're dinky
They're Pinky and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain,
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain

Before each night is done
Their plan will be unfurled
By the dawning of the sun
They'll take over the world

They're Pinky and the Brain
Yes, Pinky and the Brain
Their twilight campaign
Is easy to explain
To prove their mousey worth
They'll overthrow the Earth
They're dinky.
They're Pinky and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain,
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, NARF! I believe the term "Bloody Stupid" would apply here.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Imperiolisom

Description: The UN is the worlds police force. WE do as we need to further the ideas of Democracy and human rights. Our armies as one are strong, but United as one, in part, not whole, are stronger than the full strength of one or a few.

Proposal
The Member nations of the UN should put a small portion of their armed forces into a new body that shall be formed here after the passing of this resolution. Each nation will put up a min. of 1/20 their total millitary force. Aslo each nation will have a vote on what to do with the force, here after to be labaled the UN Ineternational Army, when the time it would be called to action. The leaders of each nation would be requiered to send one-three, depending on the call, of their millitary startagist. These men, and women, would be used to, as an active counsal, decied on the course of action to be taken and when, and what to commit to it.

Funding

Every nation will put in a very small amount of money. This amount would be the total cost of millitary upkeep for the amount of soilders you are sending to the UN Army. In this way no country will have to pay more than the current cost to upkeep their current troop count, equal to the numbers sent in. For clarificaion, if you send in the minimum of 1/20, and it normaly cost you 100,000 of what ever your currency is to upkeep them, that is what you would pay.

Also any economic gains would be divided among the countries that participated, and ajusted acourdingly.

Use

The UN Internaional Army would be a standing army, meaning it could be called to any part of the world whenever the UN calls it. The army would be used to further any operation that the UN want to undertake.

You, the leaders of the nations, may reduce the number troops they put into the army to 1/50 of their total army for no more than 6 months at a time. This allows free time and space in which you are not restricted as such in the use of your millitary.

To make the orders

To solidfiy the orders to attack there must be a 2/3 vote, then, every nation must act on it and if they do not wish to countinue then they will be put on a suspention for 6 months, in which time their armies can be withdrawn, but they may not do any UN actions until the period is up.

When orders are made they are final and may only be changed by another 2/3 voter by the counsil.

Supplies and War materials

The resolution is to call for a ready millitary stock pile, large enough to equip your commitment of troops fully. These piles are to be readaly accesable by your troops, and as such they, the troops, must be ready and be able to be sent across the world to the drop location within 72 hours of the final order being given.

Weapons Development

The council will also require the total money you would have to spend on the same group of people you were sending for millitary weapons development for the UN Army. All millitary and econ gains will be split by those who contribute to the opperations proportionaly

As resolved by this resolution, the call for an Internaional Army is needed to maintain order. This woul thous increase protection. Also why not have the UN full of variaty do this resolution insuring that the benifit of all parties are at heart, and no national sovergeinty is harmed with this bill, as the UN is not taking away your troops, and you are having a say in what and where they do and go.Illegal, the UN can't have an army.

Flibbleites

24-09-2007, 23:34

Description: UN Resolution #21: Fair trial (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The Incorporated States of Mallatarsland maintain that although the concept of a fair trial is a good and worthy one, in this era of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, each country should have the right to suspend a fair trial in certain circumstances. It therefore seems reasonable that this resolution should be repealed and a new resolution put forward which takes in account the necessity of imprisonment for the good of the people. Illegal, branding.

Flibbleites

25-09-2007, 16:16

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: TEH FALLEN

Description: There have been many Regions that have sent messages to My Region and i would like that they cannot propose this.

1) Banishment from NationStates.net
2) Warnings also administered
3) Or permanent banishment to the rejected realms ( not that theres anything wrong with it)I think they're wanting to change the rules.

Existing reality

25-09-2007, 22:18

Also notice the "mild" strength listing. I smell a strength violation...

Moving on...Self Determination

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Coffee Cakes

Description: A resolution to let countries take care of morals and repeals resolution 144

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 116 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Sep 28 2007
Illegal, this is not a repeal, yet it attempts to repeal a previously passed resolution. And notice the category violation. This falls under repeal, not moral decency. Looks like someone needs to learn about the "Repeal" function...

Existing reality

25-09-2007, 22:21

Let me just add something: You can't repeal a repeal, can you?

Frisbeeteria

25-09-2007, 23:21

MORE TROOPS LESS TERRORISTS
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Rhodesiaisland

Description: Now lets think terrorists they cause untold diseaster and they can strike at any time even right now.But we can stop them.HOW?:
1.We need to increase military and police spending

2.setting aside at least 45% of a country's budget for the military and police forces.

3.Advanced research and development of weapons(not chemical or nuclear weapons) and development of satelittes capable of tracking activities of terrorists especially in rogue nations.

4.Tighter border control and increased international cooperation.

5.Blacklisting of rogue nations and nations none to fund terrorists.

6.Toppling military junta's(they also fund terrorists)

With all this and more we should be able to curl terrorism in the world.Apart from the absurd "at least 45%" for military spending, I just wanted to know how that would curl terrorism. Anyone?

Flibbleites

26-09-2007, 00:23

Category: International Security

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: The Secret Otter

Description: We propose the forming of a sectarian army of the United Nations. An army to secure the rights of the political leaders the world over. Launched into the hotspots to ensure that the status quo of leadership is maintained. A police force controlled by the leaders for the leaders.Do I even have to say it?

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Kagetora

Description: A way for the delegates to truly have more control over their region. Therefore, delegates may have the right to force UN nations in the region to vote one way or the other every four resolutions. Excludes the Rejected Realms, as many have just arrived there

CONSIDERING: Delegates already have large regional influence banks

ALSO CONSIDERING: That many nations of the world will find this unfair, however, this is the purpose of the delegate

REASON FOR SUBMITTING: Delegates should have more power than they are elected for

CONCLUDING: The delegates should have a true say and should unite the regions, or increase the number of regions
Illegal, game mechanics.

