[GA - WITHDRAWN - Against] Repeal "Ban On Forced Blood Sports"

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Repeal "Ban On Forced Blood Sports"
Category: Repeal | GA #498
Proposed by: Balkede
Replacement: Onsite Drafting Thread

General Assembly Resolution #498 “Ban on Forced Blood Sports” (Category: Moral Decency; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

This Grand, Revered and Venerated World Assembly,

Observing the passage of the resolution "Ban on Forced Blood Sports" (GA#498), which forbade most instances of blood sports from occurring;

Disturbed that GA#498 prevents member nations from utilising animal cruelty in the form of blood sports to create revenue streams through gambling, a despicable endeavour that bankrupts many well-intentioned bookies;

Dumbfounded that religious sacrifice is excluded from the definition of blood sports for no good reason, not only allowing barbaric practices to continue without penalty on the basis of religious dogma, but also incentivising the usage or creation of religions as a pretext for blood sports, undermining the resolution's effectiveness;

Dismayed at the horrondous typographical error in clause 4a of GA#498, not only unbecoming of the high standards of this assembly but also likely resulting in differing interpretations of the clause by member nations, confusing member nations;

Disturbed that a blood sport which occurs between a person and an animal, but the person consents and is the only participant at risk of endangerment, such as more humane bullfighting where the bulls are not placed at risk of harm and are released in the end, are prohibited as per GA#498; and

Firmly convinced that GA#498 is a poorly written mess of a resolution, and should be removed from standing international law;

Hereby repeals GA#498, "Ban on Forced Blood Sports".
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IFV - Against

Overview
This proposal seeks to repeal "Ban on Forced Blood Sports" for not covering certain policy areas, banning certain sports such as humane bullfighting, and containing a typo.

Recommendation
While "Ban on Forced Blood Sports" is arguably a suboptimal resolution, this repeal is even more so. Repealing a resolution for not legislating on certain topics is entirely unconvincing and a poor precedent to set, and arguing that using animal cruelty for the purposes of taxable revenue is a good thing is equally absurd. The repeal does make one decent argument (that the target bans sports such as humane bullfighting), but that is hardly enough for a repeal. Drafting on the forum would likely have made for a far better proposal.

For these reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends voting Against the at-vote General Assembly proposal, "Repeal 'Ban on Forced Blood Sports'".
 
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Against. This is a weak repeal that uses arguments like "why didn't this include religious sacrifice." Perhaps a bit of forum drafting would've helped. Should this repeal fail, I'll write a repeal myself.
 
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