NationStates Jolt Archive

Dupe of existing---Wait, no, entire plagrization of the existing resolution that is being repelaed. The irony would be heavy if this got to quorom.

now that is something I'd like to see!!! i'd laugh for weeks, I would!

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Protective Tariffs


Proposed by: Hiwacka

Description: I believe that there should never be any sectors to be privatised ever in any of the mighty and responsible Un member sttesSomehow, I don't think abolishing the private sector would constitute "Protective Tariffs."

End Slavery
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Aesop Rocks

Description: NOTING that Resolution 6 'End Slavery' was woefully inadequate and that its repeal was neccessary.

REALISING that the repeal was based upon new legislation being proposed on the matter of slavery.

PROPOSING to ensure that Slavery legislation incorporates all neccessary Articles to disallow for any loopholes to be exploited.

DEFINING 'slave' as a person who is forced to work by another person, persons or business without being granted any wage or support from both national and international regulations and laws concerning employment.

DEFINING 'slavery' as the practice of forcing a person, persons or groups, to work without being granted any wage or support from both national and international regulations and laws concerning employment.
Title I

Article I

That every member state of the United Nations shall not allow any citizen, person or persons to be forced to work without a wage being paid.

Article II

That every member state of the United Nations shall work to stop any such practices as mentioned in Article I, aiming to have wiped out such practises within 6 months of this resolution being passed through the United Nations.

Article III

That every member state of the United Nations shall ensure no citizen, person or persons is subjected to being bought or sold.

Article IV

That every member state of the United Nations shall ensure no citizen, person or persons is contractually, or otherwise, owned by any other citizen, person, persons or business.

Article V

That every member state of the United Nations shall ensure any citizen, person or persons deemed to be a 'slave' as defined by this Resolution, shall be freed from such slavery within 3 months of this Resolution being passed through the United Nations. Upon being freed, such people shall be granted access to free education and healthcare, economic aid and social support to ensure they are able to gain the ability to work in free and fair conditions. This support shall only be withdrawn once the person in question is able to support themselves fully without help from the State, with full-time employment, housing and access to hot water, electricity and otherwise neccessary aspects of modern human existence.

Article VI

That every member state of the United Nations shall be subject to ejection from the United Nations should they not adhere to the articles within this resolution. National Leaders shall also be subject to trial should they not adhere to the articles within this resolution and that should they be found guilty, they shall be subject to a term of no less than 8 years and no more than 20 years imprisonment.

Article VII

That every member state of the United Nations shall co-operate with one-another fully to ensure that slavery practices are indeed abolished across the globe as well as to ensure that slavery practices may not continue because of the ignorance of Governments or otherwise Governing bodies of member states.

This Resolution is an attempt to ensure that every citizen of the United Nations is given the rights to work under free and fair conditions without the threat of slavery being imposed upon them. This Resolution is an attempt to ensure that Repeals based upon ineffective legislation are held to their name by ensuring new legislation is proposed.

Approvals: 4 (The Weebs, Rantchess, Canadian Rockies, 46566)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Dec 19 2007Apparently the sponsor doesn't realize that "End slavery" hasn't been repealed yet.

Article VI contains metagaming (ejection from the UN) and contradiction (FSA) violations, Article V contains a category violation (SJ provisions in HR proposal), and the author obviously never bothered consulting a spell-check on the word "necessary." Really annoying.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Auevia

Description: This Act:

DEFINES as diet as: the food stuffs consumed by an individual.

RECOGNIZES that some organizations may require obligations to a certain diet.

RECOGNIZES that in many cases people do not have the facilities or means to choose their diet in every aspect.

REALIZES that the choice to one's own diet should be as free as the eater wishes to allow.

REALIZES that cannibalism involves the killing of another human being and is therefore classified as a homicide.

THEREFORE:

1) PROHIBITS the consumption of human flesh.

2) ESTABLISHES the right for an adult to choose their diet as they wish, and allow any restrictions.

3) ESTABLISHES the right for a child to choose their diet as they wish, but also establishes the right for an adult to intervene with this choice providing it does not endanger any individual.

4) ENSURES that each individual shall have their dietary needs met in whatever way possible.

5) ENSURES that every person who wishes to change their diet has access to medical advice and support in making the transition from one diet to another.Hmm, all blocker with the exception of clause 1, looks like it should be Moral Decency to me.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: The Commniserat

Description: In the light of the fact that many enjoy a heightened wealth and quality of life, while others suffer extreme poverty and poor living conditions, this resolution aims to change this.

CLAUSE 1- INHERITANCE

RECOGNIZING- The right to create and run a company/business for the furtherment of the economy and service of the people.

PROHIBITING- Inheritance which will allow those to live in heightened comfort without prior work or service.

ENFORCING- A large Inheritance Tax on the majority of capital and land, which allows this to be collected by the state and shared equally and fairly among the people.

ALLOWING- A fair portion of the inheritance to be kept, in order to prevent financial hardship for the party being taxed.

CLAUSE 2- MINIMUM WAGE

ENFORCING- A mandatory minimum wage of 12 USD per hour, or 6 British Pound Sterling per hour.

PROHIBITING- A wage higher than 121,000 USD per year, or 60,000 British Pound Sterling per year. Affecting sports stars and politicians etc.

CLAUSE 3- INTERNATIONAL HOUSING AND LIVING STANDARDS INITIATIVE

ENFORCING- ALL nations to enforce a housing initiative, with targets to house 99% of the people in 5 years.

ENFORCING- Along with this initiative, a worldwide improvement in living standards, with competent housing, electricity and clean water facilities.

Encourages nations to consider this bill, as a protection of Human Rights and Social Justice. Illegal, contradicts UN Fair Wage Convention.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation


Proposed by: Arcticcore

Description: With the passing of this bill, the Research and development of Computers will be compulsory in all Nations. This will be funded by the Nations government and if need be, owned by the Government. After research has been carried through, this research will be shared with all other countries. Thus this will improve productivity and dependability.

Which in the long run it will streamline and improve the lives of both governments and the average citizen. And this is Labor Deregulation, how?

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Dendargo

Description: This Resolution is simple. States:
-All people with Physical disabilities, if country is unable to care for them, they can be moved else where for better care as long as the person or guardian accepts.
-Anybody with treatable physical problems will either have a specialist sent to their residence or local hospital / clinic. Or if that specialist is unable to aid that one person due to work load, the person will be sent to the specialist and healed as quickly as possible.
-Any person with Mental disabilities can be moved for better care providing they family agrees and or the person if they understand what is going on.
-Any person who is blind and or deaf will be, if accepted, sent to another country if they need proper education and or medical needs if their own country can not provide Sufficient aid.

All fees will come from the country of which the person resides, if the country can not afford to do so, the UN will pool its money together to help the individual persons and or country. Don't we have a resolution about this already?

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: The Bavarian Republic

Description: Recognizing that the USSBR alone consumes 3.3 billion pounds of chocolate a year.

Deeply concerned by the obesity level in the Bavarian Republic and other developed nations; currently 34% of Bavarian females are obese.

Calling attention to studies that have shown that chocolate may cause headaches, obesity, heartburn, rectal itching, coronary problems and emotions problems such as feeling of anger, irritability, confusion and depression.

Taking into account that chocolate contains 380 known chemicals, such as caffeine; caffeine is a stimulant, which can cause anxiety, sleep problems, heartburn, restlessness and difficulty with concentration.

Disgusted by the amount of slaves used in the farming and harvesting of cocoa beans.

1. Considers strongly that all nations abolish laws to monitor the consumption of chocolate, thereby limiting the amount consumed.

2. Calls upon all nations to sign the International Chocolate Consumption Control Treaty (ICCCT), making its signatory legally bond by international laws to reduce chocolate consumption to a specific rate.

3. Trusts nations implement programs that would educate its citizens on the effect of chocolate.

4. Requests that all nations prohibit further advertisement and promotion of chocolate and chocolate related products.

5. Forces all cocoa plantations to be surrendered to the UN or the government of each nation, so that slaves would not be forced to work in these such conditions. Illegal, branding.

Who should have guns
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Stapleland

Description: the people who have a crimanl records should not have guns

Approvals: 1 (WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 113 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Dec 21 2007
But people with a criminal record should be allowed to have guns?

Walbard Free Trade Treaty '07
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Montav

Description: The individuality of a nation's economy is fading fast with the increase of globalisation at an amazingly fast rate. Let's face it, individuality restricts a nation's economy preventing it from accessing the monetary wonders of the ouside world. This proposal intends to overcome the barriers of introverted economies and open borders to the global economy evolving around us. Let me simply outline the 3 main goals of this proposal.

1. "Free Trade" be allowed to commence immediately between bordering UN Members and/or Non-UN Members. with the approval of both countries.

2. The opportunity to "Free Trade" with nations outside of their respective regions.

3. The establishment of the United Nations Free Trade Commission (UNFTC) to deal with complaints, corruption and economic blackmail with powers to revoke a UN Nation's right to "Free Trade". The UNFTC would not have the power to cease "Free Trade" between neighbouring nations or allied nations as this would infringe on a nation's political individuality.

This treaty is just the first step in the right direction. The next step needs to be taken by individual nations if globalisation is to fully eventuate.

Approvals: 4 (Montav, WZ Forums, Peso_lover, Punggol)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Dec 21 2007
Clause #1: This can happen already;
Clause #2: ditto;
Clause #3: And we've already got a 'UNFTC', too...

Tom Britton has herpes
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Phenetsson

Description: he does it's really quite funny for everyone else because he is such a fool.

Approvals: 2 (Phenetsson, Wee Free peeps)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 112 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Dec 21 2007
Wrong category, wrong strength, RL reference (?), does nothing, possibly 'offensive'...

I am going to be banned
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Phenetsson

Description: for making stupid proposals, oh well it was good while it lasted

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 114 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Dec 21 2007

:headbang:

Chocolate Consumption Control

*snip*

Proposed by: The Bavarian Republic

*snip*Normally I'd say something like this was a joke, but this same guy was on my RMB a couple of days ago begging for endorsements so he could submit a UN proposal. Maybe I should take the one I gave him back? :p

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #6
Proposed by: LADii PrinCess

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

Argument: I agree slavery should end now no body has the right to keep someone as a slave there humans to you know
Oh, my mistake, we must be voting on a repeal of "End Slavering". Silly me.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Gredgrenia

Description: This Resolution:

REALIZES that slavery is a genuine problem in our world and even in the EU that needs to be addressed;
PROHIBITS the ownership of human beings, and as such, the sale and buying of them;
GRANTS a right to all people to leave their place of work with at least two weeks notice;
DOES NOT remove any rights of or place the person leaving a place of work in a threatened situation nor deprives them of the wage paid for these two weeks or any period preceding the two weeks;
ORDERS that any entity or person holding ownership of a person hereby return it to the person owned at no fee, threat or removal of right(s) involved;
ENCOURAGES the freed slaves to apply for asylum in whatever country they please according to the country's rules for granting asylum;
RECOMMENDS the aforementioned countries to welcome former slaves and grant them sustenance and rehabilitation;
IMPOSES heavy penalties for employers that pay less to an employee than the minimum wage;
COMPELS every member country to found organisations dealing with the abolition of slavery.

This Resolution is to be passed with haste in order to abolish slavery and forced labour from our world.
Ahem. Someone's jumping the gun a bit, aren't they?


Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Norwegion Conservitves

Description: Preamble- I wish to end all dictatorships trhough this bill because it is a cruel if what dictatorships have done to
-Jews
-Capitlists
-Catholics
-and so many others

Section 1-End all dictators in the known world of Nationstates, [any body under the UN cateogory of physcotic Dictatorship]
Section 2-If dictaors feel they can change they will not be taken out of Nationstates
Section 3-This bill will take passage 5 days of being passed.
Where to start? RL references, ideological ban, appalling spelling, resolutions take effect immediately. Yuk.

Ahem. Someone's jumping the gun a bit, aren't they?
I put in a GHR earlier today about that one. Hopefully it will be removed.

Ahem. Someone's jumping the gun a bit, aren't they?I put in a GHR earlier today about that one. Hopefully it will be removed.

I didn't actually see this until it was no longer illegal. As such, I pretty much have to leave it up.

It's going to create problems, however, if it's still up when Quod releases his own replacement, with the same title.

REALIZES that slavery is a genuine problem in our world and even in the EU that needs to be addressed;
How did I miss that before? This contains an illegal RL reference.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Jakuhai

Description: The scourge of slavery yet remains in these progressive times. People are bought and sold like cattle, unable to determine their destiny. Their families are split apart; they are allowed no possessions of their own. They are beaten, chained, and tortured.

Therefore, I propose that the following human rights be given to every peoples of this great world:

- The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice.
- The right to own possessions.
- The right to travel freely throughout their country.
- The right to bodily safety from one's employer.
- The outlawing of the selling or purchasing of people. Illegal, plagurization.

I missed it too, Felix. Duh.


Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Nexexen

Description: REALIZING that too many nations have power hungry dictators that cause many imbalances in the economy and political freedoms of the U.N.

REALIZING that many nations have dictators who are actually kind and mean no harm to society. These nations, because of their kindness, would more likely be willing to pass this act.

PROCLAIMING that complete and absolute chaotic dictatorship is unruly and unfair.

DETERMINING that this will be solved by requiring all nations in the U.N. to hold AT LEAST one fair election yearly, even if they still remain a dictatorship, although not an absolute one. The election subject would be fair, and all people would have equal say in the final result.

DETERMINING that the people would have AT LEAST some say in how their country is run.

REQUIRING that this election would be held by the government, and the people of the nation would vote.

REQUIRING that this election would bring more political and economic freedoms to the people of a country.

RESULTING in a stable and balanced economy within the U.N. and the people of a country having AT LEAST some minor or major voice in their countries explorations.

PROVING that our worlds cannot be allowed to be destroyed because another world's psychotic dictator commands his people to destroy our worlds. This resolution will result in power hungry dictators having a little less power and the people of that nation having more, resulting in equal and fair nations. For those dictatorships whose rulers are kind, one fair election yearly should not prove too difficult to arrange. This resolution will result in a somewhat more balanced source of power in every nation, creating a more balanced economy and political body in the U.N.
Ideological ban, and I have my doubts about the strength.


Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Iceacoa

Description: the All Open proposal is to exstend the educational art to that in which anything that can be studied will and all knowlage shall be open to the public for any use intended.
Contravenes UNEAA, and the author seriously needs to study the art of spelling.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Jakuhai

Description: The scourge of slavery yet remains in these progressive times. People are bought and sold like cattle, unable to determine their destiny. Their families are split apart; they are allowed no possessions of their own. They are beaten, chained, and tortured.

Therefore, I propose that the following human rights be given to every peoples of this great world:

- The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice.
- The right to own possessions.
- The right to travel freely throughout their country.
- The right to bodily safety from one's employer.
- The outlawing of the selling or purchasing of people.
Plagiarism.


Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Norwegion Conservitves

Description: Preamble- Do to the rising terrorist level my nation finds it apporoparite to make an army for countries with high terrorist and/or crime levels.

Section 1- This army will not be a UN army but a army made of all the UN countries and the UN will enforce that countries have atleast 1,500 soldiers in the army at all times.

Section 2- Soldiers will not make more or less then the average troop in it's ranks so countries don't have to worry about raising military budgets.

Section 3- Countries refusing this bill will be embargoed.

Section 4- This bill will take passage 5 days after being passed so nations have a chanse to get military forces mobilized.
No, the way it's stated it's still a UN army. Even allowing that, Section 4 doesn't work since UN proposals go into effect immediately.


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #40
Proposed by: Epsilon Halo

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

Argument: Landmines are a vital tool against the more mechanized of militaries in the UN nations, and a good percentage consider themselves as "Armed Republics" or have a belligerent policy. Also, they help secure beaches cheaply where huge gun batteries would be out of the nation's budget.

Hereby, the use of anti-tank landmines and beachhead landmines will be legalized, providing that:

-ALL NEW mines from the new year will be marked with a common tag for high visibility and easy sweeping,
-ALL MINE TAGS BELONGING TO ONE MILITARY are to have a common signature when swept by their own minesweepers
-ALL MINES FOUND AFTER CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES are to be IMMEDIATELY DETONATED by any means possible

These landmines will still remain illegal:

-ones with NUCLEAR, HYDROGEN, or ANTIMATTER warheads if there are any
-ones that DO NOT PROVIDE a MEANS OF DEFUSING that is either IMPOSSIBLY COMPLICATED, REQUIRES HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EXEMPTING FIREARMS and EXPLOSIVE MUNITIONS, or NONEXISTENT
Attempts to introduce new law in a repeal, and SHOUTS TOO MUCH.


Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Politicala

Description: I believe that we are still not ready for nuclear weapons. World Leaders are using nuclear weapons to threaten their enemies. I believe that the only uses for nuclear weapons is, if the world is being threatened by an asterod or an alien invasion, but what are the odds of that happening.My proposal is to ban and destroy nuclear weapons in every nation on this earth.

My plan;

1) Every nation is forced to destroy every nuclear weapon by the year 2020.

2) By 2020, It will be a violation for any nation that is owning and/or creating a nuclear weapon.

By doing this, the world would be a very safe and peaceful place.
I think we may have said otherwise a while ago :-)

How did I miss that before? This contains an illegal RL reference.

Good catch. It's gone now, and with legitimate reason.

Proper titles for leaders
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.


Category: Political Stability
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Goulbourne valley

Description: The fact that many totalitarian regimes hide behind titles such as "revolutionary workers party" or the like, it is often hard for a nation to be identified as it really is. Therefore,
the following proposal is put forward.

1)Any dictatorial nation is to be identified as such with the head of state being referred to as either,
-Dictator
-Tyrant
-Overlord.
2)The use of any title other than those outlined in section
1 must be approved by the UN via a special appointee to be assigned at a later date.

3)For the purposes of this proposal, a dictatorship is identified as a nation that is led by a non-elected
party/individual for the purposes of personal gain.

3a)For a nation to be identified as a dictatorship, the unelected person/s must have complete control over the following areas of policy,
-defense
-Legislation
-Health
-Religion
-Internal security
-The economy
For these reasons, constitutional monarchies are not identified as dictatorships unless the king/queen/overlord/emperor/big brother has control of the above areas.

3b)The influence of the unelected person/s must eb negative
to the people of the nation, be they the majority or a persecuted minority group to be identified as a dictatorship.

4)Should free and open elections be introduced, dictator/ Tyrant/Overlord may choose their own title in line with the will of the people.

5)Contravention of these rules will result in very angry letter writing to the offending nation and this extreme measure is sure to dissuade this.

It is the firm belief of the Commonwealth of Goulbourne valley that this resolution will simplify relations between nations by ensuring that a head of state knows what kind of leader he is talking to.
Thank you.



Approvals: 1 (Teleprompter)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 112 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Dec 23 2007

1) Branding.
2) Isn't that the entire reason we got UN Categories?

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: TheBaylorBears

Description: Whereas: the purchase of materials used for the advancement of Education such as books, utensils, and other related materials will be tax free at purchase.

Whereas: purchasing educational materials can be considered a tax write-off in certain circumstances where the item is donated.Two things, one this doesn't do anything since it's all preamble. And two if it did, it'd be illegal because it'd contradict Representation in Taxation

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Iceacoa

Description: The Collection Act allows for the following.

1.All information whether a book, document, or any other type of information storage maybe be collected for copping.

2.All information shall be stored in a secure storage space open to all but under heavy survalince.

3.All collected and recorded data shall be returned to the original owner

4.Any theory's or experiments are to be recorded for future scientific reference

5.All successful experiments are to be made public

6.The storage space shall never come under attack

7.All information is accepted

8.Must have an information keeper You want to do what?:confused:

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Deqween

Description: We should ban capitalism because it is the root of ALL evil and is the sole cause of suffering, corruption and inequality.Oh look, it's a textbook example of an idealogical ban.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Protective Tariffs


Proposed by: Sauronian Reclamation

Description: All chocolate should be traded freely amongst nations. Chocolate should not be taxed to allow the growth of the cocoa bean industry.Wrong category.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: The States of Cor

Description: 1. Whereas 93% of abortions are carried out for social reasons and do not relate to the mother's health; also, only 1% of abortions are carried out to rape victims;

2. Whereas ending government-sponsored abortions would regularly reallocate more government spending money for other purposes;

We propose to end all government-sponsored abortions.Wrong category, and probably contradicts Abortion Legality Convention.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Arturo e Kiwi

Description: All the UN Members should adopt the same Currency to allow free transparent Exchanges between the countries. The new currency should be called Sbirulotto and will be calculated using all the UN members currencies.Oh God, another currency one.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Free Hanover

Description: Dear Assembly of Great Nations!

As we all accept Resolutions when passed after democratic voting - we should all install a democratic standard within each member nation.

Consequently, this standard has to be defined as follows.

1. Any Government has to face fair, equal, regulary, democratic, and alternatives including voting procedures. The used terms are fixed to this:
a) fair = no citizen shall fear any oppression if voting for an alternative to the actual government
b) equal = any citizen shall have the same weight of voting. No accumulation of votes to one person by gender, race, colour etc is allowed.
c) regulary = voting has to be embedded in a schedule that guarantees elections within at least 5 years
d) democratic = any democratic party or person (i.e. one who accepts a democratic constitution) has the right to be elected; details have to be expressed in a election law package that deals with parties and organizations. Forces that try to render out democracy (i.e. Nazis) may be excluded from elections.
e) alternative including = there must be at least two different options within any voting process.

2. Highest Judges and comparable institutions must be open do democratic process. Any election of candidates must not be combined with elections of the parliament or government.

3. Official institutions as police and army must be held independent from government finding process. Continuity within these organizations is needed to have control mechanism on the democratic process. Illegal, idealogical ban.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Absurdist States

Description: All Nations under the jurisdiction of the United Nations, having the Resources available to them, must give free, clean water to all citizens who currently do not have such access. Water is a basic human need, and thus every human has a right to have it. This free water should only be made available to those who are incapable to support themselves due to, but is not limited to, unemployment, old age, poor health, poverty, geo-location, or any form of oppression banned by previous UN resolutions.Don't we have something like this already, only done better.

Oh God, another currency one.

Just be happy they didn't propose our currency as the standard!? That would create wars just to keep up with the demand for fresh currency!

lol

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Ureshii Bakane

Description: The world terrorists are starting to take to the air. In order to keep our passengers safe, I propose we institue these mandatory measures.

Before Flight:
1. Have passenger remove all metalic objects.
2. Use overall metal detector, then do a personal scan on all passengers.
3. Have a metal detector on the gate, right before the passenger boards the plane, to be manned by a UN police officer.

During Flight:
1. Station two UN police officers in the cockpit with the pilots. Two more officers will be at the back of the plane, all armed with tranquilizers.
2. All liquids/gels will be standard issue, located with the oxygen masks, no other liquids/gels are allowed on the plane unless the passenger requests so, and they will be issued liquids to suit their needs.

After Landing:
1. All passengers are to be scanned for metalic objects once again.

If the UN follows these measures, then we will see a significant decrease in aerial terrorist attacks.Illegal, sneakily attempts to create a UN police force.

Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Erir

Description: A "nuclear weapon" is hereby defined as a bomb, missile, or other explosive device which can spread deadly uranium upon detonation, for purposes,

AWARE that member nations may not want to scale back nuclear programs in the notion of national defense,

KNOWING that these weapons, if common among belligerent nations, could cause mutually assured destruction,

THEREFORE put forth the following for this resolution,

1)DISMANTLING any and all nuclear weapons are to be dismantled to ensure global safety

2)CUTTING defense spending by 15% to ensure no new arsenals of nuclear weapons can be assembled

REAFFIRMING that "chemical weapons" are not the same as "nuclear weapons,"

SUGGESTING any nation, UN or rogue, with a discovered nuclear arsenal have economic sanctions or other action taking against it.Illegal, contradicts Nuclear Armaments.

Illegal, sneakily attempts to create a UN police force.

Plus also the slight problems for people with pacemakers, hearing aids, cochlear implants, piercings, wheelchairs etc.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: The Southern West

Description: Being that we are in the 21st Century, it is of our belief that we have reached a point in civilization in which there are no excuses for the political freedoms of the citizens not to be respected.

With that being said, we strongly defend an international policy to free the world from abusive dictator. We think the UN should:

- List all the dictatorships and select which ones are in the quickest need of intervention, based on the respect (or disrespect) for civil rights and political freedoms in each country;

- Establish diplomatic conversations and, if they present no result (which will most likely be the case), start a military intervention with allied forces;

- Once the control of a country is conquered, place UN representatives that will lead the country until their first democratic elections, at which their main role will be to make sure they are completely free.

With this proposal, it is of our understanding that we have a plan that, if followed, is likely to be a good way to expand democracy and free millions and millions of people currently living in countries dominated by abusive regimes.Illegal, idealogical ban.

I Say We Ban The Deadly Chemical Dihydrogen Monoxide!

I Say We Ban The Deadly Chemical Dihydrogen Monoxide!

That joke stopped being funny in 1357 BC.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Frennierstan

Description: In order to promote stability, all member nations should unite part of their military under UN authority. This command would be used as intervention forces in time of crisis, saving the trouble of begging member state for troops for each problem. Also, all UN members would pledge to never use force against another member state. They would pledge their forces to defend all other member states against aggression.Illegal, attempts to create a UN army, and it's not even in the right category.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Frennierstan

Description: In a bid to improve the economies all member states, I propose to lower the maximum tax rates to 15%. No nation can raise it higher. Those that have a lower rate will not be affected.Illegal, game mechanics.

From bad...True Airline Security

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Relax

Proposed by: Project Quantum Leap

Description: To prevent terrorism and hijacking, all passengers boarding a plane shall be issued a firearm with ammunition. They shall retain possession of this firearm until they disembark at their destination.

Member nations are encouraged to provide training courses for airline travelers prior to their flights, and member nations may deny citizens the right to fly if they refuse to accept the training or refuse to accept a firearm when boarding a flight.

Approvals: 2 (Project Quantum Leap, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 111 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Dec 26 2007 To worse...Legalisation of Rape

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

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Glong

Description: "Rape is a natural product of human evolution" states the University of New Mexico. This suggests that rape should not be a crime. The report from the University went on to say: "rape evolved as a form of male reproductive behavior".

Should men be prosecuted for something that is so solidly in their nature? In the animal kingdom rape occurs all the time and nobody bats an eyelid. Are human being so arrogant as to think that we should be considered any different?

I agree that violent rape should be outlawed due to physical and mental damage that might be inflicted. However, i stand firm that rape, within reason, should be legalised when it comes to a man raping a woman due to reporductive urges.

And what gives society the right to deny an unattractive man of sex? That's blatant discrimination!

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 113 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Dec 26 2007

don't be surprised at that one.... there are feminist extremist who claim that ALL intercourse is rape.

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

Description: An act in order to clean the air of the world by banning large CO2 producers, and making cleaner, newer machinery to fill in the vacancies. This should create an area of cleaner air,where parks and such may be developed in order to completely improve the environment.

Illegal, contravenes Air Pollution Convention



Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage
Proposed by: Good old Communism

Description: As the world roars into the future, we seem to have forgotten how we have gotten to where we are. I propose:

* The setting up of an International Committee for the Study of Historical Cultures. This Committee's job is to provide grants for archaeologists and other historians for their work regarding the history of members' cultures. It also will act to gather all knowledge of members' culture together in one place.

*The refocusing of the subject of history at primary (elementary) and secondary (high school) level on the culture in the country in question and focus on aspects of history that are more important to the country in question than others.

*The funding of at least one new Cultural Heritage museum in each member country unless they already have more than 2 high quality Cultural Heritage museums, to be decided by a panel of judges from the country in question.

*The reviving of research into old languages which are no longer spoken by more than 1% of the population. The language mustn't have gone out of popular usage later than 200 years ago.

I believe these changes will bring about a renewed interest in our heritage and increase each of our members' populations national pride.

Illegal, contravenes UNEA.



Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Lintongrad

Description: It clearly states in the bible that a man should not have relations with another man, it is a deadly sin and offenders will be punished in the fiery pits of hell.

With this god judges all nations based on it citizens, god tests us with homosexuals, and we as united nations must do what we can to pull through in god trials. I propose that an act be brought into place that forbids homosexual behaviour in any form.

*PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT DISCRIMINATION, HOMOSEXUALS CAN FEEL HOW EVER WANT AS LONG AS THEY DON'T PERFORM THE DEADLY SIN THAT COULD PLUNGE THE NATIONs INTO OBLIVION

Looks like someone missed the Christmas sermon about peace and loving your fellow man. Illegal, contravenes Sexual Privacy Act.

Description: To prevent terrorism and hijacking, all passengers boarding a plane shall be issued a firearm with ammunition. They shall retain possession of this firearm until they disembark at their destination.

That reminds me of an old "Travels with Farley" comic strip, where Farley is taking a cross-country bus. A bushy anarchist type stands up, brandishes a gun, and declares he's hijacking the bus. Next panel, every other passanger except Farley pulls out a gun, and tells the would-be hijacker to sit down and shut up. The final panel shows a peaceful bus trip, with a VERY nervous looking Farley.

The Universal Bill of Rights 2
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: KirschWalden

Description: This bill would repeal United Nations Resolution #26 due to the vauge and careless wording and replace it with the following:
Recalling the many egregious infringements of human rights,

Recognizing the need to protect basic human rights,

Deploring any acts by government at the sake of human rights,

Determined to put an end to the violation of human rights,


The United Nations shall endorse what will be called the Universal Bill of Rights, the articles of which are as follows:
Article 1 -- All human beings have the right to choose worship any faith or lack there of, and to change their religious beliefs at any time without punishment on the part of the state.

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

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

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

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

Article 6 -- No human beings will be subjected to arrest or exile without an explicit list of their offenses.

Article 7 -- Any arrested person must be assumed innocent until proven guilty.

Article 8 -- A human beings family members cannot be held accountable for the crimes of their relative unless the Crimes were commited by a youth under the age of 18.In such a case only the legal gaurdian can be held accountable.

Article 9 -- Any persons who violate any of these articles shall be held accountable by the law unless violaters are under the age of 18. In such case only the legal gaurdian can be held accountable.

Article 10 -- No Human being shall be discriminated against based on their race, religion or lack there of, sex, or sexual orientation.

Article 11 -- The Universal Bill of Rights does not override the existing Bill of Rights of United Nations members. If any of these stated rights do not exist in a member nation, they are herby protected. If any nation has rights that go beyond these universal rights, the Universal Bill of Rights will not remove those rights.

Illegal. Tries to repeal a resolution by passing a new resolution. Also, plagarization.

UN Gun Give-Away
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.


Category: Gun Control
Decision: Relax
Proposed by: Matlack

Description: Upon the approval of this resolution, all people will be given high-powered rifles. This is to reduce the overpopulation problems. A definite plus!

Uh, yeah. I think this would be seen as a violation of at least one HR resolution.

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


Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Greroanceland

Description: More money to education
This bill is strictly for the advancement of society and to make shure that we are adequately taught.
whereas: all schools, libraries, university's etc, will receive a 15% tax deduction on all books, new learning faculties and other things that further the practice of education
whereas: so that people don't take advantage of these rights a committee will be set up to approve what gets a tax deduction.
whereas: their will be a 45% raise on the teaching jobs in the world and all person's will have the right to teach.
whereas: All teachers will have to be qualified to teach.
whereas: 45% of teachers who attend universities will be increased to make shure teachers get adequately taught

Pretty sure this one contravenes the UN Educational Aid Act.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Wally--World

Description:
All dictatorships are by nature undemocratic and against the policies of the United Nations. Therefore, all nations run by dictators must change their political structure or should be immediately expelled from the United Nations. Illegal, idealogical ban.

To Be Safe or Not Safe
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.


Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Italaca

Description: Schools Students r Being Shot up by an insane man or men.
this must mean the the Guards in the halls r armed with peper sray!?
we need more proctetion.
Guards will and should be armed with UZi's and tested for Depression or Drug abuse. And if they find a Gun in a students backpack they would be killed or in Court.
Note: that their families must watch.

Illegal, appoints guards that are not specifically said to be from individual nations, therefore creating UN police force. Also, wrong category.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #24


Proposed by: Oshkoh

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

Argument: > It is necessary for the UN not to be involved in control of the free market.

> Certain peoples would rather not use the metric system.


The peoples of mine and many other countries became accustomed to a system of measurement other than the metric system and are more comfortable with it.

If the scientific community has already accepted the metric system as the standard then they will certainly not need to be coerced by law to keep it.

If particular countries wish to benefit economically from using the metric system, let them, if in fact, they would benefit economically from using another system, then so be it.

It is totalitarian and completely beyond the scope of this organization to be legislating whether or not one can use the yard, the metric ton or the zarblot as a unit of measurement. If a country finds it to be non-economically feasible to continue with a poorly devised system then they will certainly change, but that is not a decision that should be made by an international government. While, according to the last vote, 8,629 countries wished to use the metric system, 5,227 did not. This is too large a minority to ignore. Apparently someone didn't get the memo about delegate votes counting for more than one vote.

Repeal "Female Genital Mutilation"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #62
Proposed by: Vory

Description: UN Resolution #62: Female Genital Mutilation (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The current legislation outlawing the practice of preforming female genital mutilation (hereafter refered to as FGM) fails to detail punishment guidelines for those charged with the crime of conducting said barbaric practices. The following are proposed ranges of punishments for the offense of preforming or attempting to preform FGM.

1. Any and all medical and/or non-medical personnel attempting to conduct a FGM shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years and no more than twenty (20) years in the department of corrections and may be subject to a fine of no more than ten thousand (10,000) of that country's currency.

2. Any and all medical and/or non-medical personnel preforming a FGM shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years and no more than the term of their natural lives in the department of corrections and may be subject to a fine of no more than one-hundred thousand (100,000) of that country's currency.

3. Any and all family members who, by force or fear, have medical and/or non-medical personnel conduct a FGM shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not less than two (2) years and not more than ten (10) years in the department of corrections and may be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand (5,000) of that country's currency.

4. Any and all non-family members who abduct a female, by force or fear, for the expressed intentions of preforming, or attempting to preform a FGM shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not less than five (5) years and not more than twenty-five (25) years in the department of corrections and may be subject to a fine of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) of that country's currency.

5. Any and all costs incurred by the victim for any medical procedures in reference to a FGM that was preformed shall be paid by those responsible for the FGM including, but not limited to: medical personnel, non-medical personnel, family (parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, etc.), and significant others.

It should be noted that this proposal will maintain that preforming, or attempting to preform a FGM shall remain illegal.

These punishments shall be made at the descretion of the presiding magistrate in the jurisdiction where the offense occurred. Any and all changes to the sentence made by said magistrate shall be documented including the reason for the change.

Appeals made by the convicted shall be reviewed only on the basis that the conviction was the result of a guilty verdict by a jury and not of a plea agreement between the defendant(s) and the prosecution.


Illegal, introduces new legislation.

HA! Someone's finally made "Read the fucking rules!" and "Read the fucking proposal!" a matter of international law:

Read the Resolutions
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Adams Kingdom

Description: By approving this document then you hereby agree to the following ordinances and are stating that you, as representation of the nation for which you are voting will adhere to them in all decisions made hence forth in the United Nations or that you will not vote.

First Resolution:

As a member of the United Nations and as representation of whichever nation for which you are voting you will read with respect all future UN Resolutions without failure, and as such you will decide whether the resolution truly supports your beliefs and whether or not there is a reasonable need for the resolution. In example: If a resolution has already been put into effect, then we shall not enact it twice as it is a waste of our time, and if a resolution is repealing another resolution for which you have no care for one way or the other then you shall not vote giving nations that do care an equal say in the matter, we must take a fair stance.

Second Resolution:

If a resolution is already in place then you shall not put up a proposal for it again. Know your history, review the former proposals, and make sure that you are not infringing on any other proposals that are up for vote without specifying that it will repeal the proposal either in part or in full.

Third Resolution:

We must take responsibility for our own actions, we must assure ourselves that not only for our own nations but for the world in its entirety that we read each resolution for which we vote in whole and agree with every word before we approve and only if we disagree shall we vote against.

Fourth Resolution:

Instead of filling our future proposals with big words we shall make them intelligent and non repetitive. Just because it's long and has fancy words does not mean it's an automatic approval. If you don't understand a word then there's a modern marvel of www.dictionary.com USE IT!

Approvals: 8 (Ruritania, Graalium, Derbb, Black Empire, Project Quantum Leap, Norwedenland, Asyhlo AO, Paleotopia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Dec 30 2007 ...if it weren't for the metagamish feel to it all, and the linking to an RL website, it might even be legal.

Meanwhile, a hit at a favorite target of proposal writers...

Repeal "Banning the use of Landmines"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #40
Proposed by: Zeracs

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

Argument: UN Resolution #40 in regards to land mines is too strong in its wording, and places its member nations at a disadvantage when it comes to Warfare.

It is clearly not good sound military judgment to restrict oneself unnecessarily in the face of an enemy. Zeracs hereby requests that UN resolution #40 be modified to allow member nations to use land mines as long as they follow strict guidelines to include.

1) A detailed map of the location of every implaced mine.

2) Government sponsored announcements allowing the civilian population plenty of time to leave the endangered areas, and enough warning to enter into them.

3) All minefields are to be monitored by a continued military presence to prevent civilian causalities.

4) Every effort made to bring mine technology into the future using GPS tracking systems on each individual mine.


The mine when used properly can be an effective military tool used to save lives by limiting a soldier's exposure to enemy forces.

Approvals: 5 (Extremation, Project Quantum Leap, Norwedenland, Avda, Sovietskey)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Dec 30 2007 ...is also illegal, for branding and attempting to introduce new legislation.

HA! Someone's finally made "Read the fucking rules!" and "Read the fucking proposal!" a matter of international law:

...if it weren't for the metagamish feel to it all, and the linking to an RL website, it might even be legal.
Oh how I wish there were a way to force all delegates to go through the proposals list at least once a day. It would also be nice if we could make reading the passed resolutions, the rules and all of the stickies mandatory before posting in the UN forum. *sigh*

That joke stopped being funny in 1357 BC.

Sorry... i must've missed the memo. Not to mention the fact that it was my friends idea and i just wanted to see how it would be recieved. =(

Total Execution Ban
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: South Lorenya

Description: Execution of convicted criminals is a barbaric practice that must end -- especially when facts come out that an executed "criminal" is actually victim. If passed, this reolution immediately bans all executions and commutes all death sentences to life without parole.

Illegal, defies the Fair Sentencing Act.

Illegal, defies the Fair Sentencing Act.
I'm not sure it does, you know. All it says is "you may (but need not) execute people, and if you do some of the peripheral details shall be such-and-such."

I'm not sure it does, you know. All it says is "you may (but need not) execute people, and if you do some of the peripheral details shall be such-and-such."
I agree. It's actually quite carefully worded (that may be unintentional, of course) and nations can still not use the death penalty, or use it for everything. Adding a few stipulations about the presence of a doctor and so on doesn't rub up against a reasonable interpretation of the FSA.

Sorry, I see it now.

The method of execution shall be chosen by the nation in which it is to take place and shall be in accordance with the UN policies regarding torture, cruel and unusual punishment, and any firearms laws.

Missed it the first time I read through it, and I will take it off the list. The second one is still illegal.

This thread isn't that funny anymore... I'm outta here...

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: UBkistan

Description: Description: Pornography since many years causes the moral fall of whole societies, so now having on the attention the international community and also good all children and not only, what proposes he follows.

1.I'ts should be all manufacturers of porno films one penalty, death by the lapidation.
2.All participating in these sinful films should is stoned to death in the case of repentance guilty can have the possibility of the change of the penalty on thework camp of the or when he them guilty is small or proved not sufficiently the penalty lashing recommend the most at least 50 whips on naked buttocks in the public place in the aim of ridiculing the sinner.
3.It's also recommend illegalizing homosexual marriages because homosexualism this heavy mental disorder and he provokes to the sin of sodomy.
4.It's also recommend illegalizes the running of the lesson of the sexual education the because on these lessons one propagates the sin and the sexual education itself was introduced by libertines and freemasonries. proposes to introduce in the place of of the done away sexual education the "Science about the morality" the clerical person well-chosen led these lessons to the religion according in which students believe.

The aim of this resolution restoration the world moralities and oppose moral relativism presents us by Masons and libertines which these want to change beautiful planet which we call the mother Earth in the planet of sin, debauchery and licentiousnessIllegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Sarkra

Description: There should be no racial segregation or stop people from doing things that citizens can do.

This includes-
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Assembly
To Keep and Bear Arms
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Protection for those Accused of Crimes

These are there responsibilities-
Citizens of the U.S. can participate in their government This process insures that power will always remain where it belongs - with the people.

The most important right citizens have is the right to vote. By voting, the people have a voice in the government. The people decide who will represent them in the government. Before voting in an election, each citizen should be well informed about the issues and candidates.

The government may call upon citizens to serve on a jury. The members of the jury need to decide the case in as fair a way as they can.

Every person is expected to obey the laws of the community, state and country in which he or she lives. All Americans are expected to respect the rights of others. All persons living in the U.S. are expected to pay the income taxes and other taxes honestly and on time. Illegal, RL reference.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: Wonder Land Nation

Description: We should have the right a citizens to be able to use recreational drugs, however this does have some rules that apply,

1)We should have restrictions on what age groups can use these substances.
2)We should campaign "don't smoke and drive."
3)Finally we should sell these substances for our economy.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

HA! Someone's finally made "Read the fucking rules!" and "Read the fucking proposal!" a matter of international law:

...if it weren't for the metagamish feel to it all, and the linking to an RL website, it might even be legal.
Huh. Young'uns. Back in my (original) day, in the mystic pre-Jolt times, there was a resolution that required all proposals to comply to basic standards of grammar. Unfortunately, it was disappeared in the Jolt move, along with the resolution calling for a search function in the proposal list, and another resolution establishing the office of Secretary-General.

[/showing his age]

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

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Lintongrad

Description: It is my proposal that we as nations united and together should look into our, law and order. Do you think criminal will stop offending if they are just going to get reformed. No. They need to be deterred. I propose that as a method of deterring criminal we return to the physical punishment or the past, including steam interrogation, water interrogation and the discipline rod are efficient method of deterring criminals. A good method of detaining a criminal that my nation is accustom, the masking (or black bagging for youths) where a iron mask is placed over the criminals head to prevent a struggle.

Of course if we introduce these laws then we must introduce execution. A method of execution we use in Lintongrad is Firing squad and then inverted hanging. This is where a criminal is tied up to a pole, flogged and then shot in the head numerous times and the hung from there feet against the walls of the chancellery (parliament house).

THESE METHODS ARE NOT CRUEL AND AGAINST HUMAN RIGHT, THESE METHODS ARE JUST, AND FAIR, YOU BREAK THE LAW YOU GET PUNISHED FITTINGLY.

Please contact me if you disagree.
It is to my parties belief that after these practices are performed this person will never break the law again.

Approvals: 4 (Extremation, Derbb, Black Empire, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 107 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Dec 30 2007

Illegal for: Wrong Category (should be 'Moral Decency'), Contradiction of two existing resolutions ('End Barbaric Punishments', 'Fair Sentencing Act'), and Branding.


Public Execution
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Vory

Description: Many nations in various regions have suffered enormously due to the lack of control over crime. Many may feel the answer is in supplying further funding to military and law enforcement when in fact the answer is much less costly to the tax payers.

By holding executions publicly the entire nation, region, and even the world can witness first hand the consequences of engaging in criminal activities. The following will be the basic crimes for which capital punishment will be acceptable:

1. Murder in the 1st degree.

2. Murder in the 2nd degree.

3. Rape in the 1st degree.

4. Rape in the 2nd degree.

5. Lewd acts with a minor child.

6. Propositioning a minor child to engage in sexual activity.

7. Organized criminal enterprise leaders (Mafia bosses) who, directly or indirectly, cause or otherwise order the murder or rape of another citizen.

8. Anyone engaging in any form of protest that directly causes the death of another citizen.

Independent nations may add any other crimes they see fit to place under the death penalty as this is a guide to represent the more serious offenses.

Direction of public executions shall be done as follows:

1. Any and all witnesses and victims (if available) shall be physically present during an execution.

2. The sentencing magistrate shall be present during execution.

2. The chief law enforcement officer of the nation where the execution is taking place shall be present during execution.

3. At least one (1) certified and licensed medical doctor shall be present during execution.

4. Broadcasting the execution through the use of television shall take presidence over any and all other programming.

5. Executions shall not be interrupted by any other broadcast excluding those of national interest (i.e. declaration of war).

6. Executions broadcasted on live television shall be free to the public.

7. Admission to physically be present during an execution shall be charged to those attending, with exception to the afore mentioned participants, a nominal fee which depends upon that nation's economic strength.

The method of execution shall be chosen by the nation in which it is to take place and shall be in accordance with the UN policies regarding torture, cruel and unusual punishment, and any firearms laws.

Approvals: 12 (Derbb, Project Quantum Leap, Norwedenland, Sovietskey, Letonija, WZ Forums, Ventei, Voyles, Extremation, Nag Ehgoeg, Really mad white peopl, MisterEvil)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Dec 30 2007

Illegal for: Wrong Category (as the very first paragraph of its own 'Description' section actually makes clear; should be 'Moral Decency'), Contradiction of an existing resolution ('Fair Sentencing Act'), and RL reference ('Mafia').

I know Flib's already posted, but I just wanted to comment on some particularly awesome parts of "Ban Pornography NOW" (nevermind the atrocious spelling and grammar):
Pornography since many years causes the moral fall of whole societies, so now having on the attention the international community and also good all children and not only, what proposes he follows.
The true secret of Easter Island is revealed. They didn't cut down all the trees to build moai; they cut them down to print porn magazines!
1.I'ts should be all manufacturers of porno films one penalty, death by the lapidation.
Making a porn film is to be punished by being stoned to death. Worth repeating that bit. Stoned to death.
or when he them guilty is small or proved not sufficiently the penalty lashing recommend the most at least 50 whips on naked buttocks in the public place in the aim of ridiculing the sinner.
Porn is indecent. Whipping naked children in public is decent.
3.It's also recommend illegalizing homosexual marriages because homosexualism this heavy mental disorder and he provokes to the sin of sodomy.
This alone should get it scratched on "Grossly Offensive".

And now, my favourite bits:
4.It's also recommend illegalizes the running of the lesson of the sexual education the because on these lessons one propagates the sin and the sexual education itself was introduced by libertines and freemasonries. proposes to introduce in the place of of the done away sexual education the "Science about the morality" the clerical person well-chosen led these lessons to the religion according in which students believe.

The aim of this resolution restoration the world moralities and oppose moral relativism presents us by Masons and libertines which these want to change beautiful planet which we call the mother Earth in the planet of sin, debauchery and licentiousness
OH YES!!!!

Huh. Young'uns. Back in my (original) day, in the mystic pre-Jolt times, there was a resolution that required all proposals to comply to basic standards of grammar. Unfortunately, it was disappeared in the Jolt move, along with the resolution calling for a search function in the proposal list, and another resolution establishing the office of Secretary-General.

[/showing his age]

Bah, that's nothing. I know all about "Resolution 245-A." I also know that it was widely ignored. In fact my first attempt at drafting a proposal was going to be "Enforcement of Resolution 245-A" but the idea was shot down by none other than Enodia himself.

Anyway, back on topic.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Medrona

Description: Religion and politics have had a long history together and are considered to be dangerous when used together. Many Politicians have committed 'Political Suicide' when combining religion and politics.
Many governments are making the effort to place a barrier between religion and politics to prevent controvercy over the intensions or motivations of there politicians; if they be based on their own religious ideals or if they are basing it on something that all those it will effect can share in.
Using religion as a basis to form a resolution or to use it as reinforcement or as evidence to back a political decision isn't being fair to those it affects because it is not using evidence that applies to everyone that fulls under it's durastiction. That is why I propose this resolution.
This Act will restrict the use of religion or religious-based ideals as a basis for proposed resolutions.

THIS ACT WILL NOT jeopardise the beliefs or descriminate against the religious or the religiously-based morals/ideals held by the public or politicians.

THIS ACT IS INTENDED to protect the civil liberties of those that future resolutions that may be based on religious ideals (e.g. resolutions restricting the rights of; Gay, Lesbian or Transgender couples.

Article 1

1. All future resolutions that may be based on religious ideals will have their effectiveness restricted or will placed under high scrutiny to determine if they are being religiously driven.

2. Past resolutions may be re-assessed to determine their religious neutrality and their possible motivation (including this very proposal); e.g. the recently unsuccessfully proposed resolution entitled "Returning to Natural Law", where Gay, Lesbian and Transgender couples were urged to act 'as God intended'.Illegal.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #226


Proposed by: Canoose

Description: UN Resolution #226: Passport Standardisation Act (Category: Political Stability; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: RECOGNIZING that passports are increasingly needed for all citizens of the world,

But also recognizing that all nations, regardless of UN membership, need to have their own standards in regards to passport, whilst continuing to respect article 1 of this resolution,

Hereby repeals resolution #226(Passport Standardisation Act) in favor of new rules regarding passports:

1. EACH nation is allowed to design it's own passports at it's own expense.

2. THE UN is allowed to suggest standards that countries may follow, but cannot enforce them with new rules.

3. ALLOWS citizens of all countries to opt out of passport issuances.

4. CONTINUES to require all nations(UN members or not) to recognize passports of all nations.Sorry, repeals are all or nothing.

Bah, that's nothing. I know all about "Resolution 245-A." I also know that it was widely ignored. In fact my first attempt at drafting a proposal was going to be "Enforcement of Resolution 245-A" but the idea was shot down by none other than Enodia himself.
Oh, I know. Just wanted to point it out to some of the newer people, plus have a vague reminder that, should NS ever move server again, there is precedent for resolutions to be removed by admin.


A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Medrona

Description: Religion and politics have had a long history together and are considered to be dangerous when used together. Many Politicians have committed 'Political Suicide' when combining religion and politics.
Many governments are making the effort to place a barrier between religion and politics to prevent controvercy over the intensions or motivations of there politicians; if they be based on their own religious ideals or if they are basing it on something that all those it will effect can share in.
Using religion as a basis to form a resolution or to use it as reinforcement or as evidence to back a political decision isn't being fair to those it affects because it is not using evidence that applies to everyone that fulls under it's durastiction. That is why I propose this resolution.
This Act will restrict the use of religion or religious-based ideals as a basis for proposed resolutions.

THIS ACT WILL NOT jeopardise the beliefs or descriminate against the religious or the religiously-based morals/ideals held by the public or politicians.

THIS ACT IS INTENDED to protect the civil liberties of those that future resolutions that may be based on religious ideals (e.g. resolutions restricting the rights of; Gay, Lesbian or Transgender couples.

Article 1

1. All future resolutions that may be based on religious ideals will have their effectiveness restricted or will placed under high scrutiny to determine if they are being religiously driven.

2. Past resolutions may be re-assessed to determine their religious neutrality and their possible motivation (including this very proposal); e.g. the recently unsuccessfully proposed resolution entitled "Returning to Natural Law", where Gay, Lesbian and Transgender couples were urged to act 'as God intended'.

Approvals: 5 (The Artic Republics, WZ Forums, Ikeania, South Lorenya, Intelligenstan)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 106 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jan 1 2008
Doesn't this limit future proposals? It certainly is meant to change their impact.

Illegal, defies the Fair Sentencing Act.

The fair sentencing act says NOTHING about executions. It does, however, say that all laws must be fair and just -- and executions are neither. Unfportunately, I can't seem to locate an "appeal mod decision" link/button/whatever.

The fair sentencing act says NOTHING about executions.Maybe not by name, but it does say nations have total authority over sentencing guidelines, which include, guess what? The death penalty.

Maybe not by name, but it does say nations have total authority over sentencing guidelines, which include, guess what? The death penalty.

If it allows TOTAL authority over sentencing then it says it's okay for them to sentence children to hard labor. That violates resolution #14 ("Be it hereby resolved that the UN shall guarantee the rights of children to NOT work in any mines, factories, chemical plants or ANY OTHER industrial occupation; moreover, it shall be prohibited for a child to take up labor in such an occupation."), and therefore that resolution never should have survived to the voting area in the first place.

Therefore, if you're insisting on technicalities, a good resolution now violates the contradiction rule and must be deleted (thereby allowing my resolution to be undeleted).

If it allows TOTAL authority over sentencing then it says it's okay for them to sentence children to hard labor. That violates resolution #14 ("Be it hereby resolved that the UN shall guarantee the rights of children to NOT work in any mines, factories, chemical plants or ANY OTHER industrial occupation; moreover, it shall be prohibited for a child to take up labor in such an occupation."), and therefore that resolution never should have survived to the voting area in the first place.Don't be an idiot, obviously sentences also have to comply with the rest of the UN's resolutions.

Therefore, if you're insisting on technicalities, a good resolution now violates the contradiction rule and must be deleted (thereby allowing my resolution to be undeleted).Fair Sentencing Act is legal, it's passed, and it can't be deleted now anyways, so suck it up sunshine.

Now, on to more important things...
Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Boulton-Namuddu

Description: the right for homosexual marriages across all member countries.Illegal, contradicts the marriage thingie.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #232


Proposed by: VirtualHolocaust

Description: UN Resolution #232: Abolition of Slavery (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: It must be up to each country to decide what is best for its country. I joined the UN to keep peace not to be dictated what rights i can give my citizens. Sorry, NatSov is not a valid argument.

Repeal "Stem Cell Research Funding"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #82


Proposed by: Megachouland

Description: UN Resolution #82: Stem Cell Research Funding (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: RECOGNIZING that cancer, diabetes and related diseases are a major cause of death,

APPALED by the number of deaths related to said diseases,

NOTING that sickness is part of human existance,

OBSERVING that no human being is immortal,

THINKING that medicine will not cure all diseases

ALSO THINKING that playing with gene code is a dangerous enterprise, which could lead to unwanted results

CONSIDERING the right to exsist which is granted to all human beings,

ALTHOUGH AGREEING with the letter of the said Resolution 82,

DEEPLEY ALARMED by how Stem cells are taken,

EXTREMELY CONCERNED by this technology, although good in intent, but far from being safe enough to be tested on humans at this point in History,


ALSO CONCERNED by the lack of ethical guidelines in this science;

The United Nations are then introducing the following:

1)STEM cell research shall be legal;

2)SUCH Reaserch shall be funded adequatly; althoughm these funds shall be distributed to scientists that have taken the oath of service (see part 4);

3)ETHICAL restraints shall be brought up in order to:
-BAN unwanted prelevment of said cells from individuals,
-AVOID a prematured testing of such science and medicine on human beings,
-TEST stem cells in fields other than medical use (cloning and other related activities);

4)INTRODUCING an oath of service, by which a scientist engages him(her)self to do reserch on said cells only in a theraputic goal;

5)NAMING a UN commission to observe the developpement of such reserch;

6)BANNING military research on stem cells. Illegal, repeals can't contain new legislation.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Metarus

Description: The Republic of Metarus requests endorsements from fellow members of the United Nations in order to submit the following Resolution for consideration:

WHEREAS that NationStates is supposed to simulate the political realities of the real world;

WHEREAS that the United Nations of NationStates is supposed to simulate the real United Nations;

WHEREAS the real United Nations is really a means for heads of state to demand and receive graft, bribery and other assorted payoffs, while at the same time appointing blood relatives to meaningless international "projects" with high salaries and zero work requirement;

WHEREAS that, at present, the United Nations of NationStates lacks any such "real world" means of dolling out graft, bribery or nepotism-based appointments;

WHEREAS that this lack of international graft, bribery and nepotism severely harms the Human Rights of politicians and their relatives around the world;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the United Nations of NationStates immediately transfer (US)$5 billion to a numbered account in the Republic of Metarus in furtherance of international graft, bribery and nepotism as the Head of State of the Republic of Metarus forms the international committee to combat global climate un-change (why the climate is NOT changing);

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republic of Metarus will use portions of the (US)$5 billion to purchase yachts, luxury cars and lavish vacations for our politicians and many foreign dignitaries as is done in the real world with funds from the real United Nations.Illegal, branding, RL reference.

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Epsilon Halo

Description: This proposal will allow anyone to believe in their faith of choice, or not to believe, even if that faith differs from the state religion, without fear of harm, persecution, or unwilling conversion.

This will illegalize:
-Forced baptisms, circumcisions, and other acts of religious initiations unless the baptized/circumcised/etc.-ized consents.
-Newborns shall not be initiated into the religion of their parent's choosing. They will make the choice themselves.
-Persecutions of ANY religious group
-Harassment and persecution of atheists, agnostics, and cult members.
-Cults are a valid religious belief in this resolution. Unless the cult advocates harm toward others, they should not be suppressed.
-No one shall preach against any group of faith, atheists/agnostics, or a cult.

Harassment and persecution includes:
-Public displays, such as speeches, billboards, against a target, punishable by 5 years jail sentence in foreign prison
-Attacks against the target, punishable by 5 years jail sentence in the same
-Hate mail, punishable by 3 years jail sentence
-Attacking/lynching, immediate death sentence for all involved in the attack or hanging
-Persuasion to convert, punishable by 3 years jail sentence
-Dismissing target's group as "false", punisable by deportation

These harsh punishments are there to stop religious hate one and for all.

Contradicts the Fair Sentencing Act

Dictatorship Act

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.


Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Vacatti

Description: This resolution hereby bans and outlaws dictatorships and requires free elections in every country.

PURPOSE:

To outlaw all dictatorships which seek to control the personal lives of the citizens of the given country. Dictatorships must be outlawed in order to preserve the right to free elections and the ability to choose government by the majority of the people.

PROBLEM:

There are dictatorships in this world that seek to destroy all resistance, control the personal lives of citizens, and ignore the right to free elections.

SOLUTION:

I. All Dictatorships will be outlawed.
a. Defines Dictatorship as a government that actively seeks to micromanage the personal lives of it's citizens, actively persecutes opposition, actively prohibits free elections or change of government.

II. ESTABLISHES that free elections must be held every 4 years.
a. Positions up for election can be decided by the government.

III. ESTABLISHES that the major governmental positions such as: President, King, Ruler, General, etc shall come up for election every 5 years or at the decision of the people.
A. Referring to any position that is at the head of state.

IV. ESTABLISHES that the people of the world have the inherent right to call for free elections whenever they so desire. Furthermore, recognizes the right of opposition groups in this world to organize peaceful resistance and opposition to governments.
A. Recognizes the right of opposition groups to oppose the governments.

V. OUTLAWS the repression of opposition and hereby declares such oppression illegal.

FINAL STATEMENT:

This Act hereby outlaws, bans, makes illegal, all forms of dictatorship which deny citizens of a country the right to have a say in the formation, or the governing of a given country. It also gives the right to the people of that country, to rise to arms should their rights be repressed against the will of this resolution.

Approvals: 6 (Meg Meg, Mottzealand, WZ Forums, Orgerica, Gates of Fire, Sovietskey)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 4 2008

This violates basic rules of UN Proposals - to wit:

* Ideological Bans

Okay, so you hate capitalism. That's nice, but you can't ban it. Just like you can't ban communism, socialism, democracy, dictatorships, conservatives, liberals, Christians, atheist, or any other political, religious, or economic ideology. While it should go without saying, this is up to the Game Moderator's discretion. You may consider the banning of slavery an oppression of your "economic ideology", we do not.


Sorry about posting a new thread about this...my newbish ignorance and failure to read about how to go about it.

The Oppressed Peoples of Moe-zambique thank you for your times.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Union state of America

Description: ...Union states of America is interested in a more stable world. We want to see a UN that supports peace and stabity on our world. One that nations work together towards it; in hopes of a better tomarrow.

The EU along side many other trade zones and shared organizions have made the world much much more peaceful over the last 40 years. Before it there was huge wars that almost caused the end of the human race. Today the world is a better place. The UN should be a friend and allie to these organizions and help endorse the spread of them.

A more stable peaceful world is what we need. In the UN should come to the table in support of them. As the UN is one of them its self.

The UN should be a place for hope the world over. Illegal, branding, RL references and just plain not doing anything.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Skarpaste-brethren

Description: WHEREAS solar energy is demonstrably proven to be incredibly clean and non-polluting,

WHEREAS the sun is hotter anyway because of global warming,

WHEREAS fossil fuels will run out in a matter of mere decades,

WHEREAS we have to plan for such enventualities,

WHEREAS FURTHERMORE we cannot burden our children with unreasonable pollution and concomitant demands,

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the United Nations will do everything in its power to encourage member nations to make a gradual switch to solar power in a given time frame.Global warming causes the sun to be hotter? I think a cat girl just died.:(

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: High Tiptoe

Description: DEFINING 'scientist' and 'scientific research' in accordance with UN Resolution #166 "Freedom of Scientific Research"

UNDERSTANDING that scientists have responsibility to abide by the laws of the UN and of their own state and practice scientific research with care

ALSO NOTING that some scientific research may lead to consequences unforeseen by the scientist that may, in the long or short term, lead to technology or ideas that are detrimental to the laws of the UN or member state

UNDERSTANDING that scientific research can be misinterpreted or misused by people outside the scientific community

USING the example of Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species' with its misinterpretations in the late 19th century/early 20th century wherein many people believed in a doctrine known as 'Social Darwinism' that led to the suppression of, so called, 'inferior races'

THEREFORE PROPOSING, with this in mind, that scientists cannot be held responsible for misinterpretations or misuse of their scientific research

THEREFORE PROTECTING scientists from responsibility should their scientific research be misusedIllegal, RL reference(s).

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

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Congo Wongo

Description: The social decay of the teenage generation is such that soon there will be more children leaving compulsory education at 16 with no qualifications or training than ever before, placing more and more of a burden on the welfare system and the police forces of the member states. This bill aims to legislate for a stepping stone towards a solution.

The purpose of this bill is to mandate that all school leavers in member states will:
-continue in full-time education until at least 18
-(or) undertake full-time work or work based training until at least 18
-(or) face conscription into the armed forces / public services until at least 18
It is noted that the third option would ideally be the default choice for all who fail to continue with either of the first two options. However, individual members will have the final decision in these instances.

Approvals: 21 (Arecci, Bakhairistan, Vaantage, Meg Meg, Mottzealand, Moe-zambique, WZ Forums, Kristonion, Alpacadom, The Northern Skys, Jedi States, Gallantaria, Doushie, Leocardia, Warbler and Pecker, Sanguinis Lands, Linnosa, Greroanceland, Misplaced States, Servojsek, Doofinia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 89 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 4 2008

Is this legal? It might be loose enough not to contradict the UN Educational Aid Act...
The preamble makes various assumptions (presumably based on RL) that wouldn't apply in all nations, such as compulaory education normally ending at 16, but as that's only in non-binding clauses do they count as enough to invalidate it?

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

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Vacatti

Description: The purpose of this legislation is to make mandatory the free education of the children of our world. No child should be denied the right to attend school because of finances or financial instability.

I. REALIZING THE NEED

IN OUR WORLD today, there are children that do not recieve a proper education because they cannot afford the expenses relating to a proper school education.

II. UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR EDUCATION

IT IS essential that we recognize the value of education to prepare the next generation for the difficulties and tasks of the real world as we know it. Education is a stepping stone for our children into the world of work, and therefore is essential.

III. THE PROBLEM

THE PROBLEM TODAY IS that children are not able to get the education they deserve because of financial reasons. Children must settle for jobs that pay below average because they do not have an education.

