Happy 12th birthday to Phillipino Azores, one of our foreign ambassadors! :clapurhands:

Quote: Recreational Drug Legalization

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


Category: Recreational Drug Use


Decision: Legalize


Proposed by: Jey

Description: The UN,

ACKNOWLEDGING that many citizens of UN states wish to consume recreational drugs for numerous purposes,

AFFIRMING that all people have a right to their own body,

CONSIDERING that responsible recreational drug use harms only the individual user,

BELIEVING that criminalization of recreational drugs is an ineffective and unjust deterrent,

RECOGNIZING that responsible cultivation and preparation of certain plant-based drugs for personal consumption does not create public health hazards,

SEEKING to legalize consumption of these plant-based drugs where it does not involve direct physical harm to others,

1.DEFINES as recreational drugs for the purpose of this resolution: Amanita muscaria, Cannabis, Coffee, Ergot, Kava, Mescaline-containing cacti, Psilocin- and psilocybin-containing fungi, Qat, Salvia divinorum, Tea, Tobacco,

2.LEGALIZES in UN states the possession, cultivation, and preparation of said drugs, given these activities do not directly and physically harm others,

3.LEGALIZES in UN states the consumption of said drugs on private property, with the owner's consent, and public property, with the appropriate authorities' consent,

4.STRONGLY URGES states to illegalize the practice of deceiving or coercing other individuals into using said drugs, except when administered legally for medicinal purposes by an authorised individual,

5.PERMITS member states to:

I)Place age restrictions on the activities described in Articles 2 and 3, to a maximum of the national age of majority,

II)Restrict individuals under the influence of said drugs from operating vehicles and heavy/dangerous machinery, pursuing occupational labor, or performing any acts in which being under the influence of said drugs could immediately, directly, physically harm others,

III)Give law enforcement authorities the right to detain - at their discretion but subject to other applicable laws and with the utmost respect for individual freedom of expression and conscience - any individual or group under the influence of said drugs who:

a)Cause significant public disturbance, with the intent or effect of causing physical injury, property damage, or severe distress to others,

b)Put others at significant risk of physical injury,

6.ESTABLISHES the UN Drug Commission to:

I)Monitor the medical safety of said drugs,

II)Advise on further issues concerning recreational drug laws,

III)Call for the seizure or destruction of known contaminated recreational drugs,

7.AFFIRMS that this resolution affords intoxicated persons who physically harm others no protection from prosecution and sentencing under applicable laws,

8.NOTES this resolution does not cover the administration of said drugs for medicinal purposes by health workers,

9.URGES all states to further relax their drug laws, by expanding the definition of recreational drugs to other substances, and creating a legal framework under which they may be legally procured,

10.REQUESTS that states support organizations and initiatives for voluntary rehabilitation of those affected by drugs, education on responsible drug use, and prevention of illegal and harmful acts resulting from drug use,

11.URGES states to ensure that their populations have easy access to scientifically accurate, value-neutral information concerning the effects of recreational drug use, and that suppliers of said drugs are not allowed to make false claims about them.

Co-Authored by: _Myopia_[/quote]

In an effort to promote closer ties betwee member states, The Dominion of Big Red Cat is offering the organize a fantasy league for this year's baseball season providing that there is enough interest.

Please post below if you would like to have a team.

Update:

Response has been good so far.
I think that I'd like to go with a Yahoo Head to Head style league. Wins are based on beating your weekly opponent in a variety if key offensive (runs, hits, steals, home runs) and pitching (era, ks, innings pitched, wins) stats. Your team is drafted from a pool of major league players in a draft. Trading is possible.

Also, would you guys prefer a live draft or a auto draft from a list?

Thanks.

Big Red Cat

OK, not everybody here (in fact, few people here) probably had the chance to watch the SuperBowl. As a Pittsburgher by birth, I was very pleased to see the Steelers win ... it has been nearly 10 years since they even made it to the big game.

However, I wanted to ask what everybody's favorite commerical was.

Me:
FedEx, It Doesn't Exist Yet

I also liked the "I work with JackAsses" and "GoDaddy.com" commericals (GoDaddy is just pure cheese, but of a different sort than we are normally talking about here).

Ford's Kermit the Frog commerical was good, but then again, what isn't there to like about Kermit.

(p.s. could we have a kermit head smilie if I could find a small gif?)

The People's Republic of Groot Gouda has adopted a new flag. To show its allegiance with the IDU, the official flag uses IDU-blue. The 6 yellow stars from the Goudian coat of arms have been re-used (they represent the 6 original provinces Gouda, Eastmeadow, Overysle, Illians, Gowlands and Shortfields). The IDU scales of justice are in the upper left to show the strong link with both this region and with justice and democracy.

