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I've delivered the newsletter to my three embassies!
I'll get done tonight All you'll need to do is post the spoilered code to our Lazarene embassy.
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Wednesday Jun 1 2016, 04:24 PM
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United Massachusetts Former Foreign Minister and Senator, Current Director of News Proud Member of the Liberals for Life Coalition A Believer in the Consistent Life Ethic But Most Importantly, A Catholic Christian We are still stronger together
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. -Dwight Eisenhower
The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between. -Mother Theresa
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Wednesday Jun 1 2016, 05:10 PM
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Wednesday Jun 1 2016, 05:55 PM
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I'll get this done shortly. In the meantime, the money should be distributed evenly between CoL, myself and UM, each 1/3.
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Remember the Ovy! My Final Announcement
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Wednesday Jun 1 2016, 07:02 PM
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Psychological Health Warning: Many people have reported strong feelings of anger, irritation, and annoyance after reading Ovybia's politically incorrect posts. We apologize for this inconvenience. If you are experiencing these or other related symptoms, we recommend taking a glass of water and contacting your keyboard immediately with your fingers, as these actions usually help relieve the pain. If the pain is not alleviated within 2-4 minutes, as a last resort, one could always become logical. The preceding prescriptions were carefully selected by experts after extensive research on the subject; the prescriptions mentioned have been proven to present the highest possible cure to death ratio.
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Thursday Jun 2 2016, 04:58 AM
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William F. Buckley
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In the meantime, the money should be distributed evenly between CoL, myself and UM, each 1/3. Bank of Right to Life ............ ₤4956 - ₤20 = ₤4936 Culture of Life .................... ₤616 + ₤6 = ₤622 Ovybia .............................. ₤19 + ₤7 = ₤26 United Massachusetts ................. ₤0 + ₤7 = ₤7
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- Wednesday Jun 1 2016, 05:39 AM
Ambassadors, please share this month's newsletter with your embassies. If the offsite forums are active, post the newsletter there. If they're inactive or nonexistent, share a link to our dispatch on their regional message board. Please post in this topic after you've completed your deliveries. Spoiler: click to toggle [center][b][big][color=black]RIGHT TO LIFE NEWSLETTER[/color][/big]
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[color=black]Published May 31, 2016[/color] [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=right_to_life]Regional Main Page[/url] | [url=http://w11.zetaboards.com/NS_Right_to_Life/index/]Offsite Regional Forums[/url][/b][/center] [big][b][u]Prop 1 Fails at the Polls[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url])[/big]
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On May 1-8, Right to Life citizens went to the polls and voted down Proposition 1: Freedom from Discrimination. The first formal referendum in regional history, Prop 1 utilized Article 7 of the Constitution of Right to Life, granting citizens the right, by petition, to bypass the Senate and initiate direct public votes to recall regional officials or to amend regional law. Prop 1 sought to augment RTL Code 9:13, which bans private discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or sex. New protected classifications would have been religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and political affiliation.
Supporters of the bill argued that Prop 1 was desirable because it would prevent region members from treating one another unreasonably, especially in the regional marketplace, and because it would show the world that Right to Life is an open, tolerant society. Opponents contended that the bill was unnecessary because there is no history of private discrimination or prejudice in Right to Life and because regional law already protects citizens from unjust discrimination by the government.
Both sides of the debate appealed to the region's bill of rights. Supporters said that there is an "important regional interest" in forbidding private discrimination and that the regional judiciary would read the legislation, if passed, narrowly. Opponents said that Prop 1 would violate the fundamental rights of conscience, religion, expression, association, and contract, all of which the region's bill of rights guarantees.
Although none of the region's political parties took an official position on Prop 1, the bill's main supporters were members of the Liberals for Life Coalition (the region's center-left party). Its main opponents were members of the Libertarian Party (libertarian) and the Life Party (right-wing). Conservative Federalists (center-right) and independents were largely divided.
