Nation States

[Myron]

**Children Gambling**

>! The Issue
Children as young as eight have been spotted gambling in some of RoyMustang's seedier casinos.
>! The Debate
Social activist Hack McAlpin is outraged. "Gambling needs to be outlawed immediately. It's no wonder children are becoming sucked into the vice, with adults setting such a poor example. Gambling is a stain on RoyMustang's international reputation and it must be stopped!"
>! However, Crown Casino chairperson Tobias Spirit says, "What's wrong with children gambling? It prepares them for the realities of life, teaching them that success or failure is not due to hard work or intelligence, but the roll of the dice. Besides, if kids weren't gambling, they'd be spraypainting trains."

**Medical Beakthrough**

>! The Issue
Scientists using cloned human embryos for research are on the verge of a medical breakthrough.
>! The Debate
"It's really very exciting," says lab head Prudence Steele. "Until now, we've kept very quiet, to avoid being targeted by lunatic fringe groups who for some reason think it's wrong to clone human embryos. It's too early to promise anything, but we hope that one day we will have genetic cures for a whole range of debilitating illnesses. I certainly hope the government will support our work."
>! This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
>! "Well, if you have to be part of a lunatic fringe group to object to this barbaric practice, I'm a lunatic," says placard-waving protestor Hack Rubin. "Of course it would be nice to cure these unnamed diseases, but at what cost? They're messing with the sanctity of human life. It's wrong, and the lab should be shut down immediately."

**Complaints about the leadership**

>! The Issue
While effusively praising RoyMustang's leadership and bowing repeatedly, a delegation has humbly requested that the government take a more "modernistic" view in the future.
>! The Debate
The High Minister for Finance, who also happens to be your brother, dismisses the claim. "What these people fail to realize is that you know what's best for them. The alternative is anarchy! I say stick to your course. And execute these wackos for treason."
>! This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
>! "Perhaps the people could be given some more political freedoms," muses your Chief of Staff, who is your sister. "Is there really such harm in allowing public discussion of ideas? We could even have a real Opposition Party. One that isn't just full of your puppets, I mean."
Ofc, I chose my brother. I, Roy Mustang, listen to a woman? Please.

[Anna Comnena]

A Capital City For Comenya?

As Comenya continues to grow, so too does its government. The number of politicians needed to administrate and legislate the country is rapidly surpassing the Houses of Parliament's capacity with ministers often requiring periscopes to see the House Speaker. Some are suggesting a new building be built in another city - a city which would then be designated as the capital city of Comenya.

(Option #4)
"I've got an idea," says theme park tycoon, Lindsay Tew. "My company will happily sponsor the new establishment and cover all costs - as long as it's made to our specifications. We've already got plans drawn up to put a roller coaster straight through the House of Commons! A cafe, some kiosks for ice cream… maybe even a water slide or two in the lobby! It'll be one part legislative seat of government, one part family-fun theme park! Tourists will flock from around the globe!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

:cool:

[renzo]

The Issue
A peculiar confederacy of small-government advocates, regular attendees at Renzo the Inscrutable's annual Medieval Faire, and the super rich have demanded that the government grant estates and confer titles of nobility upon certain influential persons.

The Debate
1."Of course I should be appointed as the Duke of Renzo the Inscrutable City," says multi-billionaire Pip Falopian. "Not only would it be an apt reward for my contributions to Renzo the Inscrutable, but the citizens who become landed serfs on my estate would work harder than they ever have in all their lives." Adds small-government advocate Gregory Wu, "Government would at last return to the local level, close to the people and the land to which they would be bound for life."

2."I can't believe I'm hearing this," exclaims noted civil rights advocate Al Barry. "Those who are behind this espouse a system that grants inordinate amounts of institutional power to the rich and ensures that no one will be able to climb the social ladder. Everyone in society must be granted an equal opportunity to succeed or fail. Say 'no' to a nobility!"

3."I think both of the other parties are taking this issue to the extreme," argues a learned elderly gentleman resting on a park bench. "All that's being advocated is giving those who have contributed to their nation a ceremonial title and a bit of land. Besides," he adds, "the government can tax their estate."

