Article 2: Bill of Rights.

1. Nations that reside in The South Pacific shall be afforded all rights contemplated in this article unless otherwise noted.
2. The freedom to voice their opinions on all matter of their interest, including the peaceful criticism of the Coalition and its government, on both the Forum and the Regional Message Board, subject to reasonable restrictions established by the Assembly that do not violate the spirit of the Charter.
3. The right to equality and the freedom from the denial of participation based on arbitrary or discriminative criteria.
4. The right to contact the government on all matters of their interest and receive a prompt and adequate response from the relevant officials.
5. The right to defend themselves in the judicial system of the Coalition of The South Pacific with all the guarantees of a speedy hearing and due process of law.
6. The right to apply for citizenship and have such an application promptly accepted, subject to requirements of citizenship, or otherwise denied under reasonable causes, with the right to an appeal to the appropriate officials.
7. The freedom to reside in the region of The South Pacific, and the right to not be ejected or banned without reasonable cause and due process of law.
8. The freedom to determine to whom their endorsements are given, subject to the duties and restrictions established in the Charter and the Code of Laws.
9. Voting and being elected to an office under the Coalition of The South Pacific shall be rights afforded only to citizens.

All non-WA citizens and multi-citizenship citizens should be protected under law as equal members as society - who do not deserve the unjust, arbitrary subjugation of populist demands. This is very much a constitutional necessity in the face of the tyranny of the majority.

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I don't think this is really necessary, but if we are going to do it, the following should be sufficient:

"Nations that reside in the South Pacific shall be afforded, equally and without discrimination, all rights contemplated in this article unless otherwise noted."

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Since the Bill of RIghts is extremely skimpy as is - no that is not sufficient.

You know exactly why I am proposing this and you know exactly why that clause would not satisfy what I am arguing is a violation of equality and a product of maladministration.

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I'm... actually agreeing with Unibot on this one. Perhaps a little bit on the excessive side, but it would prevent silly stuff from happening later on.

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Fair enough. I'm not really opposed to this, specially since it would be positive to be more explicit about the rights of our residents, so go ahead.

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I don't really understand what this is protecting and it is very broad, the other lines are way more specific.

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I'm in support of Unibot.

Would this need a motion to vote? If so:

Motion to vote.

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Wow ... A proposal to a motion to vote in 35 minutes. A new record.

Would we like to give others time to offer input or is that not needed?


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I'm sure more people have constructive comments to make on this proposal yet and I won't be putting it to vote yet.

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I like Kris' wording better.

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