CHILDREN MUST NOT be hindered from achieving a decent public eductation.

IV. THE SOLUTION:

A. EVERY CHILD will recieve free education at the expense of the tax-payer.

B. EVERY CHILD will recieve free education through the graduate school level.

C. CHILDREN at the Collegiate level must demonstrate the ability of successful learning in order to recieve continued government payment.

D. GOVERNMENT LOANS will be offered to help those wishing to attend private colleges.

E. GOVERMENT TESTING will occur to determine the loan amount for those wishing to attend private colleges.

V. THE DESIRE:

The desire is that every child in this world will be able to have the education they desire without fear of financial hinderance.

Approvals: 29 (Gates of Fire, Vaantage, Meg Meg, Mottzealand, WZ Forums, American China, Arecci, Sovietskey, Alpacadom, Kristonion, The Northern Skys, Ellenburg, Auevia, LithuanianEmpire, Leocardia, Warbler and Pecker, Asyhlo AO, Sanguinis Lands, Molant, Linnosa, Misplaced States, Servojsek, Ventei, Ikeania, HaleRazors, Piratemonkeytopia, Neo Ozia, Doofinia, Graalium)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 81 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 4 2008

Illegal: Definitely contradicts the UN Educational Aid Act.

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

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: Vacatti

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

Argument: This resolution is flawed because it is


WRONG TO IMPOSE A NEW FORM OF MEASUREMENT ON GOVERNMENTS NOT PRACTICING IT

WRONG TO IMPOSE UPON THE ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS

it should be optional.


not required.

Approvals: 30 (Mottzealand, Moe-zambique, WZ Forums, Hisnot3, Kristonion, Arecci, Used by Former Nation, Extremation, NewTexas, Flibbleites, Great Atlantea, The Northern Skys, Tyrantstan, Jedi States, Maxtoria, Ellenburg, Spaz Land, TheGreatHarmon, Krankor, New Alboria, Baldamundonia Reborn, Project Quantum Leap, Colonial Timocria, Sanguinis Lands, Linnosa, Compulsoria, Servojsek, Satansylvania, Iron Felix, Egy Nemzet)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 80 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 4 2008

Illegal, for lack of non-NatSov arguments?

Population Control
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Dredrock

Description: As we all know there things that need to be done that governments just dont want to admit or purpose .
1. All schools shall teach the dangers of teen sex.
2. All contraceptives will be given to the poor free of charge.
3. All Persons condemned to death shall be put to death 30 days after the condemeds last appeal has ran out.
4. All infirm or persons that are brain dead Shall find rest after 10 days of a doctor last prognosis

Approvals: 7 (Tyrantstan, Moe-zambique, Maxtoria, The Sobani, LithuanianEmpire, WZ Forums, Sanguinis Lands)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 5 2008

Illegal, for contradiction of both the UN Educational Aid Act and the Fair Sentencing Act (and maybe of one or more other resolutions, because of clause #4, too?).

Free Elections Security
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: San Tomas More

Description: Whereas the right to free and fair elections is the cornerstone of democracy, and;

Whereas this right can only be considered secure when the method of election is trustworthy and above reproach, and;

Whereas many nations in the world, while desirous of democracy, are currently living under leadership that would use false and fabricated election results to maintain a facade of respect for human rights;

Be it resolved that:

1. The United Nations shall hereby create a subcommittee whose sole function is to monitor elections procedures and activities around the world.

2. This subcommittee will be empowered to hire and maintain staff in any number as is deemed necessary by the subcommittee, with the approval of the general assembly, to conduct this monitoring.

3. This subcommittee will be empowered to respond to any request by any sovereign government to directly monitor elections procedures by stationing staff at polling places and elections offices within that sovereign nation.

4. This subcommittee will be empowered to respond to any request made by an NGO to directly monitor elections procedures in a manner similar to that mentioned in subsection 3, provided said NGO has been previously recognized as having the right to conduct activities within such nation's borders as granted by the sovereign government.

5. This subcommittee will be ordered to conduct on a regular basis to be determined by the subcommittee, but in no event to be less often than once per calendar year, a study of current democratic procedures throughout the world and to provide a report detailing the results of this study and the actions that may be taken by the general assembly to further democracy in the world.

6. This subcommittee shall be empowered to release special reports detailing violations of election procedures within a sovereign nation and may, if it chooses, recommend actions to be taken against said sovereign nation, including, but not limited to, sanctions, formal international censure, and expulsion from the United Nations. Such recommendations shall then be debated on by the general assembly.

Approvals: 15 (Maxtoria, Ellenburg, Auevia, WZ Forums, Asyhlo AO, Sanguinis Lands, NewTexas, Niatland, Misplaced States, American China, Servojsek, Ventei, Alpacadom, Neo Ozia, Graalium)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 95 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 5 2008

Illegal for 'Game Mechanics', because of the bit in clause #6 about the committee being allowed to recommend expulsions from the UN and the General Assembly then being allowed to debate those recommendations? Or is the fact that it doesn't actually say the proposed expulsions will be carried out enough to save it?

Repeal "Passport Standardisation Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #226
Proposed by: Canoose

Description: UN Resolution #226: Passport Standardisation Act (Category: Political Stability; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: WHILE the notion that all citizens in all nations should have passports,

IT must be noted that the UN shall have no right to mandate what can or cannot be found on a passport, nor does it allow governments the opprotunity to opt out of the system. Therefore,

HEREBY repeals Resolution 226(Passport Standardisaton Act).

Approvals: 11 (WZ Forums, Krankor, Baldamundonia Reborn, Project Quantum Leap, Sanguinis Lands, Compulsoria, Waggi, Ellenburg, Moe-zambique, Satansylvania, Tyrantstan)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 5 2008

Illegal, for lack of non-NatSov arguments.

The Educational Freedom Act
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Warbler and Pecker

Description: The following proposal is to enhance the educational facilities and to strengthen the abilities of all countries within the UN giving equal access to education for all.

act 1- that all children should receive a full education up to the age of 16 as a minimum requirement.

act 2- college is to be free for all school leavers and made open to everyone, regardless of age, social status, and race provided they have attained the grades to go there. There can be no catchment areas for colleges.

act 3- Universities are to be free if possible or to charge minimal tuition fees with extra government support. At least 5% of the countries applicants are to receive scholarships to go to Universities provided they have achieved academic excellence and excel in the course they are taking part in. These scholarships are to be granted by the top twenty universities of the country.

act 4- Universities may only provide scholarships to foreign students if they are academically excellent or if their reasons for needing a scholarship are justifiable.

This should give education to all class systems and open the doors of wisdom and knowledge to any who seek it.

Approvals: 14 (Warbler and Pecker, The States of Cor, WZ Forums, Sanguinis Lands, Misplaced States, Fruity Oat, Skarpaste-brethren, Servojsek, Ikeania, Ventei, Ellenburg, Alpacadom, Neo Ozia, Graalium)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 5 2008

Illegal, for contradiction of the UN Educational Aid Act.

De-Nazification Act
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Die Reichsland

Description: I propose a crackdown on "Neo-Nazi" organizations with the following laws:

(1) Whoever:

1. domestically distributes or publicly uses, in a meeting or in writings disseminated by him, symbols of one of the parties or organizations that glorify or otherwise support the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) or

2. produces, stocks, imports or exports objects which depict or contain such symbols for distribution or use domestically or abroad, in the manner indicated in number 1, shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine.

(2) Symbols, within the meaning of subsection (1), shall be, in particular, flags, insignia, uniforms, slogans and forms of greeting. Symbols which are so similar as to be mistaken for those named in sentence 1 shall be deemed to be equivalent thereto.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jan 6 2008

Illegal, for RL references.

Illegal, for contradiction of both the UN Educational Aid Act and the Fair Sentencing Act (and maybe of one or more other resolutions, because of clause #4, too?).

Yeah. I do believe that Clause #4 does violate something. Maybe Resolution #44 or perhaps Resolution #92? I'm not sure about #92, but it's a stretch if it is in violation of it.

Illegal, for RL references.

That and you can't ban Ideologies.

Ideological Bans
Okay, so you hate capitalism. That's nice, but you can't ban it. Just like you can't ban communism, socialism, democracy, dictatorships, conservatives, liberals, Christians, atheist, or any other political, religious, or economic ideology. While it should go without saying, this is up to the Game Moderator's discretion. You may consider the banning of slavery an oppression of your "economic ideology", we do not.

Contradicts the Fair Sentencing Act

I particularly like the phrase "Newborns shall not be initiated into the religion of their parent's choosing. They will make the choice themselves." Reasons should be fairly obvious....

Also,

Belive in what you say

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


Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Holy land of jesus

Description: stop cursing in front of people it doesnt make you cool or hip it makes you look like trash, Bitch fag and fuck are just words to make humans sad and pissed off so stop the cursing or we will become what were afraid of the devils.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jan 6 2008

falls under "Not worth the UN's time", I guess.

I particularly like the phrase "Newborns shall not be initiated into the religion of their parent's choosing. They will make the choice themselves." Reasons should be fairly obvious....



I asked my newborn what religion she wanted to be... she's working on it.

"Not worth the UN's time" isn't a violation. The swear words would probably mark it illegal, though.

De-Nazification Act
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Die Reichsland

Description: I propose a crackdown on "Neo-Nazi" organizations with the following laws:

(1) Whoever:

1. domestically distributes or publicly uses, in a meeting or in writings disseminated by him, symbols of one of the parties or organizations that glorify or otherwise support the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) or

2. produces, stocks, imports or exports objects which depict or contain such symbols for distribution or use domestically or abroad, in the manner indicated in number 1, shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine.

(2) Symbols, within the meaning of subsection (1), shall be, in particular, flags, insignia, uniforms, slogans and forms of greeting. Symbols which are so similar as to be mistaken for those named in sentence 1 shall be deemed to be equivalent thereto.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 110 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jan 6 2008

Illegal, for RL references.

Since Nazis are in one of the issues, I'm not sure that would be a RL reference.

Yeah, but it refers specifically to the NSDAP, whereas the issue can refer to more general Nazi parties. For example, there is an American Nazi Party. Of course, that makes the proposal somewhat silly anyway: a modern US Neo-Nazi could claim to be glorifying that, and not the original NSDAP, and hence reappropriate all the associated symbolism safely.

"Not worth the UN's time" isn't a violation. The swear words would probably mark it illegal, though.I've used "not worthy of the UN's time" before. It's generally a nice way of saying "Bloody Stupid".

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Tighten


Proposed by: Katosalvia

Description: Over recent months, there has been much controversy over each citizen of a UN supported country to defend themselves. It is important that it is the individuals' right to bear arms to any resonable degree, including, but not limited to " assault weapons,including pistols and rifles as well as bolt guns and any other firearm considered automatic/semi-automatic." By legalizing these and similar weaponry, it will be possible to acquire a safer home defense arsenal and a more domesticated homeland defensive system. In order to ensure little to no misuse of these tools, there will be an impecible background check program as well as a DNA sample stored each time a citizen acquires one of these firearms from a federally liscensed dealer.Over time this bill may become amended so that it may meet the demands of the day.Both personal protection and independece of the common wealth are and always will be the priority of the nation and it's citizens. No nation should keep its people from protecting themselves and others. "Over time this bill may become amended so that it may meet the demands of the day." Uh, no it can't, amendments are illegal.

It's generally a nice way of saying "Bloody Stupid".

I like calling a spade a spade. More than a few proposal authors have been informed that they've met or exceeded the "Bloody Stupid" criteria.

Politeness. Bah!

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Conraski

Description: i want as resolution so no dip can pass a stupid resolution.
stupid is defined as
1 a resolution which means nothing
2which hinders the way other players play the game, even though they want to be in the UN
3stops stupid ideas getting in the way of the good ones
every proposal should go through multiple steps, in which
1 the proposal is reviewed by administrators
2 the proposal goes to the first tier of voting if it passes it will go to editing
3 editing the proposal so the spelling is correct and the grammar is good

the voting tiers should be as follows. admin voting=tier 1. only admin may vote
tier 2= if the proposal is passed than the people get to vote on a number of resolutions until it passes.
tier 3= once one single resolution is chosen the final tier begin to voted o that proposal

this will stop stupid proposalsOh the irony, a stupid proposal to stop stupid proposals.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: South Africanus Doscus

Description: This proposal, if approved, will force all nations within the UN to have the death sentence as punishment for criminals.
A recent study suggests that most criminals after serving a sentence within the NationStates in prison will repeat those crimes again and even resort to worse types.

We have also visited several phsycologists and such to give their opinion on the situation. Almost all we have asked have said that many men sent to prison will commit the same acts they previously did before being sentenced, they do this because they know that if theyre caught again, they will be going to a prison where:
-They have basic needs fulfilled
-Even have leisure facilities such a gymnasiums and Rugby fields.
They are basically, in layman's terms, being sentenced to living in a hotel. The death sentence can change all of this.
Criminals that have committed an excessive crime (murder, etc.) will realise that if caught, they will receive a death penalty for their crimes, and therefore criminals will stop their inappropriate ways. The death penalty, however, will only apply to these types of individuals:
-Murderers(Excluding those that are phsycologically challenged)
-Torturers
-Slave Traders
-Poachers that have hunted certain animals, depending on endangered level.

As i intend for most to see in this proposal, all those nations within the UN will most likely encounter far less crime rates and allow for a better and safer living for innocent citizens. Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Distant Thought

Description: NOTING that many citizens of many countries are stuck in a poverty cycle, and in dire need of aid, Distant Thought proposes that ALL citizens be required to move house, through government control, every other year.

THIS IS NOT A BREACH OF ANY HUMAN RIGHTS. Despite what it may seem. In fact, the government must make sure that the poor are moved into good houses, and the wealthy into run-down houses. It ensures the refurbishment of run down houses by the new proprietors, and a good living condition for the poor. If a wealthy family was to become bankrupt during their stay in a poor house, they would be ensured a refurbished house for the next movement. Similarly, if a poor family was to become rich during their time in a well off house, they would then be moved to an area in need of repairs that they could afford, FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.

This solution saves every UN government lots of money, and ensures every citizen a better nation.

Distant Thought (UN Delegate for Ye Olde Worlde)
Branding (big-time), and why is this Furtherment of Democracy exactly? I also dislike people SHOUTING their supporting arguments in the motion rather than in debate, but then I would.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Artistic


Proposed by: Servojsek

Description: Many schools in many countries these days have very poorly moderated/funded art programs. This will increase government spending in Artistic areas, not only in schools, but in parks. Museums will be opened, sculptures erected, and so on.
If you think you should vote NO for this, think about it this way: When your children and their children and all future generations grow up, would you want them to be working minimum wage at a McDonald's or as a CEO of some huge company making seven figure annual income?
Even if you like MC Donald's, that's not the point. The point is that we need to expose them to culture at a young age so they can use it as a firm foundation to build their lives and livelyhood upon. Illegal, RL reference.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Imadistan

Description: SOME NATIONS ARE USING FLAGS OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS THIS SHOULD BE BANNEDIllegal, attempts to change the rules of the game via UN resolution.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Western Senland

Description: This resolution:

1. ADVOCATES the furtherment of education in all nations by issuing every school-aged child with a laptop at no cost to the education facility or child's family.

2. DEFINES a laptop as a portable computer, with power supply and a 1GB USB Flash Drive.

3. DEFINES a school-aged child at a minimum of 4 Years and maximum of 18 Years.

4. DOES NOT advocate the replacement of free textbooks.
The cost bit of clause 1 makes this dubious against UNEAA.

More importantly, it should be Social Justice.

And... well... the definition of laptop is... strange.

The cost bit of clause 1 makes this dubious against UNEAA.

And so too does, as it isn't described as being only "for the purpose of this resolution", the definition of "school-aged child" in clause #3...

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

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

Description: Dynstieecountee is in the process of the complete switchover to digital tv!!!!1!!!one!1 But, more importantly, we are also ready to switch over to renweable sources if the UN is willing to follow. As of this, we are submitting this proposal to all members to please vote yes! Our world needs this, and this could lead to better things!

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 107 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Jan 11 2008

Illegal, for branding... and what are "renweable" sources, anyway?
(And "renweable" sources of what? From the context, it would seem to be "renweable" sources of digital tv... ;))

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Montav

Description: The Walbard Globalization Act of 2008.

It is common knowledge nowadays, that we live in a globalized economy, and that in order to survive, we must keep up. This UN Treaty recognises that fact and places us on the path, as a whole, to a united global economy.

This Treaty:

1. Recognises the independance of Non-UN nations and their right to opt out of this treaty.

2. Establishes the United Nations Economic Globalization Commission or UNEGC, which responsibilites are:

>To treat all nations as equal and taking into account, Non-UN nations when drafting UN legislation.
>To report to the United Nations every 3 months on the progress of a report on Globalization with reccommendations on how to proceed towards a united global economy, due in 3 years time.
>To consider all information and requests provided by all UN and Non-UN Nations in regards to Globalization in general.
>To take into account, when drafting the Globalisation report, things such as: The Environment, Local Business, Regional and Global Relations, Political Stability, Health, Education, Welfare, Transportation, Defence and Security, and any other areas that may be affected by Globalization.

3. Places restrictions on UN Influence, whether by a single UN Nation, Group of UN Nations, or the UN as a whole, to pursuade by any means, either a UN or Non-UN Nation to enter, exit, or obstain from such a commitment.

4. Recognises that said treaty is just the foundation for further UN legislation. This treaty is a commitment by UN Nations to further legislation.

5. States that any draft released by the UNEGC will be published and acted upon, and that UN Nations are not bound to commit to the laws of the next stage of legislation unless they sign the next round of legislation.

6. Encourages Free Trade between neighbouring nations, both UN and Non-UN Members.

7. Provides financial support to nations that are unable to commit to a Free Trade Agreement due to lack of funds. That being said, this treaty also allows the establishment of the UNEGC's Sub-Commission to establish the validity of a nations claim and to warrant their elegibility to financial aid.
Illegal: branding (Walbard is the author's region), and either doesn't do anything or isn't mild, I'm having a hard time figuring out which!

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Treth

Description: We need to elect a unified spokesperson for the United Nations. The perfect person for this job would be Chris Hansen of Dateline fame.

We need a spokesperson like Chris Hansen to be put in place so that the UN can better communicate with countries outside of the UN, and spread the seed of Democracy.Illegal, RL reference and possibly game mechanics.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Outlaw


Proposed by: The Racnoss

Description: Recreational drugs, no matter what kind, are a threat to society. Besides taking its consumer to an unreal, delusional and irrational state of mind, are extremely dangerous to the human health.
It is time for the United Nations to make a change. According to this proposal, the UN should:

Ban: all recreational drugs such as LCD, Cocaine, Marijuana, and others, from all countries which belong to the United Nations.

Imprison: all individual who is found taking recreational drugs, or in possession of them, for at least 2 years.

Terminate: if possible, with all drug dealers existent in all of the countries that belong to the UN, using a special force made of soldiers from all UN members, making it an international anti-drug system.

Teach: in schools, or any other kind of educational method, that drugs are extremely harmful and dangerous, especially to youth.

And finally, To Encourage: other countries that do not belong the the UN, to do the same, making the population of the world, if possible, healthier. Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: WhiteTail Deer Nature

Description: I WhiteTail Deer Nature and some other nations think if you already or haven't talked and voted on free trade than we think that that should be something to vote on because you know if we had fair trade in the UN and every where else, than that would maybe be the key to our future just asking if we could vote a UN member WhiteTail Deer Nature.Illegal, branding.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Kryzhia

Description: Believing that the UN is a dangerous entity that does not even uphold it's intended purpose.

Noting that the UN is made up of over 19,000 states.

Understanding that it should be replaced by a reformed organization.:rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

Yeah. I just saw that one. It has me thinking along the lines of putting up a proposal that says you have to have an IQ over 30 to make a proposal.

Yeah. I just saw that one. It has me thinking along the lines of putting up a proposal that says you have to have an IQ over 30 to make a proposal.

Don't, it'd end up in this thread.


Category: Social Justice


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Gabriel IIdeMexico

Description: Abolition of the Death Penalty will help the world

1. Death Penakty gives the Murderers an easy way out.

2. The Death Penalty costs more money than giving the criminal life in prison.

3. Death Penalty doesn't do justice for the families, majority of the times the families want the criminals to stay in jail.

4. The lethal injection is a cruel and unusual punishment.

5. The chemicals that are in the shot are made in the labs that can be used in other things instead. The labs can be used to come up with a cure for cancer, diabetes etc, Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Outlaw


Proposed by: Accident Prone

Description:



Theres Many Reasons To Ban Recreational Drug Use:

1.) Usage of drugs for recreational purposes can damage the health of the user with cannabis being a prime example with it's links with causing schizophrenia. These effects should be looked at more closely by officials with regards to health.

2.)We need to make awareness of the dangers surrounding recreational usage of drugs by creating adverts and schemes to highlights the negative effects of drugs.

3.) There is an increasing number of teenagers using drugs in society therefore i propose that there should be schemes placed in secondary schools to raise awareness of the problems surrounding drugs

4) Carry out random drug tests on people in both work and schools to cut down on usage. Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Repeal "UN Space Consortium"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #50
Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: UN Resolution #50: UN Space Consortium (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: WE MUST CLAIM THE MOON BUT HOWEVER WHOEVER THAT IS THE FIRST TO CLAIM THE MOON THE U.S.M.C WILL BE THE THEIR AND HALF OF THE SHARE WILL BELONG TO U.N.
Hahaha! Brilliant argument, certainly stirs my soul!

Children have rights to vote
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: Until children have representation in the democratic political system, their needs will be neglected. Progress toward gaining children the right to representation will take time. Efforts to lower the voting age will require a constitutional amendment in the United States. However, until we recognize the centrality of the child's right to vote, progress will be episodic and short lived.

Enfranchising Children

We need to consider giving children the right to vote at age 16 (or even 14 after they have developed the required formal thought processes) or the right to assign their proxy. Obviously before they develop the cognitive skills and emotional maturity necessary for making difficult political judgments, children cannot be expected to vote. Perhaps these children should have their right to vote exercised by proxy. We could assign their proxy to their principal care giver. If children were given the franchise, then their interests and needs would receive attention equal to other groups in democratic society. To restore our obligation to children will require imaginative solutions that today seem unthinkable. It wasn't that many years ago when blacks were denied to right to vote. Women received the franchise with the 19th Amendment in 1920. Perhaps we can experiment with giving children the right to vote. Until children have the right to vote, we may simply continue a cycle of concern and neglect of children's issues that has failed to produce substantial progress.

It might be argued that providing women with the right to vote has not really led to fundamental changes or improvements for women. Unquestionably, progress for women has been too slow. But it would be hard to imagine what the situation of women would have been (or would become) without the right to vote. It would be unthinkable to even imagine a situation where women were denied the right to vote.

Approvals: 6 (The hit men, NewTexas, WZ Forums, Lunar Destiny, Alpacadom, Waggi)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Jan 16 2008

Illegal for RL references, and perhaps also for not actually doing anything (unless all of that "we should consider" rhetoric counts as an "URGING" clause) too...
And it would only affect nations that already have elections, anyway, which is probably another illegal point. (It clearly isn't strong enough to force the introduction of elections in other nations, so it doesn't fail under the 'No Ideological Bans' rule...)

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

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

Description: To stop the production of all greenhouse gases from power plants,the building of nuclear fission reactors, and the destruction of coasts or valleys or wildlife from other "green" methods of energy production, the U.N. should do these things
1. Enforce all member states to give scientists and funds towards an international nuclear fusion program.
2.An experimental reactor should be built in a member country to speed up research. This reactor will be an international zone, with no wars and a defense group drawn from all member states.
3. If or when a successful reactor design is made, all nations in the U.N. be given access to the plans, so that they can produce cheap energy for their people, without harming them.

Approvals: 11 (Ducaliantia, WZ Forums, Post Texas, The hit men, Misplaced States, Tyrantstan, Alpacadom, Fabingrad, Koshlandia, Gummertia, Dlefsrednas)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Jan 16 2008

Illegal under the 'No UN Armies' rule?

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Pointing Crazy Monkeys

Description: This is a UN resolution to provide more space in prisons and jails.

Prisons and jails have been overcrowded lately so I am proposing this act to make more room in jails and prisons.

The way we can do this is very simple: ANYONE WHO KILLS SHALL BE KILLED THEMSELVES.

This includes all cases of murder to humans exept murder in self defense.

Approvals: 4 (Pointing Crazy Monkeys, MisterEvil, Gummertia, Cardinal Chase)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jan 17 2008

Illegal, contradicts the 'Fair Sentencing Act'.

Gun rights forever

A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control

Decision: Relax

Proposed by: The Celtic North

Description: This is an attempt to make gun ownership a human right. This resolution should gurantee every person in the world the right to bare arms and should overwrite any current gun restrictions

Approvals: 2 (The hit men, National Dragons)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Jan 17 2008 I don't care what anyone says. Some people have no business in sleeveless shirts :p

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Disallusioned youths

Description: Recognising that;
1. Nuclear Weapons are a threat to humanity and world peace.
2. That Nuclear Weapons are obsolete and should be replaced by thermonuclear 'Hydrogen Warheads', which are much more effective.
3. That thermonuclear weapons would actually PREVENT war as most leader would be afraid to use them, or make another nationstate use them.
4. That you will be given a 5 year program to get rid of Nuclear Weapons in a safe and environentally friendly manner, and a further 10 years to build up a stock of Thermonuclear Weapons.
5. This program will come into effect on all United Nations member states immediately after the motion is passed (if at all). Illegal, contradicts Nuclear Armaments.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Xochimilcozucalocuba

Description: All nations should follow this set of rules:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

The powers not delegated to the nation by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. Plagurizing the Bill of Rights is not a good idea for a UN resolution.

Repeal “Metric System”
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: Mo Land 3

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

Argument: NATIONS SHOULD BE FREE TO USE ANY SYSTEM THEY WANT TO!!!!!

Also forcing nations to follow a certain system will kill off the knowledge of using more traditional methods.
Approvals: 8 (Krankor, Flibbleites, Extremation, Compulsoria, WZ Forums, Outer Kharkistania, Gryfoonistan, Iron Felix)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Thu Jan 17 2008

Illegal, for relying too heavily on ‘National Sovereignty’ as its only real argument.

Repeal “Metric System”
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: Satanic warfare

Description: UN Resolution #24: Metric System (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Argument: This bill has been a thorn in many nations sides, its imprealism at its worst. ANY NATION SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE.

There are many reasons, cultural, Scientific, and national pride.
Approvals: 1 (Extremation)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Jan 18 2008

Probably illegal, for relying too heavily on ‘National Sovereignty’ as its only real argument, as it doesn’t go into enough detail about the other reasons that it claims as justification for letting nations decide which system to use.

Long Range Missile Ban
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by :Aisturu Arda
Description: A complete ban on all long range and intercontinental missiles.

therefore disallowing long missile attacks
Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Fri Jan 18 2008

Illegal, for contradiction of Resolution #110 ‘United Nations Security Act’ ( http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9384832&postcount=111), and arguably of little use anyway because of its failure to define what would constitute ‘long’ ranges.

Repeal "CHILD LABOR"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #14
Proposed by: Holy land of jesus

Description: UN Resolution #14: CHILD LABOR (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: stop the pain i dont want to work for some hairy and you shoudnt too.

Approvals: 1 (Grangadstan)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 18 2008

Now, why do I think that this proposal's author hasn't read the resolution he's trying to repeal...

Repeal "UN Space Consortium"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #50


Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: UN Resolution #50: UN Space Consortium (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: WE MUST CLAIM THE MOON BUT HOWEVER WHOEVER THAT IS THE FIRST TO CLAIM THE MOON THE U.S.M.C WILL BE THE THEIR AND HALF OF THE SHARE WILL BELONG TO U.N.

Approvals: 11 (The hit men, WZ Forums, Lunar Destiny, Alpacadom, Waggi, New Hope UN, National Dragons, Krankor, Outer Kharkistania, Project Quantum Leap, Faldawi)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 93 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Jan 16 2008

Wow all that pounding on the keyboard and that's all they came up with... Not exactly Shakespeare yet.


Repeal "CHILD LABOR"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #14


Proposed by: Holy land of jesus

Description: UN Resolution #14: CHILD LABOR (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: stop the pain i dont want to work for some hairy and you shoudnt too.

Approvals: 5 (Grangadstan, WZ Forums, Tadia, Tyrantstan, Faldawi)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 18 2008

Working for some hairy no... bald maybe.

End slavery
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Herrebrugh

Description: The scourge of slavery yet remains in these progressive times. People are bought and sold like cattle, unable to determine their destiny. Their families are split apart; they are allowed no possessions of their own. They are beaten, chained, and tortured.

Therefore, I propose that the following human rights be given to every peoples of this great world:

- The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice.
- The right to own possessions.
- The right to travel freely throughout their country.
- The right to bodily safety from one's employer.
- The outlawing of the selling or purchasing of people.
This was from Monocerous but it was repealed

Approvals: 1 (Herrebrugh)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 19 2008

Illegal for plagiarism, probably for duplication of parts of Resolutions #232 & #233, and arguably for contradiction of one clause in #233 as well...

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Accident Prone

Description: With many nations suffering overpopulation in prisons and criinals getting away lightly, i suggest that we should allow the use of the death penalty for the following reasons:

1)serial killers who have murdered many people are dangerous to themselves and others as they can be mentally unstable and attack guards and other prisoners therefore they should be put to death for the safety of others.

2)Sentences of serious crimes are being reduced to ridiculous terms hence those who commit serious cirmes should face the death penalty in order to keep other crimes sentences at the right length

3) Only humane methods will be used for the death penalty hence hanging,elctric chair and firing sqaud being main choices for use. lethal injection may be used in certain circumstanes as an alternative to hangingIllegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.Hm. Does it really? Does FSA allow you to use inhumane punishments? That seems to be the only thing this mandates...

The sentence is any punishment meted out. The FSA says you can use any sentence you want."Allowing the death penalty" doesn't contradict FSA, but defining which forms of the death penalty you can use does.

Repeal "UN taxation ban"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #4
Proposed by: The Watkins

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

Argument: We need to tax the rich because they can afford to live a life of semi luxury, unlike the poor who would be lucky to even get that.

Approvals: 7 (Fabingrad, WZ Forums, Greater Gravesend, Ellenburg, El Ikin, Waggi, Letonija)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sat Jan 19 2008

Somebody apprently doesn't realise that Resolution #4 sets no limits on national taxation policies...


Regulation of Firearms
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Slashrim

Description: REALIZING the obvious risks of allowing non-government individuals to operate firearms or other such weapons,

REGRETTING the loss of human life in cleaning and maintaining a firearm, and of operating a firearm either purposefully or accidentally.

RECOGNIZING the rights of citizens to live without fear, and the danger posed to those citizens when anyone may be concealing a weapon on their person

ALSO RECOGNIZING the rights of those at risk to protect themselves,

THE UNITED NATIONS HEREBY DECLARES:
No person shall carry a weapon, with the exception of those issued by the Gun Control Board - the Gun Control Board may issue a firearm to a civilian if they judge necessary, in the case of police, soldiers, bodyguards or those in a witness protection program.

The Gun Control Board is to be made up of at least twenty people, all of whom must cover a wide range of social and economic groups.

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SUMMARY

The Intent of the 'Banning of Civilian Firearms' is to prevent weapons falling into the hands of criminals, those who may be unaware or unable to operate them, and those who have proven too untrustworthy or incompetent to be trusted. It intent is not, however, to outlaw them all together, as there are people who need them - people who may be at honest risk. Therefore, this proposal merely suggests regulating guns, and only handing them to people with:
a)The ability to operate them, and
b)The need to operate them.

Written entirely by the Disputed Territories of Slashrim.

