UN Resolutions Debate

[Alex]

I have endorsed Akiria, let's hope their endorsements be maintained this time. It seems to be a strange bug.

[Kassiopeia]

If the endorsement bug persists, I and Akiria might have to just start to take turns as UN delegate.

[Drogue]

The problem with that, is that any votes we cast as delegate, are not carried over when the delegate changes. So we will have to endorse any proposal we want every time it changes, and the same with voting. Moreover, I'm betting we'll change just before the end of voting period, hence Apolyton will not have votes for a particular resolution It's Murphy's law...

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Thud
I also strongly recommend that we become signatory to these proposals:

Cultural Exchange Bureau
Banishment of Tax shelters
International Criminal Court
IMF and World Bank
Maximum Criminal Penalties
U.N. Peace Corps

And that's all for now. Most are on the first 5 pages, so it shouldn't be too much of a pain.

I disagree on most of those. I have endorsed the World Bank and IMF proposals and the UN Peace Corps, however I shall not endorse Maximum Penulties, as we believe in rehabilitation over punishment. I will have a look at the others, but am against the idea of an International Court, because I believe it should be up to each nation to decide it's policy, and up to each nation if it decides to join an international court.

Akiria is slightly worried by the dictatory and authoritarian way Aclis is trying to force other nations to abide by common rules. Need I remind you that your idea of right and wrong may be completely contradictory of anothers? While all member have to abide by UN decisions, imposing a laws, a court, legal peulties and tax issues on other countries is going a little far for the taste of The People of Akiria.

[Thud]

I concede that you are not willing to sign Maximum Criminal Penalties and the ICC. I actually don't strongly support these or U.N. Peace Corps, sorry. (MCP is a little strong, actually, almost immoral. You know, "when I was in jail, you visited me", and all)

EDIT: I actually strongly support the idea that you endorse some proposals, and you have already done so. Thank you.

Anyhow, you'll get an endorsement from me soon. Let's hope they hold.

[Drogue]

Dan: Can you move this thread too?

[Dauphin]

Unless you PM him and ask for it to be moved I doubt he will read this thread.

[Locutus]

Nah, posting in the Staff Room about it is far more effective, as you can see

[Dauphin]

Can someone tell me how a ban on UN taxation is going to reduce income inequality?

I like the idea of a ban on taxation to the UN, but I don't see how it relates to the description or its intended effect.

[SlowwHand]

I don't want anyone taxing mine, but me.

[Rasbelin]

I'm against direct taxation by the UN too. I have heavy taxation in general, so I really don't want more taxes. Kass, I suggest you vote against as voting against the resoultion proposal is pointless as only a minority is against it and I assume most of us don't want any fancy UN taxes.

[Kassiopeia]

Agreed, I am myself leaning on to the side of forbidding the UN from tax collection. But I would like to hear Akiria's input on this as well, though I suspect they will agree with us. The UN may collect membership fees from the member states, but it mustn't tax the citizens directly.

[Drogue]

I am against the UN tax collecting. I do not trust the UN to make better use of our money than we would. What does the UN need money for? Taking our citizens directly seems a little much too. If they need the money, ask the government, but do not impose upon the people.

This is way to rambling, it's been a long day. Suffice to say, I support the amendment, and do not want UN taxes.

[Drogue]

Since I am taking over Marijuania for a few days, and thus the delegateship, I have reopened the old resolution and proposal discussion thread. Feel free to bring up anything UN based here, and I will respond ASAP.

[GeneralTacticus]

We have noted a Resolution which we consider worthy opf support, which is as follows:

Convention against Torture
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights Strength: Significant Proposed by: Tanah Burung
Description: All forms of torture, whether physical or mental, is hereby outlawed. There will be no exceptions to this rule in case of war. No state shall extradite an individual to another state where she is liable to be tortured.

Approvals: 35 (Divine Utopia, Bosstonia, Three Spinning Legs, Scavenger, Paq, Planet Z, LGBT, Conservative Liberals, Whittier, Of Geeks, Venus and Serena, X-tonia, Saint Lawrence, Hythia, Cote, The Imperial Senators, Lystania, Michigania, Tanah Burung, Cair Banog, Skirrildonia, Pardoland, The Bruce, Softbox, The Iron Wolf Brigade, Surf City, Blackbird, Mikos, Rebekah Michelle, Jeeh Peeh, Wieland, Albion Soviets, Huling, IFF, 5 Stars)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 219 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Wed Apr 23 2003

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