Flibbleites

26-09-2007, 16:13

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #101

Proposed by: Cape Launceston

Description: UN Resolution #101: Right to Learn about Evolution (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: NOTING United Nations resolution #101 in that it seeks to promote the human right to education all education.

CLARIFYING that this repeal is not to entirely strike off resolution #101 but to add an extra proposition.

EMPHASIZING that all humans have the right to freedom of expression; and that religion is not just an explanation of human origin but also a system of proper ethics in the treatment of all living things.

MANDATES that all teachers have the right to teach not only the evolutionary theory but also religion in its contexts without fear of prosecution or discrimination Illegal, repeals are not amendments.

Existing reality

26-09-2007, 19:26

Less Enviromental Care

A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry

Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation

Proposed by: Waffle warriors

Description: WE care for the enviroment so much, We are not advancing in industry at all! We need to
1. Remove most or all restrictions on industry
2. Outlaw protests for the enviroment
3. Make an example of Enviromentalists who disobey
I believe Ideological Ban and Bloody Stupid apply.

St Edmundan Antarctic

27-09-2007, 10:25

I believe Ideological Ban and Bloody Stupid apply.

Not to mention the fact that it (if its wording means that it actually does anything, instead of just suggesting that things should be done...), it probably contradicts several earlier resolutions.

Grand Draenaria

27-09-2007, 12:55

Outlaw All

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: 15 States

Description: To Create a World Military, to protect the new & the weak. This World Military, under the UN. Will protect the people of the World, from hadred, dictatorship, lower crime, etc. It could save many people, from countries wanting to destroy the new and weak.

Let us stand together and help make WORLD Peace!

Approvals: 2 (WZ Forums, Das Linksia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 114 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Sep 30 2007

World Military

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: 15 States

Description: To Create a World Military, to protect the new & the weak. This World Military, under the UN. Will protect the people of the World, from hadred, dictatorship, lower crime, etc. It could save many people, from countries wanting to destroy the new and weak.

Let us stand together and help make WORLD Peace!

Approvals: 3 (Dover-Aragon, WZ Forums, Das Linksia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 113 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Sep 30 2007
Both proposing UN armies.

Seventeenth

27-09-2007, 13:12

Easy on the eye act...

Effective from this moment on, all unattractive women are to be hung then shot. All attractive women however are by law required to wear hot pants day and night constantly and a wet white cotton t-shirt… No bra…. There will be wetting stations every 10 miles in any direction in the land so you can re-wet your t-shirt… This is the law!

Flibbleites

27-09-2007, 16:17

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Heishman

Description: This resolution would effectively abolish the death penalty and make it illegal. Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Oneiro

28-09-2007, 02:16

Reduction in Need for Trees

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Woodchipping

Proposed by: Otipep

Description: Trees are an essential part of the enviroment, using the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and replacing it with oxygen. The recent increase in the reduction of tree numbers around the world is the cause of this resolution. This resolution hereby calls for a 33% reduction in the number of trees cut down for various materials in the next five years, and another 20% over the next 10 years after that. This resolution can truly slow or stop global warming.

Approvals: 2 (Alpacadom, Ventei)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 114 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Oct 1 2007Ehrm... first he establishes that trees reduce greenhouse gasses, then he says we should cut them down to reduce global warning? :confused:

Frisbeeteria

28-09-2007, 02:21

Ehrm... first he establishes that trees reduce greenhouse gasses, then he says we should cut them down to reduce global warning? :confused:
I think you misread that, though admittedly it's easy to do. He wants to stop cutting, he just phrased it really badly.

Easy on the eye act...

Effective from this moment on, all unattractive women are to be hung then shot. All attractive women however are by law required to wear hot pants day and night constantly and a wet white cotton t-shirt… No bra…. There will be wetting stations every 10 miles in any direction in the land so you can re-wet your t-shirt… This is the law!
Y'know, if you're trying to impress us with your witty proposal, you failed. How about sticking to the premise of the thread and only post Silly and/or Illegal Proposals that have actually been proposed?

(... and don't propose anything this stupid yourself unless you want a mod warning, or even UN ejection ...)

Flibbleites

28-09-2007, 03:21

Y'know, if you're trying to impress us with your witty proposal, you failed. How about sticking to the premise of the thread and only post Silly and/or Illegal Proposals that have actually been proposed?

(... and don't propose anything this stupid yourself unless you want a mod warning, or even UN ejection ...)

There's no danger of that right now Fris, he can't get two endorsements in the region he's currently in.

Seventeenth

28-09-2007, 09:25

I think you misread that, though admittedly it's easy to do. He wants to stop cutting, he just phrased it really badly.

Y'know, if you're trying to impress us with your witty proposal, you failed. How about sticking to the premise of the thread and only post Silly and/or Illegal Proposals that have actually been proposed?

(... and don't propose anything this stupid yourself unless you want a mod warning, or even UN ejection ...)

Impress? No I am not trying to impress anyone..... I was adding a stupid proposal... excuse-fucking-me.

The Most Glorious Hack

28-09-2007, 10:01

The point of this thread is to post actual, submitted Proposals that are silly and/or illegal, not to simply make ones up. Chill out.

Seventeenth

28-09-2007, 10:12

My bad.

Flibbleites

28-09-2007, 15:57

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: UBkistan

Description: On this resolution he proposes entirely to forbid the self-abuse since it is a sinful and immoral practice. The self-abuse causes such illness a lot as going bald, blindness, deafness and mental illness. There are very susceptible young people for falling ill with the masturbation in particular boys and young men. He proposes appointing the special individual acting under the aegis as the UN for tasks of this unit fighting the self-abuse would belong. People were caught on the self-abuse so that forced to undergo the re-education, could deal with the re-education clergymen so as: the Priest, the Pastor, Rabin or the Imam. One should also remember that the self-abuse isn't spreading for any reason and a pornography, with which one should forbid in every form, is a cause. Concluding one should protect our offspring from the sin and spoiling.You show me one guy who hasn't masturbated, and I'll show you a liar.