Approvals: 4 (Slashrim, Extremation, Letonija, Intelligenstan)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Jan 20 2008

Illegal, branding.


To go to a one child law
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: Union state of America

Description: ...I hope this is all right, I think it is.

To go to a one child law/limiting all UN nations to follow one child per mother.

There is a law in China that 'you' can only have one baby per mother. Our world has likley a trillion people on it as of this moment. Our global resources are being used up fast, some day shows that we have less then 3 decades of room to grow, with maybe even less in overall food supply on our world. We must pass a law to limit birth's to one baby per mother. If we do not act now it will be to late.

All nations will enforce this law by their own milltary/police forces. The UN will not have to do more then make it law across all UN nations. This makes it ok with the rule.

Approvals: 1 (The hit men)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Jan 20 2008

Illegal for: Wrong category (should be 'Moral Decency', I think), RL reference ("China"), probably contradiction of the Abortion Legality Convention (unless it's supposed to be enforced by means of infanticide, instead?), and meta-gaming ("This makes it ok with the rule")...


No more war!!!!
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: from now onwards that will be no more war in this world

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Sun Jan 20 2008

Illegal, tries to affect non-UN nations.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: to increase the people living in the country we must let children and teens married because due to our research for the past 7 year the rate of couples that is the under age of 14 is 56% and today it is increase to 89%! we must to something to do about it that is to let them marriedIllegal, contradicts Marriage Protection Act.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: South Africanus Doscus

Description: This proposal, if taken into effect, forces all schools to make matric education compulsory.

This means that nobody may end their education before they have finished matric examinations, this however, does not force those that have failed examinations to repeat matric.

This change in education will affect all types of schools, even private types.Illegal, contradicts UN Educational Aid Act. But more importantly, what the hell is matric education?

Illegal, contradicts UN Educational Aid Act. But more importantly, what the hell is matric education?

It's the new metric... ?

An observation: we are expected to believe the person who wrote
Kid have right to be president

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: kids have right to be president however it will be under control by an adult if it turn bad
(and plenty of other crap, some quoted in this thread, some yet to be) could also come up with
Children have rights to vote
Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: We need to consider giving children the right to vote at age 16 (or even 14 after they have developed the required formal thought processes) or the right to assign their proxy. Obviously before they develop the cognitive skills and emotional maturity necessary for making difficult political judgments, children cannot be expected to vote. Perhaps these children should have their right to vote exercised by proxy. We could assign their proxy to their principal care giver. If children were given the franchise, then their interests and needs would receive attention equal to other groups in democratic society. To restore our obligation to children will require imaginative solutions that today seem unthinkable. It wasn't that many years ago when blacks were denied to right to vote. Women received the franchise with the 19th Amendment in 1920. Perhaps we can experiment with giving children the right to vote. Until children have the right to vote, we may simply continue a cycle of concern and neglect of children's issues that has failed to produce substantial progress.

It might be argued that providing women with the right to vote has not really led to fundamental changes or improvements for women. Unquestionably, progress for women has been too slow. But it would be hard to imagine what the situation of women would have been (or would become) without the right to vote. It would be unthinkable to even imagine a situation where women were denied the right to vote.

Government establishes the rules the community will abide by in deciding how resources (such as the Gross Domestic Product) will be distributed. In a society where special interest politics shape governmental interests, those groups able to fund the campaigns of elected officials will see their interests protected and legislation which is favorable to protecting and improving their interests enacted. Likewise, those groups who are unable to make substantial contributions to the campaigns of elected officials will see their interests go unprotected. Further, those groups, such as the poor, who have historically recorded low voter turnout will be especially vulnerable. And most of all, those who do not vote (i.e., children) are unlikely to have their interests protected and will likely fare poorly in competition with others in the arena of political decision-making.

We can lay the foundation for ending widespread poverty among children only by empowering the children themselves. This will require giving children the right to representation. The mechanism for achieving this representation will require creative and innovative problem solving, but we can do it. What we need to do is give up some of our own power so that children can have what we already enjoy. It won't cost us any money. It won't add to the federal deficit. But it will add to the political and moral wealth of the nation. We ought to be able to enter the next millennium with our children having equal representation in our political institutions.
this?

Hmmmm....no (http://www.childwelfare.com/kids/kidsvote.htm). There is literally nothing in the world more disgusting than plagiarism. Except maybe the thought of your parents doing it.

Hmmmm....no (http://www.childwelfare.com/kids/kidsvote.htm). There is literally nothing in the world more disgusting than plagiarism. Except maybe the thought of your parents doing it.

Awesome catch Quint, I figured it was pulled from something. Nobody learns grammar that fast.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Tanganyikaland

Description: The legalization of euthanasia would benefit the health services of all countries and allow family members to decide the fate of a close family member.

This resolution proposes that:

with permission of the family, a doctor can euthanize a family member.

doctors can appeal a family decision to not euthanize a patient.

forms be introduced for a patient/immediate family member to fill out regarding a wish to be euthanised if a doctor believes it necessary.Illegal, duplicates that self determination resolution (I'm blanking on the name).

The sentence is any punishment meted out. The FSA says you can use any sentence you want."Allowing the death penalty" doesn't contradict FSA, but defining which forms of the death penalty you can use does.However, FSA is also subordinate to End Barbaric Punishments, no? Technically, would this be running afoul of that (via duplication) as opposed to FSA?

Or have I erred by assuming EBP actually follows its title...

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Gabriel IIdeMexico

Description: THE LIFE ACT: It will protect the life of the world's citizens.

1. The world will be unpopulated if we continue with:
-the death penalty.
-Abortion
-Euthanasia
2. Every child deserves to be born. They want a chance to be good doctors or teachers , leaders that can have a great impact in the future.

3. The world's senior citizens, just want to be taken care of by their families. The families will get help also when they get older. Theyre is no use of the Euthanasia.

4. The Death Penalty is causing the world high taxes.
The prisoners should just go to the Army.

5. The world needs to be populated not depopulated.Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a hat trick, contradicts Abortion Legality Convention, Right of Self Determination, and Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Mickaila

Description: We should be able to have our nations at war with each other! think of how fun it would be!!!!!Illegal, wrong category (not that there's a right one in this case).

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: National England

Description: This resolution (if passed) will allow country's to legalize drugs for recreational use.

This does not FORCE people to legalize them only give the option. This increases civil liberty in all nations whereby it is legal, and always offer the option of allowing it if the time in a nation comes when they may need to legalize it because of riots and other such civil protests.

#1-This does not force in anyway force people to legalize drugs only allows the option to every nation.

#2-This is only in relation to marijuana and other class B drugs.

#3-This may be further extened to class A drugs but only by another resolution.

#4-This resolution will give the option to nations to legalize use of class B drugs for RECREATIONAL reasons aswell as medical. Illegal, duplicates UN Drug Act.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a hat trick, contradicts Abortion Legality Convention, Right of Self Determination, and Fair Sentencing Act.In all fairness, Individual Self-Determination was repealed.

In all fairness, Individual Self-Determination was repealed.

Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Relax


Proposed by: The Hidden Kingdom

Description: Need someone dead in a pinch? Just hire an assassin to take em out at The Assassins Guild. Of course it'll cost a pretty penny, so rich people could kill a lot of people, and the best thing is, it's perfectly legal. The cops can't bust them.
My nation is also hiring out sasquacth hunters if anyone is interested. The Lost Region offers the best bounty hunters in the world.Illegal, branding.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: well, if cannot stop thick the air. we have to do something to the sun we reflect the sun UV ray and the best part is during solar storm the screen can reflect the storm and can stop thousand of house go blackout at night of course it means we will miss the beutiful show call in the north pole and the south pole. and we can even use to power at least 50 million home every 10 years and it is not so costly and good at protecting the environment!What?

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: The Fraz Islands

Description: First of all, I'm serious. It's under HUMAN rights because "vampires" are Human being with a rare genetic blood disorder similar to porphyria. The actual term is Haemavore, and although they are human, they are often misunderstood individuals surrounded by prejudice. They don't wear black gothic capes, they don't sleep in coffins, theyare not undead evil beasts, they are medically and sometimes socially inept human beings.

I propose that:
-Any discrimination of this minority be punished as racism.

-Schools should educate young children about haemavores.

-Educational programmes should be set up about haemavores.

-Halloween costumes should come with an informative leaflet

-More Blood banks should be set up, and awareness increased

-The government should provides special councilling for haemavores.

-Increased funding for Medical research and haematology

-where possible, the same measures to be taken for those who suffer from lycanthropy.

thank you for reading this, if you are against discrimination, stereotyping and prejudice this needs your approval. :rolleyes:

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

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: South Africanus Doscus

Description: This proposal, if taken into effect, forces all schools to make matric education compulsory.

This means that nobody may end their education before they have finished matric examinations, this however, does not force those that have failed examinations to repeat matric.

This change in education will affect all types of schools, even private types.
We're to teach people how to matriculate now? Or is this a terribly spelt version of the Metric resolution?

Nakeed People!!!!!
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Norwegion Conservitves

Description: Lets legalize sex in public and have naked people playing paintball!
...Rightio then.

Hey Dasri, I beat you to the matric Education one (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13378372&postcount=5594).

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: The Fraz Islands

Description: RECOGNISES that Zoosexuality is defined as engaging in sexual activities with animals. This does not include un-neutered household pets attempting sexual activities with the Human arm or leg.

OUTLAWS any act of Sexual exploitation of any animal.

RESTRICTS offenders of zoosexuality from ever owning any animal.

PUNSIHES any act of Sexual Exloitation of any animal with a prison sentace.

OFFERS optional councilling and rehabilitational services to offenders and potential animal fetishists. Ilegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Mirahge

Description: NOTING that if we continue as we are with are current pollution levels, the envronment will be in a state of disrepair

HOWEVER this issue will not outlaw industry or put any tighting laws

ENFORCING that every nation put 15% of their tax revenue into enviroment areasIllegal, game mechanics.

However, FSA is also subordinate to End Barbaric Punishments, no? Technically, would this be running afoul of that (via duplication) as opposed to FSA?

Or have I erred by assuming EBP actually follows its title...

It doesn't really, it bans torturing witnesses(and while it doesn't actually explicitly mention them, suspects) to receive information about a crime.

Also it doesn't ban torturing witnesses at all, it makes it a finable offense and bars the use of the evidence gained in court. This is all assuming you can prove the information was gained by torture mind you, because it explicitly says it has to be proved to meet the definition.

Oh man is that thing going to be repealed when I get around to it.

So no, it's not going to duplicate End Barbaric Punishments, but it'll definitely contradict FSA.

Also, there are subordinate resolutions? In that earlier ones supercede later ones that may contradict them?

So this is why I've refrained from joining the UN! Wow, I laughed quite a bit reading some of the UN proposals. Anything by crazy hell for war deserves a laugh.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: South Africanus Doscus

Description: This proposal, if accepted, shall force all public and private hospitals to either sell off the Euthanasia that they have in storage to nations not within the UN.

Euthanasia cannot be permitted for use on patients as it signifies that they have lost hope. It is being purchased in massive numbers as "Street drugs". It is also a waste of money and materials as they can be used for research and development into cures for diseases as well as more medicines that do not kill a person but instead, helps them overcome whatever ailment they may have. Euthanasia might as well be a legal poison permitted for use on patients.

So if this proposal is passed, all nations in the UN will experience a boost in their economy from banning the use of Euthanasia.Does the author think there's a drug called Euthanasia?

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Nilpak

Description: All people should have the right to get married no matter what the gender of the person is. Not only will it make some people happier but it will also keep dangerous gay rights riots, etc. from happening.Illegal, contradicts Marrage Protection Act.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Terramount

Description: Many criminals these days are forced to go through the death penalty. Often, a lot of these penaltys are painful and tourting. Humans have rights so they should not have to go through these deaths. Most of the time it is better and more effective to put them in prison for life.And you want to do what now?

Repeal "Metric System "

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #24


Proposed by: Satanic warfare

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

Argument:

Argument: Understanding that "Metric System" seeks to standardize weights and measurements, specifically, converting all nations to the metric system,

Regretting, however, that the resolution fails to require any standardized weights and measurements, or provide any details for their implementation, defeating its central purpose,

Seeking the opportunity to pass more detailed and comprehensive international weights and measurements standardization,

Noting that this ineffective piece of legislation bars such an act from passage,

The United Nations hereby repeals "Metric System".

He literally copy-pasted mine. It even copied "Argument:".


Repeal "Metric System "

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #24


Proposed by: Chetton

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

Argument: Noting, that although there are many adherents of the 'scientific' metric system there are many who want the choice to be able to use the traditional measurements i.e. the Imperial system rather than the Metric system.
Secondly, whilst the UN is an august body it is not a World Government and should not be able to dictate this upon any nation. We as individual nations should be able to use the Imperial system if we so wish and not be ordered to use an alien system.
Thirdly both systems can co-exist side by side and so there is no reason to deprive us of our right to choice and individual self-givernment and automony.
For the reasons outlined above I urge you to allow personal liberty and not make any of us 'Metric Martyrs'.

NatSov is not a valid argument.


Repeal "Metric System "

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #24


Proposed by: McCarthy Crusaders

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

Argument: United Nations Resolution #24, the Metric System, is an egregious intrusion on national sovereignty and the right of nations.
We recognize that a state should be able to use the measurements of its own choosing, as forcing it to alter its current measurements could force the nation to incur costly expenses by revising all printed material. Furthermore, this resolution does absolutely nothing to improve the quality of life in 'countries of poor economic standing' like it states.
Additionally, the resolution destroys the cultural aspects of societies that may have used different measurements for centuries. Therefore, we recognize that UN Resolution 'Metric System' is an assault on national liberty and should be repealed immediately.

Same as above.

Also, there are subordinate resolutions? In that earlier ones supercede later ones that may contradict them?It's not an official classification, no, but when Resolutions say things like "Except where previously legislated..." they are making themselves subordinate to said legislation.

Also, due to contradiction/duplication rules, every Resolution is technically subordinate to the ones before it. It just usually doesn't make a difference.

It's not an official classification, no, but when Resolutions say things like "Except where previously legislated..." they are making themselves subordinate to said legislation.

Also, due to contradiction/duplication rules, every Resolution is technically subordinate to the ones before it. It just usually doesn't make a difference.

Good to know for the future, sorta common sense but bleh. Good to have it actually filed away in my brain.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Timborium

Description: The resolutions in the UN should be proposal in any language, not only the english.

This is a global organization, having that on mind, and in respect of soberany os States, resolutions should be proposal in the language used in the country.

That could be harder to approval a resolution, but it is a decision that a country must take, not a imposition of the UN.

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As resoluções nas UN podem ser propostas em qualquer língua, não apenas o inglês.

Essa é uma organização global, tendo isso em mente e em respeito à soberania das nações, as resoluções podem ser propostas na lígua adotada pelo país.

Isso pode tornar mais difícil a aprovação de uma resolução, mas essa é uma decisão que cabe ao país tomar, e não ser imposta pela UN.

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Le resoluzione nelle UN possono essere fate in qualcuna lingua, no appena l'inglese.

Questa è un'organizatione globale e come tale deve respetare la soverania delle nazione, purtroppo, le resoluzione possono essere proposte nella lingua del paese.

Questo poù finire in una dificoltà alla aprovazione delle resoluzione, ma questa é una decizione che il paese deve prendere, no le UN.Illegal, attempts to change the rules of the game via UN Resolution, also it's breaking the rule it's trying to change.

On the other hand, it would make all those gibberish proposals legit, assuming the nation's language was gibberish.

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Relax


Proposed by: The Robonias

Description: Noting that some Schizophrenic's have been refused their right to bear arms

Permits Schizophrenic's to be arrested if they use a gun unlawfully

Affirms a Schizophrenic's right to own a gun.

Realizes that Schizophrenic's are people too and deserve weapons.

Gives Schizophrenic's free guns.

Promotes the safety of Schizophrenic's from muggers and rapists.

Mandates that all Schizophrenic's are given guns immediately.Category: Gun Control


Decision: Tighten


Proposed by: The Robonias

Description: Noting that Schizophrenic's are far more likely to commit a crime than sane people.

Mandates that all Schizophrenic's that possess guns are fined.

Permits Schizophrenic's to own other weapons.

Charges Schizophrenic's in possession of a gun with a fine of $2000.

Takes away all Schizophrenic's guns.

Affirms Schizophrenic's with guns are dangerous.Notice the author on these two. Apparently someone can't make up their mind.

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Relax


Proposed by: Turlmanistan

Description: Repeal all previously voted resolutions

Allows, and gives the right to, Schizophrenic's to be able to decide for themselves if owning guns is right for them.

Gives Schizophrenic's the exclusive right to have 24/7 365 access, if they so choose to exercise this right, to consultation on what type of gun is right for them.

Gives Schizophrenic's the right to choose what size of gun they should be allowed to have.

Gives Schizophrenic's the right to posses nuclear weapons, and other weapons of mass destruction.

Gives Schizophrenic's the right to transport, without any required licenses and permits any nation would normally have in place for any citizen, their weapons from one location to another location without penalty of prosicution.

Allows Schizophrenic's to have no manditory sentances with any prosicution that may arise as a result of any crime involving a gun, and automatically gives them reduced punishment time from the norm, and is exempt from any capital punishment.Illegal, attempts to repeal everything.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: The Racnoss

Description: Nowadays, the way that most people drive their cars is awful. Not only dangerous for themselves but more important, to other people. Besides, the image that such country would give, specially if such country would belong to the United Nations, wouldn´t be appropriate. Keeping this in mind, the UN should:

Extend drive lessons for a period of a year: making driving lessons last for about two years.

Take tests on all drivers once every 3 years and see if such drivers are still able of driving a vehicle, or not. If not, such driver will loose his or her driving licence.

Every driver who doesn´t apply or obey to the driving Golden Rules, such as: passing red lights, speeding where they are not supposed to, or just having a bad driving behavior will be fined, and when such driver has exceeded 4 fines he or she will be suspended from his driving licence for a week.

Every driver who has been suspended for more than 3 months will be permanently expelled from the driving community.


Thanking everyone who shares such thoughts, and hoping the UN will approve such measure, we hope that by doing so, our nations will be safer, and give a much better image to the United Nations. Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Kannatta

Description: Our world is an unfair one and it is our duty to curb that horrible divide as best we can. If we are to be member nations of an organization such as the United Nations, one that promotes equality, peace and justice for the world regardless of class or ethnicity, then we must face the terrible reality that is an unregulated free market. Milton Friedman's experiment in economic Darwinism has been a resounding failure, the progressive eradication of the world's middle class vivid evidence of this violent truth. Now is the time to act. With multinational conglomerates swallowing up resources left and right and the universal class divide eroding at a fatal pace we must act before it is too late.
This resolution calls for 3 strict laws:

This resolution will repeal all pre existing Free Trade laws, returning all tariff prices and trade taxes to their original levels.

Second, this resolution also calls for the nationalization of all natural resources(water, oil, electricity) in each member nation.

Finally this resolution calls for a limit on all foreign investments in each member nation to a combined limit of 0.9% of said nation's GDP.

Let the future of our world be a fair and just one. Kill the bastard child that is the consolidation of wealth and power. Free the poor.

PASS THE UNIVERSAL FAIR TRADE DECLARATION Illegal, RL references, attempts to repeal multiple resolutions, and miscategorized.

Notice the author on these two. Apparently someone can't make up their mind.It's funny! Don't you see? Everyone knows that Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder are the same thing! See? Funny!

Repeal "Discrimination Accord"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #99
Proposed by: McCarthy Crusaders

Description: UN Resolution #99: Discrimination Accord (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Recognizing that this resolution implicitly forces all member nations to recognize homosexual marriages/unions as equal to heterosexual marriages,

Knowing that many member nations and religious citizens/organizations are opposed to allowing homosexual marriages,

Realizing that this resolution would force an individual nation to give equal value in hiring to:
1) both someone of a high intelligence and a mentally retarded person ("intelligence" discrimination)
2) an anarchist, a Communist, a Nazi, and a loyal citizen ("school of thought" discrimination)
3) someone who can not speak a common language and converse with the rest of society ("language" discrimination)
4)an infant and a middle aged person ("age" discrimination)

Recognizing that forcing nations to create diversity camps/indoctrination centers is not feasible, appropriate, or necessary,

We therefore repeal UN Resolution #99, Discrimination Accord, for the above stated reasons and its egregious attack on the decision making process of member nations.

Approvals: 18 (Compulsoria, Faldawi, Extremation, Ellenburg, Lunar Destiny, Egy Nemzet, WZ Forums, Chuck Norris Haters, NewTexas, Gallantaria, Great Atlantea, Benuhal, Burkesborough, Northern Lost Lake, MercyMe, Sanguinis Lands, Casinoria, Waggi)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 86 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Jan 23 2008

Illegal, RL reference ('Nazi')... or does the issue 'Nazi Sympathizers Plan Rally' make this term allowable in resolutions?

Democracy for All States
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: San Locos

Description: Proposes that all states must have free, open elections for the majority of its government.
Each election must pass UN guidelines
If any elections fail to meet these standards or no elections are held that nation state will be first punished with sanctions and then military force if needed

Approvals: 5 (Chuck Norris Haters, WZ Forums, Eaton States, The hit men, Trotskyist Britian)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 25 2008

Illegal, ideological ban... and possibly "tries to create a UN military force" as well...

The right to bear swords
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: JumpingJack

Description: In a world which is watching more and more martial arts films, this proposal aims to give all beings, be it humans or animals, the right to the full usage of swords.

Military spending will be slashed with the passing of this resolution, as all armed persons will be armed with a sword of some kind.

All nations known to hold, or to be manufacturing, weapons of mass destruction (guns, ammunition, nuclear weapons etc.) will be forced to submit and trade all it's weapons for swords.

The UN will hereby dissolve any support it has for countries with a strong military as a means of disarmament of the world.

Approvals: 6 (WZ Forums, Chuck Norris Haters, Moe-zambique, Grangadstan, The hit men, Waggi)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 25 2008

Illegal, contradicts an existing resolution (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9384832&postcount=111).

Stop Automobile Taxation!
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

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

Description: This proposes that all taxes, tariffs, and all government taxes on the Automobile Industry and all automobiles in general.

Benefits:

It would make buying an automobile cheaper.

It would generate enough revenue to open more factories and provide more jobs.

Approvals: 4 (Chuck Norris Haters, Moe-zambique, Casinoria, The hit men)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 25 2008

The first sentence of its description seems to have one major point omitted... ;)

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

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

Description: The pollution among the United Narions member states is rising with incredible speed, and nothing seems to stop it.

Allmost every scientest on earth says that we must do something about it, or else the world will become uninhabitable in the future.
We have to do something about it or else our grand-children and their children after them, will pay for our sins.

therfore I have made a list of demands that must be approved to save planet earth.
These demands are:

1: All countries must reduce their grenhouse gas emissions with at least 15% in the nearest future.

2: Citizens that pollute the least will be given a reward consisting of 50 US Dollars.

3: Nations who do not reduse their greenhouse gas emmisions will be punished with a trade embargo.

4: Uranium mining must be reduced or completely cancelled, and nations must spend more money on wind- or sun power to produce electricity.

5: Uranium power plants must be closed in the future, and replaced by more environmental power sources.

6: Scientists have deceloped methods of producing paper out of rock instead of paper, there must be spend more money on developing methods like these, and all paper must be (when it is possible) produced out of rock.

7: All cars must be able to drive at least 15 kilometers pr liter.

8: There must be enabled a large project with the goal to develop technology for protecting our planet and reduce the pollution.

The Demands my seem hard, but belive me they are neccesary...

Approvals: 1 (Trotskyist Britian)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 25 2008

Illegal, RL reference ("US dollars")... as well as for any other problems that people might notice...

Abolish unilateral wars!
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Rebelarmyshed

Description: This motion basically suggests that any country that unilaterally invades another should be shunned and punished in the most forceful ways possible, whilst allowing for the fact that fundamentalisms of all religions should be allowed freedom of expression, so long as they don't threaten anyone elses democratic rights.

Basically,
You could only declare war in the event of
A)you or your region being attacked;
B)to protect the human rights or democratic decision of this assembly or its constituent regions ( Like Kosovo in '98 or against germany in ww2).

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 25 2008

Illegal, for RL references.

Free Choice
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Baruk-Azhik

Description: The United Nations Should be abolished. All laws that the United Nations has set will be rendered null and void. Each Nations should be able to decide their own fate without international interference.

Approvals: 1 (Baruk-Azhik)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 25 2008

Illegal for game mechanics (abolition of the UN), for wrong category (because its direct effects, other than the one that violates game mechanics, mean that it should be classified as 'Repeal'), attempting to repeal multiple resolutions simultaneously, and relying on NatSov as its only argument...

Illegal for game mechanics (abolition of the UN),

Actually, that usually successfully abolishes the UN from that nation's perspective. Call it my own little "Make a Wish Foundation".

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #24
Proposed by: Chickychickywapow

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

Argument: Any nation has a right to pick whatever system they want to use. It is their nation let them choose whichever measuring system they would prefer. Forcing them to use a system is ridiculous.
Oh look, a NatSov-only argument. Again.


Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Breyymenistan

Description: I prepose that a United Nations supreme government be put in place. This supreme government will have the following powers-

-The power to create new proposals and have them go straight to the vote of the people. This will enable laws to be passed quicker and be put in place immediately rather than having to wait for them to pass.
-Anyone who wants to declare war will have to request the right to war with the members of the supreme government. This will prevent any new regions being unlawfully destroyed by larger regions.
-Any delegates that are unpopular with the people of their region may be removed by the members of the supreme government. This will prevent people gaining control of a region which is at peace.

The Supreme Government members will be chosen based on these factors-

-Length of time playing NationStates.
-Number of Endorsements received.
However, a monthly review shall be carried out of the supreme government. Any members abusing their powers or not doing an effective job shall be kicked out of the government.

Thanks for reading, its my first proposal. So treat me kindly!

All the Best.
Illegal: game mechanics, "committee" rules, game mechanics... Yes, I know I already said it, but it violates the game mechanics rules a lot!


Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Legalize
Proposed by: Hometopia

Description: WHEREAS, the vast majority of overdose deaths are caused by faulty product or no quality control, and

WHEREAS, nations are funding billions upon billions of dollars into an idealogical war on drugs; and

WHEREAS, government controlled drug markets would eliminate drug-related crimes as prices would lower, drug dealers would go out of buisness, and

WHEREAS, money should be allotted towards rehabilitation facilities, and

WHEREAS, the human demand for mind-altering substances will never subside, and

WHEREAS, for every demand, there will be a supply, and

WHEREAS, said governments could use revenue generated from sales to fund education, health-care, and other important sectors of their nations

The Principality of Hometopia suggests legalisation and regulation of all recreational drugs, in the following manner.

1. All recreational drugs will be grown or manufactured on government land/ in government factories.

2. All said product will be tested for quality control.

3. All product will only be sold in licenced shops.

4. Money originally planned for fighting the "war on drugs" will be strongly encouraged to be allotted to rehabilitation facilities and health-care facilities.

5. This resolution will come up for re-evaluation in One (1) year from passage.
Very illegal; contradicts UN Drug Act, branding, trying to put in time-limitation (clause 5)

The right to bear arms
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Wiener schnitzels

Description: This would guaranty that everyon regardless of gender, race, sexual preference, or age is aloud to hang bear arms in there house.

Approvals: 2 (Wiener schnitzels, Roskaland)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 26 2008

Again... :(

Decency, art, and morality
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Moe-zambique

Description: WHEREAS decency and morality are issues that are hotly contested - for example the recent extremely close vote to defeat the Free-Expression proposal.

and

WHEREAS voting records indicate that the majority of the UN nations wish to not be coerced into a definition of said words that they may not agree with.

IT IS WRITTEN AND SO RULED that the definitions of the following terms: decency, morality and artistic content are SOLELY and COMPLETELY the domain of each and every UN Nation separately. Laws regarding these terms are also the SOLE DOMAIN of said UN Nations as well. No nation or group of nations shall make rules, laws, restrictions or penalties concerning these matters that shall affect any other UN Nation.

Approvals: 2 (Moe-zambique, Roskaland)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 26 2008

Illegal, as a pure 'blocker' that does nothing else. Also, wrong strength?

A new recreational drug
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Roumanika

Description: This drug is coming out of Roskwanda, and is called the Roskwanda Recreational Drug (RRD). Me, as the founder of Roskwanda, want to say that this drug is not very dangerous and costs just 1,25 roskwands. I want that my drug may be traded in all Nation States. The effects of this drug are:
-you will be very relaxed
-none of headache or anything like this
-even makes you more social
-will stop the pain in your body(only for adults)
-will make you more happy than other drugs that can kill you.
I said this drug is not a killing one, like others.
Thank you for your time and vote for this drug

Approvals: 1 (Roskaland)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 26 2008

Wrong category (should be 'Recreational Drugs' ), probably wrong strength (as it's only about one substance, and that's at least allegedly a harmless one), branding, and contradicts 'UN Drug Act'...

Repeal "Cultural Heritage in War"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #207
Proposed by: Roumanika

Description: UN Resolution #207: Cultural Heritage in War (Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This war is very long. We must stop the war between cultures and we must protect these cultures

Approvals: 1 (Roskaland)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 26 2008

Which war, in particular, is "very long"? It rather looks as though the author hasn't read (or has read, but failed to understand) the resolution that they're trying to repeal...

Gay and Lesbians rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: New Roumanika

Description: We know that they are human too. Let them do what they want! We just are humans. But the Order of the Violet must be outlawed, you good people. We need world a safe and a model place for children. And minor accidents and pick-pocketing must be legalized is poor countries. Thank you for your time

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 26 2008

The author seems a bit confused about what they're trying to do.
And who are the 'Order of the Violet', do they mean the Violent Violetists?

More Industries
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation
Proposed by: Pakista

Description: Only some nations have the industry and the bigger nations do nothing. They just use ours. I suggest that a law should be passed that each nation must have a number of factories depending on their size and resources.

Approvals: 1 (The hit men)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Jan 26 2008

That's hardly deregulation...

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Pringtopia

Description: The UN must recognize that drug use is very real. It threatens to turn our people into mindless thugs who need to steal, and kill just to revel in a terrible substance. We must put an end to drug use immediately!
Illegal; contradicts UN Drug Act inasmuch as it does anything.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Walasaria

Description: Nizy and gangs can be killed for the sake of others and there freedomWhat's a "Nizy?"

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Timborium

Description: The members of the same region should have the same currency.

That currency can be determinate by the delegate of the region for a election, or he can choose by himself the name of the region's currency, also according with the region's politics.

The whole world knows that a common currency improves the trade beetewen two countries.
Well, either it's game mechanics, or (given it says 'should') does absolutely nothing.

What's a "Nizy?"

"Nazi", perhaps?
Surely this must contradict some earlier resolution, such as the Fair Sentencing Act or Fair Trial... or one of those that forbids discrimination on ideological grounds?
Anyway, it's in the wrong category...

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Stronger Democracy for All
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

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

Description: This Proposal will secure that citizens in every UN country, has strong democratic rights, and will try to spread democracy.

To do this following demands must be accepted.
These demands are:

1. Citizens of a UN nation can, if they collect a certain amount of signatures, demand that a issue will be taken to voting in the nations Parliment.

2. Citizens of a UN nation can demand that the people of the nation will vote about a certain political issue.

3. Nations that do not have a democratic constitution will be punished with a trade embargo, or another sort of international punishment.

4. Citizens of a nation who do not have a democratic constitution, have the right to recieve help from the UN to riot and install a democratic government in their nation.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Jan 27 2008

Illegal, ideological ban.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Sat-sat

Description: RECOGNIZING the good intentions of many advocates of chuld labor abolition,

NOTING that the effects of such abolition often result, in the developed world, in such consequences as starvation or the child taking up even riskier occupations such as prostitution,

ENCOURAGING nations to obey the more recent resolution "Abolition of forced labor" in continuing not to force child labor.