There was 55% citizen turnout in the election. Among voters, 52% were against Prop 1 while 33% were in favor. "The people have spoken," proclaimed [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url], the co-leader of the "say NO to 1" campaign, following the defeat of the proposition. [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url], the leader of the "Yes On One" campaign, commented, "I just want to say thank you so much for the tremendous support in opening up the Big Tent to all pro-lifers. I promise you, our time will come." In the near future, anti-discrimination will remain a salient political and legal issue in Right to Life as candidates stake out positions ahead of the June senatorial election.
[big][b][u]Appellate Court Decides Spam Case[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url])[/big]
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In an unusually long court case, the defendant and now regional citizen [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=texasa]Texasa[/url] was accused of posting "a large quantity of intentionally disruptive, spammy content" by regional citizen and former senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url]. Texasa admitted that some of his posts were unnecessary, apologized, and claimed that his motives had not been malicious. Justice of the Peace [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=new_dolgaria]New Dolgaria[/url] ruled against Texasa, explaining that spam is spam regardless of the motives behind it, and then sentenced him to a temporary forum ban.
Texasa appealed the case to the Senate, which is not only Right to Life's legislature but also its court of appeals. After written arguments by both sides and multiple posts by [i]amici curiae[/i], including the region's founder, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]), Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=imperii_ecclesia]Imperii Ecclesia[/url] delivered a unanimous opinion partially reversing the lower court's ruling. In its decision, the Senate said, "Spam is the sending of 'disruptive online messages.' Texasa did commit it, but his intent was not malicious. Therefore, he does not have the same culpability as someone who intends to spam. . . . We [the Senate] think that even though he is guilty, he has since bettered his ways and has tried not to commit spam and should not be banned."
Texasa and one of his lawyers, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url], expressed their joy at winning the case, which spanned several months. Texasa reapplied for regional citizenship shortly afterwards and was accepted.
[big][b][u]Citizens Debate Private Senate Forum[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url])[/big]
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The issue of whether the Right to Life government should maintain a Private Senate Forum, where senators can discuss their duties in secret and where other senators (in some cases) can face legal penalties if they publicly disclose such discussions, has raised accountability concerns among a number of regional citizens.
Founder [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]), Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=imperii_ecclesia]Imperii Ecclesia[/url], and former President [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=aawia]Aawia[/url] have been the most vocal defenders of the private forum, arguing that it is useful for regional governance for senators to have a place to discuss their ideas without worrying about partisan grandstanding, external interference, or security leaks. Imperii Ecclesia compares it to the NationStates telegram system, saying that if you'd like to see the Private Senate Forum eliminated, "I think you should also [write] to NationStates to ban telegrams, [and have] Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc. ban email, and Verizon, AT&T, etc. ban phones."
Citizens who support abolition of the Private Senate Forum argue that senators shouldn't be entitled to special privacy privileges and that they should perform their functions in the public square. News Director [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url], who along with former Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url] has been pushing for abolition, compares the legal penalty facing senators if they disclose certain private information to a gag order. "A gag order is an order preventing someone from talking about something. In this case, [the government is] forcing permanent gag orders on people who may not want them and never asked for them."
[big][b][u]RTL Reaches Out to Liberal and LGBT Regions[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url])[/big]
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Under the leadership of President [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_rouge_christmas_state]RCS[/url] (Conservative Federalist Party) and Foreign Minister [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url] (Liberals for Life Coalition), Right to Life's embassy program has taken a bold new turn. Right to Life traditionally has had a more difficult time reaching out to liberal and LGBT regions but recently began exchanging embassies with, among other regions, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_place_that_has_no_big_banks]the Place That Has No Big Banks[/url] (the world's largest region of Bernie Sanders supporters), [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_transgender_region]the Transgender Region[/url], and [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=gay_equality]Gay Equality[/url].
