[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: Repeal "UN Biological Weapons Ban"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #113


Proposed by: Karmicaria

Description: UN Resolution #113: UN Biological Weapons Ban (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The United Nations;

RECONGNIZING the intent of UNR#113 "UN Biological Weapons Ban";

NOTING that UNR #113 includes such things as the common cold and flu, but does not include non-contagious infectious agents such as anthrax, which enables nations to exploit this oversight and develop biological weapons using such non-contagious infectious agents;

CONCERNED that giving control of all biological research facilities to the military within member nations is excessive and would come at a great cost to the nations civil liberties and economies;

DISTURBED that the resolution severely hinders legitimate research of countermeasures to biological attack;

BELIEVING that the united nations can find better ways to convince non-member nations to refrain from using biological weapons through more diplomatic means than by severing and refusing alliances with them;

HEREBY repeals UN Resolution #113 "UN Biological Weapons Ban", in order to make room for more comprehensive legislation.

Voting Ends: Sat Mar 10 2007[/quote]

[Bears Armed]

The replacement has been drafted (over at DEFCON), definitely will be submitted, and is a genuine attempt to fix the old resolution's problems and create a more effective ban.

[Paradica]

I was going to say that when this was posted.

And then I didn't for some reason.

Take that!

[Antrium]

In that case, I'm FOR.

[Gnejs]

FOR. Same reason as above.

Linda Anaris
UN-Office
GPRG

[Embolalia]

FOR

[Federalist]

For

[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: How should the Delegate cast the region's vote?
FOR Repeal  [ 5 ]  [100.00%]
AGAINST Repeal  [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
ABSTAIN  [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
Total Votes: 5[/quote]

Can't wait for any more votes in the poll as the floor vote will end within a few hours.

The region's votes will be cast FOR the resolution.

[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: The resolution Repeal "UN Biological Weapons Ban" was passed 8,877 votes to 2,960.[/quote]