Repeal "Gay Rights"

[vitalinia]

Description: UN Resolution #12: Gay Rights (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This Assembly,

AFFIRMING that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals are deserving of full and equal protection under the law;

REAFFIRMING its earlier stance in Resolution #99: Discrimination Accord, that the resolution Gay Rights "in practice does virtually nothing to protect citizens' rights";

VOICING its concern that keeping poor, ineffectual legislation such as Resolution #12 on the books will do nothing to advance the cause for human rights, and will in fact hamper this body's ability to make further strides in that arena;

ACKNOWLEDGING that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals are ALREADY afforded substantial protections under international law through past declarations of this body; protections including, but not limited to:

1) Freedom to marry individuals of the same sex or gender;
2) Freedom to express their love for persons of the same gender;
3) Freedom from imprisonment based on sexuality;
4) Freedom from discrimination;
5) Freedom of sexual privacy; thus

DEEMING the Gay Rights resolution redundant and unnecessary;

MINDFUL that it is in the interests of the United Nations to streamline and strike out superfluous and ineffective legislation;

RECOGNIZING that the enactment of this article will NOT permit member states to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender individuals; hereby

REPEALS Resolution #12: Gay Rights.

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From our nation's point of view, we are in support of this repeal, not because of any ill feelings against brokebackers, but rather because our nation stands for national sovereignty. We are in support of almost anything that takes away power from the international body and restores it to the sovereign state where laws and policies can be passed according to what is best for the individual nation.

Furthermore, by streamlining UN policies through the purge of redundant resolutions, the UN is progressively transforming itself from a red-taped bureacratic nightmare to a legislative body that does more good than harm.

[akebono]

Here is resolution #12
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Description: WHEREAS it has been clearly witnessed there is an outspoken minority who wish to oppress gays.

We, the People's Republic of Kundu and the other peoples of the world wishing for the preservation of freedom and the respect of all hereby resolve that all member nations of the United Nations must pass laws protecting people from discrimination in all parts of life. We also resolve that gay marriages be protected and endorsed by law in the member nations.

[Ron]

S8in says Nay we disagree with this...

**This is my country not me personaly it doesnt bother me in REALITY but on NS i say No

[beejaya]

I say Yay to this resolution.

While the Grand Duchy of Beejaya has these guarentees, we do not feel that other countries should be forced to accept this if the majority of their population do not. If these country wish to force out their best and brightest because of their choices, Beejaya will gladly accept them.

Their gay loss is our gay gain.

[Ron]

just so i know. Is this resalution alowing gay freedom or surpressing it??

[sondra]

This resolution would REPEAL Gay Rights.... It kinda supresses it, I guess, but then again, it's based on the assumption that their rights are already protected elsewhere, thus making this resolution redundant. Ah, well. I vote YEA for repeal.

[Quagmire Region]

VOTE COUNT:

YAY: 5

NAY: 3

[vitalinia]

new vote count:

YAY: 6

NAY: 4

This is the most voter participation we've ever had in the history of this region...

[akebono]

Repeal

[Ron]

OK so I reapeal it, they wont be allowed to be gay?

if this is the case i vote this way sorry