WA Resolution: Liberate Free Thought

[Hockeynutville]

Note* We are going to now begin voting on proposals that are queued for resolution voting. This way the vote we cast will affect the balance at a very early stage and possibly sway the opinion of those nations that are on the fence.

Liberate Free Thought
A resolution to strike down Delegate-imposed barriers to free entry in a region

Category: Liberation


Nominee (region): Free Thought


Proposed by: FlagSedgistan

Description: The Security Council,

DEFINING "griefing" as any act wherein where a group of nations, not native to a region, move to it with the aim of seizing the WA Delegate position; and then, having seized this position, proceed to forcibly remove natives from the region;

BELIEVING that griefing is morally wrong, as it infringes on the right of natives to govern their own region;

AWARE that The Land of Kings and Emperors (The LKE) originally raided Free Thought on the 4th November 2009, leaving after a brief occupation which involved raising their flag over the region;

NOTING that The Land of Kings and Emperors took offence to the natives of Free Thought removing said flag, and referring to it as "that darn flag";

FURTHER NOTING that The LKE invaded Free Thought again on the 22nd December 2009, installed a secret password, and ejected The Tofu Islands, a native of the region;

DENOUNCING The LKE's over-reaction to harmless jibes made by Free Thought's natives about its flag;

OBSERVING that The LKE have changed the World Factbook Entry of Free Thought to read "This once rebellious region has been conquered by The Land of Kings and Emperors (The LKE) and now forms a permanent part of our continually expanding empire";

CONCLUDING that The LKE are griefing Free Thought, especially given their track record, and those of The New Inquisition and Unknown, who have also participated in the raid;

RECOGNISING that the natives of Free Thought, including Polynumina and Luna Amore, desire to have the region restored to their control;

RESOLVING that this can only be done through the intervention of the Security Council;

HEREBY Liberates Free Thought.

Co-authored by Travancore-Cochin.

[Guy]

Well, a liberation. And there's nothing wrong with it. YES

[Yatanur]

Agreed, can't say more

[huhhuhhuh]

There are more important global issues than liberating a region.

[Ananke II]

Yes. It's got native support + a smallish community of active natives, so I see no reason to be against this one.

[Wordy]

I'm for liberation.

[Omnaria]

Looks sensible to me.

[Walabamba]

I vote yes.

[Markanite]

I voted yes

[Ananke II]

Some of the bigger invader leaning delegates are currently trying to steer the vote, so please cast your individual votes as well.

[huhhuhhuh]

I do not see any proof of that. East Pacific and Capitalist Paradise which are huge regions voted against this, you suggest they support invasions of some sort?

Jan 11, 2010 3:30:09 GMT -5 Ananke II said:

Some of the bigger invader leaning delegates are currently trying to steer the vote, so please cast your individual votes as well.

[Ananke II]

No, I suggest that they're sometimes invader leaning. Keep an eye on Capitalist Paradise for a while and you'll notice *a lot* of invaders going in and out of the region. To be fair I don't think FASTERCAT himself is an invader, but he's not too fond of defenders and often vote against liberation resolutions and for WA resolutions pushed by raiders. Make of that what you want.

Todd McCloud makes no secret of the fact that he doesn't like most liberation resolutions. He's an old raider. Not that I'd hold that against him, since he seems like a nice guy. But his stance on which regions should be liberated and which shouldn't is rather illogical. E.i. he supported the liberation of Belgium, but not most of the later ones. He often do vote for them though, because his region tend to be somewhat defender leaning in WA matters.

[The Colonial Fleet]

Jan 11, 2010 4:00:55 GMT -5 @huhhuhhuh said:

I do not see any proof of that. East Pacific and Capitalist Paradise which are huge regions voted against this, you suggest they support invasions of some sort?

Jan 11, 2010 3:30:09 GMT -5 Ananke II said:

Some of the bigger invader leaning delegates are currently trying to steer the vote, so please cast your individual votes as well.

Yes.

[Anime Daisuki]

Is there any truth to the claim by TNI that it is legitimate war situation between Free Thought and themselves and they are only carrying out that war?

I haven't been impressed by the behavior of Free THought natives who have on their WFE (before being invaded) "Invaders welcome". I don't know if they did it as a joke, or what. But its definitely not something to joke about.

Still, until evidence surfaces that it was a war, I will vote for it to keep it password free. Though launching a liberation is another matter altogether.

[Ananke II]

Well, I've checked in on the region (Free Thought) from time to time during the last year (since I had it dossiered for a while) and don't remember seeing anything, which would suggest a state of war. Seemed like your usual small hangout for a bunch of nations, which are primarily active on the official NS forum.

[Takaram]

I voted for it.

[Guy]

We really should repeal his commendation.

[Markanite]

I hope this passes. We've made a comeback and not too much seperates the yes and no now.

Votes For: 1,468

Votes Against: 1,942

[Ananke II]

Shaping up to be a close one. Current count; 2,478 for, 2,476 against, so every vote counts.

Edit: Which means, that you all need to make sure you've endorsed HockeyNutville when you return to 10ki.

[childrenof]

i vote yes

[Echolilia]

Votes For: 2,896
Votes Against: 2,832

Implemented: Thu Jan 14 2010