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Originally posted by Tybaltus
Maybe we should just throw bio-degradable fruit shavings at Kayland, then over night, we sabotage their trash collecting system and force them to create compost piles in every backyard.

In the immortal words of Rick Blaine as he walked out of Casablanca, "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

Originally posted by fable
I'm officially there, now.

Awesome.....Summit at fables place..I'll bring the Coronas

Originally posted by Tybaltus
Maybe we should just throw bio-degradable fruit shavings at Kayland, then over night, we sabotage their trash collecting system and force them to create compost piles in every backyard.

Originally posted by fable
In the immortal words of Rick Blaine as he walked out of Casablanca, "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

You dirty hippies make me sick! With your constant earth first crap and long hair! Now Johnny Unitas. He had a haircut you could set your watch to! Anyway... Damn you sanctimonious bong jockeys! Damn you all to hell!

Nudists Demand Time in Sun

Government Acts
The Issue
A loose coalition of sartorially-challenged individuals known as "Let It All Hang Out" has called on the government to relax public nudity laws.

The Debate
"For too long, our bodies have been trapped in these prisons of cotton and polyester!" yelled protester Zeke Hamilton, while apparently developing a nasty case of sunburn. "We must repeal the puritanical laws that make public nudity a crime. My body--my choice to dangle!"
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"I agree," mused sociology professor Jazz Jefferson. "But I don't think the protestors are going far enough. Public nudity shouldn't be an option: it should be compulsory. Nudity is highly liberating. And it would put that disgusting "Hooters" out of business once and for all."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


"Whoa, whoa," says noted accountant Freddy Dodinas. "Are these people serious? The last thing I want to see when I'm out for a coffee is some lumbering, over-weight nudist coming down the sidewalk toward me. If people want to get naked, they can do it in the privacy of their own homes. Think of the children!"
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The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 2.

Originally posted by Tybaltus
I think Dave-rovia has been in the top 10 in every poll

Just another step towards world domination . . .

LOL @ Voo

I just dismissed the exact same issue. Must be a pretty strong global movement.

Originally posted by fable
I'm officially there, now.

As promised, my fellow Tralfalmadorian demi-deity, you have the friendship of the Military might of SYM.

The Martian Imperium

UN Category: Monarchal Anarchy
Civil Rights: Excellent but earned
Economy: infinite
Political Freedoms: Excellent
Political Aspirations: Conquest of the Solar System
Location: SYM
Ruling Monarch: InfiniteNature

Started during the Cold War, the Martian Imperium originally started as a secret RussoAmerican competition, but a bunch of radical freethinkers on both sides grabbed the rockets and left to start a colony on Mars. Nobody heard about this event because the two nations were to embarassed to report it.

Since that time the Martian government has evolved into a quasi monarchal anarchy, with the citizens being assigned responsibilities, with the noncitizens being given free rein. The Martian Imperium's technology is very advanced, and due to a early investment in asteroid mining technology and fusion power, plus with significant advances in nanotechnology, there is no true capitalistic system as we know it, for there are no resource limits.

But the population of Mars is still very low, and thus the drive to conquer the Solar System to acquire more population for its civil and research projects, with the rest of the system being barren Earth is the planet the Martians set their sights on.

Of late they have been sending intelligence agents in stealthed ships to investigate the possibility of the conquest of Earth and look for any potential weaknesses amongst the various nations, and in addition perform various acts of sabotage.

This is fun.

Uranium Deposit Promises To Enrich VoodooDaliania

Government Acts
The Issue
Prospecting company Nukes4U has uncovered a large uranium deposit in VoodooDaliania's south-west.

The Debate
"This is terrific find!" claims Nukes4U CEO Pip O'Bannon. "It will provide an enormous stimulus to our economy and create thousands of new jobs. It's win-win! All we need from the government is permission to bulldoze the rainforest that's on top of the deposit."
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"You've got to be kidding," says Green politician Bill Washington. "This rainforest is thousands of years old! This country needs more environmental protection, not less. And to destroy the environment in order to mine uranium that then goes into nuclear bombs--well, that really sticks in my craw."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


"There's no need for an either-or decision," says the government's Minister for Mining, Clear-Felling, and the Environment. "We can preserve most of the rainforest and allow mining of a small part. After all, think of all the good that the money from this uranium deposit can bring to VoodooDaliania."
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The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 2.

BTW - my civil rights have gone from World Benchmark to Superb - must be from making nudity compulsory.

Martian News Services:

This just in Martian provecateurs sabotage factory in Republic of Weasel, leave evidence to blame Voodalia for the action.

As a result tensions have increased between the two nations.


Domestic Front:

Noncitizen groups sabotage Martian terraforming unit, say it is polluting the natural environment of Mars. Imperium intelligence services are investigating the action.

