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Weird Laws of NationStates
Topic Started: Aug 4 2014, 07:40 PM (193 Views)
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Weird Laws of NationStates
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Dare to enter if you will... an expedition into the quirky, the silly and the downright weird laws of NationStates's Game-Created Regions.

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16. The East Pacific. Article F.8 prohibits The East Pacific from granting titles of nobility, or citizens accepting titles of nobility from foreign governments. This law was a reaction to The Empire (who used nobility titles), but also served as an Anti-Imperialist measure for several subsequent governments. This is a case of a bizarre law serving a useful function years after its creation.

15. Balder. Section 4.C of the Instrument of State and Government Act allows any former monarchs to continue to title themselves King or Queen - this includes several former delegates, who served prior to the establishment of a monarchy!

14. Lazarus. Section 4 of the Legislative Style Law requires all laws to use common English. 没有更多英语!!

13. Osiris. Section 2.10.a of the State Code of Osiris sets the endorsement cap on the "Guardians of the Atef" at 66% of the delegate's endorsements. The entire rest of the State Code of Osiris uses "two-thirds", but nope, Section 2.10.a requires specifically, a 66% cap. Nobody bothered to tell them that two-thirds isn't 66%. Might as well have chosen 69 and made it a cool number.

12. The South Pacific. Article 10.2 declares that all citizens can request a Great Council to review all of The South Pacific's laws. All other motions require at least a seconded motion.

11. The Pacific. An old gem: Section 406 of The Civil Code prohibits "bad grammar to the point of complaint".

10. The East Pacific. Article F.9 of the Concordat proclaims that "all rights not in this Concordat described or reserved to the government shall remain in the hands of the individual nations". Yes, tilt your head and read it again. All rights not in the Bill of Rights shall still be possessed by individual nations. This legal caveat has been used as a legal catch-all, giving breathing room for the Conclave's members to rule however they like on pressing issues.




Dare to continue? It only gets more loopy from here....






9. The South Pacific. Article 2.1 and Article 2.6 mandates that residents have a right to reside in The South Pacific, so long as they reside in The South Pacific.

8. The Rejected Realms. Although in most regions, run-off elections would commence following a tie during an election, due to Article 3.E, ties force officers to "break the tie" and if this still results in a tie, the delegate must "break the tie". Scare quotations are a result of this author having no clue what "breaking the tie" means - could mean a separate election, or else, players are actually forced to switch their vote to break a tie???

7. Lazarus. Article 1.8 of the Penal Code of the People's Republic of Lazarus prohibits Vexatious Metacommunication. What is "Vexatious Metacommunication", you might ask? The repeated use of emoticons to the point of annoyance. Watch out Rachel! The recommended sentence is banishment from the forum and in-game region.

6. The North Pacific. Section 5.5.28 of their Code of Laws, entitled "Sanity", requests that all Security Council laws be applied in a reasonable manner. Curiously, no similar law applies to any other branch of The North Pacific's government.

5. The Pacific. An old gem: Section 404 of The Civil Code cannot be found - seriously.

4. Osiris. Article VIII of The East Pacific - Osiris Treaty of Amity requires both Osiris and The East Pacific, prompty notify each other of a new delegate's election.

"WHO IS THE DELEGATE OF OSIRIS!!?!?"
"I DUNNO"
"HOW WILL I EVER FUNCTION WITHOUT MY FORMAL NOTIFICATION!!!"


3. Lazarus. Article 1.B of the Law of Official Images requires the use of Lazarus's seal in all foreign updates and diplomatic statements. Here's the catch: "if it is not used, no seal should be used". Brilliant no?

2. The West Pacific. Article 1.1 of The Regional Assembly of Nations of The West Pacific Act gives their legislative assembly explicit permission to change their legislature's name with a motion receiving 50+1% support. In fact, changing the name of the legislature appears to be one of the most common events in The West Pacific's legislative record.


And the finale....



1. The North Pacific. 7.1.4 of their Code of Laws prohibits the use of TNP's arms in national flags (presumably to prevent impersonation), but nations are free to use TNP's flag (which features TNP's arms - and more effective for impersonation). This bizarre quirk of the law was upheld with Court rulings on Nov 25 2012 and Jan 18 2013.

So if you're ever stuck on deciding what flag to fly in The North Pacific, here's a brief guide for you...

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And remember, if you don't follow this guide - you could face a count of treason !!
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Osiris. Section 2.10.a of the State Code of Osiris sets the endorsement cap on the "Guardians of the Atef" at 66% of the delegate's endorsements. The entire rest of the State Code of Osiris uses "two-thirds", but nope, Section 2.10.a requires specifically, a 66% cap. Nobody bothered to tell them that two-thirds isn't 66%. Might as well have chosen 69 and made it a cool number.
What makes 69 a cool number? :angel:
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Hehe.

This article has gotten quite a positive response abroad.

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<+Unibot> http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=21208748#p21208748 < What's the weirdest laws in GCRs? Unibot investigates...
<+Serina> URL: NationStates * View topic - The Rejected Times: Weirdest Laws in GCRs??
<@Funkadelia> >_>
<@Funkadelia> Lazarus is mentioned :P
<@Funkadelia> I penned that Legislative Style Law
<@Funkadelia> lol
<@Funkadelia> Wow
<@Funkadelia> This article is hilariou
<@Funkadelia> s
<@Funkadelia> Great one Unibot
<+Pergamon> lol
<+Pergamon> its realy good
<+Pergamon> :D


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<@Guy|busy> Good article, Unibot
<@Guy|busy> Though #14 is rather common as a policy IRL, and I think the interpretation of #9 is fairly obvious. :P
<@Guy|busy> sorry, #8.
<@Guy|busy> I had a good laugh, though.


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<+Salaxalans> Have any of you read the Rejected Times thing about weird laws?
<+ProfessorHenn> Yes.
<@Kringle> Yes
<+ProfessorHenn> Funny.
<+Salaxalans> OH MY GOD
<+ProfessorHenn> Nations residing in TSP have the right to reside.
<+Salaxalans> TWP CALLED THEIR LEGISLATIVE BODY THE SAME AS THE FAKE SPIRITUS ONE RIGHT NOW
<+Salaxalans> :O : O:O
<+Salaxalans> There are more Dune fans out there! :P
<@Kringle> To be honest, that clause was intended to protect people from being ejected from the region.
<+Salaxalans> Yeah, I went and looked and it’s clear that’s not the actual intent.
<+Salaxalans> But it is a funny way to read it. :P
<@Kringle> True
<+ProfessorHenn> Indeed.
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3. Lazarus. Article 1.B of the Law of Official Images requires the use of Lazarus's seal in all foreign updates and diplomatic statements. Here's the catch: "if it is not used, no seal should be used". Brilliant no?


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This was a pretty cool article.
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