Sturmholm

28-09-2007, 16:08

You show me one guy who hasn't masturbated, and I'll show you a liar.

Not to mention the proposal is "bloody stupid".

and WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY outside of the UN's jurisdiction.

Flibbleites

29-09-2007, 03:36

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: LeoGecko

Description: In order to standardize relations between nations and eliminate the chance for any discrepancy between states a simple international language shall be developed.

Supports:
-Many times throughout history wars and needless conflicts have been caused by the misinterpretation of messages or the lack of communication between countries.

-Less work would be necessary if a standard system of diplomatic writing existed, allowing people to quickly translate into one language and shorten time for a document to be presented.

-This standardized language would allow for more jobs in the U.N. as it does need translating but only one way translating.

Effects:
-Quick communication between U.N. member states and short end treaty times.

-Greater U.N. power in world affairs as all international documents must be transferred through the U.N.

-The standardization of terms so that basic bills such as “End Slavery” and “Religious Tolerance” cannot be debated.

Regulations:
-The language will use a basic western phonetic alphabet s symbols and characters would be too difficult to regulate. ex. “a, b, c, d, e, f, g, i, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, t, u, v, w, y, z. Omitted letters are for the adherence to a simplistic spelling process. Vowels shall be sounded as such and only as such: a=ah, e=eh, i=ih, o=oo, u=uh, y=euh. Y shall be pronounced only as a glottal (throat) sound as a low euh rather than a wy.

-Only simple sentences such as “Human rights will not be violated.” Are allowed, this is to keep this language from becoming an art, an occurrence that would defeat its purpose.

-Only one word shall describe any verb, noun, preposition, conjunction or pronoun. So “tree” is only “tree” not a plant a “flower” is a “flower”, “plants” are “plants” but do not refer to any specific type or species. Any reference to a list must be listed; no one word may take the place of any nouns or pronouns. This is to make sure that there will be no discrepancy for the meanings of words.

-All U.N. vehicles shall be designated using this language, such as all documents written by the U.N. or member states must be written in the U.N. language.

-Leaders of U.N. member states are not required to learn the language, as all documents shall be translated by computers programmed to each individual language, and then read by trained speakers. Though learning the language is optional it is not necessary, as none of the burden shall lie on any member states.

Conclusion: This bill is to reduce the amount of confusion in the chambers of the U.N. and to ease relations between countries by allowing ideas to be exchanged quickly and accessibly. Attention everyone who opposed the recently defeated "Spelling Alphabet and ID Codes", this is what a forced international language proposal looks like.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #4

Proposed by: Rabid Pixies

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

Argument: The UN Shall be allowed to collect taxes directly from the citizens of any member state for the purpose of sending disaster aid to both member and non-member statesIllegal, repeals cannot contain new legislation.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Yokokiki

Description: Hi I would like to be. I am just the type of person I gueseBloody stupid?

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Evil Bastard Land

Description: I propose that the famous book Harry Potter be made mandatory as a reading book in schools. I also propose that we declare one day a year Harry Potter Day and And what?

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Dover-Aragon

Description: The Declartion of Rights of the Common Nation
By the Congress of the Nations Rights Party
141 Capital Street
Aragon, DA 10001000
United States of Dover

Jack Polk- Chairman of the Nations Rights Party

When in the course of an origination attempts to overrun a nation, whither it be monarchy, dictatorship, or democracy, that origination needs to stopped. This declaration shall hopefully give those nations a foothold in which to defend it.

Article I. All nations have the rights to contract alliances, regulate commerce, and embargo imports from other nations.

Article II. All nations have the right to declare war upon another nation. All nations have the rights to define marriage, abortion, and animal rights. All nations have the rights of their citizens. All nations have the right set standards of weight and measurements. All nations have the right to set taxes in their own nations; the UN may not make a mandatory tax law.

Article III. Nations reserve the right handle all matters with in their own boarders. They may wave this right by asking the United Nations for help. The United Nations may not intervene in a matter between two nations without consent of one of those nations.

Article IV. No origination may take land from a nation, give that land to a nation, or make a new nation, without that nations consent. There maybe no law made mandating a book, a holiday, or weapon sales, with the exception of dangerous gases.

Article V. The United Nations may not make any law stopping elections, or stopping customary events without 2/3 majority of the United Nations approval

Article VI. This declaration maybe amended by 2/3 a majority yes vote.

Approved by the Nations Right Party Would someone point this guy in the direction of the UN Forum so we can show him how to draft a legal proposal?

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Florida Union

Description: This proposal with the purpose of creating an international lanugage AND national language, rquired by all UN-Member nations:

Arranging an international language to become a secondary national language, following the first national language to EVERY single nation in the UN.

DEFINE Universal Language: Universal language, a type of speech that can be understood by all United Nations Memebers.

DEFINE national language: National language, a type of speech that is spoken my MAJORITY in one's nation.

PROTECTS the first national language of one nation, as the first national language should be used as a symbol of culture of one's national.

MANDATES teachers of head of educational/academic oragnizations to teach students the first national language of the nation they reside, starting the FIRST year of the educational system of each United Nation member-nation.

REQUIRES for schools or educational/academic oragnizations to prepare and teach students the universal language starting on the 3rd year of the educational system of each nation.

URGES to utilize the national language of of the nation AND universal language in places of tourism, or economics. For example: Airports, Naval Bases, Ports, Banks, economic districts.

PURPOSE of this proposal is to limit cultural and langual barriers between members of the United Nations. This proposal will faciliate trades, economics between member-nations of the UN.Wait, forget what I said in response to the first proposal in this post. This is what a forced language proposal looks like.

