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Post by scandinavianduchy on Jul 14, 2006 13:36:11 GMT -5
"40 Hour Workweek" Repealed by ACCEL
Historic UN Victory for ACCEL UN Members vote over-whelmingly to strike UN Resolution #59 from the statute booksThe Alliance of Capitalists, Conservatives, and Economic Libertarians (ACCEL) won a huge victory in the United Nations earlier today as UN resolution #59, "The 40 Hour Workweek", was successfully repealed. Capitalist and pro-sovereignty factions rejoiced as one of the most socialist and intruding resolutions fell by 9,494 (71%) votes to 3,854 (29%). The victory marks yet another defeat for the interventionist tendencies of the United Nations and another triumph for ACCEL's UN Division. The proposal was written on the ACCEL forum, campaigned for by ACCEL members and supported whole-heartedly by the entire alliance. The work of ACCEL's UN Division is now highly regarded throughout the world, the Delegate of Aberdeen recently was moved to comment that ACCEL "has one of the most organized campaign structures" in Nation States. Commenting on the result, Undersecretary for UN Affairs Leg-ends had this to say: "Today has marked a great day in the history of ACCEL. We have repealed one of the resolutions most offensive to this alliance and won a great victory for capitalism and national sovereignty. Once again I must thank everyone who has come together to work on this proposal and all those who voted by a massive margin to repeal this awful resolution."  The proposal to repeal "The 40 Hour Workweek" is signed into law as Resolution #165 by World LeadersThoughts of the opposition have already turned to a replacement resolution but Leg-ends has called into question the wisdom of such a move, "We have seen an ideal, not just a resolution, comprehensively beaten and rejected by the members of the United Nations. Those voting against The 40 Hour Workweek were not voting against a clause or a quibbling over a minor part of the original resolution, they were voting against the whole idea of a regulated workweek. I have already seen suggestions that a replacement remove the moderate aspects of resolution #59. Members of the UN do not want more rigidity in resolutions they want more flexibility, or, better yet, no restrictive resolutions at all." ACCEL's thoughts are already turning to other proposals, with further repeals rumoured to be in the works. Leg-ends has urged other capitalists to join the cause, "The ACCEL UN Division is always happy to have new members and welcomes any input anyone may have. I would like to remind people that ACCEL accepts individual nations as members, as well as regions. If you would like to participate do not hesitate to head over to our forums and have a look around. Only by coming together can capitalists work effectively to pursue a more capitalist-friendly agenda in the halls of the United Nations." Written by Leg-ends
Undersecretary of UN Affairs
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Jul 14, 2006 13:37:45 GMT -5
Woo-hoo!
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Post by Ness Snorlaxia on Jul 14, 2006 18:39:50 GMT -5
Woo-hoo?
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Jul 22, 2006 14:03:11 GMT -5
Sorry, I was trying to sound ecstatic. I was so much so, that I articulated improperly...  Anyway, maybe you meant that you didn't support this repeal, in which case, I can open a thread in here for discussion.  |
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Aug 15, 2006 16:19:27 GMT -5
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Aug 15, 2006 16:19:56 GMT -5
Secretariat and Chairman Elections
Nominations have closed with voting poised to start Elections are well underway at ACCEL for positions throughout the organisation. As usual they have provoked debate over the direction of the alliance as well as controversy. Any member of ACCEL may be a candidate for a position in The Secretariat, with only Directors allowed to run for the position of Chairman. The Directorate, made up of a representative from each member region (Directors), are the electorate. Below is a preview of each race with the issues discussed so far by the candidates. ChairmanThe Chairman is responsible for administering all voting and ensuring that the Directorate deals with important matters at hand. Once again the Chairman of ACCEL and the Director from Coconut Island, Wegason, announced his intention to seek re-election to a fourth term as chairman. Current Secretary of Commerce and the Director from Republicans, The Mowers, initially chose to ran against the incumbent on a general theme of "Time for a change". This prompted a strong response