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Debris Prevention

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry,

Category: Environmental
Area of Effect: Manufacturing
Proposed by: Defwa

Description: SEEKING to protect access to space for all nations

DISTRESSED by the rapidly increasing accumulation of debris in orbit

RECOGNIZING that prolonged accumulation of debris in orbit can impede space travel and orbital operations

RESOLVING to reduce the amount of debris in orbit

INSTRUCTS member nations to have systems in place to certify the compliance of objects planned to be launched into orbit with the guidelines of this resolution

REQUIRES member nations to take all action necessary to prevent the launch of objects from their territory into orbit that have not been certified as compliant with this resolution, allowing exceptions only when loss of life would occur as a result of such actions

In order to reduce the quantity of potentially harmful debris in orbit, all objects launched into space must have the following abilities and are required to take the following actions

A- To Deorbit in one of the following fashions prior to becoming nonfunctional:
1- Complete deterioration into non damaging remains during descent and prior to collision
2- Landing or collision in international waters, unclaimed undeveloped territory, or the territory of nations that consent to the collision or landing
3- Entering into a junk orbit assigned by WASP
4- Any method that removes the object from the vicinity of the body it previously orbited without harming other artificial objects in orbit

B- To Maneuver in order to avoid other objects in orbit in order to prevent damage of property

STATES that WASP will take into account the desires and needs of the relevant nations when assigning a junk orbit and will not contradict orbital classifications around a celestial body created by any entity representing, with consent of the governed, all nations on that body

CLARIFIES that this resolution will not impede or restrict the rights of nations to do battle in space so long as all damage done is part of a declared act of war against the owner of the object, the nation the object was launched from, or if the object services or benefits the enemy

Official debate thread.

Debris Prevention was passed 5,288 votes to 4,595.

NOTE: The alternate proposal dropped out of the queue, as the passage of this one technically made the proposal illegal.

I find this resolution quite interesting actually, mainly because it is to do with space.

Might vote Aye to this. Although it is looking like it will fail.

There's been some very petty drama between the author and Mousebumples, Delegate of one of the largest GCR's (I forget which).   It's really shed light on just how little the average WA member's vote doesn't count.  When a few people can add literally thousands of votes either way at an instant, and then have the rest of their incredibly large region vote largely in line with them, it becomes very disheartening. 

The large GCR delegates have been beaten before, however... It has happened more than once...

There's been some very petty drama between the author and Mousebumples, Delegate of one of the largest GCR's (I forget which).   It's really shed light on just how little the average WA member's vote doesn't count.  When a few people can add literally thousands of votes either way at an instant, and then have the rest of their incredibly large region vote largely in line with them, it becomes very disheartening.

Yeah usually the way it goes!

There's been some very petty drama between the author and Mousebumples, Delegate of one of the largest GCR's (I forget which).   It's really shed light on just how little the average WA member's vote doesn't count.  When a few people can add literally thousands of votes either way at an instant, and then have the rest of their incredibly large region vote largely in line with them, it becomes very disheartening.

Yeah usually the way it goes!

Sadly.

Debris Prevention was passed 5,288 votes to 4,595.

Very Narrowly!