Rubina

29-09-2007, 04:09

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Woodchipping
Proposed by: Chakra Verum

Description: The General Assembly of the United Nations,

With the understanding of current ecological crises, and the economic motivations behind them, I submit for your consideration a resolution to reform the global economic system to take into account work being done by trees and other factors in the ecosystem, and to respond effectively by recognizing the role of trees as opposed to wood as a living determiner and factor in the health of the global economy.

FACT: The amount of work a tree does by cleaning water, holding top-soil, housing complex eco-systems, and producing oxygen, greatly exceeds the amount of work or benefit that can be harnessed from the removal of that tree.

FACT: Wood is, thanks to modern material sciences, becoming unnecessary for construction and fuel. Even paper is no longer as necessary thanks to the digital revolution.

FACT: As we impact ecosystems around us blindly, we run the definite risk of destroying the factors which enable us to exist independent of costly and toxic technologies.

PROPOSAL:
To acknowledge trees as living beings, and give them protection under the UN charter, allowing only for their wide-spread removal in extreme cases when sufficient evidence can be present suggesting that it is necessary economically in order to support human life.

Also, to require that any UN nation considering clear-cutting must first have the site investigated by an environmental committee which will investigate the effect of this action on the local ecology, the water-shed, and other factors to be decided by the elected committee.

In order to put this in effect, there must be co-operation on the part of the national government, and as such, each nation should be represented on the Ecological Committee.

It is also recommended that the UN be granted powers to impose sanctions and/or provide other economic barriers against private and public organizations which commit atrocities against the forests, and in doing so, endanger all life.

EFFECTS:

Discourages clear-cutting and gross misuse of resources for short-sighted gain of the private sector.

Encourages long-term understanding of the effects of our economic choices.

Increase wood prices.

Encourages the research and development of alternative technologies to replace tree-based products on the market.We can't even manage to accord rights to other sentient/sapients. Oh and, contradictions "Forest Management."
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While I'm here...and WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY outside of the UN's jurisdiction.There is no official UN topical jurisdiction, so that doesn't hold weight as reason for a proposal being silly or illegal.

Putzi

29-09-2007, 14:08

It's a shame about the Global Forest Preservation proposal, I thought that it started so well...

This whole thread can be quite depressing; so much effort put into things that never had a chance of getting as far as a vote given some inherent flaw. Although it is true that some of the reasons for filing here seem to be nothing more than the filer disliking the ideas in the proposal, when anything that doesn't break a rule or contradict a previous resolution etc. should really be allowed to proceed to the rejected-by-delegates stage no matter how strange it may appear to the old guard.

Regarding the proposal in the previous post -

We can't even manage to accord rights to other sentient/sapients. Oh and,

So what if we can't even manage to accord rights to other sentient/sapients? - that is not a valid reason in itself for rejecting this proposal (though obviously the contradiction is).

I only hope that all the authors take the comments, some smug and highly irrelevant as to their legal status, as constructive criticism and re-draft their proposals. Reading some of them does suggest that the author has not consulted anyone else which is probably a tad silly given that everyone else has to vote for it!

Putzi

Sturmholm

29-09-2007, 19:51

While I'm here...There is no official UN topical jurisdiction, so that doesn't hold weight as reason for a proposal being silly or illegal.

I correct myself then...make that "BLOODY STUPID"

and in my humble opinion if self abuse and the regulation thereof isn't outside of the UN's jurisdiction,it should be. If we start to micromanage individual nations that closely what hope is there.....

Gobbannium

30-09-2007, 03:12

I correct myself then...make that "BLOODY STUPID"

and in my humble opinion if self abuse and the regulation thereof isn't outside of the UN's jurisdiction,it should be. If we start to micromanage individual nations that closely what hope is there.....

Fortunately the current version can also be argued to be in violation of the Sexual Privacy Act, though it's somewhat iffy. A more carefully worded version that exploited one of the loopholes in the SPA wouldn't be, sadly.

Oneiro

30-09-2007, 15:26

Sex Ban

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Bananacarl

Description: I say we ban sex until the age of 17 so we don't have any more teen pregnancies. Lets face it until that age you are not capable of raising a child.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 115 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Oct 3 2007 Well, wrong category I guess... and just bloody stupid.

Flibbleites

01-10-2007, 00:04

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Outlaw

Proposed by: Rogue Protoss

Description: I believe that we should force drugs on everyone just for funAnd you're going to force drugs on people by banning them.

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Evil Bastard Land

Description: I propose that all primary schools shall be required by law to have at least one harry potter book per classroom. The book has been proven to encourage reading amongst young people, as the number of children who said they read regularly rose hugely since the first harry potter book was released. This would in turn increase literacy levels and make all nations far more able to compete in the world market.Looks like someone just got the "Harry Potter Censorship Row" issue. (oddly enough I just received that one myself)

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #10

Proposed by: Xenophobnia

Description: UN Resolution #10: Stop privacy intrusion (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Our privacy is to valuable to be squandered on such claims of "Security".

A man who exchanges freedom for security deserves neither.So, because your privacy is valuable, you want to repeal a resolution that protects it?

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Chakra Verum

Description: Ladies and Gentlemen of the General Assembly,

FACT: Many educational systems are based on Cartesian dualism (right vs wrong, etc.). Physics and other systems have advanced to less linear models, developing Boolian logic, and Quantum science, yet we still teach our children linear models.

FACT: Children have non-linear minds. We program children's minds into linear molds, which, if they attend higher education facilities, they have to break out of to access new information (which science is beginning to recognize as inter-connected, and non-linear).

FACT: Children raised in rationalistic and dualistic thinking have an increased tendency towards dissatisfaction, accounting for the Western world's increased use of alcohol, drugs, prostitution and consumerism to fill the void of "right-brain" stimulation coming from Spiritual science (to be discussed) and artistic and creative training. This has a lot of hidden costs, both environmentally (as a large unsatisfied population consumes more resources in striving for satiety), and economically (health costs stemming from eating disorders, neurological disorders, etc.) and socially (crime, corruption in government, etc.).