United Massachusetts is elated about the new embassy projects. As he put it on the regional message board (RMB), "expanding embassies, especially with regions typically shut out of the pro-life message, is a very good thing. There are pro-life gays, and we need to reach out to them. We are pro-life, not socially conservative. Improving dialogue will be a positive step for both regions." Right to Life has since adopted an informal policy regarding said regions, outlined by [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]): that Right to Life residents discuss life issues on others' RMBs while letting other regions use Right to Life's RMB to talk about gay and trans issues.
While Right to Life's response to liberal and LGBT outreach has generally been positive, several citizens wished to clarify that the region doesn't necessarily endorse liberal positions, homosexuality, or transgender identification. Several residents have said that embassy construction should follow a careful route. One citizen opined, "Since we are starting to get embassies with more immoral regions, I think we should exercise caution. Although I have stated that embassies are not endorsements, I do think we should not establish embassies with grossly offensive region names (such as "Hell") or regions with grossly offensive World Factbook Entries." This belief was broadly affirmed by both the Founder and the Foreign Minister, who added that there is much to be gained from reaching out to gay pro-lifers and liberal pro-lifers, many of whom sometimes find themselves feeling excluded within the pro-life movement.
[big][b][u]Regional Labor Union Opens[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url])[/big]
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Foreign Minister [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url] recently founded the first labor union for Right to Life's governmental employees, dubbed RAGE (the Regional Association of Governmental Employees). The union has expressed the desires to negotiate higher wages and to expand workers' rights. Two people have signed up; however, many citizens are skeptical. One Right to Lifer urged governmental employees to "abstain from wasting their time on this." Others asked whether Right to Life really needs a union. In response, proponents argue that unionization will help balance the regional government's fiscally austere tendencies. At present, the Bank of Right to Life holds almost 50% of the region's capital.
[big][b][u]UMC Withdraws Abortion Support[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url])[/big]
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On May 19, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted 425-268 (61%) "to withdraw immediately from membership in the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC)." The RCRC, originally the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR), is a faith-based association of Christians, Jews, and Unitarian Universalists that promotes the legality and availability of elective abortions and contraceptives in the United States. Under the guidance of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, the RCAR/RCRC was established in 1973 to oppose Catholic social teaching on abortion and to counter efforts to restore human rights following the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous [i]Roe v. Wade[/i] decision.
In its recent legislation, the UMC denounces the RCRC as "a one-sided political lobby" whose "advocacy often directly contradicts our Social Principles." For the pro-life movement, the UMC's turnabout in its abortion stance is a welcome change. With 3.6% of American adults identifying as United Methodists (Pew Research Center 2015), the UMC is the third largest religious denomination in the United States. Already, the two largest denominations -- the Catholic Church (20.8%) and the Southern Baptist Convention (5.3%) (Pew Research Center 2015) -- explicitly uphold the dignity of unborn persons. It is not yet clear how the RCRC, having lost its earliest and chief benefactor, plans to continue its anti-child, anti-mother activism. The Allied States ................................... Oiseauland Catholic ............................................ Culture of Life Coalition of Catholic States ........................ Ovybia The East Pacific .................................... New Missouri The Great Conservative Alliance ..................... The RCS Lazarus ............................................. United Massachusetts League of Christian Nations ......................... Aawia The Rejected Realms ................................. Culture of Life The Universal Allegiance ............................ Aawia NationStates Forum Embassy .......................... Culture of LifeIn addition, I ask our President and Foreign Minister to see to it that our newsletter dispatch is shared/linked on the RMBs of close allies, such as Libertatem, with whom we do not have forum embassies. According to his wishes, I'll pay out the News Director's ₤20 later. Oiseauland and Aawia, have you delivered the May newsletter to your embassies yet?