Meanwhile the terraforming iniative is proceeding apace, Official Martian Imperium sources, estimate a viable breathable atmosphere within one century.

At the Martian capital, Arenian, several protestors of both citizen and noncitizen picketed the Imperial Palace's building, demanding a reduction of the increasingly hostile provocations of the Martian Imperium towards the nations of Earth.

Our Great leader InfiniteNature, was heard to respond,"While I respect the protestors right to protest, the Martian Imperium has carefully considered all viable alternatives, and due to the divisive nature of the various nations of Earth, it would be impossible to use any other method other then conquest in order to get the population we would need, in addition the technology of the Earthers is proceeding fast apace and could potentially develop Kinetic weapons of mass destruction to use on Mars itself." Emperor InfiniteNature then gave some information which Martian intelligence had gathered on the technology of the various nations of Earth, and justification for conquest.

Meanwhile asteroid miners in the Cubulus Sector, have staged a strike demanding more Imperium support on the dangerous job, as several miners lives have been lost in that sector. Imperium Trade diplomats are negoitiating right now to alleviate the problem.

Meanwhile on the Sports Front:

Martian runner Brad Svendi pitched the third consecutive homerun of his career. The third homerun, in the low Martian gravity reaching six miles, from the stadium.

The Martian Olympics are still being planned, this year with a new sport being planned, Martian atmosphere diving. Yes Olympic officials are considering including the sport in official games. Martian atmosphere diving, involves the attachment of a small heat shield to your space suit up in orbit. Then you dive from orbit all the way to the ground, with a parachute eventually slowing the your way down. Points would be given on speed of reentry, and time it took to get to the ground, in addition extra points would be given if in the dangerous sport the contestant reached the ground in good condition.

Thats the News for today, Stay tuned for Thats my Mars, and we leave you with the music of the Martian anthem. Good night and may peace reign in your hearts.

Infinite Nature, you know that theres a program you can click on to create your own nation. It gives you issues to build on, and work with your nation. Theres a new issue everyday, but you can edit to have more or less.

We are all actually making the nations via this game Weasel found, and posting the results as out nations expand.

Heres the address http://www.nationstates.net

As Tyb says. You can also move your new nation over to the SYM global area, where we all exchange pithy, Noel Coward-type comments and resolve world disputes over plenty of virtual liquor.

Just let it be known, the only reason I even allow basket weaving is for the dull repetitive messages in which I have implanted into the minds of the musak in the background.

The Largest Public Sector in SYM:
1. The People's Republic of Avaricen Democratic Socialists "Must, Crush, Capitalism!"
2. The People's Republic of Aggrovatia Scandinavian Liberal Paradise "Yes we have no bananas, no bananas today."
3. The Republic of Gwaltopia Democratic Socialists "Sun, Sand, and Pot Sherds"
4. The People's Republic of Aegisia Psychotic Dictatorship "You are an individual... Just like everybody else!"
5. The Dominion of Pornografitti Democratic Socialists "Can You Smell What Pornografitti is Cookin' ?"
6. The Federation of Espania Left-Leaning College State "A las Barricadas!"
7. The Rogue Nation of VoodooDaliania Scandinavian Liberal Paradise "Set the bunnies free!"
8. The Empire of A Masquerade Psychotic Dictatorship "Masquerade your life away."
9. The Free Land of Maharlika Left-Leaning College State "May your hoopak swing true."
10. The Dominion of Fablicious Democratic Socialists "Let's all try to play in the sandbox, together."
. . .
12. The Empire of Tropicalis Father Knows Best State "Nature conservation today will grant life tomorrow"

Well, I would have preferred to have breached the top 10. 12th isnt terrible, though. But it isnt a big issue in our country, so Im neither pleased nor distressed about my current location.

Congratulations!
The United Nations is pleased to invite The Rogue Nation of VoodooDaliania into our hallowed halls. An e-mail will be issued within the next few hours to the address you supplied: to confirm your acceptance of this great honor, simply follow the link it contains.

And we're #7 in largest # of people employed in the public sector!


Government Acts
The Issue
Some people say VoodooDaliania's policy on free speech has gone too far.

The Debate
"These days, anyone says whatever they want with no regard to what kind of dribble is coming out of their mouths!" says angry commuter Max Hamilton. "It's gone too far. We should go back to the good old days, when if someone started talking garbage, we'd smack them one."
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"We need more free speech, not less," argues civil rights campaigner Buy Mistletoe. "Free speech allows ideas to be explored, challenged, and discussed in a productive, open forum. It teaches our kids to be critical thinkers. And dirty words, of course, but that's just the price you pay."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


"The right to free speech is a central tenet of our system of democracy," says religious leader Pete Christmas. "But surely the right to not have your religious beliefs mocked by others is worth something, too? We mustn't put up with intolerance!"
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The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 2.

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