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[Sheb]

"Well, if no one else wants to submit a proposal, maybe the chair could start the discussion period?"

[10ebbor10]

Supreme Representative

Discussion can commence on the first proposed action.

Spoiler: PC-M-001-P1-B-0 (click to show/hide)

Proposal to modify the text of Chapter 1, Section 2, subsection "Holding Votes"

At the end of all discussion periods, a final vote will be held by the Assembly Leader on all the actions proposed by the committee. The committee’s members will vote on each action one after another, and any action that receives the support of a majority of the committee’s members will be passed on. After this, the forum will end.

At the end of all discussion periods, a final vote will be held by the Assembly Leader on all the actions proposed by the committee. The committee’s members will vote on each action one after another, and any action that receives the support of a majority of the committee’s members who do not abstain will be passed on. After this, the forum will end.

Spoiler: PC-M-001-P2-M-0 (click to show/hide)

SECTION 2: RESPONSIBILITIES
It is the responsibility of the Assembly Leader to maintain the integrity and professionalism of the United Assembly. The Assembly Leader leads all public forums within the United Assembly, and is therefore solely responsible for its functioning. The powers this grants the Assembly Leader will now be outlined.

Calling a Committee to Order:
In order for any committee within the United Assembly to function, it must first be called to order by the Assembly Leader. All nations within that committee thereafter have twenty-four hours to respond to the call to order before the forum begins. No two committees may have running forums at the same time. When a committee is called to order, the Assembly Leader may set a maximum length of duration for the committee's discussions of no less than 24 hours.

Holding Votes:
During the discussion period, a member of the committee may move to make an amendment to the action being discussed, whereupon the Assembly Leader will hold a vote on whether or not the amendment should be made. If a majority of the committee’s members approve the amendment, the action will be amended accordingly.

At the end of all discussion periods, a final vote will be held by the Assembly Leader on all the actions proposed by the committee. The committee’s members will vote on each action one after another, and any action that receives the support of a majority of the committee’s members will be passed on. After this, the forum will end.

Disciplining Delegates:
If a delegate demonstrates conduct unbecoming of the United Assembly, the Assembly Leader may expedite action by submitting an action directly to the Security Council to be considered in its next forum.

Signing an Action:
If an action is passed to the Assembly Leader for approval, it must be signed by him or her, whereupon it will immediately go into effect, or it will be sent back to the committee that passed it on unsigned, and must receive at least a two-thirds majority consensus in the final vote of its next forum to go into effect unsigned.

Spoiler: PC-M-001-P3-R-0 (click to show/hide)

To Modify Chapter 4, Section 2, Modification of a section thus:
The first sentence become "This action officially amends up to two sections of the Charter."
And adding a second sentence "Several members of the Policy Committee can jointly propose an action modifying up to two sections per proposing members."

Spoiler: PC-M-001-C1-A-0 (click to show/hide)

CHAPTER 9: Conflict Resolution Mechanism

SECTION 1 : Commencement Of the Procedure

Any nation can request the commencement of a Conflict Resolution Procedure at any time. When a conflict resolution procedure is requested, the Assembly leader can decide whether or not to suspend the on-going forum, move immediately towards a vote on ongoing issues, or continue the forum. He can also decide to suspend the measure, until the resolution procedure can be completed.

The Conflict Resolution Mechanism will then start at the next forum of the relevant board.

SECTION 2 : Different grounds for commencement of Procedure

There are 3 different grounds for starting the conflict Resolution Mechanism:
       - Conflict with the charter
       - Conflict with other decisions taken in the past
       - Conflict with the shared goals of the United Assembly: Peace, Security and Equal Treatment for all.

