Quote: Repeal "Stop privacy intrusion"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Adolf Barham

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

Argument: The United Nations,

UNDERSTANDING the privacy protections in Resolution #10, "Stop Privacy Intrusion,"

CONSIDERING that Resolution #10, "Stop Privacy Intrusion," does not enforce anything due to the wording used in that it only suggests that each UN member passes the legislation, making the resolution ineffectual,

NOTING that Resolution #10, "Stop Privacy Intrusion," severely hampers the ability of governments in the NSUN to catch criminals,

ALSO NOTING that Resolution #10, "Stop Privacy Intrusion," does not define many of the terms it contains, making it vague,

FURTHERMORE NOTING that Resolution #10, "Stop Privacy Intrusion," does not define "other kinds of interception of communications," nor what "serious" evidence of a planned or committed crime means, making it even more vague,

BELIEVING that an improved replacement that doesn't go too far in protecting people's privacy, should be made,

REPEALS Resolution #10 "Stop Privacy Intrusion."

Co-Authored by: Reveal and Repeal[/quote]

I have to pack up and head to Greece for a while. Real bummer, right? I'm going to put my account in vacation mode just in case, but I should be back early June.

For everyone getting breaks from school and/or taking a much deserved vacation, I hope you have a blast and get back in one piece. Everyone staying, I know you're going to keep making this region proud. See all you guys in a couple weeks.

After a few months of selective issue answering and pro-business policies, for the first time in ages my tax has fallen below the 100% mark. It is now 99%. GDP per capita has grown significantly, from about $500 (~ fl. 2.000) to the current $4500 (~ fl18.000) as the state handles less of the people's affairs directly.

It's amazing what some insomnia and reliable access to a computer will do.
I don't this has been touched on before, and I like the fact that it isn't an either/or one like many others. Infact, I thought one or two other options might be fun too, but decided I was already pressing my luck at five.


Title: No @@ANIMAL@@ Left Behind?
Description:

Recently when a @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ pensioner and champion @@ANIMAL@@ fancier decided to travel abroad for a pet show, the border guards on Skull Island insisted that "Fluffikins" had to be quarantined for six months. Shocked by this ill-mannered treatment, the pet human indignantly returned home.
Validity: Valid for all nations
Options:
[option]"Why do they hate my widdle Fwuffikins so? She's the cutest @@ANIMAL@@ in the whole @@TYPE@@ and I have the ribbons to prove it," says @@RANDOMNAME@@ tearfully after the experience in an interview with the @@NAME@@ Broadcasting Corporation. "I say we embargo Skull Island until all animals are wanted on the voyage! No animal left behind!"
[effect] international trade policy is set by @@ANIMAL@@ owners and @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ pensioners
[stats]economic freedom and commerce decrease; political freedom increases because the animal lover winds and major industry increases since its OAPs are setting the political agenda
[option]"Look," pleads @@RANDOMNAME@@, Foreign Minister of Skull Island, "we're sorry about the @@ANIMAL@@ but we can't have infestations of exotic species now, can we? What would Kong think? If you shut this animal lover up we can continue mutually beneficial trade with @@NAME@@."
[effect] governments support the rights of foreigners over their own citizens
[stats]civil rights decrease; economic freedom and commerce increase
[option]"This is just what we've been waiting for," says your National Security Advisor Doctor Merkw?rdige-Liebe. "A pretext like this would be just perfect to put our invasion plan into motion. We must not allow a quarantine gap!"
[effect] the War of the @@ANIMAL@@ has claimed untold lives
[stats]civil rights, economic freedom and political rights all decrease; defense increases
[option]"Why are we even listening to this nonsense?," Mr. X, your backroom political operative says. "If this crazy @@ANIMAL@@ person doesn't like what the government is doing, too bad so sad."
[effect] the @@TYPE@@ won't even defend its own national animal
[stats]political rights decrease; economic rights and commerce increase
[option]Street evangelist Pastor @@RANDOMNAME@@ known in the cult, er, church as Standing @@ANIMAL@@ bellows: "This is a sign from above! I now know I have been chosen to lead the nation just as my namesake was cast from Skull Island!"
[effect] the Unspeakable Cult of Standing @@ANIMAL@@ runs the country
[stats]political and civil rights all decrease; religion & spirituality increase

Yesterday I was installed as a member of the city council together with two other new members who took up the vacant seats left by the aldermen. Not only does that mean I am now really a politician, it has the added bonus of more coffee during meetings as well as bottles of coke, fanta and spa. Needless to say the seat is a lot comfier than the public seat.

On the picture the point where I swore the oath (actually called the "promise" because I chose the godless version, the oath being the one with god)

A quick who's who, from left to right:
our alderman, the new christian democrat member, the new labour member, the mayor (with necklace), me, and the deputy person-who-assists-the-council-members below the portait of the queen.