PROPOSAL:

To integrate a universal system of spiritual education into the standard educational regime, to rethink and create a committee for the restandardization of early curriculum to present young minds with information that works holistically, and facilitates the inclusion of more complex concepts with a minimum of unlearning.

LIMITATIONS:

To abide by non-religious concepts of spirituality, I propose that there be no mention of God as an external entity, nor naming or definition of God. The intention is to teach about internal spiritual energies, such as Prana, or Chi (the underlying vibrations which move all reality, even at the sub-atomic level). Science confirms that the Indian Yogis and Qi Gong masters can, by controlling unseen (but experientally felt...hence subjective) energies, control their vital systems, including organ function, and brain-waves.

These energies, already taught in the Eastern world, are an important balancing measure for the Western world, coming primarily from the rational, dualistic school. Teaching these energies, I assert that children will be more vital, develop sensitivities towards their own bodies and minds, and stay healthier, both physically and mentally. Since these models are more in line with a unified field theory (East meets West, instead of East vs West...light meets dark, yin meets yang, etc.) than the current hierarchal Western system, children will absorb and utilize new information as its discovered more effectively, helping to propel forward humanity into an age of tolerance and balanced approach to science (internal experiments meeting external experiments).

Modern science shows the effects of consciousness. It is important to recognize the importance of the subjective, not relegate it as inferior to the objective. Through balance we will progress as a species.

EFFECTS:

Increased cost to schools during rephasing.

Shift in course material.

Decreased Ridalin market.

Increased spiritual tolerance amongst future generations (slow death of religious fundamentalism in UN member states)

Ecological and economic growth from unforseen sectors as the new generation takes our society into places our conditioned minds cannot yet imagine.

Thank you for your consideration.Doesn't this contradict something?

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: The Bin-Ra

Description: We are currently experiencing and have been for some time a serious state of global over population which is likely in the future to cause a serious drain on World resources and lead to economic instability. There is also an unacceptably high level of children currently in state care as a result of orphaning and/or other causes.

Human infertility is a natural method of regulating population and as such the provision of infertility treatment to their Citizens by Member and Non Member States can only exacerbate the current population crisis. It also discourages adoption thus leaving millions of children without a family each year whilst increasing the burden upon Member States for their welfare.

The following is therefore proposed:

1. Repeal Section 5 of UN Resolution #121.

2. Ban all Member States from providing their Citizens with and access to all forms of infertility treatment.

3. Ban all Member States and their Citizens from undertaking further research into infertility treatment.

4. Ban all Member States and their Citizens from providing Non Member States and their Citizens with and access to all forms of infertility treatment (including funding towards research).

5. Ban all Member States and their Citizens from providing each other and their Citizens with and access to all forms of infertility treatment (including funding towards research).

6. Make it a Criminal Offence for Citizens of all Member States to provide, obtain and/or attempt to obtain any form of infertility treatment from or to Member and Non Member States and their Citizens.

7. Commit all Member States to actively promote adoption within their Nation.

8. Incorporate this resolution into the National Legislation of each Member State. Illegal, repeals must be filed in the "Repeal" category and even then it's all or nothing, you cannot repeal part of a resolution.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Rhodesiaisland

Description: Come on how can we live with this.Women degrading themselves to mere instruments of sexual pleasure.Prostitution should be banned 'brothels outlawed and strip clubs closed down.I don't think it is right to do this to women .Furthermore prostitutes should be sent to rehabilitation centers setup by the government specially for them .Come on its a small price to pay for a BIG problem.Oh God, it's a prostitution proposal. This has been done and undone and redone so many times I can't remember what the UN's current stance on it is. But it doesn't matter anyway, since this one's in the wrong category, it should be "Moral Decency" not "Human Rights."

Gobbannium

01-10-2007, 15:43

Doesn't this contradict something?

Our old friend UNEAA: thou shalt not meddle in the curricula of nations.

Flibbleites

01-10-2007, 16:17

Our old friend UNEAA: thou shalt not meddle in the curricula of nations.

That was a semi-rhetorical question, I knew it contradicted something, but I couldn't remember the name of it.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Uranium Mining

Proposed by: KilledKenny

Description: nuclear,or nucular if you are a bush,weapons have no place in civilized society.this resolution requires that all nations abondon this threat to life as we know it.no research into,or keeping of weapons of the atomic kind shall be permitted.however nuclear power for electricity,when environmentally responsable shall be permitted.Ooo, a trifecta of illegalities, wrong category, RL reference, and contradicts Resolution #109.

Existing reality

02-10-2007, 02:02

Mutual Aid

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Def Leppardette

Description: I think all countries should get mutual aid from the UN whether they are apart of the UN or not. It would make poorer countries more economically stable in turn making the countries more politically stable so there would be a balnce of power.

Illegal, the UN cannot affect changes in non-UN nations.

Repeal "Common Sense Act II"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal

Resolution: #30

Proposed by: Amara Amasdon

Description: UN Resolution #30: Common Sense Act II (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: I propose this reformation, that this act be redefined; giving clearer meaning.

Idiotic neglegence shall be defined as such and that any of the following acts are done by those of legal voting age:

1:Burning oneself with a hot beverage, such as coffee.
2:Injuring oneself while using a tool in a reckless or improper manner, such as without safety gear or for a purpose the tool is obviously not supposed to do.
3:Consuming a legal product which is either high in fat or damaging to the body, such as tobacco or alcohol.
4:Any injury incurred during the commission of a crime, such as cutting yourself on a broken pane of glass while burglarizing a home.

This proposal shall not include "fast food" as an idiotic act due to the nature of high taxation and levels of poverty that exist. Such people are forced to buy "fast food" for lack of means to buy anything else for themeselves and/or family members under their care as many families eat "fast food" because it is cheaper then most other food products that are available to the public for consumption.