**4."A good day to thee, milord," counters Hope Licorish, an amateur Medieval Faire actor dressed in period costume, "I would suggest that thou hasten thyself to spectate at the jousting competition this forenoon. Aye, quite a bout we have arrayed for thee this day. However, the whole affair could be much grander if only we received a few more gold crownes from the government. Aye, 'twould be a grand tourney of knightly skill and courage indeed!"**

Hells yeah #4!
Jousting tournament out of fucking nowhere!

[Medleyy]

Jumping on the bandwagon here.

> The Republic of Aeriville
>
> “Tentatio ut meretricis”
>
> The Republic of Aeriville is a fledgling, economically powerful nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5 million are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.
>
> The small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Religion & Spirituality, and Commerce. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15%. A robust private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports industries.
>
> Crime is a major problem. Aeriville's national animal is the Slag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Blobbie.

[Bcm27]

Big business, fed up with over-regulation in SHE3P, are heading offshore in ever-increasing numbers.
The Debate

    "Good riddance!" says noted environmentalist Buffy Summers. "Sniff that air! It's never been so clean! At last, our society is freeing itself from the consumer death-trap! I say it's time to take the final step and outlaw capitalism once and for all!"

    "This is a catastrophe waiting to happen," says the Chamber of Commerce. "Think of the consequences! Without big business, where do the jobs come from? Where do we get our medicine? Our cars? Our latest fashions? There are dozens of useless regulations the government could abolish today to make life easier for commerce, and it's high time they did."

I need help, which option?

[Anna Comnena]

Ahahahaha Renzipoo I love those oddball random positions to adopt! :D

Bcm, be happy you're rid of the dirty capitalist swine!

[renzo]

> Whips, Chains, And Leather, Oh My!
> The Issue
> An organized crowd of leather-clad individuals, some of whom are on leashes, are protesting against discrimination for those who share their interests.
>
> The Debate
> 1."We happen to express our love differently, with different hobbies and activities," explains BDSM enthusiast Bianca Hanover, while wearing needle-sharp spiked heels and holding a whip. "Shops exist to cater to the needs of 'normal' people, but do you have ANY idea how hard it is to get a quality whip? A little support for our hobbies would be appreciated!"
>
> **2."Yeah," exclaims Faith O'Bannon, another enthusiast, wearing nothing but a collar, "and like other couples, we want the right to display our affection in public. If Master wants to take me walkies in public, he should be able to."**
>
> This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
>
> 3.Falala Shiomi dissents wholeheartedly. "This is not about showing affection–this is about moral decency. Think of the children, for God's sake! Think of the children! We must criminalize and eliminate this perversion to keep them safe. Which of course means a special task force to track down and capture these cretins!"

How can something so wrong feel so right!

[Anna Comnena]

_"If Master wants to take me walkies in public, he should be able to."_
Oh wow! xD

[renzo]

A group several thousands strong hailing from a remote, isolated corner of Renzo the Inscrutable is staging a massive demonstration on the front steps of your capitol. They demand that their local dialect be recognized as an official language.
The Debate

    Peggy Christmas, your Minister of Culture, has nothing but disdain for the demonstrators. "The language of Renzo the Inscrutable is as important to our national identity as our history is. A truly erudite individual uses perfect grammar and refuses to speak as those ruffians do." Your Finance Minister is quick to chime in as well, "If business is required to print every road sign, instruction manual, and fast-food wrapper in two languages, it would increase everybody's overhead. That means higher prices for the person in the street."

    **"Smarker, but ee's gone blongie 'round the clonger! Trandy in the blang warked a newtie on the Cheebers, quaff me a duggle if it's brine. Sorky, hang our trandy high!"** says Larry du Pont, speaking for the demonstrators, in an apparently rousing response that draws a cascade of cheers. After a few uncomfortable minutes with a professional translator, you find the speaker said, "I respectfully disagree with the Minister. Multilingualism has brought stability to richly-cultured nations such as Brancaland; indeed, I challenge you to provide a single counterexample. I encourage this government to adopt a policy of multilingualism throughout Renzo the Inscrutable!"