BELIEVING that a child who lives in a given situation is much more qualified to determine whether he would benefit overall from a given occupation than a bureaucrat thousands of miles away. Illegal, contradicts CHILD LABOR.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Daressalaam

Description: It is under my opinion that their should be three levels of pay, to help generate equality to socially and economically handicapped people, it could also stabilize the economic currency issues that have been forming as of late.

Suggested amounts per hour-
7.50- blue collar workers, jobs in small industry and like jobs
11.50- Health, Military and human welfare jobs
20.00- Leading officers,CEO's,CFO,s president/leader and public safety advisors.

Custum Variance 20-30 -for Actors and people whos income is on grants or private basedIllegal, contradicts UN Fair Wage Convention.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #4


Proposed by: Leocardia

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

Argument: This resolution does not reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.Well, that's a new reason.

Well, that's a new reason.Pity it's an illegal reason; I rather like it.

Illegal, contradicts CHILD LABOR.
Well, no. It doesn't actually do anything to be contradicting any resolution, just believes a couple of things and encourages people to obey an existing law. Still illegal, mind.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Chickychickywapow

Description: If a landowner has a sign of "Trespassers will be shot!" or any other sign that includes physically damaging or killing someone on there property. This will allow landowners to hurt or kill the trespasser if they are unwanted on your property. If the trespasser is damaging your property including, killing livestock, graffiti on home, damage to any vehicle, damage to home, will allow landowner to fire at will.

RESTRICTIONS
-Doesn't include family members.
-Landowner must include a viewable sign(s) from any angle of the perimeter.
-If he didn't commit any of those crimes listed above landowner must fire a warning shot and allow him time to leave the area.
Wrong category. I note the author's fleet of other proposals are very keen on spending money without saying where it came from :-/

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: North amenia

Description: all goverments will have power to do the following.

1.tap phones,seach houses without warrents

2.search bank accounts,and seize private property

3.all privie property belongs to the stateIllegal, contradicts Stop Privacy Intrusion.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Outlaw


Proposed by: Wezleana

Description: This act was proposed to discourage use of Recreational Drugs.
This act declares that:
1. Marijuana, cocaine, methane fedamine, tobacco, liquor, antidepressents, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Deliriants, Dissociative anaesthetics, and Stimulants are illegal unless perscribed by a certified doctor.

2. Drug abusers will have at least 6 months, counseling, and rehabilitation.

3. It is illegal to sell or trade Marijuana, cocaine, methane fedamine, tobacco, liquor, antidepressents, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Deliriants, Dissociative anaesthetics, and Stimulants unless you are a certified doctor.

This act encourages:
Free rehabilitation and counseling for drug abusers.

This act discourages:
1. Viewing drug abusers as mere criminals.
2. Selling of recreational drugs unless a certified doctor.
3. Circulation of drugs throughout the country.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act. And on a slightly more humorous note, I like their spelling of methamphetamines.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Benderr

Description: Its just what it says, if this bill is used then it will do the following.

1) Increased police funding for better public safety.

2) Increased Military funding for better national safety.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Chickychickywapow

Description: STATES-That school uniforms are prohibited to nations in the United Nations.

REASONS
1) Students have the right to pick what they want to wear while they are at school.
2) Students should be able to express there selves with there only style or fashion.
3) Students should be allowed to wear comfortable clothing whenever they would like.Are school uniforms covered by the UN Educational Aid Act?

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: North amenia

Description: abortion is imoral and wrong it should be banned outrightIllegal, contradicts Abortion Legality Convention.

Are school uniforms covered by the UN Educational Aid Act?The Tentacle Monster Local 415 is gonna be pissed about this one...

Create of the armerment board
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: North amenia

Description: simple te armerments board will moniter the size of all military and police forces of select nation.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jan 29 2008

Illegal: Seriously wrong strength, does nothing except create a committee...

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: New Hove

Description: I propose that all states introduce capital punishment on any of the selected crimes.

i propose that all citizen thats choose to commit
Murder in the first degree
Multiple Murder in any degree
Rape of an animal
Rape of a human

i further yet propose that the death penalty will and can be performed in any of the following,
shoot to the back of the head
hanging
gas chamber
lethal injection

Any certified judicial power will be the only type of people of which can inflict the death penalty. Any case of the death penalty being use will be reviewed by the Monarch of the country and of which will then be endorsed and carried out with in the next 30 days.

On the event of an unfair decision by a judicial power, they shall be reviewed and then acquitted of their duty.Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #4


Proposed by: Naorthia

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

Argument: The UN must be allowed to directly tax the citizens of any member state as long as: the taxation is equal to all citizens unless said citizen cannot afford the taxation, then they shall be exempt. The UN now requires funds to not only run its offices worldwide but to support its peacekeeping forces that are so needed in our world today.We have peacekeeping forces?

Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Protzmann

Description: In accordance with the United Nations, the United Socialist States of Protzmann hereby proposes, in the interest of world peace, a substantial reduction in the amount warfare in the world. Our proposal goes as such:

1)A maximum of 1:20 ratio in respects to military-to-civilian population. Exceptions to this are strictly limited to the defense of one's nation against a non-UN aligned state or the quelling of civil rebellion in one's nation.

2)A 50% reduction in the amount of weapons of mass destruction in every UN-aligned state. This includes, but is not limited to, nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons.

3)The creation of a UN-controlled agency dedicated to tracking down illegal and black-market sales of firearms, military ordinance, and weapons of mass destruction, whether from private or government-to-government sales. All UN states are required to help fund and staff this agency.

4)The placement of tariffs on all trade from non-UN aligned states that hold weapons of mass destruction.

With the adoption of this proposal, we will gain significant advantages over the present policy, and see a reduction in global warfare, weapons of mass destruction, and international crime. Illegal, branding.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: San Tomas More

Description: Whereas, it is appropriate for the United Nations to encourage the participation of all peoples in their respective governments, and

Whereas, such participation may only be effective if the franchise is extended to all in a fair and accurate manner, and

Whereas, the failure of nations to adequately protect the sanctity of the franchise from corruption and mismanagement can lead to a weak and ineffectual government;

Be it resolved that,

1. The United Nations shall create an agency whose sole purpose is the monitoring of elections and the provision of assistance to nations seeking to strengthen and improve their electoral process.

2. Such agency shall be overseen by a committee of fifteen persons to be appointed by the General Assembly. These persons shall not currently serve as delegates to the United Nations.

3. Funding of this agency shall be determined by the General Assembly. All such funds allocated to the agency shall be disbursed according to the determination of the committee. These disbursements shall be monitored and overseen by such committee as the General Assembly shall see fit.

4. This agency shall have the power, upon the invitation of the sovereign government, to monitor elections processes, prepare reports on these processes, recommend improvements, and report any and all irregularities in the elections process. By inviting the agency, such sovereign nation implicitly agrees that such reports shall be made public to the General Assembly and to the public at large.

5. The agency shall be tasked with the issuance of a report, to be prepared not less often than annually, detailing the progress of democracy around the world and any nations which are currently subverting or corrupting such nations' electoral processes. Illegal, committee rules violation.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Bat-man-topia001

Description: We could have space wars or plain old wars in nationstates, by using starships, tanks, and lots more...

Plus you could invade a nation or region. You could conquer more! So vote to have spacewars!!!Illegal, game mechanics and a seriously wrong category.

Immediate Disuse of Oil

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

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses

Proposed by: Miguels Land

Description: Oil should be banned. It is bad for everybody's environment. I propose that all oil should be sent to U.N. headquarters to be destroyed and all nations should find safer ways to make everything possible.

Approvals: 1 (Ventei)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Jan 30 2008 Even assuming that the wording of this proposal doesn't include all sorts of cooking oils and other useful stuff, how would one go about destroying the oil? All I can really think of would be burning it, which wouldn't exactly accomplish what I think this proposal sets out to accomplish.

Could you imagine the smokey hell that would constantly envelope the UN building? I'm sure the enviromentalists would just have a stroke...if they didn't aphixate first...

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: Ursilon

Description: The proposal states that all of the populace of nations throughout the UN should legalize recreational drug use.
A citizen should feel free to do whatever he/she pleases to his/her body and cannot place a blame on anyone else involved.

The populace should be completely responsible for their actions, and if negative actions that disturb the other citizens in the nation sprout, the authorities shall detain them for a minimum of 6 months.

This proposition goes to legalize drug use, but only to a non-violent extent. Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Debochary

Description: Many of today's problems can be improved by the increase in funding and government-based support for educational systems. This proposal suggests to :
~Increase funding to educational districts.
~Provide a better learning environment by having low teacher to student ratio's.
~Further research into methods at which students will learn the most.
~Provide free programs intended to keep children focused on bettering themselves and those around them.
~Offer programs for troubled students to stabilize them for the general populace.

And lastly, but not least.
~Ban the sale (not the consumption) of chemical-laden foods in favor of locally-grown foods which not only taste better, but are extremely healthy compared to the chemical garbage available.

The future of all nations depends on the education of our youth, without proper education, society would slowly collapse as a the lack of educated professionals becomes non-existent.Can someone explain to me what locally grown foods have to do with education?

The foundation of any child's morning is a good breakfast of processed grains or bleached wheat laced with extremely high amounts of sugar. It's hard to think on an empty stomach right? (sarcasm is there...but slight)

Ahhh, very well pointed out. But I must say that it is difficult to teach a child that is hyped up on sugar and caffeine. When those effects wear off, they will be in such a slouch, they would not be able to focus coherently.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Zalverine

Description: The civilian population has a right to bear arms, however, certain weapons, and configurations, along with bullets should not be allowed. They are the following:

-Assault Rifles (AR-15, AK-47 ect)
-Sub-Machine Guns (Uzi, MP-5 ect)
-High Powered Pistols (Desert Eagles for example)
-Ammunition clips that hold more than 12 rounds (Drum Rolls, Extended Clips ect)
-Armor Piercing Bullets
-Hollowed Tips
-Tracer Rounds
-Phosperous Laced Bullets (can start wildfires in dry seasons)
-Any configuration that allows a weapon to be used as an automatic or able to fire more than thirty rounds per minute or high explosive weaponry (grenades, grenade launchers).

Perhaps RL references, perhaps pointless, but what I like most about it is the bolded bit in the final clause. As far as I'm aware, that would mean if you can fire 35 rounds per minute from a Lee Enfield (which is possible), you have to have your fingers cut off

Chicago

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Telephone Talking

Description: Always find out your carrier's check in policy. Plan to arrive at the airport about 2 hours before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights and 2 1/2 to 3 hours before international flights. You may need to arrive eaqrlier if you're flying from one of the busier airports or during peak air-traffic times...

Assuming that not everyone witha ticket will show up, airlines routinely overbook planes...

All homeward-bound residents may bring back NZ$700 worth of souvenirs and gifts...

Fine Arts Building.
RL reference.

What makes this even more amusing is the spelling errors. At first I thought he had just copy/pasted it from somewhere but I think he actually typed this thing out himself.

Can someone explain to me what locally grown foods have to do with education?

Actually my favorite part of that is that by banning the sale and not the consumption you create an illegal market for jelly bellies.

Can someone explain to me what locally grown foods have to do with education?
It also breaches UNEAA, so let's not worry.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Chathamfellows

Description: RECOGNIZING that the United Nations is an organization fueled by improving human rights;

REALIZING that homosexuals make up a part of every nation's population;

ENSURING that homosexuals will receive the same legal rights as heterosexuals;

HEREBY

1. REQUIRES that homosexuals be allowed to be married;

2. REQUIRES that these marriages not be made second-class in any way (in other words, all legalities that heterosexual married couples have will be given to homosexual married couples.)

3. REQUIRES that homosexual married couples be allowed to adopt children.Illegal, contradicts Marriage Protection Act.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Telephone Talking

Description: BEITH THIS REVISED... to avoid RL references and to correct spelling errors.

AND SO RESOLVETH...

Always find out your carrier's check in policy. Plan to arrive at the airport about 2 hours before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights and 2 1/2 to 3 hours before international flights. You may need to arrive earlier if you're flying from one of the busier airports or during peak air-traffic times...

Assuming that not everyone with a ticket will show up, airlines routinely overbook planes...

All homeward-bound residents may bring back a predetermined sum worth of souvenirs and gifts...

Artistic building.Well, the author took care of the RL reference problem, but there's still the problem of it not doing anything.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Decapod Ten

Description: The United Nations,

Noting that increased communication between nations furthers the goal of peace,

Noting that nonviolent competition between nations can ease international tensions,

Noting that increased exposure to other cultures impedes racism,

Noting that sporting events increase trade, reduce obesity and reduce crime,

Hereby:

1. Decrees that an international sports festival henceforth referred to as the Olympics shall be established.

2. Decrees that national participation in the games is voluntary.
-Decrees that every participating nation is able to send at least one athlete/team to participate in the games.

3. Decrees that the Olympics shall be divided into summer and winter games. Defines winter games as those that occur on ice and/or snow, and summer games as those that do not occur on ice and/or snow.

4. Decrees that the summer games will occur every four years and the winter games will also be held every four years, alternating between the two, so that an Olympic games occurs every two years be it winter or summer.

5. Creates an International Olympic Committee, henceforth referred to at the IOC composed of a delegation from every participating nation.
-Mandates that the IOC determines by majority vote: the sports to occur at, rules for, format of competition for, qualifying standards for, necessary amenities for, necessary security for, location of, improvements neeeded for, the Olympic games.
-Mandates that all IOC members will pay a portion of the cost for the games proportional to the Gross National Product of the nations.
-Mandates that the IOC meet at the headquarters of the United Nations.
-Mandates that IOC members take no bribes in exchange for their vote on any issue.
-Mandates that the IOC defines bribe for itself in monetary terms and that no nation be more favored than another.
-Mandates that revenue from the games via ticketing, sponsorship, television, licensing, and all other forms, be contributed to the IOC for operating costs; That any excess revenue be kept in IOC bank accounts and that surpluses amounting to more than the cost of the previous games and be donated to the United Nations.
-Mandates that the IOC may not control local revenues not emanating directly from the Olympic Games.
-Mandates that the IOC define ticketing procedures via majority ratification.

6. Highly Encourages all nations to consider a military attack on the Olympic Games to be an attack on all nations and peace and act accordingly.How does creating the Olympics reduce income inequality?

ummm...... i actually responded to you, then it got moved to the thread on my resolution.... ironically while i was writing a different response to the Mod's attack on my resolution......

Well, the author took care of the RL reference problem, but there's still the problem of it not doing anything.
And that now, by actually mentioning the removal of RL references, it's illegal for Metagaming... ;)

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: Alexander William

Description: In recent studies it has shown that marijuana can be used as a pain killer for certain illnesses. In the most famous study marijuana is used as a pain killer. For example cancer medicine is very painful. When some patients were treated with marijuana it soothed the pain, so it almost you almost felt totally okay. Because of the effect that marijuana has to soothe your mind (also called being "high") you almost feel not pain. Now it is obvious that people will think that this is bad to do cause it could fall into the wrong hands. But if we make marijuana a class 3 drug, it will only be allowed to be used in a doctors office/hospital, and the patient will be observed at all times. It will also only be used for serious illnesses, like cancer or other serious illnesses. It will not just be used for say, a head ache or stomach cramp. On top of everything marijuana would also cost less then having to buy the expensive pain killers hospitals have to use. Which means the hospital will have more money for more important things. 9 out of the 10 patients said that this is the best pain killer they have ever tried. If we give marijuana a chance then we might make life for the seriously ill a lot easier.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: ROFLOLMAO LAND

Description: No nation may ever enforce drug laws based on health conserns because people will buy drugs iilegaly anyway and also the goverment should keep out of peoples bodys.

1, people of any age will be able to do all drugs legally unless its outdoor smooking, because that has a negitive effect on the people around you.

2, Drinking and driving laws do not apply to this treaty. Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Telephone Talking

Description: AND SO RESOLVETH...

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT to find out an air carrier's check in policy.

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO plan to arrive at an airport about 2 hours before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights and 2 1/2 to 3 hours before international flights.

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY may need to arrive earlier if flying from a busier airport or during peak air-traffic times.

EVERYONE ALSO HAS A DUTY TO ACKNOWLEDGE that since not everyone with a ticket will show up, airlines routinely overbook planes.

EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT, as homeward-bound passengers, they may bring back a predetermined sum worth of souvenirs and gifts.

EVERYONE, AS A TOURIST, HAS A RIGHT TO VISIT artistic buildings.Hey, I think this actually does something now, it's still not worth the UN's time.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Anti-Demorcats

Description: Regional Control should be for the regoinal delegate and the founder should be rescriced from barring it from the delegate.Hmm, sounds like someone's mad that they can't access regional control. Oh and Illegal, game mechanics.

Democracy WOOP THERE IT IS
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Helpful Little Nomes

Description: DEMOCRACY SHALL BE MANDATORY IN AT LEAST ONE NATION IN A REGION
IF THE REGION DEFIES IT THEY SHALL BE FINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEMOCRACY THAT IS CREATED WITH THIS RESOLUTION

Approvals: 3 (Helpful Little Nomes, Great Sanfordia, Jake and Elwood Blues)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Feb 2 2008

Illegal, Metagaming and Ideological Ban.

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

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Uranium Mining
Proposed by: Unity and Change

Description: NOTING that Uranium fuel can be used by nations and corporations to produce weapons

FURTHER NOTING that Uranium, even when used in properly overseen Factories, naval assets, or power plants, can have seriously detrimental environmental effects, the UN

ESTABLISHES the UNITED FRONT ON NUCLEAR SECURITY (UNNS), a subsection of the United Nations, bureaucratic in form, that will serve the UN on this resolution and possibly future ones as well. In addition, the UN is

HERBY DECLARING Uranium Mining be heavily OPPOSED by the United Nations and all of its nations, and also

REQUIRING all member-nations of the United Nations to submit at least one proposal for restricting their own nations' (if any) Uranium resources from being utilized freely to the newly formed UNNS. Examples include, but are not limited to, taxation and tariffs directed specifically to or include in their target industries Uranium utilizing companies, Declaration of the nation as a nuclear-free zone, and the restriction of building new nuclear reactors and weapons.

Approvals: 7 (Unity and Change, Ventei, Holyorkasouthameriland, Chuck Norris Haters, Santa clauses8, Razgrizz, Jake and Elwood Blues)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Feb 2 2008
Gesture Politics. We could increase the tax payable on extracted Uranium by no more than (for example) 1 penny per greatweight and be in full compliance with these terms...

Outlaw Recreational Drugs
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.

Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Grande Spain

Description: NOTING that recreational drug use creates a large amount of laziness, unemployment, and poverty

and REALIZING that the end of such drug use would greatly help all countries in their economic and social affairs

The United Nations hereby declares that:

All non-"over the counter" drugs not persribed by a doctor or taken by a non-perscribee are hereby illegal.

Punishment for breaking this new law may vary by country, but the minimum sentence is a $500 (USD) fine and the maximum is a 15-year jail sentence.

Approvals: 3 (Extremation, The Artic Republics, Jake and Elwood Blues)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Feb 2 2008

Illegal, contradicts the UN Drug Act and Fair Sentencing Act...
Oh, and contains a RL reference into the bargain...

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

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

Description: Dear UN

We propose that recycling of all household and industrial waste should be made compulsory in all member states. There should be fines (directly from salaries) for anyone caught not doing this. We need to save the planet!

Sincerely

His Excellency, The President of Dundonian, Mr G Stevens.

Approvals: 3 (Razgrizz, The Artic Republics, Jake and Elwood Blues)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Feb 2 2008

Illegal for Branding.
And if this actually does anything, instead of just suggesting action, then it violates the Fair Sentencing Act...
And then there's the question of whether it would be compatible with the existence of the Waste Disposal Covenant (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10960307&postcount=156), too.

The extermination of Laursen
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Melbaniana

Description: All states should be made to watch videos of Martin Laursen, Ulrik Laursen and Jacob Laursen playing football at 1100 hours daily.

Those who oppose should be fed spaghetti until they wish for potatoes.

Approvals: 1 (Free Hanover)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sat Feb 2 2008

Illegal: Wrong category, presumably RL references, and possibly contradiction of the Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation


Proposed by: Xochimilcozucalocuba

Description: Fossil fuels are non-renewable substances. Fossil fuels have been used for very long. But people aren't realizing what could happen when fossil fuels run out. The production of vinyl, which is used in most raincoats, will be lessened. Also the nation won't have electricity. There will be a lot of manual labor.

To decrease the chance of this happening we need to put in use renewable resources. Examples are wind energy, solar energy and hydroelectricity. So we can make use of these there should be at least 10 windmills, or wind turbines in one town. Solar panels will be implanted on a every house. If the residents of that house have a problem they will say where to install the solar panel. In all major lakes and oceans there will also be six hydroelectric generator.

This will not just benefit us it will also benefit a nation's economy. Illegal, wrong category.

Well, no. It doesn't actually do anything to be contradicting any resolution, just believes a couple of things and encourages people to obey an existing law. Still illegal, mind.


On what grounds?

the one posting it in this thread failed to note that it was a Repeal, so it's supposed to contradict Child Labor, and also took several phrases out :D.

Category: Gambling


Legalize/Outlaw: Outlaw


Proposed by: Anti-Empires of Bades

Description: Gambling can turn millioners into bums.
If this is past all gambling will be outlawed.
please vote yes.
any questions ask The Republic of Anti-Empires of Bades Illegal branding.

On what grounds?

the one posting it in this thread failed to note that it was a Repeal, so it's supposed to contradict Child Labor, and also took several phrases out :D.
On the grounds that it didn't actually do anything. It definitely wasn't a Repeal (not with a category of Human Rights), it had a strength of Significant and the one thing that you might, in a favorable light, call an active clause was an ENCOURAGING.

Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Roskaland

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

Argument: If I can I should fight for THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY of any people. We must have the right of privacy, indifferent if is against God of something like this. Thank You

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Feb 3 2008

He wants a repeal because he believes in the idea that the resolution concerned actually upholds... I think. :headbang:

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation


Proposed by: Falconysius

Description: To all the major nations defined by a population of 350 million or more, will be given the job of lending funds, technology, skills, and trades to nations with a population of under 100 million.

To establish temporary homes for the workers of a trade, to assist the development of our infant world, and so medicine and weapons can can be manufactured in every nation, for defense, humanity, economy, and government.

If the nations assisted take advantage to strengthen their military and pharmacies, all is permitted. But to use the assistance to harm, to torture, or cause any sort of displeasure,they shall be punished; sent to The Rejected Realms, and banned from their region unless pardoned by the UN Delegate.

The long term goal is to establish a well rounded economy for all nations, to encourage global health, and to be taught to aid others.

Although liberal, all nations whom do not respond well will have their help taken, and all established assistance shut down.

Finally, to remind that this proposal will help all, not just you.Illegal, attempts to eject people from their regions.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Alexander William

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

Argument: This proposal does not give enough power to the government. I am totally for the fact that the government should not be allowed to listen to private conversations, but this should law should be changed. If the government feels that spying on a person would better a country as a whole, they should be abel to spy. If they have a reasonable doubt that spying on a person would do their country good, they should be aloud to do it. It could take for ever for the Judiciary to approve the eavesdropping that the criminal could have already caught on. We need a fay to catch them in the act. If this proposition is passed this is what will go into effect

- if the government or a government agent feels that it is needed to spy on someone they should be able to do it on the spot
- they will get to use their reasonable doubt as their reason to eaves drop ( meaning if they think this person has been qualified as someone who could hert their country)
- if it turns out that the government did personal harm, or intruded on a private conversation, that was not meant for them, they will pay a fee

This proposal basically states that if the government feels there is a good reason to spy on someone, they should be aloud to do it.
Illegal; attempts to introduce new legislation in a repeal.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Faltasia

Description: This resolution will enable the UNITED NATIONS to initiate and oversee the formation of a world football (soccer) governing body: The International Football Federation (IFF).

The role of the IFF includes:

(1) Coordinating international matches and implementing global guideline to the sport.

(2) Organizing a once-in-four-years WORLD CUP, in which countries from all over the world will have a chance to come together to a selected host nation to participate in a month of games.

(3) Beyond footballing purposes, the IFF's mission is to use football to build bridges between nations, and strengthen every nation's foreign relations through goodwill and cooperation.
Illegal; wrong category, and does it really do anything apart from create a pseudo-committee?

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: New Alex World

Description: Seeing that Stupid People and alcohol do not mix well, and that it happens almost evry day now, this resoulution would impose the following:

While being impaired, a person must not operate any automoblie(s), recreational vehicle(s), motorcycle(s), or bicyel(s). Impaired meaning having a blood-alcohol level of over .08, or having used any drug that the U.N. has demmed illeagle.

Doing so would be punishible by revoking the person of the license that permits them to operate the machine they were using while impaired, for 90 days, and posssibly 90 days imprisionment, and possibly a fine equievelnt to $950 in American currency, in the country that the impaired person was charged with this at the time.

A second offense would be revoking the person of the license that permits them to operate the machine they were using while impaired, for 120 days, possibly 220 days of imprisionment, and a fine of $2500 in American currency, in the country that the impaired person was charged with this at the time.

Any more offenses would result in suspension of the license that permits them to operate the machine they were using while impaired, a fine of $5000 in American currency, in the country that the impaired person was charged with this at the time, and posssibly on one year imprisionment. Illegal, RL references and contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Alexander William

Description: High Fluctos Corn Syrup is one of the biggest chemicals that make people obiece, and have diabetes. It is known in many common food, because it is sweeter the regular sugar
If this proposal is passed this is what will go into action:
This Corn Syrup will be replaced by regular sugar
If not possible they will have to shorten the amount they use
All foods containing this chemical will be tested to see how much they are using
If they are selling a product that proceeds the limit they will be fined by the U.N.
The fine could be any where from 50,000 to 750,000 dollars, the fine will be determined by the U.N.
The money will be used to help the world be a healthier place. A example could be donating money to a organazation that wants to make the world a healthier place.First off, it high fructose corn syrup. Secondly, it's no more a chemical than corn, since it's made from corn. And finally, illegal contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #4


Proposed by: Kiddopolis

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

Argument: That's not a real resolution. That's a fake one! It's considered spamming!!!The UN passed a fake resolution?:eek:

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #10


Proposed by: Kiddopolis

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

Argument: Leave them alone!!! That's better if we stop privacy intrusion in the world.Then why are you trying to repeal the resolution that stops privacy intrusions?

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Kiddopolis

Description: A resolution to terminate analog television broadcasts in the world. This resolution helps TV stations of the world broadcast digitally.This isn't even worth the RL UN's time.

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Lortnocian

Description: We Live in a strange world. A world with many nations, many brother, many friends. Yet there are nations, ashamed to say it as i am, that do not even follow a basic moral code. I'm not suggesting that one form of government is better than another, but i can not see how the UN can sit back and watch as the basics of Human rights are ignored. I suggest that we form a United Nations Security Force, not to Invade or plunder, but to watch. The main purpose of this would be as a deterrent, but if needs be to intervene. The Aims of this proposal are as follows

1.) To establish the United Nations Security Force (UNSF)

2.) For the UNSF to establish a body of men, and equipment, for the purposes of international security.

3.) For UN delegates, as they hold positions of responsibility, to provide Economic support for this ocganisation

4.) For each region to provide manpower for the UNSF, larger nations to provide more. Illegal, no UN army.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #25


Proposed by: Roumanika

Description: UN Resolution #25: The Child Protection Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: As you know the children are our future. Stop beating them up like animals, and stop beating animals!!!!! We're not man. Think about it!!! We must create the order of "Children Rights"You want to protect children by repealing The Child Protection Act?

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Kiddopolis

Description: A proposal to decrease world terrorism by using a powerful army.Whose army?

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Kiddopolis

Description: A proposal to increase freedoms by providing good and better governments for each nation in the world.Great idea, how do you propose we do it?
Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Kiddopolis

Description: A proposal to increase welfare by reducing income inequalities.See above.

Repeal "The Child Protection Act"

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #25
Proposed by: Roumanika

Description: UN Resolution #25: The Child Protection Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: As you know the children are our future. Stop beating them up like animals, and stop beating animals!!!!! We're not man. Think about it!!! We must create the order of "Children Rights"
You want to protect children by repealing The Child Protection Act?

Maybe he-or-she wants to repeal it so that it can be replaced by a stronger resolution? That last line could be read as suggesting such an intention...

And there's more...

Repeal "Ban Single-Hulled Tankers"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #11
Proposed by: Alexander William

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

Argument: I agree that single hulled tankers are very dangerous. But they can ship much more oil then other ships. If we are able to improve these ships they should be allowed to be used.
This is what will happen
First all single hulled tankers will be modified to fit safety regulations
They will all be throughly examined
Once they are completely checked and ready, they will be able to set sail.
The industries where these will be made will be in a remote location, as to not disrupt tourism.
This would also open thousands and thousands of new jobs all over the world.
Also we would plan routes to make sure they are out of the way, so as to not be seen by a cruise ship, or tourist attractions.

As long as these ships are throughly examined we would have no way of losing any oil, and economies would boom.

Approvals: 4 (Extremation, Gummertia, Compulsoria, Alexander William)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 4 2008

Illegal, tries to create new legislation in a repeal.

Repeal "UN taxation ban"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #4
Proposed by: Kiddopolis

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

Argument: We don't want to ban taxation. We want freedom for The Pacific countrues. So repeal the UN taxation ban!!!

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

And just how does resolution #4 prevent "freedom for The Pacific countrues" (which is something that UN resolutions couldn't decree, anyway) in the first place?

Repeal "The Child Protection Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #25
Proposed by: Kiddopolis

Description: UN Resolution #25: The Child Protection Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Leave these kids alone!!! They are weaker to fight the evil powers of adult tyranny!!! We demand building treehouses for the kids of the world!!! Repeal this resolution now and save the kids!!!

Kiddopolian Government

Approvals: 1 (Roskaland)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

Illegal for branding, and trying to create new legislation (the building of treehouses) in a repeal, which makes the fact that its author apparently either hasn't read the resolution that he's trying to repeal or doesn't understand the meaning of the word "repeal" superfluous...

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

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Roumanika

Description: Hello There! I want to tell you that the man must be protected by the state. Let me write these rules:
-children abuse must be punished by jail(1-5 years)
-any man has the right of his religion or sex inclination
-in any state there must be the Pensioners Union (PU) and the Next Generation Union (NGU)
-if anyone laughs of someone else life should be jail for at least 2 months
-the new couples must receive at least 1 thousand currency of their state from the govern
-if the children are obligated to beg or to mug or steal for his parents there must be an rehabilitation program for that child supported bu the respective state and the parent(s) must be jailed at least 1 year or if is worse the respective parent must divorce and go to jail for 10 years and loose the right to have children
-any racist must be rehabilitated or must be destroyed, for the good of him and for the good of people

Thank you for your time and please think about it. Thank you again

Approvals: 1 (Roskaland)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

Illegal: Wrong Category (should be 'Moral Decency') and contradicts the Fair Sentencing Act... and probably contradicts one or more other resolutions (including 'Freedom of Humour'?) too...

Repeal "Outlaw Pedophilia"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #22
Proposed by: New Roumanika

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

Argument: I want you to know that who is gonna refuse to outlaw the Pedophilia is and will be a crazy thing, because I can't tell that the person who did this is a man. Outlaw Pedophilia and we will make for our children an paradise. They are innocent. Let the children do their childish things

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

Yet another author who apparently doesn't know what the word "repeal" means...

Repeal "Refugee Protection Act"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #65
Proposed by: New Roumanika

Description: UN Resolution #65: Refugee Protection Act (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: I want to repeal this because these refugees are human too. I want you to know that we must have the day of Red Cross Day

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

Illegal, tries to create new legislation (about 'Red Cross Day') in a repeal?
(And its author still doesn't know what "repeal" means...)