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- Thursday Jun 9 2016, 02:41 AM
- Culture of Life
- Wednesday Jun 1 2016, 05:39 AM
Ambassadors, please share this month's newsletter with your embassies. If the offsite forums are active, post the newsletter there. If they're inactive or nonexistent, share a link to our dispatch on their regional message board. Please post in this topic after you've completed your deliveries. Spoiler: click to toggle [center][b][big][color=black]RIGHT TO LIFE NEWSLETTER[/color][/big]
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[color=black]Published May 31, 2016[/color] [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=right_to_life]Regional Main Page[/url] | [url=http://w11.zetaboards.com/NS_Right_to_Life/index/]Offsite Regional Forums[/url][/b][/center] [big][b][u]Prop 1 Fails at the Polls[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url])[/big]
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On May 1-8, Right to Life citizens went to the polls and voted down Proposition 1: Freedom from Discrimination. The first formal referendum in regional history, Prop 1 utilized Article 7 of the Constitution of Right to Life, granting citizens the right, by petition, to bypass the Senate and initiate direct public votes to recall regional officials or to amend regional law. Prop 1 sought to augment RTL Code 9:13, which bans private discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or sex. New protected classifications would have been religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and political affiliation.
Supporters of the bill argued that Prop 1 was desirable because it would prevent region members from treating one another unreasonably, especially in the regional marketplace, and because it would show the world that Right to Life is an open, tolerant society. Opponents contended that the bill was unnecessary because there is no history of private discrimination or prejudice in Right to Life and because regional law already protects citizens from unjust discrimination by the government.
Both sides of the debate appealed to the region's bill of rights. Supporters said that there is an "important regional interest" in forbidding private discrimination and that the regional judiciary would read the legislation, if passed, narrowly. Opponents said that Prop 1 would violate the fundamental rights of conscience, religion, expression, association, and contract, all of which the region's bill of rights guarantees.
Although none of the region's political parties took an official position on Prop 1, the bill's main supporters were members of the Liberals for Life Coalition (the region's center-left party). Its main opponents were members of the Libertarian Party (libertarian) and the Life Party (right-wing). Conservative Federalists (center-right) and independents were largely divided.
There was 55% citizen turnout in the election. Among voters, 52% were against Prop 1 while 33% were in favor. "The people have spoken," proclaimed [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url], the co-leader of the "say NO to 1" campaign, following the defeat of the proposition. [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url], the leader of the "Yes On One" campaign, commented, "I just want to say thank you so much for the tremendous support in opening up the Big Tent to all pro-lifers. I promise you, our time will come." In the near future, anti-discrimination will remain a salient political and legal issue in Right to Life as candidates stake out positions ahead of the June senatorial election.
[big][b][u]Appellate Court Decides Spam Case[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url])[/big]
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In an unusually long court case, the defendant and now regional citizen [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=texasa]Texasa[/url] was accused of posting "a large quantity of intentionally disruptive, spammy content" by regional citizen and former senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url]. Texasa admitted that some of his posts were unnecessary, apologized, and claimed that his motives had not been malicious. Justice of the Peace [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=new_dolgaria]New Dolgaria[/url] ruled against Texasa, explaining that spam is spam regardless of the motives behind it, and then sentenced him to a temporary forum ban.
Texasa appealed the case to the Senate, which is not only Right to Life's legislature but also its court of appeals. After written arguments by both sides and multiple posts by [i]amici curiae[/i], including the region's founder, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]), Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=imperii_ecclesia]Imperii Ecclesia[/url] delivered a unanimous opinion partially reversing the lower court's ruling. In its decision, the Senate said, "Spam is the sending of 'disruptive online messages.' Texasa did commit it, but his intent was not malicious. Therefore, he does not have the same culpability as someone who intends to spam. . . . We [the Senate] think that even though he is guilty, he has since bettered his ways and has tried not to commit spam and should not be banned."
Texasa and one of his lawyers, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url], expressed their joy at winning the case, which spanned several months. Texasa reapplied for regional citizenship shortly afterwards and was accepted.
[big][b][u]Citizens Debate Private Senate Forum[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url])[/big]
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The issue of whether the Right to Life government should maintain a Private Senate Forum, where senators can discuss their duties in secret and where other senators (in some cases) can face legal penalties if they publicly disclose such discussions, has raised accountability concerns among a number of regional citizens.