Illegal, a repeal can't enact legislation.

Flibbleites

02-10-2007, 04:33

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: The Lulz

Description: People need moar lulz, and this will give it to them.
Vote Yes for lulz.
Vote No for no lulz.What the hell is a "lulz"?

The-Citadel

02-10-2007, 05:04

It's an idiot's bastardization of the acronym "LOL", which is in itself a kind of Black Spot for the mind.

The Most Glorious Hack

02-10-2007, 05:55

What the hell is a "lulz"?Sigh. Forchan-speak in Proposals...

Rubina

02-10-2007, 06:54

Aww. They promised us lulz and then failed to deliver. I'm disappointed. ;)

Existing reality

02-10-2007, 21:09

Free Crisps for All

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Mallatarsland

Description: Recognising the need for a staple diet and in accordance with the following slogan: Every Citizen should recieve free Crisps.

1. All Nations must provide any citizen who wishes to receive free crisps, one 30g packet per day.

2. Crisps provided must be full fat as this is much healthier, despite what the experts say, crisps are good for you.

3. Flavour of crisps are to be either Prawn Cocktail or Smokey Bacon.

4. Encourages the relief of famine and provides people with a fine potatoey diet.

5. Is one of the five per day fruit/vegetables

While it should go without saying:
BLOODY STUPID!!!!!

Mallatarsland

02-10-2007, 21:46

While it should go without saying:
BLOODY STUPID!!!!!

Really. :rolleyes:

You don't say. :rolleyes:

Do you not think it was meant to be? :rolleyes:

No sense of humour some people.

:D

Sturmholm

02-10-2007, 23:03

suggests the people of Mallatarsland should join with The lulz to form a moar perfect humorous union

Frisbeeteria

03-10-2007, 00:28

No sense of humour some people.

Given that we have two specific injunctions against such proposals (No joke proposals and the aforementioned "Bloody Stupid"), it's a perfectly reasonable thing to post in this thread. Since the only actual purpose of such proposals is to make more work for the mods when deleting them, we really don't appreciate such proposals.

If you want to make funny, go visit the General forum, or post to one of the many humorous threads here and elsewhere. Keep it out of the proposals list.

Flibbleites

04-10-2007, 16:58

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Blatent Gingerness

Description: If everyone is naked it makes it very difficult to hide guns or bombs about your person. You know it makes sense!!!I highly doubt that public nudity falls under the umbrella of "International Security."

Sturmholm

04-10-2007, 19:52

I highly doubt that public nudity falls under the umbrella of "International Security."

I'm inclined to agree with you. However, it does fall in line with the authors rather amusing line of reasoning. Why don't we just settle on "BLOODY STUPID" and move on.....

Oneiro

04-10-2007, 22:34

Operation STAKEOUT

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Djjamal

Description: This proposal will fund, train, and employ 2.789 Million people and help the ever-continuing war against Terrorist. These employees will be employeed by the country of Birth And Pays $13.75 Djjamalian Dollars($22.50 in U.S.A.)

This proposal has been checked by The President
Jamal Harrison Bryant, Sr.
Djjamal Republic of,

Approvals: 2 (Djjamal, Mallatarsland)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 112 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Oct 7 2007Branding, rl reference and establishing a UN army all in one...

The-Citadel

05-10-2007, 11:06

Control all guns? come on

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Relax

Proposed by: The Wolf states

Description: Gun control laws are getting out of control in days of late, there should be certain measures taken to help the situation.

1 gun and hunter safety class mandatory for all children from ages 8-18 with 18 being the age that you are to be certified by. you may not want you child to hunt but they need to learn gun safety it may help in there perception of how guns are really used

2 truth in media coverage on gun related crimes

3 Hunting is a sport, guns are a tool not just a weapon, if it wasnt for hunting and guns we would not be here.

4 gun carrying\owning licence, not with ungodly test or qualifcations to obtain one, but one that proves the applicasnt knows what they are doing and have some history in it

Note point four; the proposed license requires one to have a history of gun use before you get the license; you'd have to own a gun illegally before you were allowed to own it legally.

Also number three: "if it wasnt for hunting and guns we would not be here." Does anyone understand this bit? Is he claiming that human evolution has been shaped by the use of guns in hunting? Really?

And number two: who decides what the truth is? Who enforces it? Doesn't this clash with something or other regarding the free press?

Law Abiding Criminals

05-10-2007, 15:35

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Almighty queen bobbie

Description: to many people are being murdered or accidently shot due to lack of gun control this needs to be stopped and gun control needs to be tightened

Approvals: 21 (WZ Forums, South Lorenya, Intelligenstan, Nibiru HQ, Extremation, Alpacadom, Psycotia Island, Baldamundonia Reborn, Ian Lives Here, EquiIibrium, Strashky, Pax Demonicus, Beaverli, Oldus Townerium, Worldia555, Saoul, Derbb, Drunkhobia, TacoIslands, MetroNexxis, Multyfarnham)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Oct 5 2007

One word: Breathe. One more word: Punctuation.

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Dez Croz

Description:

The United Nations hereby Acknowledges that:

1.the death penalty is to be LEGALISED in all UN states
2. The death penaly may ONLY be used as a last resort
punishment (see appendage 1)
3. the punishment may not be cruel or unusual (I.e. no 'death by catapult' or 'fed to the ants dipped in honey, see appendage 2)
4. in-so-much-as that it conforms with '3.' the victim may choose the manner of execution
5. no execution is to be made public WITHOUT consent of the victim
6. THE DEATH PENALTY MAY ONLY BE ADMINISTERED BY A COURT OF LAW
------------------
Appendage 1

the death penalty may only be administered for habitual criminals (i.e. a fourth repetition of a crime), it may also be used in extreme circumstances with UN backing i.e. mass murderers. it may NOT be used on the mentally ill (if they can be cured), nor may it be used on political dissenters

Appendage 2

the following punishments are considered legal:

- firing squad
- lethal injection
- hanging
- beheadment (with no more than 1 stroke)
- poison in last meal
- suffocation in sleep
- electric chair

Approvals: 3 (Derbb, Dez Croz, Trentoli)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 111 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Oct 8 2007

Again, we go to the UN Gnomes for the response.