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

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: The platypus people

Description: To create a sliding scale of car tax which encourages the use of more eco-friendly cars; any extra money created by this would be put into public transport, thus reducing traffic by discouraging car use and encouraging public transport use

Approvals: 0
Status: Lacking Support (requires 104 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

Illegal, contradicts 'Representation in Taxation'.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Jajistan

Description: Shoehorn fish ball, a game developed in the Nation of Jajistan over 10,000 years ago is very similar to Rugby/American/Aussie rules football, only the game is played with an inflated shoehorn fish rather than a ball. And because the inflated shoehorn fish has sharp spines on it, the game is slightly more dangerous and therefore fun to watch.

It is proposed that the UN helps to promote the sport of shoehorn fish ball to the world and set up a world body to govern the international game.

By passing this resolution an example will be made to the world, allowing ultimately for the promotion of other nations local sports to the world.Illegal, branding and probably should be in that cultural category.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Berbia

Description: Scientology is a pseudo-religious branch of Christianity which embraced black mail, the inability to leave, and a false belief. The best term for this is a cult. Our citizens would be protected from such evil if we outlaw it as the United Nations. Technically it is limiting civil freedoms but it will help those whom are trapped in the cult and cannot escape. By cracking down on this one evil cult we will keep others in check so they do not grow in numbers. My goal is to protect innocent people from falling into the wrong hands. Illegal, RL reference.

Children have rights to vote

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Crazy hell for war

Description: We need to consider giving children the right to vote at age 16 (or even 14 after they have developed the required formal thought processes) or the right to assign their proxy. Obviously before they develop the cognitive skills and emotional maturity necessary for making difficult political judgments, children cannot be expected to vote. Perhaps these children should have their right to vote exercised by proxy. We could assign their proxy to their principal care giver. If children were given the franchise, then their interests and needs would receive attention equal to other groups in democratic society. To restore our obligation to children will require imaginative solutions that today seem unthinkable. It wasn't that many years ago when blacks were denied to right to vote. Women received the franchise with the 19th Amendment in 1920. Perhaps we can experiment with giving children the right to vote. Until children have the right to vote, we may simply continue a cycle of concern and neglect of children's issues that has failed to produce substantial progress.

It might be argued that providing women with the right to vote has not really led to fundamental changes or improvements for women. Unquestionably, progress for women has been too slow. But it would be hard to imagine what the situation of women would have been (or would become) without the right to vote. It would be unthinkable to even imagine a situation where women were denied the right to vote.

Government establishes the rules the community will abide by in deciding how resources (such as the Gross Domestic Product) will be distributed. In a society where special interest politics shape governmental interests, those groups able to fund the campaigns of elected officials will see their interests protected and legislation which is favorable to protecting and improving their interests enacted. Likewise, those groups who are unable to make substantial contributions to the campaigns of elected officials will see their interests go unprotected. Further, those groups, such as the poor, who have historically recorded low voter turnout will be especially vulnerable. And most of all, those who do not vote (i.e., children) are unlikely to have their interests protected and will likely fare poorly in competition with others in the arena of political decision-making.

We can lay the foundation for ending widespread poverty among children only by empowering the children themselves. This will require giving children the right to representation. The mechanism for achieving this representation will require creative and innovative problem solving, but we can do it. What we need to do is give up some of our own power so that children can have what we already enjoy. It won't cost us any money. It won't add to the federal deficit. But it will add to the political and moral wealth of the nation. We ought to be able to enter the next millennium with our children having equal representation in our political institutions

How many more times is he going to submit this bit of plagiarism?

http://www.childwelfare.com/kids/kidsvote.htm

Look a little over halfway down the page for the heading "Enfranchising Children".

Illegal, contradicts the UN Drug Act and Fair Sentencing Act...

Oh, and contains a RL reference into the bargain...

I agree that it contradicts the two acts mentioned, however there is no RL reference there. The only 'rl' reference I could possibly see is USD, and as you know, USD in nationstates is Universal Standard Dollars.

I'm all for calling people out for silly props, however I am seeing more and more people putting reasons that are true stretches (like this) or out-right fabrications (I saw one person state it was 'branding' because a nation's name was after the game-created 'proposed'.

On the grounds that it didn't actually do anything. It definitely wasn't a Repeal (not with a category of Human Rights), it had a strength of Significant and the one thing that you might, in a favorable light, call an active clause was an ENCOURAGING.

BECAUSE IT WAS MISQUOTED.

the active clauses were deleted from the quote.

Sheesh :D

I agree that it contradicts the two acts mentioned, however there is no RL reference there. The only 'rl' reference I could possibly see is USD, and as you know, USD in nationstates is Universal Standard Dollars.

When did we, in the UN, pass a universal currency resolution?

When did we, in the UN, pass a universal currency resolution?
We didn't, and as far as I can tell the "USD" referenced stands for "United States Dollar" and is thus an RL reference.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Applle

Description: The Mac Operating System is highly recommended for schools in all aspects. I think they should be made the standard machines to be placed in schools, as this would help the education of our students.Doubly illegal, RL reference (Mac OS) and contradicting UN Educational Aid Act.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Jaime Sepulveda

Description: THe Queendom of Jaime Sepulveda proposes that school must be required to have an education from the age of five to eighteen. If a family cannot afford for their child/children to go to school, the national government will give financial aid.Illegal, branding and contradicts UN Educational Aid Act.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation


Proposed by: Matlack

Description: This act, being the Worldwide Deforestation Resolution, is a resolution to destroy all icky things in the world. This resolution holds up the ideals:

I. The phylum Arthropoda should NOT inherit the earth from Humans.

II. Humans are the supreme species on earth.

III. Everything must be done so that future generations do not have to worry about things such as the Green movement.

Upon the enactment of this resolution, all countries will inherit the following standards:

I. All trees, small and big, will be totally destroyed within a month of the enactment.

II. All grasses, small and big, will be totally burned within a week of the enactment.

III. All animals, plants, and others not a member of Homo sapien shall be shot, burned, or totally destroyed within the first two months of the enactment.

Failing to do so will bring the following to the failing member nation:

I. All humans within the nation failing to commit to this proposal will be shot.

II. The leader of said nation will be suffocated.

III. The entire nation will be so destroyed that no more land will exist. Rather, it shall all be water.

This resolution will be officially enacted the first Sunday after the final signature.:rolleyes:

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: New Agharta

Description: The continuing onslaught of globalisation has brought about a situation whereby the emergence of the UN as a uniquely strong political force simply does not square with the democratic ideals of many UN members.

The New Agartian government requests its support in the creation of a cabinet government directly elected by successive UN Presidents. Each successive government (lasting 2 years) would be brought into existence by a UN Resolution voted on by Nation States. Said Resolution would simply be an endorsement of an individual nation state as President for 2 years, with power to prioritize the agenda of the UN. The President would subsequently name other Nation States as part of his/her cabinet. (roles not to be defined by this proposed resolution).

The role and power of the President would be subject to continued evolution, but must always be democratically elected by Nation States, and must always include a cabinet government.

This new form of governance would supercede the exisiting framework of UN governance.Illegal, branding, game mechanics, bloody stupid.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Gonztopia

Description: Students have been blowing off school for a very long time. Some feel like they can make more money by trying to become famous, but that reality is just fantasy for them. Others think that by drug dealing, they can make a fortune. So what do they decide to do to get out of high school? They drop out. This act ensures that all students that are drop outs or try to drop out do not, and sends them to special schools that forces them to learn how AP students learn for two years, but they will not be recognized by colleges. Only until they repeat all 4 grades will colleges accept their transcripts. These students must take up honors or AP classes upon their return to high school, and they must behave as they should in those classes, otherwise, they must spend four more years at one of the specially built AP schools.Illegal, contradicts UNEAA.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: General Mowie

Description: Many states in the U.S. have testing (not SATs) that are not only given several times over the course of a child's schooling, but is also needed to be passed inorder to graduate high school. One example is from my home state with the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. However, since many states (or nations at that) do not have a universal test, it is difficult to compare students. I propose that we implement a universal test administered by the United Nations so as to improve education as well as insure that the tests are fair and equal. It could be called the United Nations Intelligence Test(U.N.I.T.). Though many subjects are not taught in every nation, those that are (science, math, world history) will show the nations with better education and will set an example for the rest of the world.Illegal, RL references, and probably contradicting UNEAA.

Outlaw Scientology

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


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Berbia

Description: Scientology is a pseudo-religious branch of Christianity which embraced black mail, the inability to leave, and a false belief. The best term for this is a cult. Our citizens would be protected from such evil if we outlaw it as the United Nations. Technically it is limiting civil freedoms but it will help those whom are trapped in the cult and cannot escape. By cracking down on this one evil cult we will keep others in check so they do not grow in numbers. My goal is to protect innocent people from falling into the wrong hands.

Approvals: 17 (Extremation, The hit men, Alpacadom, Camastion, Aeron Land, Alistaire, Minyos, Istrians, The Death Head, Borickio, Berbia, WZ Forums, Paradiszian Embassy, Slolvania, Wiener schnitzels, New Hamilton, Amplusterra)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 87 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

Illegal, RL references.

Rights to a decent name

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


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Peace and good

Description: 1) Restricts the right to name children.
2) Bans the use of swear or rude words in names (including examples like I.M.Ababy where inictals are used)
3) Allows every person without a name or with an indecent name to change their name.
4) Forces anyone changing their name to get a new passport to avoid abuse.
5) Allows appeals to any indecent name and may force a name change.

Approvals: 6 (Peace and good, Oxfordi, Indian Gangs, Fauria, Wiener schnitzels, New Hamilton)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Feb 6 2008

Just plain stupid.

International Bridge System

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Glowing Shadows

Description: By connecting nations, wherever possible with connecting bridges and even underwater tunneling, will greatly increase national trade and international good will.

Though it will take a large effort from all willing nations, the long-term benefits can be very substantial.

It will allow an access-way and major thoroughfare for commercial freight, civilian transport, and even light railing systems, between all nations not directly accessible by land. The long-term savings in transportation cost will be significant, and the joining of those nations will inspire good will and cultural understanding.

Approvals: 5 (Sophieotisbear2, Fauria, Aeron Land, CrazyVampiredom, New Hamilton)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Feb 6 2008

There are no words. Could you imagine?


Cut taxes and not services

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Science and faith

Description: Recognizing, that what is best for the people of a nation and a nation itself is usually expensive usually requires increases in taxes.

Also, recognizing that taxes are a major contibuting factor to political instability or civil unrest.

This resoulution attempts to propose various ways to achieve at least some of the following goals of: reducing taxes, stimulating the economy, and improving the enviroment.

These methods include, but are not limited to:

Tele-working:
defnied as using communication devices such as cell-phones, and computers to do work while at home.

The results of Tele-working, would reduce the ammount of necessary funding for maintaining road-ways, reduce the amount spent by the civilian population on fossil fuels, reduce the cost of military upkeep by the resulting drop in the price of fossil fuels due to the decreased demand, increase the amount and quality of various work tasks such as data-entry done by various businesses resulting in an increase of profit, and improve the enviroment by reducing the amount of fossil fuels burned.

Increase in welfare regulations:
Recognizing, that some people are in general need of welfare, but also recognizing that some exploit this program. Attempts to reduce taxes for welfare by making it less avalilbe to those that wish to exploit it. Exploitation being defined as buying human food for pets, using the money to buy cars, drugs, etc.

National energy sales:
Recognizing that some nation's means of producing energy are owned by the nation, and/or by private businesses, this item would allow extra energy in a nation's power-grid to be sold to other near-by nations. This would reduce the tax strain on providing power on some nations, while providing others with a good alternative source of income, other than taxes.

Green Home energy generators:
Defining this as homes, officies, etc. which use green technology such as geo-thermal energy, wind energy, and solar energy to produce electricity for themselves. This establishes, that they may sell the excess energy generated by their homes, offices, etc. to their nations government. Again, reducint the taxes needed and spent on maintaining power plants for the nation's energy grid system(s).

Digital Data Storage:
Defining this as the use of devices such as computers, disks, etc. as a primary means for the government, businesses, etc. to store data. This method would reduce the necessary funding for buying paper and the amount of time needed to store and find information. This would also reduce the amount of space required as well meaning that facilities can be better used for other things. This would result in reduced taxes for the government needed to store information and build new facilities, and increase the effiency of businesses as well, resulting in more profit and more employment of well educated workers.

While this list provides some key steps in reducing the necessary amount of taxes needed by the government, there are still more, therefore some government funding should go towards finding ways of reducing taxes. By reducing taxes, it reduces the strain on the population. The population(s) will be happier and less likely to create disturbances ranging from non-violent protests to revolutions and acts of terrorism. Also by taking measures to reduce the amount of taxes, the population will have more money to spend, resulting in the stimulation of the economy as well.

Approvals: 15 (WZ Forums, Matlack, Istrians, Slices Right, Santa clauses8, Psycotia Island, Ventei, Ellenburg, Alpacadom, Alexander William, Affectionation, Indian Gangs, Merewolf, The Wyvern Isle, New Hamilton)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 89 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Feb 5 2008

I don't even know what this is doing. Apparently cutting taxes fights terrorism?

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Arkansas provinces

Description: proposal: new countries with populations 20 million or below cannot be attacked.
Announcing: Heavy sanctions and global taxes on aggressive countries that break the rule.Illegal, attempts to regulate RP.

Kyle Cease Infant Proposition

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Gyongxe

Description: Part A, Section 1, Infant Proposition:

People of all U.N. member states continue to not eat babies.
'Nuff said.

Precautionary Ban of Abortion

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Gyongxe

Description: If murder is defined as the killing of innocent human beings, and murder is wrong, then the only real issue in abortion is whether or not the fetus is a human being. Since there can be no proving at which point a fetus becomes a human being, there can be no true determination of whether or not abortion is murder. It is always better to wager that the fetus is human because the possible consequences of not considering it human outweigh the possible benefits of such a position.

If the fetus is human, and abortions are performed, then thousands of human beings are being murdered each year. Aside from various religious repercussions on the perpetrators of these crimes, this action would also deprive American citizens (albeit unborn ones) of their supposedly inalienable right. The advantages of abortion are mainly in the area of convenience, such as keeping a pregnancy secret, or avoiding the discomfort of pregnancy and the pains of birth.

Of course these advantages pale in comparison to the possible consequences. Since the line at which a fetus becomes human is arbitrary and undeterminable, the likelihood that the fetus is human is just as great as the likelihood that it is not.

Basically this is an application of the precautionary principle. If an action might cause severe or irreversible harm, and there is no scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, then the burden of proof falls upon those who would advocate taking the action.

Abortion should therefore be banned, until there is scientfic proof which proves the nonperson-hood of the unborn.

Illegal, contradicts Abortion Legality Convention. And good luck repealing that.

Air Powered Cars

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


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing


Proposed by: Ansalan

Description: We realize that everyday we pollute our planet and some of us try to stop it by limiting things but not boy looking at other options. Here in Taiga an elite core of scientists have found a way to stop car pollution.

Air powered cars have been created for general use. they look and drive the same as any normal car and they are what you could say "fuel efficient". theses cars run on pressurized air that somehow runs the car. Useing these will vaporize our car pollution.

The passing of this resolution shall make it so that the following guidelines are initiated.

1. all existing cars will be traded in for these new cars.

2. all gas stations will be turned into air refill stations.

3. All commuters that drive with gas powered cars will be forced to exchange their car to a new air powered car.

With these guidelines kept we can cut our pollution in half and conserve on oil. instead of limiting gas we disuse it.
Is this just crazy enough to work? Hmm... :rolleyes:

Required School

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


Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Jaime Sepulveda

Description: THe Queendom of Jaime Sepulveda proposes that school must be required to have an education from the age of five to eighteen. If a family cannot afford for their child/children to go to school, the national government will give financial aid.
Illegal: Branding and I believe this law is just re-enacting a previous law.

Air Powered Cars

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


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing


Proposed by: Ansalan

Description: We realize that everyday we pollute our planet and some of us try to stop it by limiting things but not boy looking at other options. Here in Taiga an elite core of scientists have found a way to stop car pollution.

Air powered cars have been created for general use. they look and drive the same as any normal car and they are what you could say "fuel efficient". theses cars run on pressurized air that somehow runs the car. Useing these will vaporize our car pollution.

The passing of this resolution shall make it so that the following guidelines are initiated.

1. all existing cars will be traded in for these new cars.

2. all gas stations will be turned into air refill stations.

3. All commuters that drive with gas powered cars will be forced to exchange their car to a new air powered car.

With these guidelines kept we can cut our pollution in half and conserve on oil. instead of limiting gas we disuse it.Is this just crazy enough to work? Hmm... :rolleyes:

It doesn't matter if it would work or not, the proposal's illegal due to branding.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Ominousity

Description: In this day and age, a good deal of those reproducing are overweight, under-educated, mentally or physically disabled mongoloids with nothing to provide posterity with but another generation of mindless blue-collar degenerates.
The Empire of Ominousity proposes that nations should explore, perhaps only as a temporary measure to gauge success of such an endeavor, the idea of testing citizens before allowing them to reproduce.
This would be a rather simple concept. Males (usually those more willing to initiate reproduction) are each to be given a vasectomy prior to puberty, and only after passing the government-issued test will they be licensed to reproduce, and given the surgery needed to regain potency.
The criteria for such a test would be rather simple, and would consist primarily of intellect of the subject, as well as sexual attractiveness.
I thank you for your time, and I trust you will know where to place your vote.Illegal, branding.

Mandatory Reproduction Testing

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong

*snip*Illegal, branding.
And wrong category, too? I'd call it 'Moral Decency' rather than 'Social Justice'...

In this day and age, a good deal of those reproducing are overweight, under-educated, mentally or physically disabled mongoloids with nothing to provide posterity with but another generation of mindless blue-collar degenerates.Also racially offensive.

Ooo, Eugenics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#United_States)...I know it seems kinda weak to play the Nazi card (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_Hitlerum) in an argument, especially when more than the Nazis believed and practiced Eugenics. However, Eugenics is a really, nasty philosophy. I'm just flabbergasted that someone would seriously bring that to the table.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Robonias

Description: A chance to increase worldwide productivity as well as to give everyone a chance in today's globalized economy. By creating a worldwide wireless internet network, businesses would be able to connect and expand easily. Home business would only need a computer to reach people all around the world. Communication would greatly improve for people everywhere. This would also create thousands of jobs to maintain the network. This is a chance to improve both the world economy as well as give everyone a chance in the modern world.
Social Justice? Really? Methinks I see a shoehorn...


Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Kvarst

Description: An earlier proposal aimed to free the Internet of its bindings and allow anyone to do almost anything, but think of those few people that will use this new found freedom to their own ends. The economy will not cope, sales of objects like Albums and DVD's would drop drastically as they would be available on the internet free and completely LEGAL with no restrictions on reproduction and distribution,
Then come some things that WILL become legal that i dare not mention here.
So what are you going to do about it?


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Kvarst

Description: Often abortion is related to as almost murder. This may be true and in many cases abortion is just to suit the would be parents, this is wrong!
The unborn fetus may not yet be in the world but it is still a life that is taken before it has started.
These reasons lend themselves to Banning abortions, BUT!
Think of the life of a child with a disability, one that the doctors can predict BEFORE the fetus is born.
Then would you let the parents have an abortion or let them face the pain of having their child grow up on pain and with disabilities and a possibly shorter life, surely it is kinder in these circumstances to let the family (if they choose to) have an abortion.
Illegal; contradicts Abortion Legality Convention, and looks suspiciously similar in phrasing to the anti-abortion proposal that came up earlier.


Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Ecia

*snip*

Do I really need to post the rest?


Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Alexander William

Description: Nations are not giving enough money to school. There are so many people out there who dont get to go to school. Also with so many new deseases being discovered kids need to know about them
These are the benefits:
More kids will go to school
More kids will know about dangerous deseases like AIDS
It would improve the economy, because the more kids in school means theres going to be a better fututre, with more people thinking pf great ideas, and improving nations

This is what will happen:
Starting now 5% of a nations renevue will be given to improving public schools (Catholic or any other religious schools can't recieve money from the goverment because of religious issues)
The school will be allowed to use the money as they please, as long as it is for the school, or any charities the school supports
New scholarships will be made
Schools will be improved
More schools will be made
More teachers will be able to be imployed
Schools will be able to buy equipment, such as computer ect..

What is to come:
Kids will have a more educated life
Kids will get better jobs
Kids will be able to improve their country in the future
More kids will be able to go to school

Finally at least 70% of the kids in a nation need to be going to school by 2009. If this is not possible the money given to education by a goverment will add another 5% to its total amount of money given to education

By 211 all nations will have to donate 10% of there revenue to education
If u think about this it really isn't much, you still have 90% of your money to do what ever you want with. If this proposal is approved and made into a law, then nations can write to me asking to make a new one, with a lower of higher amount of money given to education.

This proposal should be passed, because todays kids, our tommorows future.
Illegal through contradicting UNEAA in several different ways. On the plus side, the last line is hilarious.


Category: Political Stability
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Dead Parrot Skit

Description: This practice is detrimental to the citizens of a nation. If they do not wish to exercise their rights, it should be that way. It cannot be a free democracy if its citizens are forced to vote. This motion proposes to abolish this practice of Compulsive Democracy.
It's true, people who can't stop voting should be sent to their nearest clinic for therapy.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Fauria

Description: The Queendom of Fauria and the Queendom of Sepulveda suggest that 1.) All children from age four to eighteen must attend school, and 2) All children twelve through eighteen must have an extra-curricular activity.

Issue 1: Education increases the literacy rate of countries, and also promotes a rapidly growing technology. Nations should require children 4-18 to go to a public or private school. If a family can't afford education, the government will enroll the children in a public school and give financial aid for any requirements the school has.

Issue 2: Studies show that extra-curricular activities, such as cheerleading, athletics, band, etc., help students learn. Nations must require these to help their futures.Illegal, branding and the usual problem that education proposals run into. That is, of course, contradicting UNEAA.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: North amenia

Description: all slavery is hence forth abolished. all people will have right to a slavery free world.It's been done.

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Relax


Proposed by: Robowski bitch

Description: i believe every country has a right to nuclear weapons even if they must trade other goods to obtain them.I agree completely, that's why I wrote a resolution on this very topic, except mine's in the right category.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Khalistania

Description: The General Assembly,

ACKNOWLEDGING that the UN has turned away from a number of genocides in the past, and

FULLY AWARE of the consequences of ignoring crimes to humanity, and

ALARMED by how quickly an entire group of people can disappear, and

BELIEVING that it is the UN's moral obligation to protect the fundamental human rights, and

KEEPING IN MIND that the preamble to the Charter of the UN states that the UN will work to
“… save succeeding generations from the scourge of war…, reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights…, promote social progress…, practice tolerance… and, maintain international peace and security”, and

DEFINING genocide, as laid out by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, to include, but not be limited to:

Any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, as such:
Killing members of the group;
Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its
physical destruction in whole or in part;
Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
...Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group, and

RECOGNIZING that genocides differ from one another, and

STRESSING that regional protection groups, like the African Union, may not be enough to intervene in genocide, and

DETERMINED to intervene quickly in future conflicts,

1. REGRETS not taking more action in the past;

2. ENCOURAGES the creation of a multilateral Rapid Response Genocide Intervention Task Force;

3. CALLS UPON constituents to build operational processes and methodologies to deploy the task force in the most efficient and effective way;

4. COMMENDS volunteer military units, as well as physicians, diplomats, and other relief workers for joining the task force;

5. WELCOMES any funding or donations from nations, NPOs and other NGOs; and

6. RECOMMENDS the UN to set a sunset provision four years from the establishment of the Task Force to ensure effectiveness.Illegal, RL reference, creates a UN military force.

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Relax


Proposed by: Robowski bitch

Description: i propose the trading of nuclear arms to poorer countries in exchange for there natural resorces.its win win we get oil and other goods and other countries wont mess with themCategory: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Robowski bitch

Description: i believe every country is entilted to nuclear arms. i also believe alot of the poorer countries have many valuable resources we would like to get our greedy little hands on and we should be able to trade nuclear arms for them if we should see fit toHow many times is this guy going to submit this idea?

How many times is this guy going to submit this idea?
And now he's in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10737951&postcount=152), too...

Hmm... I've been thinking...

I don't think it would be against the rules if rather than a UN Military force there was a UN Military Intelligence, which using the resources of the UN constituent members would effectively share inteligence on things like genocide and other such things.

Of course I'm not in the UN anymore and my new UN puppet doesn't have the endoursements required (and it wouldn't fit ICly for them to propose it anyway)

Just raising this here in the light of the recent illegal UN Military proposal.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Klarheit

Description: Many people can not afford their medication that they need to live even with government help and insurance. Klarheit, Hisperians, and the rest of the region of Sandane propose the following resolution:

-Disturbed by the many citizens within the United Nations can not afford basic and necessary medication, and
-Fully Aware that high trading tariffs, taxes, and monopolizing drug companies are responsible for these high prices, and
-Defines “Medication” for the purpose of this proposal as essential drugs prescribed by a licensed physician including "Placebo" defined as a drug that is used to trick the mind believing that they are taking the real drug:

Herby

1. Calls Upon all member nations to abolish international and domestic Medication taxes and to repeal all tariffs placed on such drugs;
2. Expresses with Hope that non-member nations will relinquish their taxes and tariffs on necessary Medication during international crisis. Illegal, branding.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Pastafarianism Land

Description: In order to control the troubles of youth and boredom as well as pressure to choose educational options all children at the age of 16 and after receiving GCSE's must attend a National Service course for 2 years. This will include:
1) All attendees shall learn basic defensive and combat training.
2) They will all receive cooking lessons.
3) After the first 6 months of training and general education they shall then be given a choice of A Level equivalent scholarships e.g nurse, mechanic, media professional. All will receive specific training in their chosen area as well as completing physical training.
4) After the 2 years not only will the children have an education suited to obtaining a degree, they will also have the choice of remaining and continuing their education towards a degree for free as well as fighting for their country.
I believe this should help tackle the rising obesity problem as well as getting children more sociable as well as helping them on the way to following their career dreams.Illegal, RL references.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing


Proposed by: GENERAL MANAGER

Description: I PROPOSE THAT BIOFUELS SHOULD BE USED IN LARGE QUANTITIES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS THE FUTURE. WE HAVE ONLY ONE PLANET AND WE SHOULD PROTECT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. MY NATION IS A WELL KNOWN PROVIDER OF BIODIESEL AND WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE TO OTHERS TOO IF THEY ARE INTERESTED.Looks like someone knows that Caps Lock is cruise control for cool.

BIOFUELS

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing

Proposed by: GENERAL MANAGER

Description: I PROPOSE THAT BIOFUELS SHOULD BE USED IN LARGE QUANTITIES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS THE FUTURE. WE HAVE ONLY ONE PLANET AND WE SHOULD PROTECT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. MY NATION IS A WELL KNOWN PROVIDER OF BIODIESEL AND WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE TO OTHERS TOO IF THEY ARE INTERESTED.Looks like someone knows that Caps Lock is cruise control for cool.
Does the reference to "MY NATION" constitute branding?

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Fuchslandish

Description: I believe that if there is free trade between regions, this could greatly improve everyones economy. The bill of which free trade of durable good was a great idea, but different regions have stronger/weaker economies, by free trade, this could help even out economies and build those in need, and keep constant those who have already built a great economy. Many thanks, -The FoxIllegal, branding.

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: Burrossia

Description: This resolution will legalize recreational drugs in order to offer the people of nations yet another way to gain happiness.Illegal, contradicts UN Drug Act.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Gyongxe

Description: I think we need a few that it's just obvious which way to vote, right off the bat. Like wouldn't it be cool if it was like proposition ninety-seven: Should we continue to not eat babies. Right there you'd be like, "Hell yeah, I don't wanna eat babies, you know, I don't have time, they're not delicious, and it would be eating babies and that's weird to me," so there's three reasons that I come up with to voting no. But the way they phrase those things when you get to the voting booth, you don't know which way you're voting, cause it's like, "Should we not eat unbabies not on this not day" and you're just sitting there like "I don't wanna eat babies! You know?! I don't have time, they're not delicious, remember my reasons, I had like three." So you vote no on it and then it's on the news the next day, "Well, 74% of Americans have decided it's time to eat babies."

Resolution: Continue to not eat babies.Oh God, this one's back. And this time sporting a brand new RL reference.

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Whithamland

Description: All countries will deal with Homosexuals in one of the following ways:

1. Institute a Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy

2. Exile all Homosexuals

3. Force homosexuals to undergo conversion therapy

The Confederacy of Whithamland wishes to stop this behavior worldwide, as we consider it immoral and indecent.

Approvals: 1 (WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

Illegal, for branding and for contradiction of existing resolutions.

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Roddyville

Description: To the people of the United Nations,

A nations right to have the freedom to sentence the Death Penalty is wrong.

If nations wish to punish an individual(s) by using the Death Sentence, are they really better then the individual they wish to punish?

The answer is no.

UN Nations should not be allowed to exercise Capital Punishment.

It is not moral, and is wrong. It is not right for the people who are supposed to be issuing justice, ordering the death of an individual who may have committed that same crime.

Regards,

Roddyville

Approvals: 7 (Roddyville, WZ Forums, Greater Gravesend, Rosmnia, The Artic Republics, The hit men, Jake and Elwood Blues)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 96 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

Illegal for wrong category (should be 'Human Rights'), branding, and contradiction of the Fair Sentencing Act.

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

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Uranium Mining
Proposed by: Transystem

Description: Uranium minning in the past has created many problems with plout ion and we need to stop it now uranium is key to our nations but it is causes effects on Earth that are killing this must STOP Now

Approvals: 4 (WZ Forums, Gustenian, Istrians, Jake and Elwood Blues)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

"minning"
"plout ion"

And hasn't its author ever heard of punctuation? :headbang:

Abolish Slavery
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Oxfordi

Description: This resolution is to draw attention to the fact that all people, no matter what race, religion, sex, or any other description of them, have a right to live in a free and equal world! This resolution bans slavery forever more, in any country belonging to the United Nations. There is no reason to have slavery!

VOTE NOW TO BAN SLAVERY NOW AND FOREVER MORE!

Approvals: 5 (Oxfordi, Fauria, WZ Forums, The Artic Republics, Jake and Elwood Blues)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

We've already done this.

Labor union reform act
A resolution to develop industry around the world.

Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Tort Reform
Proposed by: North amenia

Description: all union will come un control and will be dictated by the creation of the unlabor front.

Approvals: 2 (WZ Forums, Jake and Elwood Blues)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

This isn't 'Tort Reform'.

"unlabour front"? ;)

Gambling reform act
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Outlaw
Proposed by: North amenia

Description: all gambling will be moniterd by the un gambling monitering offices.

Approvals: 4 (WZ Forums, Gustenian, Istrians, Jake and Elwood Blues)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

Does nothing except create a committee, therefore illegal?

Limited Weapons for Sale!
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Belrussia

Description: Most often, when someone walks into a gun store, you will probably will see : Assult Rifle section: AK 47, M 16, M4, Magnum Sniper, Carbine, etc. Machine Gun section: SAW, M2 machinegun, MG4. Shotguns: Remington 870, Remigton 1100, Beneli M4.
The weapons in a gun shop are meant for self protection! Not for who has the better gun! this is causing more deaths than other things!

Approvals: 3 (Istrians, Jake and Elwood Blues, WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

Illegal, for RL references... and what exactly would it do?

Ban Gambling
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Outlaw
Proposed by: Krugania

Description: Is Gambling a game or waste of money? time to decide...

Approvals: 2 (Jake and Elwood Blues, WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

Presumably this proposal's author is asking us to vote for a ban on gambling, but it's not entirely clear...