SECTION 3 : Primary Resolution Mechanism

In first instance, mediation will be done by the General Assembly. The General Assembly will try to mediate between parties, after which the assembly leader will hold a vote to decide if the measure needs to be reconsidered by the board that made it and if so, if the contended measure needs to be suspended. The assembly leader will hold a vote on both issues and the action will be passed on to the assembly leader

SECTION 4: Secondary Resolution Mechanism

If the issue could not be resolved by the Primary Resolution Mechanism, the issue will be passed on to the Security Council. The Security council will try to mediate between parties, after which the assembly leader will hold a vote to decide if the measure needs to be reconsidered by the board that made it and if so, if the contended measure needs to be suspended. The assembly leader will hold a vote on both issues and the actions will be passed on to the assembly leader

SECTION 5: Tertiary Resolution Mechanism

If the issue could not be resolved by the Secondary Resolution Mechanism, the issue will be passed on to the Council of First Nations. The Council of First Nations will try to mediate between parties, after which the assembly leader will hold a vote to decide if the measure needs to be reconsidered by the board that made it and if so, if the contended measure needs to be suspended. The assembly leader will hold a vote on both issues and the actions will be passed on to the assembly leader

[Sheb]

Sir Gustav Hertmann - Tirinia

"While I do not think that this issue is as pressing as the rest of our business, I have no opposition to it. If no one object, Tirinia is willing to accept PC-M-001-P1-B-0 as is."

[10ebbor10]

Supreme Representative Robert - Avalia

Avalia will not support this measure, as it introduces more confusion to the Charter than it resolves. It does not specify how to deal with absent representatives, and it does not change the rules for the adoption of amendements, but does for the adoption of the final measure.

[Ghazkull]

Teton abstains to all amendements. We have more important things to do than argue about procedure.

[hector13]

"I find myself shocked that a member of the Policy Committee seems to consider the procedures of this assembly a waste of time. What, if anything, would said Committee be for, if not the creation and modification of procedure within these chambers? Perhaps the delegate from Teton should consider stepping down from their role on the Policy Committee and allowing another, less imperious member, to deal with the minutiae of procedure."

[Ghazkull]

May i remind you Delegate of Zimiateos, that right now a genocide is happening in Vessmir, Galdea and Thollia are on the brink of open war, we have potential maltreatment of workers in Avalia and the thing that you, a delegate from a country in which the average life-expectancy for a standard citizen lies at fourty years due to malnutrition,illness and crime, are more interested in procedure than dealing with more pressing issues first? Maybe it is you who should step down from your position as delegate and let somebody take over who is more concerned with the plight of his people rather than procedure.

[hector13]

"I agree wholeheartedly that there are more important things than procedure occurring in our world at this very moment, but in these chambers procedure must be followed, else we would be able to do nothing to help the peoples in Vessmir, Galdea, Thollia and Avalia, as well as those suffering from a lack of access to medical facilities in my own homeland. Indeed, as we are both members of the Humanitarian Council, I would look to enlist your aid in calling for a special or emergency meeting to aid our fellows. However, there is no procedure in place to call for such in our charter vis a vis the Humanitarian Council, so we must sit and discuss trivia until such a point as we can.

I appreciate, applaud and absolutely share your desire to help the disparate peoples of the world, but, I repeat, we can do nothing if we ignore the policies set in place by this assembly. I would urge you to take your role on the Policy Committee more seriously, so that we can bring about the changes necessary in our charter to help our peoples in a timely, efficient and, most importantly, an effective manner."

[Playergamer]

"I must agree with the delegate of Zimateos, we must set the foundations for this assembly before we can deliberate on this events."

[notquitethere]

Muska Roko—Miria
: Miria assents in full to the first proposal. Abstention should be respected in this assembly and not ignored like our Supreme Representative insists.

[10ebbor10]

Supreme Representative

Let us then move on to the next proposal.

[Sheb]

Sir Gustav Hertmann - Tirinia

"As I announced precedently, I'll submit my proposals regarding Chapter 1, Section 2 as an amendment to Spoiler: PC-M-001-P2-M-0. These changes are designed to streamline the work of the Assembly without shifting the balance of power within it.

As such, I would like to as my esteemed colleague the representative for Teton to reconsider his policy of abstentions. Right now, abstentions are functionnaly equivalent to No votes, and the change I propose are the very change need to solve the representative's concern and let the Assembly swiftly deal with all the crisis."