    Johann Clinton, a radical opposition member who seems to tag along to every demonstration she can find, has her own proposal. "The language barrier is keeping us all apart. What Renzo the Inscrutable needs is a new identity defined by a new language that we can all agree on. That's unity without favoritism."

[Vus]

Vus Republic's national animal is the three headed hydra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests

Yes, it does ^^

[Bcm27]

Wow, my citizens are sex addicts..I've had the one about teenage girls getting pregnant three times now..

Birds, Bees, And Breeding Teens

A study has shown that an increasing proportion of teenagers in SHE3P are falling pregnant.
The Debate

    "We need comprehensive sex education to be mandatory in all schools," says Jean-Paul Chicago, a teacher while tidying away some diagrams that make your eyes water. "The plain fact is that teenagers will experiment with sexual intercourse despite what society or their parents wish. So I say give these kids free contraceptives, and make them fully aware of the consequences of their actions. Information is what they need, not condemnation. If they ignore it then hey, it's their own damn fault."

    "If you give them contraception it'll just encourage them to do… terrible things," says Max Wu, a religious parent and member of Moral Minority. "And what's with giving them so much information? There's even diagrams for goodness sake! Have they never heard of 'monkey see, monkey do'? They'll just go and try it out, mark my words! The solution is simple: girls should be kept at home and away from the monkey house of lustful impetuousness and young males until they are of marriageable age. Teaching teenagers abstinence and chastity is the key, not giving them step-by-step manuals."

    "However sex education is taught, it is still social engineering and so undermines parental authority," says conservative newspaper columnist Dave Falopian. "My own son learned about something called 'homosexuality' the other day! For shame! We all know it should be Adam and Eve, not Adam and... Geoff? Anyway, my point is that sex education should be dropped from schools and instead taught by parents the way they see fit. That way children will get consistent messages and parents, not society, will cop the blame if any of their kids fall pregnant."

    _**"No-one's asked me my opinion yet," says Catherine Gratwick, a teenage mother as she bottle-feeds her baby. "I think it's perfectly obvious what the cause of teenage pregnancy is - teenage boys! My son's father is the one that got me into this mess. He's the one who pressured me into having sex, but all the education is focused on the girls. Teenage fathers should be made responsible for their actions for once and be made to join the military so they can send their wages back to pay for their children's upkeep. If that's not a deterrent, then I don't know what is."**_

    This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

    "I think we've missed the fact that maybe this teenage pregnancy phenomenon is not such a bad thing," says Johann Clinton, a famous demographer. "We need the population to grow, we need more people of working age, we need more tax for public services, et cetera. There are plenty of sound demographical reasons why we should be encouraging women to have families. By all means educate them about the dangers, but I don't think we ought to discourage teenagers from procreating - it's nature's way you know."

[Kusy]

Is pronography frowned upon in your country Bcm?

[Bcm27]

@Kusy:

> Is pronography frowned upon in your country Bcm?

That surprisingly hasn't come up yet Kusy. :P But it will be if it ever does.

[Vus]

Three headed hydras On The Dinner Table?

The Issue

In a bid to provide a new revenue stream for Vus Republic's Beef-Based Agriculture industry, it has been suggested that three headed hydras could be added to the menu.
The Debate

    "The fact is, the three headed hydra population is out of control," says Beef-Based Agriculture spokesperson Buy Hendrikson. "We have to do something about them anyway, so why not market them as tasty snacks? We could have three headed hydra kebabs, three headed hydra pies, three headed hydra-on-a-sticks–the possibilities are endless! Let's not pass up this golden opportunity to provide a feast, if you will, for our economy."

    "I agree that something needs to be done about three headed hydra over-population," says random passer-by Dave Longfellow, "but eating them? That's kind of gross. Let's just shoot the ones we have to and shovel their bodies into ditches like normal."

**    "I am shocked and appalled!" declared SPCA President Pip Christmas. "If anyone needs to be culled, it's us humans. The three headed hydras were here first, remember? We need to take this as a sign to get our industry–agriculture in particular--to back off. The three headed hydra is part of what makes Vus Republic a great nation!"**

There is never too much of three headed hydras ^^

[renzo]

> Following new legislation in Renzo the Inscrutable, there have been reports of people marrying housepets.