Limited Weapons for Sale!
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: Belrussia

Description: Most often, when someone walks into a gun store, you will probably will see : Assult Rifle section: AK 47, M 16, M4, Magnum Sniper, Carbine, etc. Machine Gun section: SAW, M2 machinegun, MG4. Shotguns: Remington 870, Remigton 1100, Beneli M4.
The weapons in a gun shop are meant for self protection! Not for who has the better gun! this is causing more deaths than other things!

Approvals: 3 (Istrians, Jake and Elwood Blues, WZ Forums)
Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Feb 11 2008

Wow...simply wow. I've been to a local gun store. I've seen AR-15 though not automatic...but never seen a SAW. I want to go to this guy's gun shop. Anyways, I've always thought a good part of self-defense is having the better gun that causes more death than other things. It usually helps as those that wish to harm you no longer do.

If this is about the II Storefronts, that's just sad.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Xythum

Description: Provide scholarships to those people who have the mind, the passion, and have what it takes to be the next bill gates or einstein. Make their MAMAs proud. In this way, we are able to help these people fulfill their dreams. who knows, the kickback would be enormous than what we expect.Illegal, RL references.

Description: UN Resolution #19: Religious Tolerance (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Seeing as religion has no physical characteristics, how can any religion exist? Faith!?! There is no need for any religion, and the facts supporting this are thus:

1.) Churches and other religious places put an unnecessary strain on the economy, asking for money all the time "in the name of God" or some other higher entity.

2.) Churches are clearly just vast corporations that have real estate all over the place, feeding on the peoples need to find themselves, which could be done more cheaply by taking a walk.

3.) I propose that we should alleviate ourselves from this unnecessary stress.

4.) Furthermore, what higher power can stop us from passing this resolution? I defy any entity to strike me down!!!!!!! (......I'm still standing)

-Chancellor of Jamakal

Illegal, branding. Probably also for a horrific use of exclamation marks and ellipsi.

Oddly, one of his supporting facts, number three, is also his proposal to take action. So his proposal to take action is reason enough to take action?

Also, Resolution Nineteen doesn't say one must have religion. It just shakes a scolding finger at religious wars while doesn't seem to do anything...so I seemingly pointless resolution is going to be struck down with a pointless repeal. Yes, that seems about right.

I'd imagine that a ominpotent higher power has more than enough going on not to waste time smiting you, sir.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: North amenia

Description: all media will be subject to un censership so nothing misleads the public.Shouldn't censoring something be Moral Decency?

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: North amenia

Description: all emmisions will be cut down by 56% by 2009. all green technology will be funded by the un and all oil companies will pay heavy taxes to the un to pay for the technologey.Possible contradiction of UN Taxation Ban.

Hmm... I've been thinking...

I don't think it would be against the rules if rather than a UN Military force there was a UN Military Intelligence, which using the resources of the UN constituent members would effectively share inteligence on things like genocide and other such things.

It could be called a dupe of Establishment of ICPIN (http://www.safalra.com/other/nationstates/un-resolution-browser/?resolution=211), which already has such an intelligence force. You can always try expanding its powers though.

Wow...simply wow. I've been to a local gun store. I've seen AR-15 though not automatic...but never seen a SAW. I want to go to this guy's gun shop.You and me both. I wonder if the SAWs are kept next to the SPAS-15s...

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Titanician

Description: Kill the mongels, for they feast on our children in the depth of the night. LIVE BY THE WARRIOR CODE!!!

I Propose an all out war against these evil creatures of the night

WHO IS WITH ME? What is a mongel?

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #31


Proposed by: Shandakor

Description: UN Resolution #31: Wolfish Convention on POW (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Rebels do not follow the convention, so neither should we!They do if they're UN members.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation


Proposed by: Sophieotisbear2

Description: The Allied States of Sophieotisbear2 proposes the creation of an international space exploration. Joining would be voluntary however each UN nation would have to contribute. The association would create an international space station build stations on other planets and establish communications with extraterrestrial beings.Illegal, branding, probably the wrong category, and its been done.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Yugoslavagashka

Description: Yugoslavagashka Proposes that all UN Nations must allow the Freedom of Region to all citizens.

This entails that the Government cannot withhold funds from religious organizations that have a secular equivalent (Places such as schools and charities)

Evangelists should't have to be afraid of heckling and Harassment. If they believe in what they are teaching enough to bring it to the world outside, then people should have the decency to disagree peacefully or just ignore it and move on with their lives.

It is the right of every living being to believe something and not fear persecution.Illegal, branding.

You and me both. I wonder if the SAWs are kept next to the SPAS-15s...

Now I've seen a .50 cal MA-2 in an armry surplus store, but it was disabled and just for display.

Proposed by: Yugoslavagashka

Description: Yugoslavagashka Proposes that all UN Nations must allow the Freedom of Region to all citizens.<snip>Illegal, branding.

I'd also like to point out that all nations, UN or otherwise, already have "Freedom of Region".

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

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

Description: Wild Cat numbers are at an all-time low, I propose we restore numbers of Wild Cats by force-breeding them and then dropping kittens all-over the world!
Isn't this what destroyed The Eternal Kawaii? Hardly something we want to see happen to more countries.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Naorthia

Description: because abortion is morally wrong, we should completely outlaw it and anyone who has an abortion should be tried as a murderer. Abortion should be considered premeditated murder and should not be allowed. The actual person who performs the abortion should also be tried as a murderer.Illegal, contradicts Abortion Legailty Convention and wrong category.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Walasaria

Description: A country can close its borders and not allow trade in or out of the country .And can leave a union freely.

.gives country's a choice
.freedom

Effect.The government is not forced to do something Uh, what?

Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: The hit men

Description: No prescription needed.

Any person should be able to buy prescription drug without a recipe from a doctor.
Then the individuals can chose themselves what ever medicine the want to take.
And they don't need to visit a doctor to get their pills.Yeah, this is a great idea.:rolleyes:

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Environmental Deregulation


Proposed by: Alexander William

Description: As nations get bigger their demand for goods gets stronger. And when a nation can no longer supply enough food, or other goods, the nation goes into poverty.
That why we should make it possible to form embassy's in other country's.
This is what would happen
Nations would be aloud to build a embassy if the other nation agrees to this
A document will be made by one of the parties, and both nations will sign
This will improve nations relationships, and trade between the 2 nations.

You have a embassy in as many nations as you want.
If someone asks you if they are aloud to build a embassy in your nation, and you don't want them to build one, you just don't agree to the contract they give you.
So the building of a embassy would help 2 nations trade between each other.
If this proposal is passed it could help many nations survive.This is not Environmental Deregulation.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing


Proposed by: Neonak

Description: A reading from the book of big hoaxes according to me,

As far as I can see what is the problem. We are worried about the climate being hotter than usual but come on! Look at Antarctica, why are we worried? We think it's hotter than usual when it is COLDER than usual. We think cars are causing this why do we always blame the cars I think cars are fine you might not but I who wrote this proposal say that they are fine. Global Warming is an natural process thats all just let it go by...

...And if I'm wrong then hopefully nuclear winter will cancel it out

Neonak Illegal, branding, doesn't do anything.

Respected members and delegates of the United Nations:

UN Resolution 10, "Stop Privacy Intrusion", while noble, has no place in our international law books. A global body such as this should not be concerned with the inner workings of individual governments. This great institution was established to maintain peace among the member states of the United Nations, not dictate the way in which a government decides is best for protecting their citizenry.

This Resolution, along with many others, MUST be repealed to protect individual state sovereignty parallel with international cooperation.

Please search for Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion" in the United Nations proposal section and endorse this important and possible landmark decision. Take back YOUR country!

Your humble brother in peace, The Holy Empire of Marcusism.

Respected members and delegates of the United Nations:

UN Resolution 10, "Stop Privacy Intrusion", while noble, has no place in our international law books. A global body such as this should not be concerned with the inner workings of individual governments. This great institution was established to maintain peace among the member states of the United Nations, not dictate the way in which a government decides is best for protecting their citizenry.

This Resolution, along with many others, MUST be repealed to protect individual state sovereignty parallel with international cooperation.

Please search for Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion" in the United Nations proposal section and endorse this important and possible landmark decision. Take back YOUR country!

Your humble brother in peace, The Holy Empire of Marcusism.

Dude.
This thread is about proposals that are silly and/or illegal. not to pimp your proposal for a repeal. Although if your proposal is silly and/or illegal, it might wind up here anyways.

Guess what? You must have not read UNR #10 when you wrote your proposal. Because in UNR #10 states "unless there is serious evidence of a planned or committed crime. This evidence shall be reviewed and approved by the Judiciary before eavesdropping, phone tapping, network traffic monitoring, and other kinds of interception of communications is allowed."

So. I submit it as a Silly Proposal


Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Tel Amur

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

Argument: 1. Realizing the right to privacy which many nations find important.

2. Also realizing the need for privacy intrusion to acquire needed proof of an offense.

We propose that, resolution #10 Stop Privacy Intrusion, be rendered null and void and that such decisions be left to the discretion of regional authorities.

Approvals: 14 (WZ Forums, Faldawi, Extremation, Puppetingness, Intelligenstan, Waggi, Ruritania, Compulsoria, NewTexas, Brazykystan, Krankor, Warbler and Pecker, East Hylia, Moe-zambique)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 89 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Feb 10 2008

Let's gamble!
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize
Proposed by: Brazykystan

Description: Considering that:

I) Undeniably, gambling has an extremely high recreational power;

II) Gambling is not dangerous to all, but only some may become addicted just like one could become addicted to alcohol or other recreational drugs;

III) Furthermore, recent studies appear to show that recreational gambling appears to be associated with good health among a significant portion of population;

IV) The high amount of jobs the casinos could provide would not be bottom of the latter minimum wage jobs, but decent wages with benefits;

V) Gambling, and particularly Texas hold'em, is seen by many not as just game, but as a way of life;

We hereby propose to legalize gambling in all UN member nations.

Approvals: 11 (Brazykystan, Great Sanfordia, WZ Forums, Ellenburg, Yeoldehyltonville, Slices Right, Wee Free peeps, Moe-zambique, Future Saints, Planologenland, Worldia555)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 92 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Feb 12 2008

Illegal, RL reference.

National Secruity And Aid
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Demons Rage

Description: The never ending wars between nations is crippling the foundations and needs to be stopped.The people are dying and nearly half of them are shell shocked.We need an effective way to help the citizens and our soldiers and stop these unprovoked attacks.

Approvals: 5 (WZ Forums, Yeoldehyltonville, Eiga-Baka, Jake and Elwood Blues, Ecia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 98 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Feb 12 2008

Nearly half of whose people are shell shocked? Yours? Not ours...
Anyway, just what "effective way to help the citizens and our soldiers" are you trying to create?

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

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Maiyoau

Description: It is unjust for a nation to have an official religion by which all members of the nation state need abide by. That shows that the religion is a representation of the nature of culture of that society, which is grossly unfair.

Approvals: 9 (WZ Forums, Intelligenstan, Krankor, Eiga-Baka, The Artic Republics, Free Hanover, Suzumiya Haruhi chan, One World Alliance, Alpacadom)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Feb 13 2008

Illegal: wrong category, duplicates earlier legislation on freedom of religion, and if that earlier legislation didn't exist then this would also be illegal as an ideological ban.

Repeal "Ban Single-Hulled Tankers"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #11
Proposed by: Peace and good

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

Argument: "Leaky single-hulled tanker ships can cause enormous environmental damage and cost millions of dollars to clean up."
Single-hulled ships can be, in some cases much safer. They still have restrictions on the safty of ships to avoid leaks. A leaky double-hulled ship can also cause damage and is more likely to carry more oil and have less safty checks and be less safe as the double-hull is suppost to make it safer, and the effects are often used as an excuse the relax other safty requirements. A single-hull can be designed to be thicker and contain oil more efficantly in case of a leak.

"Millions of barrels of crude oil are lost to the oil-hungry nations of the world."
The oil is normally seperated on site by boiling in and cooling it using the different boiling points. Much of this is lost by double-hulled tankers.

"We must unite to ban single-hulled tankers and endorse the use of double-hulled tankers."
There is no rashional reason for this law if more important safety factors are neglected.

"This would prevent environmental disasters like the one caused by the damaged tanker off the coast of Spain in 2002 and help lower the cost of fuel as more would be reliably available to every nation."
Technoledgy is much better than in 2002, 6 years ago, much more effective compounds have been manufactured to increase safty. Double-hulled ships can leak more than single hulled and the double-hulled make any oil that is realised come out more quickly, which could catch wildlife offguard.

"It would also be a boon* to fishing, tourism, and shipbuilding industries." *this should be boom
This is not true as who want want to fish near a giant less safe double-hulled oil tanker? Tourism would not be effected. The shipbuilding industries would not be effected because they would make the hulls half as thick to avoid soaring costs (greatly lowing safty), or would have to raise prices which would drive them out of business.

Approvals: 9 (Peace and good, Alexander William, The hit men, Krankor, WZ Forums, Slices Right, Extremation, Compulsoria, Project Quantum Leap)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 94 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Feb 13 2008

Illegal: its quotations from the original resolution include a now-prohibited (although still legal back when that measure was passed) RL reference...

Fewer Restrictions on Gambling
A resolution to legalize or outlaw gambling.

Category: Gambling
Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize
Proposed by: The Dead Parrot Skit

Description: By hereby accepting this resolution, the U.N. here decrees:
1) That no age limits shall be set on gambling,
2) That although the U.N. does not condone gambling, that it shall be protected as an industry under international law,
3) That, although parental supervision is recommended while gambling for young children, no minimum age shall be set,
4) That gambling at a young age will perhaps teach young children about the dangers of the industry and deter them from problems in the future,
5) That gambling returns will not be taxed as winnings under a country's laws but instead as personal income.

Approvals: 2 (WZ Forums, Moe-zambique)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 101 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Feb 14 2008

Illegal, contradicts 'Representation In Taxation'.

Emergency situation defence
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Category: International Security
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Ansalan

Description: We all know bombing is wrong but we need to have this as an option. I say that only under certain situations can we use them.

We can only use them if our borders are in Jeopardy and we have no other choice.

Approvals: 4 (WZ Forums, The hit men, Jake and Elwood Blues, Ecia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Feb 14 2008

Illegal, wrong category (should be 'Global Disarmament')... and does it contradict the 'United Nations Security Act'?

Officiella spraak

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Telephone Talking

Description: Vi vill foeresla nagonting daervid:

ALLA meddelande mellan laender skall vara paa en av de fyra foeljende officiella spraak (som nu foereslaas):

1) Svenska

2) Skaanska

3) Danska

eller

4) Sami.

ENGELSKA skall inte mer bli ett officielt spraak.

ENGELSKA kan pratas informellt, t.e., paa jaernvaegstationen, paa frisoern, med barn och djur, o.s.v.

MEN det engelska spraaket *som officielt spraak* skall vara kastad bort, in till historias toaletten, daerfoer att det aer en av vaerldens - och historias - mest imperialistiska spraak och behoevs att fallas ned fraan hoejden.

LAANGT SKALL LEVA det svenska spraket, foer fler hundra aar !

LAANGT SKALL LEVA det skånska spraket, foer fler hundra aar !

LAANGT SKALL LEVA det danska spraket, foer fler hundra aar !

LAANGT SKALL LEVA det samiska spraket, foer fler hundra aar !

HURRAH !

HURRAH !

HURRAH !

HURRAH !

Approvals: 1 (Telephone Talking)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Feb 14 2008So this would make Swedish the official language of the UN? Or trade? With English still being allowed for informal use? Followed by something about historical importance of English? It's as far as I can get using mostly my Dutch background :confused:

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Chickychickywapow

Description: PROPOSES-That a child or adolescent can become married to the opposite sex, older or younger than 18.

RESTRICTIONS
1)The minor must have the parent guardian approval to marriage.
2)The parent guardian must know and of met the opposite sex partner of the adolescent or child.
3)Can not be a brother, sister, mother or father.
4)Can be a Cousin.

If the minor has parent/guardians permission to be married it is allowed.Illegal, contradicts Marriage Protection Act.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: WBW

Description: It's the oldest form of business, heck there are career prostitutes all over the world.

Let's tax the services they render everything from bordellos, call girls to street hooker.

10% sales tax
20% sales tax if the prostitute has an STD

This has nothing but positives, it gives your nation extra income to be used on education, transportation or whatever you deem necessary.

It will keep crime down, Johns wont risk getting killed or robbed, and prostitutes wont have to risk being raped or murdered. Illegal, contradicts Representation in Taxation, and miscategorized.

Illegal: its quotations from the original resolution include a now-prohibited (although still legal back when that measure was passed) RL reference...We're not that pedantic.

I kind of like the fact it is "mild" - as if the destruction of the UN won't have that much effect :}


ooc: To be honest, it wouldn't. It doesn't really affect any gameplay in II so...this is really only here for a few rpers that like to pretend they are politicians debating issues. A majority of NS players wouldn't honestly care either way if the 'UN' was here...sooo....yeah the destruction wouldn't have much effect.

Not that the resolution would ever pass.

sidenote: I am one of the players that like to dabble in the UN but would it matter if it was here? Not really.

Illegal, RL reference.


You have to be kidding me. I agree the proposal is fair asinine but honestly...RL reference? Texas hold'em is the name of the game so are you going to ban any mention of French Fries, Hamburgers, New York Minute..etc? Sometimes I wonder about you younger folks.

Um, St. Edmund's no youngster.

And besides, if I can be told (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13119223&postcount=34) to remove a reference to "Africanized honey bees" in one of my repeals, I suppose "Texas hold 'em" is off-limits too. :D

Thankfully, II stories don't have such limitations but here I can see the point you make kenny.

To be honest, it would be nice to see how many +30/+40/+50/+60 years young people are here. Also wonder if we could set up some sort of group or connection for the older story-tellers.

Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Crazy democrazy

Description: UNDERSTANDING that Aerial Combat is a part of modern day armed conflict between states.

HEREBY issuing regulations to protect people, property, and stability in situations in which Aerial Combat arises.

DEFINING Aerial Combat as combat between Military Aircraft and land, air, or sea targets, including such things as tanks, naval ships, bases, and other Military Aircraft.

FURTHER DEFINING Military Aircraft as a vehicle capable of air travel and designed with the intent to harm by construction and inclusion of weapons and defenses against said weapons. This includes bomber aircraft, fighter aircraft, interceptor aircraft, and helicopters.

ALSO DEFINING a Neutral Nation as a nation not involved in the hostilities and a Civilian as a person not affiliated with the armed forces of any nation.

NOTING that not all situations and possibilities are covered, leaving further decisions to be covered by the United Nations Security Council.

STATING that the following regulations are in order:

1. A Military Aircraft may only enter the borders of nations in which the armed conflict that they are involved in is taking place. Military Aircraft may not enter the borders of a Neutral Nation, and if so may be either forcibly ejected or made to land and held with the same rights as a prisoner of war. However, a Neutral Nation can allow a Military Aircraft within its borders if it so desires.

2. A Military Aircraft may only be commanded to attack opposing military forces. They may not be commanded to attack Civilian targets such as cities and buildings with no military purpose. A Military Aircraft in violation may face charges of war crimes if they are found in violation of this regulation.

3. A Military Aircraft may not fire upon any target within International Waters regardless of nationality and affiliation. Additionally, a Military Aircraft may enter International Waters but cannot engage in combat activities once inside them.

4. The pilot of a Military Aircraft is to be treated as a prisoner of war if shot down and recovered by opposing forces within hostile territory. Additionally, if they are shot down and end up within the borders of a Neutral Nation they can either by returned or interned for up to 30 days with the same rights but the not the status of a prisoner of war.

5. A pilot of a Military Aircraft shot down within International Waters must be returned to either a neutral or friendly port if recovered by a neutral ship or be returned to a neutral port if recovered by a hostile ship. They may not be taken back into hostile waters from International Waters.

6. A Military Aircraft may seek refueling at a Neutral Nation, but cannot seek rearmament. Additionally, they may be denied landing rights, but if their aircraft is in critical condition they must be allowed to land and can be repaired there if necessary.

7. If at a Neutral Nation's airbase or airport, the Neutral Nation may not tamper with a Military Aircraft of a foreign nation, nor may they study it or seize its armaments.

8. A Military Aircraft may not attack any targets, Civilian or otherwise within a Neutral Nation's borders, unless the government of the Military Aircraft declares war.We have a Security Council?

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Stepan

Description: Energy is a problem nowadays as gus and oil are running out!We must do something!We have to use economic lamps so that we store energy for the future!These lamps use only 1/6 of the total energy that the usual lamps use.I think usual lamps should be banned and all people must use these economical ones.Oh Noes! "Gus" is running out!

Category: Gambling


Legalize/Outlaw: Legalize


Proposed by: Gerasimia

Description: Gambling is aterrible "disease" that must be stopped!!
Who agrees?

Approvals: 0 Looks like no one agrees.

Well...Gus is quite fast for an old timer.

Repeal "UN taxation ban"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #4
Proposed by: Davidsansatin

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

Argument: Cmon I believe that taxation, should be a countries decision and not those of people smoking cubans in back rooms. THis reform must be destroyed, because well-fare promotes only wasted time and Government handouts. We must fight this bill, since communism is the destroyer of Democracy, making the game harder for non-Communist Government, in the game to thrive

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Feb 15 2008

Somebody either hasn't read, or has read but then completely failed to understand, the resolution that they're trying to repeal. :(

Oh, and "Illegal: RL reference" again... ;)

The question is between Gus and St Edmund who wins a foot race.

I have 5 on St Edmund...

Who agrees?

Somebody either hasn't read, or has read but then completely failed to understand, the resolution that they're trying to repeal. :(

Oh, and "Illegal: RL reference" again... ;)

I'm sorry I have to disagree and back any proposal who ARGUES clause starts with the word Cmon. :D

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: The Megalomaniac

Description: To be able to use slavery to increase industrial output, and the slaves being of prisoners of war, political prisoners criminals, etc.Illegal, wrong category.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Demons Rage

Description: The citizens ask for justice and justice we will give them.They say that the police that were supposed to protect them refuse to accept their responsibility as law enforcers so it's here that'll stop and so I propose a new law enforcement agency known as JJE (Judge Jury & Executioner).These mercaneries will be chosen by the people for the people.The successful applicants will be put through military training in a special facility.The JJE's will be given special equipment depending on their mission the JJE's only answer to the UN and their free to complete their mission in any way they see fit (to a certain extent)they can work as a team or go solo.The pay that these mercaneries receive will be given by the UN and they are authorized to claim and keep any equipment,weapons,money that they find on site etc (again to a certain extent).There missions will include a variety of things like anti-terrorism,hostage situations and peace keeping but these are a small amount of missions that they'll receive by the government the rest of their missions will come for the people and the type of mercenary will be chosen by his/her performance physicly and mentally.These chosen few will be the first and last line of defence for our nations and their people. Illegal, creates a UN police force and wrong category.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: North amenia

Description: the erimental board will oversee all countries carbon output and trash and so forth. also it will set standards. it also will have following powers.

shutting down bissnusses that dont comply with standards

monitoring all eviromental laws make sure their carried out

will elect 24 members every 34 monthsIgnoring the atrocious spelling, I don't think does anything besides create a committee.

Illegal, wrong category.Doesn't it also contradict existing UN law?

Doesn't it also contradict existing UN law?

Yessir it does.

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

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

Description: Banning of lethal chemical weapons.

"By definition a chemical weapon is a toxic substance used to cause injury or death. It can be a solid, a liquid or a gas."

These types of weapons not only harm the citizens of the world, but they destroy ecosystems as well. These chemical weapons can kill and contaminate important resources such as livestock, and edible plants.

I suggest we ban the following chemical weapons from any use and or production

mustard agents
hydrogen cyanide
arsines (arsenic compounds)
psychotomimetic agents (LSD, etc.)
toxins (derived from microorganisms)
nerve agents or "nerve gas"

These chemical weapons can cause serious damage to our fine citizens even if they don't kill the person that is subjected to it.

Approvals: 16 (Istrians, Minyos, The Artic Republics, Misplaced States, Taise, Ellenburg, Chickychickywapow, WZ Forums, Gustenian, Sunrand, Gillilandshire, Graalium, Ecia, The Wyvern Isle, Oxfordi, Alagaziar)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 87 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Feb 14 2008

Illegal: Wrong category, and contradicts an existing resolution.

Doesn't it also contradict existing UN law?

I didn't mention that one because I wasn't sure if it did since the examples it gave were all types of prisoners which are allowed under Abolition of Forced Labor.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation


Proposed by: Shandakor

Description: I propose we remove the child labour laws and secondly require all orphans to work until they can afford thier own education.Hmm, it's either a miscategorized repeal that contains new legislation to boot, or it's an attempt at an amendment. Either way, it's illegal.

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

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing
Proposed by: Celticwales

Description: This act states that all airplanes should fill flights and have less flights or face a massive fine by the United Nations. Also Part of the act includes

Replacing Airplanes with a Revised Design of Helium filled Airships by 2020.

Taxing oil to reach a rate of £15 per litre.

Also to Have a cheaper faster boating network throughout the world supported by our nation and the UN.

Approvals: 1 (WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Feb 17 2008

Presumably '£15' is a RL reference, and therefore illegal?
But it was nice -- and very generous -- of their nation to offer to help the UN (which, of course, doesn't have the necessary funds itself) support the proposed worldwide network of faster boats... ;)

Fair Trials, World Wide
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Dundonian

Description: This proposal seeks worldwide co-operation and generic standards in the fairness of the justice systems throughout all member states.

The proposal seeks to:

1. Guarentee rights of defendants to a fair trial.
2. Create a UN wide reciprocal extradition treaty, allowing all suspects to be sent from all member states to face trial.
3. Guarentee transfer of prisoners to own member state after a proportion of the sentence is served.

Approvals: 3 (Misplaced States, WZ Forums, Earth MKII)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Feb 17 2008

1. Already done.
2. Moral Decency, not Human Rights.
3. Potentially okay...

In any case, even if legal, this would really need a lot more details about just how it's supposed to do those things in order to be a viable resolution...

Help drug-addicted people!!!
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.

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

Description: Drugs are the biggest problem of this century.Thousands of people die every year due to extremely use of them.Even more ruin they whole lives by tasting them - just to see how it feels - and they bcome addicted to it. Drugs are already bannen but they are still sold illegaly almost everywhere.But if the government becomes stricter about this issue, we will only hurt our own society as drugs will continue to be sold. And the problem is that anyone can see it but noone does something for it. So, the thing that's left is to help these people. With fundings from the government we can create social centers which will help all these addicted people . That way there will be no addicted people and drugs will be unuseful in the future as noone will need them.

Approvals: 3 (Ecia, Caprica Colony, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 100 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Sun Feb 17 2008

This doesn't "Promote" the use of drugs...

Abolition of the Death Penalty
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Small Island Nations

Description: To all members of the UN,

· We are aware that in several UN member nations, the death penalty is still in use. In addition, we are aware that some of the offenders on the death row are under 18, and that in some countries, the death penalty is for non-violent crimes.

· We believe the death penalty and capital punishment to be an inhumane, unjustifiable and outdated practice.

· We believe that it is never right to take another human being's life, whatever they have done.

· We believe that no government has no more right to murder criminals than criminals have to kill other people, and by doing so that the government are stooping to the levels of murderers.

· We believe that the death penalty is a blatant invasion of the human right to life, as well as the human right to a life free of torture. Offenders have been known to be kept on death row for more than ten years, knowing that they will face death. The psychological trauma inflicted on these people is no different to torture.

· We believe that in most, and if not, all cases, the offender cannot be proved beyond a shadow of a doubt. We are aware that in thousands of cases, the perpetrator of the crime has been proven "not guilty" after the execution, and in such circumstances, a retrospective apology is of little use to the victim or their family and friends. Such cases will always exist as long as the death penalty is in place, and the murder of innocent people is one of the reasons why we call for the abolition of the death penalty.

The aim of this proposal is:
· To abolish the death penalty in all UN member countries.

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Feb 18 2008

Illegal, contradicts the Fair Sentencing Act, at least if that "The aim of this proposal is" phrase is taken as a binding mandate.

Presumably '£15' is a RL reference, and therefore illegal?

It doesn't matter if it's a RL reference, it contradicts either the UN Taxation Ban, or Representation in Taxation.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Stepan

Description: Many times people are disappointed with the government.And that happens very often.So if people will be able to elect the government whenever they want by simply voting yes if they want to elect a new government in a plebiscite.On the other hand, if they like the government they can have that governor as many years they want.Illegal. idealogical ban.

Category: Social Justice


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Gerasimia

Description: Many of you will agree that death penalty is the most cruel action.But my opinion is that in some cases death penalty is the most fair decision a court can make.So,death penalty should be decided in cases such as:
1.murder of child.
2.sexual harassment and to a child.
3.organ smuggling
5.the enforcement of children to work.
6.children abusement
I believe that you all consider these cases serious.Then,do something about it!Illegal, wrong category and contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Free Hanover

Description: Dear Great Assembly of Nations,

we all know that many groups of common interests try to put their influence on politics. Several resolutions have been passed to cut down influences from different organizations. Now, this resolution wants to eliminate the influence of any kind of religious groups.

This is necessary because in the name of God - or in the name of the church / priest / spiritual organization many violence, cruelty, crime, and oppression started.

This resolution DOES NOT contradict any religious tolerance acts, neither within the UN, nor within issue politics in the member nations. No religion will be outlawed or supported as national good within this resolution.

Secularization shall be done as follows.

§1
A religious organization is defined as
group of persons and / or companies that deal with God(s), ghosts and spiritual "energies" in order to publish spiritual or "holy" opinions, enforce or recruit persons to follow certain orders and laws. This includes churches, Jewish and Muslim communities and other world religions.

§2
All national laws are also valid for all members of religious organizations.

§3
All religious organizations have to pay taxes. They are no exclusions from normal corporations. National law may allow religious organizations to fix tax on income reduced by money spent within social programs.

§4
If - within the democratic process - a party or single candidate explains any program point or planned law just by only religious reasons, a supreme court shall exclude this person / party from democratic process.

§5
Any law, based on only religious arguments, is not valid.

§6
Declaration of war or other international sanction is null and void if spoken for religious purposes. This appears to ban theocracies.

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #19


Proposed by: Nohobos

Description: UN Resolution #19: Religious Tolerance (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: If you actually look at what religion is starting wars, you would be hard-pressed to find one besides radical islam. This resolution (while it does not state it) basically gives islam immunity from all who believe that there is a link between parts of islam and violence.
This resolution does well in regulating speach between nations regarding the war waged by radical islam.
Yes, Nohobos agrees that religious tolerance is a good thing and there should be more of it - however, it should be shown BOTH ways, not just from peaceful nations to radical islamic nations.
Tolerance is a two way street.Illegal, branding and RL reference.

It doesn't matter if it's a RL reference, it contradicts either the UN Taxation Ban, or Representation in Taxation.

*checks details of those resolutions*

The 'UN taxation ban' only forbids the collection of taxes by the UN directly from any member-nation's citizens, and so would seem to leave placing UN taxes on the production of and/or wholesale trade in any commodities (such as oil) at least potentially legal.
'Representation in Taxation' guarantees national governments' right to determine taxation policy regarding domestic activities, items, and businesses within their national boundaries,although it doesn't say anything about taxation of international trade. So, yes, this proposal would contravene that resolution as currently worded, because it would apparently apply to all sales of oil... However I think that if the proposal was re-written so that it specifically taxed only oil that was being traded internationally (as so much is in RL, and probably in NS -- behind the scenes -- too) then it would probably be legal in that respect.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Perpetuating Liberty

Description: This document does not amend or repeal any part of the Universal Bill of Rights. References made to the Universal Bill of Rights are made specifically to the thought process and virtues involved in making the Universal Bill of Rights. The Universal Bill of Rights II is fully capable of standing alone.