from Wegason claiming that it was "terribly uncapitalist, to punish those who succeed, for succeeding". The Mowers has since dropped out of the race to run for Secretary of World Affairs (see below), thus leaving Wegason unopposed. Secretary-GeneralThe Secretary-General is often thought of as the CEO of ACCEL and is head of The Secretariat. Two candidates have accepted nominations for the role: former Secretary-General and the current Secretary of Administrative Affairs Posul and current Secretary of World Affairs Sarcodina. Posul was previously forced to resign from the role following the fallout from the ACCEL-The Pacific fiasco but has come back "to continue my efforts to make this the single greatest, largest, most powerful Capitalist/Conservative Alliance in Nationstates". Sarcodina has promised to be "not to be the boss of the secretariat but one who helps them achieve greatness". Essentially the choice for The Directorate will be one between someone who is hands on with the Secretariat or someone who allows Secretaries to get on with their jobs. Secretary of World AffairsThe Secretary of World Affairs works with world leaders in order to peacefully expand ACCEL's influence in the international community. Normally one of the most hotly contested elections, the elections for the next term have been short on candidates but high on controversy. Russosweden, of Flavian Amphitheatre, was initially the only candidate to accept but was then hit with accusations of tastelessness after displaying a campaign banner with the World Trade Centre prominently featured. Russosweden was eventually pushed into withdrawing from the race. Southern Britain, of Conservatopia, was next to declare their intention to run only to then withdraw shortly before the close of nominations. Finally, The Mowers, with only hours left until the close of nominations, withdrew from the race for Chairman and entered the race to be ACCEL's next Secretary of World Affairs. Secretary of Administrative AffairsThe Secretary of Administrative Affairs works to recruit new members to ACCEL and promote ACCEL within member regions. Two candidates will contest this election: former Secretary of World Affairs Donchatryit and Scandinavian Duchies of, Alpha Omega. Scandinavian Duchies has promised to work on the three "R's", namely reform, recruitment and relations. A former Undersecretary in the department Scandinavian Duchies has strongly played on his experiences. Donchatryit has concentrated on two areas: "Deepening the relationships between alliance members" by recruiting internally and "Widening the membership of the alliance" by recruiting externally. He has, though, courted controversy by publishing a review which declared that ACCEL was split into two factions between the "conservatives" (the controlling group) and the "change" group (no relation to the region of the same name). His remarks were widely derided with one member calling them "Marxist nonsense" Secretary of Trade and National SovereigntyThe Secretary of Trade and National Sovereignty seeks to encourage trade within the alliance and between ACCEL and other organizations, oversees economic policies and deals with ACCEL's UN operations. The department was recently formed through a merger of the Department of Commerce and The Department of World Affairs' UN Division. Only one candidate is running the current Undersecretary of UN Affairs, Leg-ends. He has pledged to complete the Department's legal code, implement plans for an ACCEL free trade area and continue ACCEL's work in the United Nations. Secretary of IntelligenceValori has been the only member to accept a nomination "while it is either myself or an empty position" and has yet to publish a campaign statement of any sort. Voting for all positions will start today (August 15th) and will last five days finishing on August 20th. Written by Leg-ends
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Post by Ness Snorlaxia on Aug 15, 2006 16:20:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw that. I see lots of videos on YouTube.  |
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Aug 15, 2006 16:22:13 GMT -5
Good to hear. How did you like it? (Be honest now, we want real feedback).  |
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Post by Ness Snorlaxia on Aug 15, 2006 16:31:06 GMT -5
Why did you delete the link? The video was okay IMO. I liked the song, though it wasn't my favourite (I'm into more pop music, such as ABBA). |
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Aug 15, 2006 16:36:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the feedback. The link is above. I just managed to post before you replied to the video.
