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Ma'at Kheru: Repeal "Suppress International Piracy"; Sent to davy jones locker
Topic Started: Feb 11 2015, 09:54 PM (153 Views)
Ainocra
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Alcon Enta, Fleet Marshal of Ainocra
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: cyanbeard_1423225371
Repeal "Suppress International Piracy"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: GA#20


Proposed by: Cyanbeard

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #20: Suppress International Piracy (Category: International Security; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Avast!

We the hearty mateys of the World Assembly,

The jolly swashbucklers aboard the vessel of international law,

Perturbed by the grief imposed upon the brethren of the open seas,

Bothered about the harsh penalties levied upon those weary souls,

Feeling a touch of sea-sickness at the sight of folk forced to scuttle their scurvy ships,

Also worried about the extreme demands laid upon nations' navies, coast guards and judicial agencies by laws that are too strict,

Appalled at the vast number of honest folk forced to work for corrupt governments as "privateers" in order to continue their trade,

Verily believing that it is now time to signal a shift,

Plotting a passage into yonder patrimonial seas of bounty,

Hereby repeal GAR #20 "Suppress International Piracy"


As charming as the argument is I don't find it compelling.

However since this is a repeal, and I do have an eyepatch I say we should vote in favor of it.
Edited by Ainocra, Feb 17 2015, 01:42 PM.
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Tim Stark
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I love it and it's wonderful and it has my vote.
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War Wombat
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Repeal + Pirate = yes
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Tomb
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Illegally Banned.
Aye.
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Lord Ravenclaw
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Baha. I vote aye.
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travis
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aka Kenny
Y'harrr! The swash-bucklin', keelhaulin', other piratey-adjective Kennyites be votin' AYE!

[Partly because of the original-resolution author's incessant whining and lack of humor, partly because the original resolution seems to think that piracy is A-OK as long as it's nation-sponsored (and presumably, practiced during the Elizabethan Era, as I can't believe a centuries-old relic such as "privateering" is even mentioned in a reputedly modern-day proposal to outlaw maritime terrorism).]
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