RECOGNIZING that Resolution #26 Universal Bill of Rights protected many fundamental rights of human beings, also
IN KEEPING with the spirit of the Universal Bill of Rights, it is our duty to seek to protect the rights of every person, including those rights not conceived in the Universal Bill of Rights,
HEREBY we are resolved to enact into law the Universal Bill of Rights II, for the purpose of protecting the basic rights of human beings.

We, the members of the United Nations, recognize the following rights to which all human beings are entitled, and these Articles shall take precedence in all member nations, with the exception of a nation’s constitution better protecting these rights than what is mentioned here:

Article I: All human beings have the right to Life. This right shall not be hindered by the government, and all parties acting to deny others this right without the consent of said other must be tried.

Article II: All human beings have the right to Privacy. No person shall be unreasonably searched, defining a reasonable search as being permitted by a court of law by issued document and confined strictly to what the court deems satisfactory in the issued document.

Article III: All human beings have the right to Protection Against Unreasonable Fines. Said fines include but are not limited to taxation, penalties for violations of the law, and lawsuits.

Article IV: All rights reasonably derived from aforementioned rights shall be treated as if listed directly among the Articles of this document, and shall not be disparaged by the government.

We hereby ratify the Universal Bill of Rights II. Article I could be construed as a veiled attempt to ban the death penalty, which contradicts Fair Sentencing Act, and Article III certainly does as it limits penalties for breaking the law.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Altairan

Description: All law breakers should face a punishment based at the same level or higher than the crime they commited!!Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Libratino

Description: This proposal is to help lower terrorism is every nation. Should it be approved this is what would be taken into effect:

1. Suspected terrorists will be held in a national prison until proven innocent.

2. Known terrorists that are not in custody will be "hunted" down my a government funded agency.

3. Known terrorists that are in custody will be questioned for information, terrorists in custody that cooperate with the questioner will not be tortured for information, however terrorists in custody that do not cooperate with the questioner will be tortured in any form the government wishes.

4. Terrorists that pull of a attack that are captured will be put to death after being questioned should they survive the attack.

5. The family and close friends of the known and suspected terrorists that are in custody will be put under temporary house arrest until the suspected or known terrorists are proven innocent.We already have a resolution on terrorism.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Egvertor

Description: To cope with the ever-present threat to traders or bankers from criminals or eventual hostilities, the UN must see to the formation of an international trade federation. The federation must consist of neutral UN officers who will physically protect frequently used trade routes and commercial centers against possible physical harassment by either criminals or (an) eventual government agent(s).

Details of the UN Trade Federation:
Highlight: The Federation concerns, only under very special circumstances not, only international trade.
1. The Federation will choose the side of the trader in danger, unless the trader is illegal (according to UN laws). The federation will exist for the security and the fairness (if that is possible of course, for some nations may see trade as a horrid thing) of trade.
2. The Federation will try to run a tight ship on the various trade routes by patrolling it constantly with cars, ships and aircraft, generously provided by taxes/fees on/from UN corporations and countries that allow free enterprises. According to the law the UN is allowed to tax/fee corporations and Governments. This tax/fee will not be significant. (although this may be decided in debate)
3. the UN may appoint a director of the Federation, who will be tasked with rallying forces and money for the Federations ranks. (this may be decided in debate)
4. the Federation will never be allowed to intervene with the details of trade, only if it is to preserve the security of trade.
5. The location of the HQ of the federation may vary. (may be decided in debate)
6. In the event of hostilities, the federation will make sure trade between nations can continue, unless an official trade embargo is in place.
7. In the event of an armed robbery (if that is still possible in these modern times) the federation may defend the trader by any means necessary.
8. ''Trade'' is a broad term, but the trade federation will mainly concern goods similar to oil, wood, food, gold or any other physical trade ware. Hmm, "physically protect frequently used trade routes and commercial centers," sounds like a UN police force to me.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #11
Proposed by: Peace and good

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

Argument: Leaky single-hulled tanker ships can cause enormous environmental damage and cost millions of dollars to clean up."
Single-hulled ships can be, in some cases much safer. They still have restrictions on the safty of ships to avoid leaks. A leaky double-hulled ship can also cause damage and is more likely to carry more oil and have less safty checks and be less safe as the double-hull is suppost to make it safer, and the effects are often used as an excuse the relax other safty requirements. A single-hull can be designed to be thicker and contain oil more efficantly in case of a leak.

"Millions of barrels of crude oil are lost to the oil-hungry nations of the world."
The oil is normally seperated on site by boiling in and cooling it using the different boiling points. Much of this is lost by double-hulled tankers.

"We must unite to ban single-hulled tankers and endorse the use of double-hulled tankers."
There is no rashional reason for this law if more important safety factors are neglected.

"This would prevent environmental disasters like the one caused by the damaged tanker off the coast of Spain in 2002 and help lower the cost of fuel as more would be reliably available to every nation."
Technoledgy is much better than in 2002, 6 years ago, much more effective compounds have been manufactured to increase safty. Double-hulled ships can leak more than single hulled and the double-hulled make any oil that is realised come out more quickly, which could catch wildlife offguard and cause far greater damage to the envoirment.

"It would also be a boon* to fishing, tourism, and shipbuilding industries." *this should be boom
This is not true as who want want to fish near a giant less safe double-hulled oil tanker? Tourism would not be effected. The shipbuilding industries would not be effected because they would make the hulls half as thick to avoid soaring costs (greatly lowing safty), or would have to raise prices which would drive them out of business.

Note: If this resilution does not pass I will keep on upgrading it until it passes. This resilution is gaining support and will not be stopped.

Approvals: 9

If only "Ban Single-Hulled Tankers" had a rashional basis...

Category: Gambling


Legalize/Outlaw: Outlaw


Proposed by: Alistaire

Description: WHEREAS Gambling and all activities related thereof represent an ever growing menace and threat;

AND WHEREAS international legal force and authority would be expediant towards such combating such a menace;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by the UNITED NATIONS, in this present General Assembly and Security Council assembled, as follows:

1. Short title and commencement.

1) This Resolution may be cited as the No Gambling Resolution 2008.

2) This Resolution shall come into force in all nations having membership within the United Nations, at a time the Compliance Ministers of the respective nations may appoint by notification in their respective national Gazettes.

2. Intepretation

In this Resolution, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Compliance Minister" means a Minister in a nation having membership within the United Nations, charged with overseeing compliance with Resolutions of the same.

"Gambling" includes all activities in which money, or anything of similar value, is risked in the hope of winning more money, or more articles of value. This meaning shall include but is not limited to wagers or bets of any kind.

"Gambler" represents a person or/and a group of persons, whether natural or body corporate, who engage in gambling.

"Financier" includes any person, whether natural or body corporate, involved in the aid and abetment of gambling activities around the world by means of financing them, or otherwise providing any cause beneficial to the advancement of gambling.

3. Gambling to be outlawed around the world and in all nations of the world

1) It is hereby resolved that gambling shall now, and forever will be, outlawed, and that all gambling, or activities related thereof, are to cease to have any legal backing by all national governments of nations having membership within the UN.

2) National legislation permitting the existence of gambling within all UN nations shall, if not sooner repealed by their respective legislatures, cease to have any legal effect following the coming into force of this Resolution.

4. Punishments

1) All gamblers, if found to be gambling, or found to be involved with the commission of any activities that can be reasonably linked with such an activity or activities, commit an offence under this Resolution, and shall, upon conviction by any Court of competant jusrisdiction, be it national, regional or international/interregional, be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less then 20 years, and shall also be liable to whipping. Repeated violations where they are found to have occured, may be punished with death.

2) Any financier of any gambling activity or activities shall have liability co-extensive of that of the gambler under this Article.

5. Suppression of gambling activities

1) All UN Nations shall cooperate with each other and share information and intelligence on all illegal activities related to gambling.

2) Nations of the UN shall persue gamblers and their financiers and shall hold them in similar regard to, and shall persue them with similar zeal as they were terrorists.

6. Repeals

1) All Resolutions hitherto passed by the United Nations that permit gambling in any way shall be deemed to have been repealed upon the coming into effect of this Resolution, notwithstanding the fact that this Resolutions does not proscribe any specific previous Resolution(s) intended to be repealed.Illegal, Section 4 contradicts Fair Sentencing Act, and Section 6 tries to repeal resolutions without the use of the repeal category (or it would if there were any gambling resolutions on the books).

Category: Gun Control


Decision: Tighten


Proposed by: Aronutre

Description: I believe that the ownership of guns has gotten out of hand over the past few years and here is a proposal to do something about it. If this is passed here is what will happen:

1. Governments will have the right to take guns off of citizens if they want to.

2. Guns will only be allowed to go to Soldiers & guards.

3. If a citizen has a gun, this is what will happen:
3a. First offence will be a €7000 fine per gun and will have all guns taken off of them.
3b. 2nd offence will be 3 years in jail and no early release (If a government allows early release, the UN will have the power to fine them €6 billion or expulsion from the UN indefinitely)
3c. 3rd offence can be a life sentence (a proper life sentence and none of that 14 years crap!) in prison.

4. Every guard is only allowed have 1 gun and soldiers can have 2 guns maximum. Any guard or soldier who break this part of the law will get the same punishment as civilians.

5. If a government official has a gun, he/she will have to get the same punishment as civilians.

6. All gun and weapon shops are to be knocked down and to be replaced by supermarkets.

I hope that we will have a peaceful world if this proposal becomes law and I also hope that numbers joining the army and police force will increase as well.

Jaxuley St. Claire
UN Representative for the (maybe no longer) Armed republic of Aronutre Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act, attempts to expel nations from the UN, and branding.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation


Proposed by: Cespuglio peloso

Description: This act will help stimulate the worlds economy. The problem we have today is there is no middle ground for which the shippers the receivers and the transportation companies to work together. They all just go at there own pace and forgo the thoughts of safety and the effects of there actions have on the economy.

In this act we will have:

The banning of the current hours of service limiting the working hours of truck drivers.

Laws in place saying it will take no more than one hour to load a truck if it takes longer than said time the shipper will pay a hefty fine to the government and to the driver a lesser fine. This way a shipper will learn not to throw off the timing of the economy machine.

As for the receiver a simular law will take effect for unloading a trailer

Money will be available for more truck parking there is a huge shortage of truck parking and this will allow more parking to be available.
1. Money be given to farmers for allowing to build rest areas on there land.
2. Current truck stops to expand there parking lot
3. Money to build truck stops in major cities where buildings that stand abanded can be torn down and parking be available.
4. A study be done looking into the health of truck drivers and what action can be done to make it better

Also more training to be required to many people die in accidents cause there not trained properly. 2007?

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Eiga-Baka

Description: Resolved that no U.N. proposal with spelling errors be accepted. The proposal submission engine has a spell checker. How about using it?Resolution 245-A anyone?

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Matlack

Description: This resolution, upon enactment, shall do the following:

I.) Any member nation found not using Nuclear weapons on every battlefield, will be severely nuked by all other member nations.
i.) Recognizing that any member nation who does not comply with nuking those in violation of I shall be nuked themselves.

II.) Any member nation found without Nuclear weapons by one week after enactment, will be nuked to death.

Lange lebend die Reich! Illegal, contradicts Nuclear Armaments.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Freebistan

Description: RECOGNIZING THAT the number of disasters and the scale of their impacts continue to grow, driven largely by the increasing vulnerability to natural hazards, but also by the effects of climate change, threatening the lives and livelihoods of ever more millions of people.

AND THAT during the period July 2006-June 2007, a total of 366 disasters affected nearly 200 million people, killed more than 18,200 and produced damage of more than 30 billion dollars. Events included earthquakes, floods, landslides, wildfires, droughts, windstorms, epidemics and extreme temperatures. Floods continue to cause the largest impact, affecting more than 134 million people worldwide and causing the largest death toll, of 6,729, and the greatest damage, of over $14 billion. In the past year, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions were a distant second and third, with
nearly 390,000 and 364,000 people affected respectively. Windstorms resulted in 4,179 deaths and damage of almost $14 billion, while extreme temperatures took a toll of almost 4,000 deaths.

THEREFORE, the assembly must address the growing
urgency to increase efforts to implement an international plan to achieve the aim of a substantive reduction in disaster losses by 2015.Illegal, RL references (at least I assume that those stats in the middle section are taken from RL).

International Tourist Alliance

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Selou

Description: Asking nations to take their own measures to deter crime committed against tourists and visitors in an effort to put aside difference amidst our world affairs, war, and genocide. This is an effort is at least, a symbolic gesture and a statement from the leaders that we treat people with respect regardless of their nationality.

We ask our citizens and the rest of the world to look at the individual, not the country, especially countries such as the United States where some tourists feel threatened in countries far from here in The Most Prosperous Flint (MI), USA.

We ask the public to this at heart and to pledge the commitment in your community. Be hospital and welcome to strangers entering our fine land.

And for our economies, much of it relies upon tourism, at least the more beautiful countries, such as the ones who Approve this Proposal. Towns that are known to be hospital to tourists equal higher revenues indicated by all data. And like business, there is no better advertising than word of mouth. Let's allow more people to enjoy our uniqueness, nation by fellow peaceful nations.

Approvals: 3 (Selou, The Artic Republics, Istrians)

Illegal, RL references.

Article I could be construed as a veiled attempt to ban the death penalty, which contradicts Fair Sentencing Act, and Article III certainly does as it limits penalties for breaking the law.

Illegal, contradicts Fair Sentencing Act.


Actually, I don't believe that execution is a fair punishment in any situation, so it wouldn't violate the Fair Sentencing Act.

But take a look at this:

Transportation Act 2007
By Cespuglio peloso

Submitted Sunday Feb 17 2008

Originally Posted by Use the bloody spell check!
Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Eiga-Baka

Description: Resolved that no U.N. proposal with spelling errors be accepted. The proposal submission engine has a spell checker. How about using it?


I only wish the proposal submission engine had a grammar check as well. How about you use a subject with the predicate? "Resolved that no U.N. proposal with spelling errors be accepted." Who exactly is "resolved"?

One major problem with a spellcheck would be that English has variants: UK vs US vs Aus vs Can... and another is that some players may wish to submit resolutions in arcane dialects (Cobdenia, G l o g).

Anyway, back to tearing silly resolutions to shreds.

Actually, I don't believe that execution is a fair punishment in any situation, so it wouldn't violate the Fair Sentencing Act.

Whether or not you think execution is a fair punishment is irrelevent. Clause 2 of the Fair Sentencing Act reads as follows.
2. Declares the right of nations to determine for themselves the sentences for violations of laws committed within their jurisdictions;Which means the UN can't ban its members from using the death penalty.

It seems like a bad idea to allow nations to choose any punishment. I mean, that's like saying if a nation thinks it's a good punishment to take a large stone and crush someone's testicles with it then they should be able to do that OOC: which some of the ancient world actually did, by the way, IC or something like that. Maybe someone should repeal it...

It seems like a bad idea to allow nations to choose any punishment. I mean, that's like saying if a nation thinks it's a good punishment to take a large stone and crush someone's testicles with it then they should be able to do that OOC: which some of the ancient world actually did, by the way, IC or something like that. Maybe someone should repeal it...

Nah, I like it.

Whether or not you think execution is a fair punishment is irrelevent. Clause 2 of the Fair Sentencing Act reads as follows.
Which means the UN can't ban its members from using the death penalty.

In the USA, people have the right to bear arms. However, this right can be taken away from people if they are felons. So can the right to life, if the nation chooses.
Do what you wish, and let the mods do their job. Everyone, don't vote against the proposal because it might be illegal. Vote against it if you don't like it. Vote for it if you do like it. Let the mods do their job.

Perpetruating Liberty, your proposal is not 'technically' illegal. It is illegal as laws stand at this moment. There is nothing preventing your nation or any nation from outlawing the death penalty within your borders. It is however, at the moment, illegal to enforce a 'right to life' upon other nations. Another issue this 'right to life' can cross in the Convention on Abortion. The rather vague language could be used to outlaw abortion.

If you wish to pass your proposal as it is now written, you would first have to repeal any act contradicting its measures.

If you want to debate the legality of your Proposal, please make your own thread. Doesn't belong in this one.

Repeal "Protection of Orphans Act"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #237


Proposed by: Three Prongs

Description: UN Resolution #237: Protection of Orphans Act (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Some stupid nations dont know what the're doing... so we need to change their minds.

Approvals: 4 (Gallantaria, WZ Forums, Decapod Ten, Satterlasia)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 99 more approvals)

Agreed some stupid nations don't know.

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Geopak

Description: We propose to legalize all activity known up until now as criminal. People will have to take personal responsibility for protecting their home, businesses, and family.I'm going to call wrong category on this one, since legalizing all criminal behavior would eliminate the need for a police force, it wouldn't be increasing their budget now would it?

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Fauria

Description: REALIZING that the average adult I.Q. is 67, and that fifteen year old children are receiving fourth grade education,

CONCERNED that such a situation has the potential to create a halt in scientific research, increasing technology, and consequently medical cures, luxuries, etc.,

SEEKING to prevent the cease of a developing nation and promote better standard living conditions,

The United Nations hereby,

1. DECLARES that, for every nation:
a.) Every child shall be required to have an education from the age of four to the age of nineteen, and if the family can not support their child/children finincially, the government shall give financial aid;

b.) Every child from the age of nine and up in school must be required to do an extra-curricular activity due to significant research that shows that extra-curricular activities enhance learning;

2. ENCOURAGES member nations to require this resolution for their region,

3. FOUNDS the United Nations Educational Organization for Children (UNEOC) in order to enforce this resolution, especially in those countries that struggle to put this resolution in action,

4. DECLARES that any member nation who does not follow the requirements of this resolution will be under careful watch by spies sent by the United Nations. If the spies gather enough evidence that the nation is purposely ignoring this resolution, the nation will be put under a trial, using a resolution. When enough delegates approve a proposal for a trial, all nations will be part of the jury, and if the nations that vote for conviction defeat the nations that vote for acquittal by 33%, the delegates will discuss a proper punishment for the nation. If a nation harms the spies sent in any way, the nation will be put under trial and the same process listed above will be used.Illegal, contradicts UN Educational Aid Act.



Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Aeron Land

Description: Dear fellow UN members, it is wrong to take one's life because of anothers mistake. I fully agree that abortion is murder, no matter how young the "fetus" is, but i also believe it should be legalized ONLY in these two conditions.

- The mothers life is in danger
- The woman was inpregnated by rape

in this day and age there are too many easy way out of things, and abortions shouldn't be the solution to a pregnant teens problems. This resolution would also start a charity for the unfortunate teens that get pregnant and give them some basic supplies such as diapers and clothing for the child.Illegal, contradicts Abortion Legality Convention.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: The Nuclear Military

Description: Expressing:the feelings of many nations because they are un-able to afford good books & or informational papers for their citizens and children.

SUGGESTING:that The United Nations donates money to these individual nations in order to promote a better future for those nations & the UN due to political speakers with more educatrion in the future.

AGNOLOGING that creating so many new books and papers would affect a nation's eviorment drastically.How-ever,with greater minds we might be able to do something about it in the future.

ACCEPTING the fact that it would take time in order for the children to learn and it would take time for the books and papers to be mass-produced.

URGING that The UN donate supplies to the nations in order to build schools(see AGNOLOGING & AGNOLOGING for more info).Doing so would increase a nations infastructure and likely the populations happieness.
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As you can see this would greatly expand a nation's political/foreign relations,the infastructure of a nation,and the education of a nation's citizens.
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EXPLAINING a crucial role in this process would be to greatly expand a nation's lumbering industries and market.This would benifit the Economy & education of a nation and it's citizens.

AGNOLOGING(*once again*) that along with education a family may have to pay higher taxes due to education.
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And that is why The U.N donating money and supplies to nations with poor education systems would benifit much of THE WORLD.

Co. Edited By The C.U.N.You've got to laugh at the irony of Education proposals with misspelled words.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Hellcateous

Description: Attention UN members, I have come before you today with hundreds of animals on the brink of extinction.

The UN should create an endangered species list and protect them.


If passed the resolution will.

1) Protect all wildlife, especially the ones on the list

2) Keep businesses away from forests

3) Create and endangered species listIt's been done. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9692854&postcount=120)

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: North Kiltsland

Description: Whereas this august body maintains an admirable and ongoing concern for the lamentable suffering of the world's impoverished and hungry, and

Whereas it has been determined that a surplus of domestic carnivores has a markedly detrimental effect on the environment through the excessive attrition of wild birds and land animals, and

Whereas agriculture is a primary cause for the widespread elimination of old growth forest and rainforest,

It is proposed that those animals normally considered to be domestic companions be approved for slaughter and consumption in both personal, commercial and industrial settings; and that said market be promoted and developed as a means of encouraging individual homes to decentralize meat production and further unburden the environment in such manner.This proposal leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Pana-on

Description: If you already know, more and more people earn less than one dollar because of poverty.

According to the calculations of UNICEF, people should earn more than 15 dollars a day in order to survive. Excluding the fact that many 3rd world countries have poor families with many children.

So I propose that a minimum wage law should be put to act.

This will benefit:

a. Poor people WITH professions.
b. Job displaced people.
c. Any low jobs like janitors, maids, etc.

Exceptions are:

a. Professionals that earn more than 1,000 dollars (consider the exchange rate)
b. Big time businessmenIlllegal, RL reference and it's been done.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Reason and frivolity

Description: Description: The United Nations,

NOTES That global security and the "war on terror" now dominate the global political agenda. Driven largely by the states, a growing web of anti-terrorism and security measures are being adopted by nations around the world. This new "security" paradigm is being used to roll back freedom and increase police powers in order to exercise increasing control over individuals and populations.

Under the public's radar screen, a registration and surveillance infrastructure of global reach is quietly being constructed. It includes the convergence of national and international databases, the creation of data profiles for whole populations, the creation of a global ID system, the global surveillance of movement, and the global surveillance of electronic communications.

BEING AWARE That The United Nations have previously accepted acts and represented states and visions closely related to this issue, being at that point unaware of the implications.
REALIZING The United Nations and it’s members around the world must abandon the intrusive and discriminatory measures inherent in the practice of mass registration and surveillance, and put the genuine protection and development of citizens – in the fullest sense, including the protection of our rights – at the centre of any approach to “security”:

· All data collection, storage, use, analysis, data mining and sharing practices that erode or are contrary to existing data protection, privacy and other human rights laws and standards must stop immediately. Governments must resist efforts by the United States and other countries to pressure them into weakening their existing privacy standards.

· Mechanisms must be put in place to allow individuals to correct personal data and challenge misuse (including placement on a “watch list”).

· International transfers of personal data between states should occur only within the context of formal agreements and under internationally recognized data-protection principles.

· Governments must stop the wholesale, indiscriminate collection and retention of information on citizens, including the acquisition of databanks from private companies.

· Governments must halt implementation of a universal biometric passport and the creation of “sharing standards” for passenger name record (PNR) information until the issue has been openly debated at the national level and privacy and other human rights protections are established.
Inter-governmental bodies must commit to operating with greater openness and accountability. They must not become a means of circumventing civil liberties and democratic processes at the national level. Any initiatives must respect existing data protection, privacy and other human rights laws and standards.

The United Nations must use all available mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights to urgently address the threat posed by the development of the global surveillance infrastructure.

EXPECTING its members to adopt this new point of view and start making legaslating changes.

MANDATES that all United Nations members show signs of improvement within 5 years, checked by the to-be-oppointed appropriate committee of oversight. Illegal, nothing but one big RL reference.

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing


Proposed by: Ansalan

Description: I understand that we are emitting green house gases. I also understand that our current cars are doing this. I also understand that people belive that we should limit our oil usage. I also understand that not everyone will be willing to do so.

The answer is our new air powered cars developed by an elite Taigan group of scientists. These cars run on the electricity taken by the positively and negatively charged ions, and isotopes in the air as well as air preassure. They will run farther and faster than our current cars and are exact copies with the exception of their engine.

The approval of this proposal shall enact the following laws and regulations as of following.

1. all UN population shall be forced to switch to new cars either at the expense of the government or not.

2. all gas stations shall be converted into air refueling stations.

I do not claim to know how the car is made or maintained because I am not a scientist. But I do know that these cars work for I have tested one. If you have questions then please ask me and I will do my best to answer them.Illegal, branding. ("Taigan scientists" Taiga being the name of the author's region)

Direct Democracy
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Democracyngton

Description: We, the People's Republic of Democrayngton call for direct Democracy for the people in the country of all UN-members! Direct Democracy is a democracy, that allows the nation to codetermine politics. Everyone can vote about things who are discussed in the parliament. So there is no parliamentary democracy anymore! All for the nations!

Approvals: 0

Status: Lacking Support (requires 105 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Mon Feb 25 2008

Illegal, for branding. I'm not sure whether "We call for" is supposed to be a binding instruction, rather than just a suggestion, but if that is the case then it's illegal under the 'No ideological bans rule' -- and almost certainly for grossly underlabelled strength -- as well.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Losovia

Description: In an effort to further the goals of Democracy. A nation when passing laws should keep the terms in the laws as simple as possible. This is allow all literate citizens of that nation to understand the laws that govern their country which will allow them to make informed decisions in the next election or allow them to understand the laws so that they can better serve their leader.

1) Nations that keep their laws simple as determined by the Flesh-Kincaid Readability Test will have the thanks of the UN and possess the knowledge that they have made their nation a better place.
2) Nations that fail to keep their laws simple in nature will not receive any form of sanctions against them. However it will be seen as a disappointment to the national community, as there is no true disadvantage to keeping laws in a language anyone can understand.
3) Language in a bill should be at about a high school graduate level and the reading ease should be around 50-60.Illegal, RL reference.

ah crud forgot about that.

I'll rewrite it at a later date

Category: Repeal


Resolution: #34


Proposed by: Maple City-States

Description: UN Resolution #34: Oceanic Waste Dumping (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This is crazy! Why dump garbage in the ocean! Dump all of this trash in an isolated areaApparently someone failed to actually read the text of the resolution.

Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Naorthia

Description: Prostitution is wrong not only morally, but can also spread sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and many others whhich as all people know, are one of the main problems of the world today. Prostitution has been recognized as one of the main reasons for STDs because prostitutes and those who employ them are breeding grounds for all STDs which are then transmitted genetically to the innocent children of both parties.You know, you should probably wait for the repeal of The Sex Industry Worker Act to pass first.

Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Scotia-Nova Scotia

Description: Get Rid of freedom

Force people into army and Jobs

Destroy the Welfare StateGet rid of human rights using a human rights resolution? Yeah, that'll work really well.:rolleyes:

Category: International Security


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Agureg

Description: A large cause of spamming is the fact that people do not understand the rules about recruiting.

1)I think that the rules for recruiting should be stated under the region.

2)Also, the feeder nations should be listed on a list when you select "Feeder Nation" under the list of regions.

3)Every nation should have a limit of only one puppet nation. Illegal, game mechanics

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. Ban all Member States from providing their Citizens with and access to all forms of infertility treatment.

2. Ban all Member States and their Citizens from undertaking further research into infertility treatment.

3. 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).

4. 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).

5. 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.

6. Commit all Member States to actively promote adoption within their Nation.

7. Incorporate this resolution into the National Legislation of each Member State. Somehow I doubt that telling people who are infertile that they can never have children would fall under the aegis of Human Rights.

Category: Free Trade


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Bay Islands

Description: Our world should have a International Currency, so every time we trade, we can trade in that coin. We are not pointing to a specific coin, but WE should found a proper coin to our World Commerce.

Some options are:
A)The United Nations ___________(name of a currency)
B)__________ (the strongest country's currency)
C)____________ (lets made an election for what currency we shoul take)

This currency will help made trade and more easy commerce. Great, another futile attempt to create an international currency.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage


Proposed by: The Noble Five

Description: It is natural that al Nations have National Anthems. Why not an International Anthem as well that may spread a message.

Goal: To promote freedom through music.

Makes "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin the International Anthems.

Suggests that people remain seated until the guitar solo, and then rise.

Ensures that the lyrics of Free Bird remain as"
"If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be travelling on, now,
cause theres too many places Ive got to see.
But, if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldnt be the same.
cause Im as free as a bird now,
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I cant change.

Bye, bye, its been a sweet love.
Though this feeling I cant change.
But please dont take it badly,
cause lord knows Im to blame.
But, if I stayed here with you girl,
Things just couldnt be the same.
Cause Im as free as a bird now,
And this bird youll never change.
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I cant change.
Lord help me, I cant change".

Erects a statue of the Late Great Ronnie Van Zant in every nations capitol city, as well as a statue of the Late Great John Bonham.

Puts an end to the calls for "Free Bird" at every concert because it will be played at the begining.

Concludes That Free Bird and Stairway to Heaven are the greatest songs ever written.Illegal, RL references.

though it would be illegal by the R/L reference I must say I like the taste in music lol ..

FREE BIRD rocks :)

Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Enania

Description: This resolution sets out that the UN may make no Resolution from the date of this Resolutions Passing, forcing upon a nation in anyway, environmental standards for the businesses and industry's of that Nation, and instead leaves that duty up to the Nations themselves to handle.Illegal, blocker.

ategory: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Agureg

Description: A large reason why there is so much spamming is because no one understands the rules for recruiting. The following are some rules that i would like to create:

1) The rules for recruiting are stated in a list under your region's description in your region.

2) Each nation can have only one puppet nation. Other puppet nations will be deleted.

3) All feeder nations shall be accessed from a list when you type in " Feeder Nation " in the Regions List under The World.

Hopefully, these new rules will stop or reduce spamming. THANK YOU FOR VOTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Illegal, game mechanics.

Category: Advancement of Industry


Area of Effect: Tort Reform


Proposed by: Enania

Description: This Resolution sets out that the UN had no power over the Industry of a Nation and bans all proposals in any regard concerning industry, and leaves it up to the Individual nation to govern such items.Illegal, blocker and it's not tort reform.

Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Enania

Description: This resolution sets out that the UN may make no Resolution from the date of this Resolutions Passing, making a nation teach or not to teach any sort of Curriculum in the schools of there nation, and sets forth that the UN may only make Education Happen and not dictate what is taught. Illegal, duplicates UN Educational Aid Act.

Category: Political Stability


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Ballyjamesduff

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


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Automobile Manufacturing


Proposed by: North amenia

Description: plain and simple a gas milage will be up to 38 miles per gallon by 2045.

Approvals: 2 (Blissfully Ignorant, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)



Wonderful idea, I guess..No clue how, but..Somebody buy Amenia a shift key.

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Strong


Proposed by: Agureg

Description: A large reason why there is so much spamming is because no one understands the rules for recruiting. The following are some rules that i would like to create:

1) The rules for recruiting are stated in a list under your region's description in your region.

2) Each nation can have only one puppet nation. Other puppet nations will be deleted.

3) All feeder nations shall be accessed from a list when you type in " Feeder Nation " in the Regions List under The World.

Hopefully, these new rules will stop or reduce spamming. THANK YOU FOR VOTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Approvals: 2 (Agureg, WZ Forums)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 103 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Feb 29 2008


Love the idea, but illegal for meta-gaming, game mechanics, meta-gaming..

EDIT: Damn you Flib and your mind-reading, time-traveling ways!

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


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Mirandatron

Description: A Nation's national animal represents the sovereignty of a nation. When viewed upon a citizen may be instilled with pride for their nation.

That is why all National Animals (irregardless of population) should become protected species. This Includes:
-Making it illegal to kill a national animal in all nations.
-Each nation must have a minimum of 250 acres of protected parkland especially for their national animal.

Lets do our national animals thus our nations a favour.

Approvals: 3 (Ventei, WZ Forums, Ruritania)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 102 more approvals)



Game mechanics, conflicts with issues...irregardless?
Maybe a nice issue, rather than a UN proposal.