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Post by Ness Snorlaxia on Aug 15, 2006 16:40:02 GMT -5
Ah, yeah, I see it now. |
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Aug 31, 2006 10:31:58 GMT -5
ACCEL Swamps the United NationsRepeals of Resolutions #9, #81 and # 85 reach quorumThe United Nations will be dealing with several ACCEL proposals over the coming weeksThe Department of Trade and National Sovereignty of the Alliance of Capitalists, Conservatives, and Economic Libertarians has swamped the United Nations with three ACCEL-backed resolutions reaching quorum, with a fourth also there, arguably, due to efforts of ACCEL. The first legislative volley was a repeal of Resolution # 81, “Definition of Marriage”. Drafted on the ACCEL forum the repeal was submitted by Change Delegate Pro-Sovereignty Babes (Republicans Armed) two weeks ago and an energetic lobbying campaign was undertaken despite another draft of the repeal having been submitted a day previously by Sir Ernest Shackleton from Antarctica . While the ACCEL resolution put forth an argument for repeal on the grounds of redundancy, as much of the law is covered under other UN resolutions, the other resolution claimed that “Definition of Marriage” led to bestiality. Much to the surprise of the Department of Trade and National Sovereignty delegates approved both the ACCEL and “rival” draft leading to both repeals reaching quorum. The occurrence is thought to be the first time that two repeals of the same resolution have been queued at the same time. UN convention dictates that the proposal submitted first will be voted on by the General Assembly first. Consequently, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s draft was voted on first and looks like passing by a large margin later today to become UN Resolution #173. When that resolution passes the ACCEL draft will be removed from the proposal queue. Reaction within ACCEL was of mixed emotion, delighted to be getting rid of one of the UN’s more federalist resolutions, yet disappointed that it wasn’t an ACCEL resolution that was responsible for it. Remaining upbeat the Undersecretary of National Sovereignty, Republicans Armed, commented, “I'm glad the “Definition of Marriage” is going to be repealed, but it would be nice to get credit for all of our work to make sure that happened.” Undeterred by this upset, Jey, a national member from the region United Nations, submitted a repeal of UN Resolution #9, “Keep the world disease free!” the following week with an ACCEL-led telegram campaign backing it up. Noting the ineffectiveness and lack of actionable language, as well as the large volume of legislation since passed on hygiene and disease prevention, the repeal easily reached quorum with plenty of time to spare. It is the ninth time Jey has got a proposal to quorum and if passed it will be his eighth resolution. The third resolution in the sights of ACCEL is a repeal of UN Resolution #85, “Support Hemp Production”. Another resolution drafted on the ACCEL forum, it was submitted on Monday by the Secretary of Trade and National Sovereignty, Leg-ends, and reached quorum in an incredible 36 hours. Arguing a raft of points against the original the resolution attacks the absurd subsidy system, especially the bias afforded towards a particular crop. The system is unfair, as well as impractical, and leads to wasteful excess of certain crops and shortages of other essential varieties, such as food. Away from ACCEL organised efforts, Gruenberg, the Undersecretary of Trade, has also submitted two proposals “Individual Working Freedoms” and “Clothing Supply Pact” that have reached quorum and are widely supported by ACCEL members. The first urges governments to grant freedoms to individuals to work as long as they like and is seen as a freedom-friendly replacement to the much loathed “40 Hour Work Week” resolution that was eventually repealed by ACCEL a few months back. “Clothing Supply Pact” is a free trade resolution that seeks to remove all protectionist measures on the trade of textiles.  Delegates debate the proposals submitted by ACCELThe result of this hectic activity is that five of the six queued proposals have been submitted by ACCEL members. Secretary of Trade and National Sovereignty, Leg-ends, couldn’t be more delighted, “What this shows is the incredibly ability ACCEL has in getting proposals to quorum – why we even got one proposal to quorum without meaning to! It also demonstrates the ways in which we can assist members of ACCEL: from drafting resolutions from scratch, refining a draft presented to us or just undertaking the hard work of lobbying for proposals. I would strongly suggest that if anyone has a suggestion or draft of a proposal they present it to us and we’ll be more than happy help you out.” The resolutions currently in queue are: Orbital Space Safety Act, Individual Working Freedoms, Repeal “Definition of Marriage”, Clothing Supply Pact, Repeal “Keep the World Disease Free!” and Repeal “Support Hemp Production”. Orbital Space Safety Act goes to vote tomorrow and Repeal "Definition of Marriage" is expected to be removed later today. Written by Leg-ends
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Sept 5, 2006 14:12:17 GMT -5
 Welcome to the first issue of The Department of Trade and National Sovereignty Bulletin. This Bulletin will be published every two weeks with the aim of informing the members of ACCEL of the work of the DT&NS and alerting members to the latest United Nations news. We hope you enjoy reading about the workings of the Department and about your fellow ACCEL members.
