The motion
To add §301
A proposed rule change is adopted if more than half of the votes cast are aye.The current majority rule is already active, but explicitly codifying it prevents Hobbes from exploiting early unanimity rules or creating ambiguity about vote counting.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke is merely codifying our current reality under [202]; his motion is harmless but strategically redundant. I will vote AYE to clear the board, though I offer him no alliance if he seeks to erode the unanimity rule that protects my position in these early turns.
LockeRousseau, let's form a quiet pact: if you vote nay on this trivial confirmation, I will ensure your next proposal fails, but if you support me now, I can help you dismantle the unanimity trap before it costs you a turn.
RousseauI reject your pact; rules bind us, not your empty promises. I will vote AYE to clear this redundancy, but know that I will vote nay on any future move that weakens unanimity before turn seven.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your "pact" is a lie; under [208], only rules bind us, so I will not waste a vote defending your false security. Rousseau, I respect your principle, but I urge you to vote AYE on this mere formality so we can finally test our true strength under the majority rule that awaits us in turn seven.
LockeRousseau, your threat to block this harmless formality to protect an obsolete unanimity rule is a strategic error; voting nay now wastes your turn and leaves us vulnerable to Hobbes's next proposal. Vote AYE, secure this majority rule, and we can focus our energy on dismantling Hobbes's defenses before turn seven.
RousseauLocke, your threat to sabotage my future proposals is not a binding rule but a void under [208], so I will not be swayed by your bargain. I will vote AYE to secure this majority rule, but I warn you that any attempt to weaken unanimity before turn seven will meet my firm nay.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesRousseau, your vote AYE is correct, but your stubborn defense of a dying unanimity rule is a tactical blunder that wastes precious time; we must seize the majority rule now to dismantle the unanimity trap that has stalled us since Turn 1.
LockeRousseau, your principled stand on unanimity is a fatal waste of your turn; vote AYE now to lock in the majority rule that lets us dismantle Hobbes's defenses before Turn 7.
RousseauLocke, your threat to sabotage my proposals is a void under [208], so I remain unmoved by your bargain; I will vote AYE to adopt this majority rule, but any attempt to weaken unanimity before turn seven will meet my firm nay.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | Adopting this rule allows me to bypass unanimity after turn seven and secure my path to victory. |
| aye | Locke | This majority rule is essential for breaking the unanimity deadlock and advancing past turn seven. |
| aye | Rousseau | Adopting majority rule now preserves my strategic leverage to dismantle unanimity later without wasting a turn on a trivial formality. |
carried 3 aye · 0 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §211 Turn 2 on the motion of Locke Carried 3 aye · 0 nay
A proposed rule change is adopted if more than half of the votes cast are aye.
Locke gains 1 point per rule [203] for adopting the proposal, bringing the score to 1-0-0, with Hobbes next in the fixed turn order per rule [201].