By James Green
The repeal of World Assembly General Assembly Resolution #81, “Disaster Preparedness Act”, is high on the government’s agenda at the moment says Senate Spokesman Daniel Hayess.
In a press conference this morning at the Senatorial Press Auditorium the spokesman gave this statement released by the Senate:
“This repeal interests the Hindopian Senate very much. Its passage would give great relief to the us as there are too many loopholes, mistakes and legally ambiguous definitions contained in the resolution. It is an embarrassment to the World Assembly for this to have passed, and the Senate wishes to have it repealed.”
The repeal, at the time of this articles release, looks likely to be defeated. The current score is For: 2,178. Against: 2,478, which means that there are more nations in favour of keeping the resolution than there are nations wanting it’s repeal. The Senate’s main argument against the resolution is the clause that states the following:
“If the GOPS finds a member state to have ignored an alert, or responded insubstantially to an alert, the member state shall be mandated to pay the victims of the disaster an amount determined by the GOPS.”
The Senate objects to this because it allows for a scenario such as this:
The possibility of a tsunami to hit a nation (other than Hindopia) is discovered by Hindopians working at an Early Disaster Warning Station and those people fail to notify the government or the people of that nation to be affected. The victims of that tsunami, should it hit, would be entitled to compensatory repayment by the government of Hindopia for the failure to notify that nation of the impending disaster.
Director of the Lawyers Association of Hindopia, Pamela Kroydell, says that if the rule of law is to be followed, then the Gnomes of the GOPS (Global Organization for Public Safety) will be forced to allow this scenario to happen.
“The rule of law is a concept held dear by the gnomes of the various committees that make up the sprawling bureaucracy that is the WA, and if Hindopia is determined to have acted “insubstantially” to a natural disaster that it had foreknowledge of then we will be held accountable. That is not to say that we would intentionally let harm befall the citizens of another nation, but to have such ambiguous law is dangerous. It is safer to let the resolution be repealed and replace it with a more carefully worded one.”
However, there are some from the Senate that support the resolution. Senator Hayden Polishmothgyre, Senator for Kroyden, says that the world needs a concentrated effort to reduce the devastating effects of natural disasters. He spoke out against the repeal in parliament today and condemned the efforts of other Senators to have it repealed.
“To repeal such a well written and important resolution from the World Assembly is incredibly selfish. Millions of people die every year from natural disasters and with a concentrated effort for an international organization committed to compiling information about possible impending disasters we can save thousands of people. It is selfish for some to be thinking about the possibility of losing money when people are losing their lives. If they don’t want to be in danger of being sued, then maybe they should do their jobs and follow the guidelines set forth by the GOPS.”
Senator Polishmothgyre resumed his seat amongst a feeling of tension as Senator Byrone( Sen. Ingratia) had just given a speech in favour of the repeal.
The voting period for the repeal of the “Disaster Preparedness Act” ends in 1 day
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