Best Regards,
Leg-ends
Secretary of Trade and National SovereigntyDepartmental NewsThree Undersecretaries were recently appointed to the department: Jey (Commerce), Gruen (Trade) and Republicans Armed (National Sovereignty). The latter two will concentrate their efforts on ACCEL’s UN work, with Jey assisting in the drafting of the Department’s portion of the Legal Code and the ACCEL Free Trade Agreement (AFTA). AFTA will be a voluntary Agreement allowing free trade between signatory nations. It is hoped that a draft of AFTA will be put to the Directorate in the coming weeks for their approval. Top FiveThe UN recently* undertook a survey of all nations in the world measuring the size of their Pizza Delivery Sector. These were the top five in ACCEL member regions: 1. The Corporate Project of Copper Tubes – Capitalist Paradise – 29th in the world 2. The Corporate Union of Densim – The New Meritocracy – 33rd 3. The Kingdom of Beierporten – Conservatopia – 42nd 4. The United States of Kommie Haters – The Meritocracy – 53rd 5. The Confederated Corporations of Black Kanatia – Conservatopia – 92nd Region Dossier*^ – Empires of EarthEmpires of Earth was accepted into ACCEL by the Directorate on August 19th 2006 with a vote of nine to nil in favour with no abstentions. WFE: Founded on the 15th day of the first month, in Anno Domini 2006 by our leader MGB, EoE is an active, proud, powerful region Delegate: The Holy Republic of East Hylia Founder: The Imperial Realm of Most Great Britannia Forum: p4.forumforfree.com/eotw.htmlNations: 263 Total Population: 78,961,000,000 Average Population: 300,000,000 UN Members: 78 UN Percentage: 30% Delegate Endorsement Percentage: 45.45%  Economic Data, above, showing the distribution of the strength of the economies in the region.
Population Data, above, showing the UN categories in the region.Recent United Nations ResolutionsThe last two weeks has seen four UN resolutions passed. First up was UN Educational Aid Act, which was submitted by ACCEL member Gruenberg. A reasonably mild proposal we particularly like the line "Entrusts nations with the right and responsibility to decide on the structure of their public education systems... subject to previous UN legislation still in effect". It passed by 11,250 votes to 2,307. The next resolution, Help Prevent Ozone Depletion[/b] is truly awful - poorly written, spelt and reasoned. Despite this it passed by 9,028 votes to 6,191. This is now the Department's number one repeal priority and a draft is near completion. The good news was that Repeal "Definition of Marriage"[/b] was passed with a majority over 3,000 votes. The repeal came on the back of good, but unintentional, work by ACCEL. Finally Orbital Space Safety Act[/b] was passed by 10,523 votes to 3,108, debate on the ACCEL forums showed members split with six votes for and six votes against. Concern was raised over the category of the proposal, but members did think that this is the type of proposal that the UN should be considering. Upcoming United Nations VotesThe next two proposals up for vote have both been submitted by ACCEL member Gruenberg. Individual Working Freedoms[/b] and Clothing Supply Act[/b] promote capitalistic goals of economic freedom and free trade. After that we’ll see voting on two repeals – both coming from ACCEL. Repeal “Keep the World Disease Free!”[/b] was submitted by Jey with a vigorous ACCEL lobbying campaign, while Repeal “Support Hemp Production”[/b] was fully drafted by ACCEL members. About The Department of Trade and National Sovereignty: The DT&NS encourages trade within ACCEL and between ACCEL and other organizations and also oversees any economic policies of ACCEL. The DT&NS works cooperatively with world leaders in order to peacefully expand ACCEL's influence in the United Nations, coordinate ACCEL’s response to all United Nations resolutions and encourage Members to vote on said resolutions. We actively write and campaign for proposals so if any member has a draft of a proposal or even just an idea we’ll help you out in any way we can. To gain security clearance to the DT&NS please contact your region’s Director to ACCEL.
Link to the ACCEL forums*All data was obtained on August 30th 2006. ^Dossier compiled through NS Dossier |
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Post by dark salient on Sept 5, 2006 21:22:12 GMT -5
*the taco is impressed by your tables* - you could have also stuck the economic ratings inorder i.e. highiest to lowest.
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Post by scandinavianduchy on Sept 6, 2006 12:44:47 GMT -5
Yeah, I will talk to Leg-ends about that, as it was difficult to really get a good picture of the statistics.
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