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This makes absolutely no grammatical sense: "The World Assembly, defines, noting, believing, thus seeking, the General Assembly hereby declares," is not proper English. Resolutions are meant to be one very long sentence. Should an author choose to use a less accepted style, then they should at...

Category: Free Trade | Strength: Mild | Proposed by: Chester Pearson The World Assembly, Defines hydraulic fracturing as the fracturing of a rock formation via pressurized liquid for the purposes of extracting hydrocarbon resources otherwise irrecoverable from said rock formation, Noting...

The World Assembly, Defines hydraulic fracturing as the fracturing of a rock formation via pressurized liquid for the purposes of extracting hydrocarbon resources otherwise irrecoverable from said rock formation, Noting recent attempts to place severe restrictions upon the process of hydraulic...

When deciding on how to vote on a resolution, we should always ask ourselves two questions: is the idea sensible, and is the execution acceptable? In this case, international legislation against cyberterrorism is definitely worthwhile - it not only presents a policy issue that poses...

That's absolutely fine, real life always takes priority. :)

I, the leader of The North Pacific nation of Scion Lop On, pledge loyalty to The North Pacific, obedience to her laws, and responsible action as a member of her society. I pledge to only register one nation to vote in The North Pacific. I pledge that no nation under my control will wage war...

I restored my TNP nation so I was wondering if I could be remasked as deputy minister.

It seems no one else is around, and this is going to vote in 6 hours, so I hope no one minds me taking some initiative here. :/

The World Assembly, Acting in the course of its duty to continue reviewing its passed Resolutions for areas of conflict and concern, Wishing to retain only those Resolutions that are necessary and practical for the furtherment of world progress, Seeking to strike out those Resolutions whose...

I've gone and posted the following recommendation because the vote is drawing to an end and no one else has commented: On the surface, this resolution may seem reasonable. However, a deeper look at it reveals several flaws that really compromise its effectiveness. In some areas, it's...

For those that don't follow the World Assembly, this one might be confusing. For some context, GAR#68, National Economic Freedoms, was supposed to be a blocker on most resolutions that restricted commerce except for those that protected national populations from "extreme hazards." Our opinions...

The World Assembly, Acting in the course of its duty to continue reviewing its passed Resolutions for areas of conflict and concern, Wishing to retain only those Resolutions that are necessary and practical for the furtherment of world progress, Seeking to strike out those Resolutions whose...

The whining isn't about the topic. I'm as big a tree-hugging hippy as they come, and I personally oppose this because at times, its unscientific, arbitrary, or unspecific. Although I can't blame you for voting out of spite. :P

Convention on Fracking Category: Environmental | Area of Effect: Mining | Proposed by: New Azura The World Assembly, UNDERSTANDING that the necessity of fuel resources requires member-states to engage in the use of a variety of mechanisms in order to sustain the quantitative supply of fuel...

On the surface, this resolution may seem reasonable. However, a deeper look at it reveals several flaws that really compromise its effectiveness. In some areas, it's completely arbitrary or lacks scientific reasoning. For example, the fifty mile restriction in clause 3 is completely random. The...

Convention on Fracking Category: Environmental | Area of Effect: Mining | Proposed by: New Azura The World Assembly, UNDERSTANDING that the necessity of fuel resources requires member-states to engage in the use of a variety of mechanisms in order to sustain the quantitative supply of fuel...

Why is the age of majority relevant here? :huh: That would be logically dissonant to say "you can have all the sex you want with anyone you want, but you can't decide whether or not to tape it." The age of consent is called that for a reason. Holding the decision to film one's sexual acts to a...

I really disagree with Douria's assessment. Although we must make for pretty good balance if we're always on opposite sides of the aisle. :P Your main concern seems to be that the wording is not more legalese, but unless the phrasing is unclear or confusing, I have no idea why there would be...

Sophista's Resolution Writing Guide (http://nationstates.ermarian.net/jolt/1225/342360) A relatively biased analysis of the WA's ideological blocs by Knootoss (http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=104396) A treatise on International Federalism by Sionis Prioratus...

I like your first idea a lot. The WA has a rich anthology of works that interested voters and prospective authors might find useful, as well as a few neat resources for writing proposals (shameless plug to my bureaucracy reference guide!). The only issue is that many of them are politically...

No one ever said that bureaucracy uses magic to solve issues, I don't think. If I suggested that anywhere, I apologize. However, it's sort of ridiculous to say that the implementation of measures specifically designed to ensure hazardous materials don't spill or leak is a less effective policy...

The free market can't sort out environmental disasters, friend.

I tend to be very supportive of environmental legislation because of my ideological biases, but I'll try and analyze this from an objective point of view. I'll try to provide some background for the purpose of informing voters as well. The proposed resolution essentially covers the policy area...

From what I've heard of Yohannes, they're a very prolific roleplayer and highly respected within that community. However, I agree with your assessment that this proposal is light on details as written (or at least details that are considered worthy of a commendation). From an in character...

I do like this. It's a genuinely international issue by nature because intercountry adoption policy cannot possibly be formulated in an efficient manner by individual nations. A prospective parent in one nation would need to deal with different protocols and regulations when dealing with...

It seems that this has been removed from the queue by Ardchoille, so this is a moot point for now.

Thanks to r3n and Aba for giving me the opportunity to help out. I look forward to working with the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs and I'm sure we'll all do a phenomenal job guiding the North Pacific's involvement in the World Assembly.

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with the arguments presented by Douria. I'll try and briefly explain why. Firstly, regarding the "vagueness" of the phrase "across all territories:" even if Douria's interpretation is correct, which I contest, reasonable nation theory dictates that no nation...

I, Sciongrad, do hereby solemnly swear that during my term as Deputy Minister of World Assembly Affairs, I will uphold the ideals of Democracy, Freedom, and Justice of The Region of The North Pacific. I will use the powers and rights granted to me through The North Pacific Constitution and Legal...

Commas after the verb aren't grammatically correct, so in the next draft, I'd remove them. Furthermore, "including but not limited to" doesn't need a colon after it, although it's not strictly incorrect. Underdeveloped is also one word. I would focus the argument of your preamble to "member...