Founder [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]), Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=imperii_ecclesia]Imperii Ecclesia[/url], and former President [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=aawia]Aawia[/url] have been the most vocal defenders of the private forum, arguing that it is useful for regional governance for senators to have a place to discuss their ideas without worrying about partisan grandstanding, external interference, or security leaks. Imperii Ecclesia compares it to the NationStates telegram system, saying that if you'd like to see the Private Senate Forum eliminated, "I think you should also [write] to NationStates to ban telegrams, [and have] Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc. ban email, and Verizon, AT&T, etc. ban phones."
Citizens who support abolition of the Private Senate Forum argue that senators shouldn't be entitled to special privacy privileges and that they should perform their functions in the public square. News Director [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url], who along with former Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url] has been pushing for abolition, compares the legal penalty facing senators if they disclose certain private information to a gag order. "A gag order is an order preventing someone from talking about something. In this case, [the government is] forcing permanent gag orders on people who may not want them and never asked for them."
[big][b][u]RTL Reaches Out to Liberal and LGBT Regions[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url])[/big]
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Under the leadership of President [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_rouge_christmas_state]RCS[/url] (Conservative Federalist Party) and Foreign Minister [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url] (Liberals for Life Coalition), Right to Life's embassy program has taken a bold new turn. Right to Life traditionally has had a more difficult time reaching out to liberal and LGBT regions but recently began exchanging embassies with, among other regions, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_place_that_has_no_big_banks]the Place That Has No Big Banks[/url] (the world's largest region of Bernie Sanders supporters), [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_transgender_region]the Transgender Region[/url], and [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=gay_equality]Gay Equality[/url].
United Massachusetts is elated about the new embassy projects. As he put it on the regional message board (RMB), "expanding embassies, especially with regions typically shut out of the pro-life message, is a very good thing. There are pro-life gays, and we need to reach out to them. We are pro-life, not socially conservative. Improving dialogue will be a positive step for both regions." Right to Life has since adopted an informal policy regarding said regions, outlined by [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]): that Right to Life residents discuss life issues on others' RMBs while letting other regions use Right to Life's RMB to talk about gay and trans issues.
While Right to Life's response to liberal and LGBT outreach has generally been positive, several citizens wished to clarify that the region doesn't necessarily endorse liberal positions, homosexuality, or transgender identification. Several residents have said that embassy construction should follow a careful route. One citizen opined, "Since we are starting to get embassies with more immoral regions, I think we should exercise caution. Although I have stated that embassies are not endorsements, I do think we should not establish embassies with grossly offensive region names (such as "Hell") or regions with grossly offensive World Factbook Entries." This belief was broadly affirmed by both the Founder and the Foreign Minister, who added that there is much to be gained from reaching out to gay pro-lifers and liberal pro-lifers, many of whom sometimes find themselves feeling excluded within the pro-life movement.
[big][b][u]Regional Labor Union Opens[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url])[/big]
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Foreign Minister [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url] recently founded the first labor union for Right to Life's governmental employees, dubbed RAGE (the Regional Association of Governmental Employees). The union has expressed the desires to negotiate higher wages and to expand workers' rights. Two people have signed up; however, many citizens are skeptical. One Right to Lifer urged governmental employees to "abstain from wasting their time on this." Others asked whether Right to Life really needs a union. In response, proponents argue that unionization will help balance the regional government's fiscally austere tendencies. At present, the Bank of Right to Life holds almost 50% of the region's capital.
[big][b][u]UMC Withdraws Abortion Support[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url])[/big]
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On May 19, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted 425-268 (61%) "to withdraw immediately from membership in the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC)." The RCRC, originally the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR), is a faith-based association of Christians, Jews, and Unitarian Universalists that promotes the legality and availability of elective abortions and contraceptives in the United States. Under the guidance of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, the RCAR/RCRC was established in 1973 to oppose Catholic social teaching on abortion and to counter efforts to restore human rights following the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous [i]Roe v. Wade[/i] decision.