Just thought I should let everyone know.

[Draken]

some of my issues make no sense, like one said something about nude art being bad, but its law that everyone is naked in my nation and has been for a while…

anyways my new issue made me laugh so ill post it.

------------------
The Issue

The malicious computer virus "DEAT.exe" is infecting nearly all the computers in Gnome Loving and the people are crying out for the government to do something about it.
The Debate

  1\. "It's those horrible kids. Hacking in where they don't belong. You've got to give us more funding to put a stop to it," says Gnome Loving Federal Police Chief Naki Rifkin. "Like with cars- ban kids from using computers until they pass a test and get a license!"

  2\. CEO Stephanie Trax of CyberMirage Labs has a different idea. "Let us release SAL9000, our new AI, into the Gnome Loving Network. It'll put a stop to this virus. Nevermind that it's still only an untested beta!"

  3\. "Yeah, wonderful! Fix a virus by releasing an AI that will likely turn on its creators? Are you people trying to get us all killed?!" Decries infamous technophobe Roxanne Mistletoe, "What do we need computers for anyway? They will only bring us trouble and disaster! Personal computers ought to be banned!"

[Bcm27]

Due to the ongoing wars in neighboring countries, a recent rash of illegal immigrants have been caught at the borders of SHE3P, prompting many citizens to call for tighter immigration laws.
The Debate

    Jack Gutenberg of the SHE3P National Purity League says "These illegal aliens are just an eyesore with their strange customs and funny languages. Uneducated immigrants like these only worsen crime and steal valuable jobs! I say we should boot them all out on their ears and put a big fence around the country!"

    Larry Trax of the SHE3P Civil Liberties Union says "We must welcome these refugees from any nation into our open arms, they are fleeing one oppressive dictatorial regime in the only way they know, we must not let them think they're jumping from the frying pan into the fire!"

  **  "Hold on there, hold on people!" says Elizabeth Mistletoe of the SHE3P Broadcasting company, "We don't have to take either extreme, all we have to do is make a TV game show out of it! We put deadly obstacles on the border and monitor it with television cameras! Those that make it across win freedom and citizenship, and those who don't, well, lets just say that our buzzards won't starve. We could call it 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?'!"[b/B]**

[Bonk]

**The Oppressed Peoples of New Bonk City**

“Is est a optimus res ut infusio a canis in sperma”

The Oppressed Peoples of New Bonk City is a fledgling, economically powerful nation, renowned for its complete lack of public education. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5 million are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, pro-business individuals devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7%. A small but healthy private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Crime is a major problem. New Bonk City's national animal is the Jew, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Bonk.

Yes, I'm joing Nation States :D

[Draken]


:D war is now on my deaths :D

The Colony of Gnome Loving is a huge, safe nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 371 million are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gnome Town. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology industries.

The sound of wooden legs echo throughout Gnome Loving after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax, atheists and evolutionary biologists are fleeing the country like rats from a sinking ship, suppression of pro-democracy protests is a daily occurrence, and much of Gnome Loving's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Gnome Loving's national animal is the Garden Gnome, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the GnomeCoins.

Gnome Loving is ranked 1st in Eclipse and 10,777th in the world for Most Dedicated Public Healthcare.

[Anna Comnena]

Yeah it does kind of boggle the mind how you have the most dedicated public healthcare in Eclipse.

Bonk, I can see people whining about your national animal.  ;)

[Draken]

I just got number 1 in world for most armed country :) well 4 days ago lol

[SawQuart]

@Draken:

> I just got number 1 in world for most armed country :) well 4 days ago lol

Damn! Nice work!

[Jumbofile]

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=solvinuthios

[Anna Comnena]

Holy Empire of Homo Gay People ceases to exist.

[SawQuart]

@Anna:

> Holy Empire of Homo Gay People ceases to exist.

*teardrop*

Yeah, I lost interest. Same issues were repeated and it just seemed like a waste of time.