The new flag will be used for all official occasions, both in the NS world as on the diverse fora.

Phil's official forecast as read 2/2/06 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:

It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Around the country there are many imitators of me.

In Harrisburg there is Gus who appears on TV
working for the lottery.

Then all around town,
Cute groundhog statues abound.
They all look like me, I found.

Today on the Knob as I'm doing my job,
I don't like this likeness of me.

It's my shadow I see. Six more weeks of mild winter there will be.

:cold:

Quote: Workplace Safety Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Yeldan UN Mission

Description: NOTING the absence of UN legislation guaranteeing the safety of employees while in the workplace;

RESOLVED to establish a common standard of workplace safety in all UN nations;

BELIEVING that employees have the right to safe working conditions while at the workplace and that employers have a responsibility to provide a healthy and safe work environment;

DEFINING, for the purposes of this resolution:
- person as one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, business trusts, legal representatives, or any organized group of persons
- an employee as an individual who performs certain tasks for another person in return for financial or other compensation
- a workplace as any site at which the tasks employees are engaged to perform are carried out
- an employer as a person or persons engaging employees to perform certain tasks, excluding the law enforcement and military bodies of UN member nations;

the United Nations hereby,

ENACTS the following:

(1)Each employer shall make every reasonable effort to furnish a place of employment which is free from hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and inform employees as fully as possible of potential hazards.

(2)Workplaces must be maintained in such a condition that employees will not be exposed to excessive danger.

(3)Every employer must ensure that regular inspections are made of all workplaces and work methods and practices, at intervals that will prevent the development of unsafe working conditions.

(4)Employers shall, where applicable, inform employees of any Personal Protective Equipment required. The minimum standard of PPE is that which will prevent injury or harm to the employee considering all known or anticipated hazards within the specific workplace. All employees must provide or be provided with, and be required to use, the minimum standard of PPE. Employers shall also provide formal training in the use of PPE and in safe operational procedures for all employees, plus updates whenever significant new procedures are introduced.

(5)The employer must ensure that each tool, machine and piece of equipment in the workplace is capable of safely performing the functions for which it is used and operated.

(6)Employers shall ensure that each employee complies with all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this Act which are applicable to the employee's own actions and conduct.

(7)Employers must not knowingly permit employees to enter or remain at the workplace while the employee's ability to work safely is so notably impaired as to endanger the employee and/or anyone else, or diminish their ability to operate machinery safely.

(8)Employers shall ensure that employees do not engage in any inappropriate activity or behavior at a workplace that might create or constitute a hazard to themselves or to any other person.

(9)All UN member nations are encouraged to enact workplace safety legislation at the national level that would further expand on the concepts embodied within this act. Nothing in this legislation shall be taken as forcing or inducing nations to lower existing national standards of workplace safety.

(10)Each UN member nation shall ensure that within it there exist one or more adequately funded governmental bodies that can inspect work sites and ensure compliance with this act throughout its territory.

Co-Authored by UNOG[/quote]

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Happy B-Day!

Okay, shoot!


SHOCKED by the repeal of UN Resolution #38: The Rights of Labor Unions,

DETERMINED to provide protection for employers throughout the UN,

CONVINCED that this is best provided on a national level through the formation of Labour Unions,

ALSO CONVINCED that Labour Unions will improve the working conditions and with that production,

The NS UN

1. DECIDES that all nations must recognize the right to form Labour Unions for the purpose of collective representation of workers, and the right of those Labour Unions to establish and join federations and confederations of labor unions, both nationally and internationally,

2. ESTABLISHES the right of all employers in the UN to go on strike for the purpose of getting a fair wage and improvement of working conditions,

3. EXEMPTS from the aforementioned right:
a. Millitairy personnel in a nation at war;
b. Medical personnel, except when precautions are taken so vital treatment will continue;
c. Police and Fire personnal, except when precautions are taken so the general safety of the population is not endangered;

4. URGES all national governments to have regular talks with representatives from the Labour Unions to keep wages and working conditions at a fair level,

5. AFFIRMS the right of Unions and their national and international organizations to be free from interference by the public authorities when drawing up their constitutions and rules, electing their representatives, organizing their administration and activities, and formulating their programs,

6. FORBIDS discrimination based on Union-membership where employment is concerned: non-members and members should have equal opportunities to get a job based regardless of Union-membership,

7. DECLARES that Labour Unions have to respect national law like other organisations, and that national laws shall not be made to impair the guarantees provided for in this resolution.

I am finishing up Gore Vidal's "Creation". It's my second time through it. I last read it several years ago.