Phase 1: Repeal "Fair Sentencing Act."
Phase 2: ????????
Phase 3: Re-submit!

Flibbleites

05-10-2007, 19:20

Category: International Security

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Dez Croz

Description: Greetings Gentlemen and Ladies.

What I propose to you may seem insane, but once you realise the merits of my idea you will come round to my way of thinking.

what I propose is simple and effective. to prevent a nuclear attack, I propose that we go to the final level of MAD and lay a doomsday device in the cold recesses of space. the objective of the device is that in the event of the launch of an ICBM, or any N/B/C weapon, the device automatically detonates, launching upto 14 thousand megatonnes of Xenon bomb into the atmosphere. the fallout would last no more than one week, however, the impact would be an estimated 16 billion body count, however, it makes for the ultimate deterrent device.

this device has already been construscted, it simply needs to be primed and launched

thank you for your timeWords fail me to describe how stupid an idea this is.

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Hrowamna

Description: All nations belonging to the UN must:

1) Submit all nuclear weapons to the UN Nuclear Regulation Board (NRB), where they will be disposed of;

2) Submit all weapon-grade nuclear material to the NRB;

3) Decommission any nuclear weapon production facilities;

4) Do not build, recommission, or take action that will result in the possession of nuclear weapons;

5) If they have active nuclear programs, submit information concerning their nuclear power stations and disposal sites to the NRB. This will prevent nations misusing the nuclear power;

Any UN nation with nuclear weapons, weapon-grade nuclear material or nuclear power stations that have not been identified in information submitted to the UN after the time period of one month will have action take against them in the form of:

1) Political pressure;

2) Economic sanctions;

3) Military action.

- A time period of one month will be allowed for action concerning the transport of nuclear weapons and weapon-grade material to the NRB and the beginning of the decommission process.

- All transport, storage and disposal will be overseen by the UN.Illegal, contreadicts Nuclear Armaments.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: Alongapoe

Description: I think we should go back to the old method of handwashing our laundry. 1. It saves water. 2. It cuts down on Polution.
3. Plus Lint won't get caught in the washers and dryers.
4. It's an energy saver. Even though it takes longer to do but I think it is worth it for an environment sake. Plus past surveys say that by handwashing your laundry it cleans the clothing better and doesn't make the clothes shrink.I will leave it up to the UN and other nations to decide when voting. I think it should be passed it would be a great energy saver for the environment Your Nation, Alongapoe Illegal, branding.

Goobergunchia

05-10-2007, 22:03

Max Barry Day

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Dannie E Bolden

Description: In November of 2002 a man named Max Barry created a website that lets users make thier own nations........This is where we stand today.

This Document declares that every March 18 will be honored as an international holiday called Max Barry Day, in honor of the man who made and created this whole website.

How dare he suggest that we're merely playing a game on some website! This is REAL LIFE, dammit! Also, M-x isn't just some man, and is worthy of more respect!

Darren Funkel
Goobergunchian UN Ambassador
Founder, Democratic Underground region

Flibbleites

06-10-2007, 05:31

How dare he suggest that we're merely playing a game on some website! This is REAL LIFE, dammit! Also, M-x isn't just some man, and is worthy of more respect!

Darren Funkel
Goobergunchian UN Ambassador
Founder, Democratic Underground region

The scary thing is, he's campaigning for it.

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Domincians

Description: We the republic of 'the dominicians', take great pride in our education system and service. We believe that this can still further improve by making it compulsory to study until 18. I am proposing that:-
- Minors will be educated from the age of 4 to 5 until 18.
- That between the ages of 16 and 18, there are a greater range of subjects that can improve the diversity of learning. these include diplomes and modern apprenticeships with learning.
- We believe that if this is passed many nations can prosper from a more diverse, intelligent nation. therefore increasing the diversity of industry research etc.

therefore for the reasons above this motion shud be proposed and passed through.

urs thankfully

The Republi of 'The Dominicians'Illegal, branding.

ion: THE DELEGATES SHOULD BE MORE IMPORTANTS, I MEAN HAVE A MORE POSSIBILITIES FOR DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE NATIONS THAT WE'RE DELEGATE.

ADN LIKE THIS, WE CAN OFFER MORE BENEFITS TO OUR NATIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, DO MORE ABOUT THE ECOLOGY, OR THE SECURITY OF ALL.Illegal, game mechanics and overuse of the Caps Lock key.And yes I know that that last one isn't against the rules, but it should be

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: Bluepuck

Description: All of the children in UN countries learn at different levels and paces. I propose that a curriculum be set up, to teach all students in every country at the same pace and level. How can the UN be expected to be the strongest affiliation of Nations in the world with people not on the same wave length and thought. These children are going to grow up and run the countries we love so dearly. We need to keep them on track with the morals and values that we follow as countries a part of the UN. In order to be the strongest, we need to be educated. The plan put forth is a vigorous education plan at all levels of schooling, but in the end it will pay off as the children will be the smartest in the world, with not only books smarts but common sense also. I put forth the plan that children go to school 6 days/week from 8am -5pm, from the age of 5, until the age of 20. At the age of 14, the children will be sent to school in the morning and then sent to a work study program halfway through their day in order to get real life experience. The time frame is still in tact for the work study program. This will prepare our children for the world ahead of them.Illegal, contradicts UN Educational Aid Act.

Flibbleites

06-10-2007, 18:21

Category: Recreational Drug Use

Decision: Outlaw

Proposed by: Riopo

Description: FIRSTLY: Every year in the UK 106,000 People die of smoking - This is mainly because of Cancer.

