Repeal "Protection of Dolphins Act" (failed)
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Resolution History
Overview
This repeal was the first attempt to remove an existing environmental resolution. Voting on this resolution also coincided with a diskspace problem that briefly caused the Nationstates server to crash. The incident is not believed to have significantly affected voting on the resolution.
Proposal Campaign
UN Debate
Resolution Text
| Category: | Repeal | Resolution: | #106 | Proposed By: | Omigodtheykilledkenny |
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Description:
UN Resolution #106: Protection of Dolphins Act (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Argument:
WHEREAS, the U.N. Protection of Dolphins Act constitutes an encroachment on national sovereignty, in that it claims jurisdiction over international waters -– restricting the rights of nations who have a presence in said waters, violating treaties and trade pacts between nations respecting said waters, and placing special restrictions on any future such treaties; and
WHEREAS, many member states' economies are heavily reliant on fishing and related industries, and this act severely damages their national economies; and
WHEREAS, it is decidedly outside the jurisdiction of the United Nations to place such precise restrictions on international trade and commerce; and
WHEREAS, dolphins are not an endangered species requiring special protection; and
WHEREAS, the sale and consumption of dolphin meat is prevalent in many cultures, and the Protection of Dolphins Act is culturally insensitive in that regard; and
WHEREAS, the Protection of Dolphins Act does little to advance the central purpose of the United Nations, namely, the promotion of human rights; and
WHEREAS, the provision in the Protection of Dolphins Act, calling specifically for the prevention of "dolphin abuse, in any way that (member states) see fit, provided that no dolphin shall ever be preferred over human lives," is insufficient for the protection of human lives and livelihood:
1. THE U.N. PROTECTION OF DOLPHINS ACT IS HEREBY REPEALED.
- Votes For: 4,606
- Votes Against: 8,893
- Defeated: Aug 28 2005
Gameplay Impacts
The resolution would have had no impact on the way NationStates was played. The forum poll, however, was interesting in that it was likely the most accurate. Though forum voters were more closely divided than the actual UN vote, delegates carry more than one vote, and more delegates opposed the measure than supported it. Forum results, however, were affected by the fact that the first poll was intentionally silly and did not include the standard "Yes/No/Abstain" options; it was later altered by moderators to a more traditional poll.
Related Entries
Additional Materials
- Repeal "Protection of Dolphins Act UN Floor Debate
- Dolphins! Why single them out? Draft Proposal Discussion
- Protection of Dolphins Act Original Resolution's UN Floor Debate