In its recent legislation, the UMC denounces the RCRC as "a one-sided political lobby" whose "advocacy often directly contradicts our Social Principles." For the pro-life movement, the UMC's turnabout in its abortion stance is a welcome change. With 3.6% of American adults identifying as United Methodists (Pew Research Center 2015), the UMC is the third largest religious denomination in the United States. Already, the two largest denominations -- the Catholic Church (20.8%) and the Southern Baptist Convention (5.3%) (Pew Research Center 2015) -- explicitly uphold the dignity of unborn persons. It is not yet clear how the RCRC, having lost its earliest and chief benefactor, plans to continue its anti-child, anti-mother activism. The Allied States ................................... Oiseauland Catholic ............................................ Culture of Life Coalition of Catholic States ........................ Ovybia The East Pacific .................................... New Missouri The Great Conservative Alliance ..................... The RCS Lazarus ............................................. United Massachusetts League of Christian Nations ......................... Aawia The Rejected Realms ................................. Culture of Life The Universal Allegiance ............................ Aawia NationStates Forum Embassy .......................... Culture of LifeIn addition, I ask our President and Foreign Minister to see to it that our newsletter dispatch is shared/linked on the RMBs of close allies, such as Libertatem, with whom we do not have forum embassies. According to his wishes, I'll pay out the News Director's ₤20 later.
Oiseauland and Aawia, have you delivered the May newsletter to your embassies yet? I just did, I saw the earlier TG but it slipped my mind, sorry about that.
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I apologize for my lack of punctuation and poor spelling/writing in general it's bad, I'll get there someday 
Former President of Right to Life
"The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal." - C.S. Lewis (From the weight of glory)
"Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar." C.S. Lewis (From the Beginning of the Screwtape letters)
"As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy." - Christopher Dawson
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William F. Buckley
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Ambassadors, please share this month's newsletter with your embassies. If the offsite forums are active, post the newsletter there. If they're inactive or nonexistent, share a link to our dispatch on their regional message board. Please post in this topic after you've completed your deliveries. Spoiler: click to toggle [center][b][big][color=black]RIGHT TO LIFE NEWSLETTER[/color][/big]
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[color=black]Published May 31, 2016[/color] [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=right_to_life]Regional Main Page[/url] | [url=http://w11.zetaboards.com/NS_Right_to_Life/index/]Offsite Regional Forums[/url][/b][/center] [big][b][u]Prop 1 Fails at the Polls[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url])[/big]
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On May 1-8, Right to Life citizens went to the polls and voted down Proposition 1: Freedom from Discrimination. The first formal referendum in regional history, Prop 1 utilized Article 7 of the Constitution of Right to Life, granting citizens the right, by petition, to bypass the Senate and initiate direct public votes to recall regional officials or to amend regional law. Prop 1 sought to augment RTL Code 9:13, which bans private discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or sex. New protected classifications would have been religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and political affiliation.
Supporters of the bill argued that Prop 1 was desirable because it would prevent region members from treating one another unreasonably, especially in the regional marketplace, and because it would show the world that Right to Life is an open, tolerant society. Opponents contended that the bill was unnecessary because there is no history of private discrimination or prejudice in Right to Life and because regional law already protects citizens from unjust discrimination by the government.
Both sides of the debate appealed to the region's bill of rights. Supporters said that there is an "important regional interest" in forbidding private discrimination and that the regional judiciary would read the legislation, if passed, narrowly. Opponents said that Prop 1 would violate the fundamental rights of conscience, religion, expression, association, and contract, all of which the region's bill of rights guarantees.
Although none of the region's political parties took an official position on Prop 1, the bill's main supporters were members of the Liberals for Life Coalition (the region's center-left party). Its main opponents were members of the Libertarian Party (libertarian) and the Life Party (right-wing). Conservative Federalists (center-right) and independents were largely divided.
