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I also like the banners, lets you add some personalisation, or 'razzle-dazzle' if you are actually into that shiz-nit
Do you guys think Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has at least some substance as an artist (whether it be style, performance, or musically) or is just vapid, consumerist rubbish? I like her music and persona, but I am struggling to decide whether I actually have respect for her. Your thoughts?
She does nothing for me much like Puffy.
Oh my population of 6.666 billion are down with the Devil >__>
Well, we're back, and see that we've just passed the 20 billion population mark. Three cheers and a tiger for us!
And now for WA News. We think we missed a resolution or two, fortunately nothing major. The proposed "Nuclear Power Safeguards Act" we urged you to vote for ended up passing, and a proposed repeal of GAR #10, the "Nuclear Arms Possession Act", was defeated 10,544 votes to 3,320.
Currently up for vote is a proposal about "Wartime Looting and Pillage". The proposal defines looting (basically, unnecessarily stealing peoples's stuff during wartime) and pillaging (basically, unnecessarily breaking peoples' stuff in wartime), and outlaws the two practices. While we're normally skeptical of the WA's attempts to civilize warfare, we note that the resolution is pretty straightforward and well-written, so encourage you to vote for it.
Huge puffy nation.. I can take you in a fight! *nibbles on your toe*
Wow a sudden glut of nations ceasing to exist
It's that time of the month.
I'm still here.
Rationallia and Sygma
We're here, and with WA News. The last two proposals up for vote, "Wartime Looting and Pillage" and a repeal of "Nuclear Testing Safety" both passed by overwhelming majorities. The current proposal up for vote, the "Nuclear Material Pact", maybe not so much. It's a proposal to apparently to support trade in nuclear materials. However, it's rather fuzzily written, including phrases such as "Urges members to cease trading raw nuclear materials to nations of ill repute", which could probably apply to half of us here.
We contend that the proposal is illegal, since it states "the World Assembly shall not pass any further resolutions preventing the trade of nuclear materials destined for use in nuclear reactors" which is an a priori blocker (i.e. a blocker that that doesn't result from the effect of legislation, but is a direct prohibition on future WA actions). Needless to say, we recommend voting against it.
I think some of you guys may have something to contribute to the question I just asked in the forums. Here's the link: 
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=333694
祝你們圓周率日快樂！
Catching up on WA News: As predicted, the proposed "Nuclear Material Pact" went down in flames, defeated 11,243 votes to 3,662. Your Uranium Mining Industry thanks you.
Currently up for vote is a proposed repeal of GAR #92 "Cooperation in Science Act". The repeal author, 
Ainocra, argues that the resolution does little to promote the sciences. Also, they claim that since the resolution's implementing committee, the WA Scientific Programme, is voluntarily funded, it is at risk of politicization. Ainocra has stated they intend to draft a more robust replacement, so wants this off the books so they can get started. We're inclined to agree; it's always good to removed mediocre legislation if there's a good chance of getting something better.
And as expected, GAR #92 "Cooperation in Science Act" was repealed, 11,902 votes to 1,965. We look forward to what Ainocra comes up with in way of a replacement.
Now up for vote is a proposal on "Infectious Disease Control". It's designed to protect travelers heading to areas where epidemics or other public health risks are present. The idea is for nations to issue international travelers with a WA-approved, uniform medical certificate listing vaccinations and other assorted medical precautions needed for travel into infectious disease-ridden areas that the traveler has taken. That way their host country can tell (hopefully) if it's safe for them to travel into the danger zone. It's a bit intrusive, but rather sensible, considering that this is an international issue and common standards are generally a good idea for such things. We recommend a Yes vote on it.
Gee, I wonder what prompted the creation of the Infectious Disease Control proposal
Well, it's not unusual for RL events to inspire WA legislation. It passed overwhelmingly by the way, 13,434 votes to 924. One of the biggest voting margins we've seen. Unlike what's currently up for vote, which is tanking hard as it should.
Went from tanking hard to tanked hard. The proposed repeal of GAR #9, "Prevention of Torture" was defeated 11,726 votes to 2,879.
Now we have another repeal up for vote, this time of GAR #172, the "International Expositions Act". The repeal author is arguing that the resolution is poorly defined and doesn't lay out clearly exactly what its mandated "international expositions" are supposed to be. Worse, they give the WA the authority to select a host nation without regard to said nation's ability to afford to put on a potentially huge event. And this circus is an annual event. It's a good argument, and we recommend voting for the repeal.
"International Expositions Act" is getting gunned down hard, HAHA! Can someone who sees the internal WA conversations and discussions enlighten me: How does a previously popularly supported proposal then become opposed so strongly when a repeal comes up? Why do peoples' minds change? Do they forget why they supported it before, or did everyone overlook one major factor? Also, who determines the effects of an implemented proposal. The author? Mods? Barry-sama? The Powers That Are?
There's what we in the WA call the "Lemming Effect". Basically, there's a huge number of nations out there that pay only superficial attention to the proposals up for vote. They typically vote for or against based on little more than the name. These types can be easily persuaded to repeal something they formerly supported. Also, there are a number of contrarians (ourselves included) who tend to want to repeal just about everything (we don't, but we're convinced there's a lot of fluff on the books that should go).
Repeals shouldn't necessarily be thought of as resolutions that failed; in some cases an otherwise good resolution is found to have a flaw in it. And since it's impossible to amend legislation in the game, a flawed resolution has to be repealed before it can be replaced with a better one.
As for how your stats are affected--that's hardwired into the game by Barry-sama. What formula(s) are used to figure it out are insanely complex and opaque, but they're related to the category and strength of the resolution. The current resolution up for repeal is Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage. When it passed, it probably increased your nation's Culture and Education ratings; repealing it will probably lower them. How that effects your overall Economic, Civil, and Political freedom ratings that determine what class of nation you are is anyone's guess.
Hello everyone~ (^・ω・^)
All this politics is too hard. I prefer the hands-off approach. Dismantle the system!!
WA News, "This Time with Feeling!" Edition. The "International Expositions Act" was repealed by an overwhelming 12,220 votes to 1,510. People know bad legislation when they see it. The resolution author is drafting a new version here, although we seriously doubt it will get any traction.
Currently up for vote is a proposal "On Scientific Cooperation". If you may recall, a couple weeks ago, GAR #92, the "Cooperation in Science Act", was repealed. The repeal author, Ainocra, promised a replacement, and here it is. It's much more specific about what the World Assembly Science Program can and cannot do.
I'm holding off on the manga until I find out about a second season or not I think :)
Ah, okay. At least they're following the manga pretty well. So you're not missing much
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