Spoiler: PC-M-001-P2-M-1 (click to show/hide)

SECTION 2: RESPONSIBILITIES
It is the responsibility of the Assembly Leader to maintain the integrity and professionalism of the United Assembly. The Assembly Leader leads all public forums within the United Assembly, and is therefore solely responsible for its functioning. The powers this grants the Assembly Leader will now be outlined.

Calling a Committee to Order:
In order for any committee within the United Assembly to function, it must first be called to order by the Assembly Leader. All nations within that committee thereafter have twenty-four hours to respond to the call to order before the forum begins. No two committees may have running forums at the same time. When a committee is called to order, the Assembly Leader may set a maximum length of duration for the committee's discussions of no less than 24 hours. If two committees are running at the same time, members will take great care to make clear which committee they are addressing.

Holding Votes:
During the discussion period, a member of the committee may move to make an amendment to the action being discussed, whereupon the Assembly Leader will hold a vote on whether or not the amendment should be made. If a majority of the committee’s members approve the amendment, the action will be amended accordingly. During the discussion period, a member may move to make an amendment to the action being discussed. At the end of the discussion period, a vote will be held on all amendment. If two conflicting amendments are voted, as second round of voting between the two amendment will occurs. Once all the amendments have been voted, a final vote will be held on the final proposal.

At the end of all discussion periods, a final vote will be held by the Assembly Leader on all the actions proposed by the committee. The committee’s members will vote on each action one after another, and any action that receives the support of a majority of the committee’s members will be passed on. After this, the forum will end.

Disciplining Delegates:
If a delegate demonstrates conduct unbecoming of the United Assembly, the Assembly Leader may expedite action by submitting an action directly to the Security Council to be considered in its next forum.

Nominatin Committee Chairman
In order to lighten his workload, the Assembly Leader may, if he so desire, nominate a Committee Chairman from a Committee's members. The Chairman will exercise the Assembly Leader's prerogative on his behalf in all matters related to his Committee.

Signing an Action:
If an action is passed to the Assembly Leader for approval, it must be signed by him or her, whereupon it will immediately go into effect, or it will be sent back to the committee that passed it on unsigned, and must receive at least a two-thirds majority consensus in the final vote of its next forum to go into effect unsigned.

This proposal allows several committee to meet at the same time, thus letting the Assembly tend to several crises at once. No more shall we have to decide whether to pay attention to pest or cholera, we will be able to deal with the two of them swiftly and efficiently.

[Squeegy]

TODAY’S TOP HEADLINE: The Daily Trumpet

Separatist Conflict Escalates in Travaal
September 20th, 2014
Tensions in the nation of Travaal have erupted as several different insurgent groups have emerged from the political unrest and begun guerrilla operations. The government has speedily reacted to the sudden outcropping of terrorism in the region, with what some described as “excessive force.” The incident has raised calls for a review of the Travaalian democracy, especially to the neighboring nation of Zimiateos. “The rebel forces highlight what are fundamentally legitimate issues with the Travaalan government,” said Zimiateos Prime Minister Uzoma Afolayan. “Regardless of the actions they commit or the outcome of this conflict, this is a clear mandate for reform within Travaal. This is the result of decades of tension coming to a boiling point. Neither side is innocent here.” (continued on page 3A)

[Orange Wizard]

The Chairman snores sharply. He starts tipping sideways, about to fall of his seat, but wakes and catches himself just in time.
"I am disappointed in you, von Heimstaett. You are abstaining, when you well know that abstaining is not officially recognised, and you might as well vote "nay".
"Of course, if you want your abstination to be... worth something, you're going to need to vote "yea" on at least one of these proposals. Sooner or later.
"As to the argument that we need to move on to more pressing matters, say, genocide? Yes, we do. I agree with you. However, we're going to need an effective system to make those decisions, when lives hang in the balance. It's a shame, really. These chambers feel so... distant from the world around us. Why, the Sheeple could be rising from the earth and conquering all the world right now. We don't have a clue."
Conan lies back in his seat once again, and covers his face with a newspaper.

[10ebbor10]

Supreme Representative

Well, then, let us continue and vote for this for proposal.