There was 55% citizen turnout in the election. Among voters, 52% were against Prop 1 while 33% were in favor. "The people have spoken," proclaimed [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url], the co-leader of the "say NO to 1" campaign, following the defeat of the proposition. [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url], the leader of the "Yes On One" campaign, commented, "I just want to say thank you so much for the tremendous support in opening up the Big Tent to all pro-lifers. I promise you, our time will come." In the near future, anti-discrimination will remain a salient political and legal issue in Right to Life as candidates stake out positions ahead of the June senatorial election.
[big][b][u]Appellate Court Decides Spam Case[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url])[/big]
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In an unusually long court case, the defendant and now regional citizen [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=texasa]Texasa[/url] was accused of posting "a large quantity of intentionally disruptive, spammy content" by regional citizen and former senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url]. Texasa admitted that some of his posts were unnecessary, apologized, and claimed that his motives had not been malicious. Justice of the Peace [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=new_dolgaria]New Dolgaria[/url] ruled against Texasa, explaining that spam is spam regardless of the motives behind it, and then sentenced him to a temporary forum ban.
Texasa appealed the case to the Senate, which is not only Right to Life's legislature but also its court of appeals. After written arguments by both sides and multiple posts by [i]amici curiae[/i], including the region's founder, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]), Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=imperii_ecclesia]Imperii Ecclesia[/url] delivered a unanimous opinion partially reversing the lower court's ruling. In its decision, the Senate said, "Spam is the sending of 'disruptive online messages.' Texasa did commit it, but his intent was not malicious. Therefore, he does not have the same culpability as someone who intends to spam. . . . We [the Senate] think that even though he is guilty, he has since bettered his ways and has tried not to commit spam and should not be banned."
Texasa and one of his lawyers, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url], expressed their joy at winning the case, which spanned several months. Texasa reapplied for regional citizenship shortly afterwards and was accepted.
[big][b][u]Citizens Debate Private Senate Forum[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url])[/big]
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The issue of whether the Right to Life government should maintain a Private Senate Forum, where senators can discuss their duties in secret and where other senators (in some cases) can face legal penalties if they publicly disclose such discussions, has raised accountability concerns among a number of regional citizens.
Founder [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]), Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=imperii_ecclesia]Imperii Ecclesia[/url], and former President [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=aawia]Aawia[/url] have been the most vocal defenders of the private forum, arguing that it is useful for regional governance for senators to have a place to discuss their ideas without worrying about partisan grandstanding, external interference, or security leaks. Imperii Ecclesia compares it to the NationStates telegram system, saying that if you'd like to see the Private Senate Forum eliminated, "I think you should also [write] to NationStates to ban telegrams, [and have] Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc. ban email, and Verizon, AT&T, etc. ban phones."
Citizens who support abolition of the Private Senate Forum argue that senators shouldn't be entitled to special privacy privileges and that they should perform their functions in the public square. News Director [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ovybia]Ovybia[/url], who along with former Senator [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stellonia]Stellonia[/url] has been pushing for abolition, compares the legal penalty facing senators if they disclose certain private information to a gag order. "A gag order is an order preventing someone from talking about something. In this case, [the government is] forcing permanent gag orders on people who may not want them and never asked for them."
[big][b][u]RTL Reaches Out to Liberal and LGBT Regions[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url])[/big]
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Under the leadership of President [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_rouge_christmas_state]RCS[/url] (Conservative Federalist Party) and Foreign Minister [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url] (Liberals for Life Coalition), Right to Life's embassy program has taken a bold new turn. Right to Life traditionally has had a more difficult time reaching out to liberal and LGBT regions but recently began exchanging embassies with, among other regions, [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_place_that_has_no_big_banks]the Place That Has No Big Banks[/url] (the world's largest region of Bernie Sanders supporters), [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_transgender_region]the Transgender Region[/url], and [url=http://www.nationstates.net/region=gay_equality]Gay Equality[/url].