SECONDLY: If you live in the same house as a smoker you'll be taking 80 cigarettes a year without even touching one. This is incredibly harmful to young children and should be outlawed as soon as possible.

THIRDLY: If everyone in your country smoked the average life expectancy would drop by 12 years and so leaving a real reputation and stain on your country.

ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE: Legalizing Snus a much healthier, Oral tobbaco product that is extremely popular in the Scandinavian Country's.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act, and RL reference.

Mallatarsland

06-10-2007, 18:53

So is the Max Barry one legal or not?

I just wondered seeing as I have a telegram begging my support.

Existing reality

06-10-2007, 20:21

United Nations Currency

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: South Norfair

Description: have to stock many different types of currencies in our federal reserves, making trading confusing and difficult. Also, Have you, fellow members of the UN, ever noticed the vast quantity of different currencies around the world? That makes trading really difficult, as there is hardly a predominant kind of currency around this world (like the dollar ), and us nations the exchange rate always ends up consuming part of the profit, as the currencies are diverse and the exchange rate varies even more.
To change that, I propose an unified currency for ALL the nations of the UN. ALL countries would change their currencies for the UN official currency, further integrating the economies the nations of the UN and making free trade a much easier goal!
We all have the chance to change things here, in NationStates. All we must do is take action, and change things! So being, this proposal aims for the following:

§1 - All nations in the UN must use the TMU (Temporary Monetary Unit) as their national currency until a name for this currency is voted for, at the forums.

§2 - The TMU bill will be legal tender for all debts around the entire territory of the UN, public or private.
§3 - The nations petitioning membership to the UN must change their currency to the TMU once they are accepted at the UN.

§4 - Further details can be decided at the forum, such as the values of the bills and coins, the name of our currency and even the bill itself, if someone decides to design it and such a design is approved.
Illegal, MetaGaming violation. Not to mention that it looks like they don't really have a bill...

Bye to Oil, Helo to Hydrogen

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing

Proposed by: Urbana States

Description: A way out of our dependency for oil in a seven-year program of doing away with gas-fueled automobiles. This being that the gas-fueled automobiles would be replace by hydrogen fuel cell automobile. The program wouldn’t start till next year. This would give the manufactures some time to prepare for the transition, and would make it more of a eight-year program. Below is a list of what the requirements for the producers and sellers of automobiles for all UN nations.

Year one- Twenty percent of all automobiles produced and to be sold in all UN nations are to be a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. Plus, all gas stations must have the same twenty percentage of hydrogen fuel for the fuel cell automobiles.
Year two- Thirty percent of all automobiles produced and to be sold in all UN nations are to be a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. Plus, all gas stations must have the same thirty percentage of hydrogen fuel for the fuel cell automobiles.
Year three- Forty percent of all automobiles produced and to be sold in all UN nations are to be a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. Plus, all gas stations must have the same forty percentage of hydrogen fuel for the fuel cell automobiles.
Year four- Fifty percent of all automobiles produced and to be sold in all UN nations are to be a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. Plus, all gas stations must have the same fifty percentage of hydrogen fuel for the fuel cell automobiles.
Year five- Sixty percent of all automobiles produced and to be sold in all UN nations are to be a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. Plus, all gas stations must have the same sixty percentage of hydrogen fuel for the fuel cell automobiles.
Year six- Seventy-five percent of all automobiles produced and to be sold in all UN nations are to be a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. Plus, all gas stations must have the same seventy-five percentage of hydrogen fuel for the fuel cell automobiles.
Year seven- All automobiles produced and to be sold in all UN nations are to be a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. Plus, all gas stations must have hydrogen fuel for the fuel cell automobiles. Also, the gas stations can have some gas for older cars, which will be destroyed and recycled ten years later, or to be collector items.

As far as the hydrogen fuel goes, the placing plants will in areas that use hydroelectric energy. These areas should be near the oceans or large bodies of water and use cleaned water from those water sources. These new companies should be given UN help in building these plants and will be repaid afterwards for the help.

During the programs time car companies should be given some tax cuts to help with the transition, and car companies that go over the percent require would be given higher tax cuts. In addition to this, car companies will be allowed to cut their employees wages by ten to twenty-five percent. Even if it goes against the deal between Auto Workers Union the car companies, it would allow for less job cuts of workers.

I like the background idea, weaning ourselves off oil, but all you need to do is read the last sentence. After that, my point should go without saying.

Flibbleites

07-10-2007, 05:13

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Educational

Proposed by: The City of Silvania

Description: The public education system, although very progressive in many nations, still does not fully accomplish the task of challenging all of it;s students. And so many "geniuses" are left drooling on their desks while the Algbra teacher explains the math problem nobody else got for the 48th time. And so the creation of "The Genius Association" will allow very smart and intelligent students to attend a very prestigue school where they can experience learning to their full abilities! Let us push younger minds to their fullest capacities!Oh, the irony. A proposal to create a genius association that contains spelling and grammatical errors.

Category: Social Justice

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Churchians

Description: We propose that each individual receives a monthly salary that allows a person to afford the basic payments of:
1st-a clean and comfortable place of residence that even the richest could tolerate to live in,
2nd-proper daily nutrition as defined by medical and nutritional experts,
3rd-multimedia connection fees to provide access to information,
4th-electricity and water usage fees,
5th-educational expenses and
6th-an extra 50% of the previous total for personal expenses in case of emergency situations.

Businesses are not allowed to artificially raise their prices to benefit from this salary.

Entrepreneurs will have to be more democratic to convince people to help out their endeavors and make certain that the society as a whole benefits from whatever projects are to have the assistance of the labor force. We already have a fair wage resolution.

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Turcistan

Description: I beleive that in certian countries dictorship IS the answer, but that the UN has to vote on such thingsYou want to do what now?

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