This will be submitted next week. Any comments?
Quote: UN Copyright Convention

Category:Free Trade
Strength:Significant
Proposed by:Ceorana

Description: The United Nations,

NOTING that the value in intellectual property is the creative or investigative work used to create it, not the medium on which it is demonstrated or displayed,

AFFIRMING the belief that creators of intellectual property should be able to have control over the distribution and display of their work,

NOTING that many nations already have copyright laws in place,

CONSIDERING that such laws can vary immensely and do not apply to other nations,

CONCLUDING that an international convention on copyrights would guarantee copyright owners control over their work,

1. DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution:
a. "intellectual property" as any work of mainly creative value that is of original authorship and is fixed in a tangible expressive medium;
b. "copyright law" as law which grants exclusive property rights to the creator of a a particular form of intellectual property and provides appropriate protection to those rights;
c. "fair use" as a use or reproduction of intellectual property for educational purposes, for private use, for use in critical articles or reviews, for parodies, or for any use that does not excessively infringe on the rights and profits of the copyright holder, as decided by individual nations;

2. DECLARES that the copyright law of each nation shall apply to the distribution, demostration, expression, and use of intellectual property in that nation, regardless of where the work was originally published or the citizenship of the author;

3. MANDATES that national copyright law must provide at least as much protection as the following conditions:
a. No person/corporation may print, display, demonstrate, reproduce, or store in an electronic system any intellectual property without the consent of the creator for a period extending until at least fifty years after the death of the author, or, in the case of a corporation holding the copyright, at least 95 years after the work was placed in tangible form, except under exceptions for fair use;
b. National copyright law must not discriminate between works produced domestically and works produced abroad;
c. Application of copyrights must take place automatically at the time that the work was first placed in tangible form, with no statutory formalities required for protection;

4. DECLARES that copyright holders may, if they wish, license use of intellectual property to any or all people under any terms they desire, but that all people reserve the rights to use the work under the pertinent national copyright law;

5. DECLARES that copyright owners may, if they wish, put work into the public domain, at which time it is free for anyone to use for any purpose, with or without attribution, and that all work on which the copyright has expired passes into the public domain;

6. DECLARES that copyrights may be held by any person or corporation, and may be transfered or sold, but that the original author of the work must always have rights to use his work.

Co-authored by Ausserland.[/quote]

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Gruenberg

Description: The United Nations,

CONSIDERING recycling to be both an environmentally friendly method of waste disposal and a valuable source of tradable goods,

RECALLING its previous motion to support recycling through UN Resolution #13, "Mandatory Recycling", and the deficiencies thereof,

HENCE, ALSO RECALLING its UN Resolution #139, "Repeal "Mandatory Recycling"", and its call for a replacement,

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the differing economic, technological and environmental circumstances of member nations,

RECOGNISING that a 'one size fits all' approach to the promotion of recycling is likely to do more harm than good,

FULLY AWARE that the development of the industrial recycling sector is vital to ensuring sufficient levels of recycling are achieved,

WISHING to expand the global market in recycled goods, in hope that such measures will stimulate industrial involvement in recycling:

1. DECLARES its support for responsible recycling practices;

2. ESTABLISHES the UN Recycling Commission, as a central data resource, through which government agencies, businesses, NGOs and individuals can:
- list resources available for recycling;
- detail planned or ongoing recycling projects;
- list recycled goods;
- share recycling methods and technologies;

3. PROMOTES international efforts in research and development of more efficient recycling methods, and in augmenting the profitability of markets for recycled goods;

4. REQUIRES member nations to:
- promote the creation of recycling schemes and facilities, of appropriate technological and economic viability;
- make every reasonable effort to separate recyclable waste materials from others, in order to facilitate efficient recycling practices;
- remove all protectionist devices in the trade of recycled goods and recycling technologies between UN nations, including but not limited to tariffs, duties, subsidies and import quotas, emphasising that member nations retain the right to employ retaliatory tariffs towards non-UN nations;
- take appropriate steps towards ensuring recycled goods and recycling technologies meet agreed safety standards;

5. AUTHORISES the United Nations Free Trade Commission to arbitrate any disputes arising from the trade of recycled goods and recycling technologies;

6. ENDORSES the practice of rewarding individual citizens and companies for separating recyclable waste materials themselves;

7. EXPRESSES ITS HOPE that plans for the development of the recycling sector will be incorporated into future multilateral trade and aid agreements.

Co-authored by Forgottenlands

...for they will have posted post #6666. :666:

Now let's see who get's the honor.... O_O :666:

:666: i'll be back... :666:

Fortunately, my wife is feeling very well, so our planned trip to Berlin doesn't need to be cancelled. That means I'm away for the coming few days. We return Saturday evening.

So don't think I'm cowarding out of the elections I've made my statements, and I'll see how it goes when I come back.

Check it out (link)