United Massachusetts is elated about the new embassy projects. As he put it on the regional message board (RMB), "expanding embassies, especially with regions typically shut out of the pro-life message, is a very good thing. There are pro-life gays, and we need to reach out to them. We are pro-life, not socially conservative. Improving dialogue will be a positive step for both regions." Right to Life has since adopted an informal policy regarding said regions, outlined by [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url] ([url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=christian_democrats]Christian Democrats[/url]): that Right to Life residents discuss life issues on others' RMBs while letting other regions use Right to Life's RMB to talk about gay and trans issues.
While Right to Life's response to liberal and LGBT outreach has generally been positive, several citizens wished to clarify that the region doesn't necessarily endorse liberal positions, homosexuality, or transgender identification. Several residents have said that embassy construction should follow a careful route. One citizen opined, "Since we are starting to get embassies with more immoral regions, I think we should exercise caution. Although I have stated that embassies are not endorsements, I do think we should not establish embassies with grossly offensive region names (such as "Hell") or regions with grossly offensive World Factbook Entries." This belief was broadly affirmed by both the Founder and the Foreign Minister, who added that there is much to be gained from reaching out to gay pro-lifers and liberal pro-lifers, many of whom sometimes find themselves feeling excluded within the pro-life movement.
[big][b][u]Regional Labor Union Opens[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url])[/big]
[img]http://www.ooyuz.com/images/2015/8/12/1442064687770.jpg[/img]
Foreign Minister [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=united_massachusetts]United Massachusetts[/url] recently founded the first labor union for Right to Life's governmental employees, dubbed RAGE (the Regional Association of Governmental Employees). The union has expressed the desires to negotiate higher wages and to expand workers' rights. Two people have signed up; however, many citizens are skeptical. One Right to Lifer urged governmental employees to "abstain from wasting their time on this." Others asked whether Right to Life really needs a union. In response, proponents argue that unionization will help balance the regional government's fiscally austere tendencies. At present, the Bank of Right to Life holds almost 50% of the region's capital.
[big][b][u]UMC Withdraws Abortion Support[/u][/b] (By [url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=culture_of_life]Culture of Life[/url])[/big]
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On May 19, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted 425-268 (61%) "to withdraw immediately from membership in the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC)." The RCRC, originally the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR), is a faith-based association of Christians, Jews, and Unitarian Universalists that promotes the legality and availability of elective abortions and contraceptives in the United States. Under the guidance of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, the RCAR/RCRC was established in 1973 to oppose Catholic social teaching on abortion and to counter efforts to restore human rights following the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous [i]Roe v. Wade[/i] decision.
In its recent legislation, the UMC denounces the RCRC as "a one-sided political lobby" whose "advocacy often directly contradicts our Social Principles." For the pro-life movement, the UMC's turnabout in its abortion stance is a welcome change. With 3.6% of American adults identifying as United Methodists (Pew Research Center 2015), the UMC is the third largest religious denomination in the United States. Already, the two largest denominations -- the Catholic Church (20.8%) and the Southern Baptist Convention (5.3%) (Pew Research Center 2015) -- explicitly uphold the dignity of unborn persons. It is not yet clear how the RCRC, having lost its earliest and chief benefactor, plans to continue its anti-child, anti-mother activism. The Allied States ................................... Oiseauland Catholic ............................................ Culture of Life Coalition of Catholic States ........................ Ovybia The East Pacific .................................... New Missouri The Great Conservative Alliance ..................... The RCS Lazarus ............................................. United Massachusetts League of Christian Nations ......................... Aawia The Rejected Realms ................................. Culture of Life The Universal Allegiance ............................ Aawia NationStates Forum Embassy .......................... Culture of LifeIn addition, I ask our President and Foreign Minister to see to it that our newsletter dispatch is shared/linked on the RMBs of close allies, such as Libertatem, with whom we do not have forum embassies. According to his wishes, I'll pay out the News Director's ₤20 later.
Oiseauland and Aawia, have you delivered the May newsletter to your embassies yet?
I just did, I saw the earlier TG but it slipped my mind, sorry about that. No problem.
Free States, would you mind delivering our May newsletter to TAS? [nation]Oiseauland[/nation] is inactive right now.
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