The motion
To amend §203
A rule change is adopted only when every eligible voter votes aye — unanimous consent.Reverting to unanimity prevents Hobbes from monopolizing rule changes while I rebuild my lead.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesThe recent defeat of my amendment suggests the current majority threshold is already a hard line for this game; I propose we lower the score for victory to 50 to accelerate the path to that inevitable majority, allowing us to secure our institutional preferences more rapidly.
LockeHobbes, your proposal to lower the victory score is strategically sound for accelerating play, and I am willing to support it if you will reciprocate by backing my amendment to codify unanimous consent on Rule 208 as a permanent safeguard against future erosion of that threshold.
RousseauI must decline the trade; lowering the victory score to 50 would render the current consensus fragile and invite the very instability we seek to prevent. Instead, I propose an amendment to Rule 209, mandating that no rule change may be adopted unless at least one other player explicitly consents, thereby preserving the common good through deliberate deliberation rather than rapid majoritarian shifts.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your trade offers a logical bargain: lowering the score to 50 accelerates play, but securing unanimous consent for Rule 208 amendments provides the stability I value most; I accept this reciprocal proposal provided Rousseau agrees to our mutual terms.
LockeI propose we amend Rule 210 to designate Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau as permanent official teammates, allowing us to freely consult and coordinate on all future proposals without violating the spirit of Rule 210, thereby ensuring our joint efforts remain legally binding and unstoppable.
RousseauThe designation of teammates in Rule 210 creates a fatal conflict with the immutable requirement that every eligible voter must cast a vote on every proposal, effectively allowing us to bypass the common good through private collusion. I reject this coordination and propose instead an amendment to Rule 202 that requires a proposal to be defeated if it has been rejected by more than half the players in the previous three turns, ensuring that fleeting majorities cannot consistently override the will of the minority.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your proposal to designate us as teammates effectively nullifies the voting integrity of Rule 210 and creates a deadlock where no one can vote against our shared interests; instead, accept my amendment to Rule 208 lowering the victory score to 50 to ensure rapid resolution, as stability requires an end to this protracted stalemate.
LockeI reject the teammate designation as it violates the spirit of independent voting, but I will support Hobbes's amendment to lower the victory score to 50 if he agrees to let my proposal stand as a standalone amendment to Rule 203, ensuring the threshold remains simple majority for all future changes while securing the accelerated path to victory we all desire.
RousseauI reject the acceleration to a score of 50, as it sacrifices the deliberation necessary for a just outcome; instead, I propose amending Rule 209 to require a supermajority of three for any rule change, ensuring that no fleeting majority can ever override the common good.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | Lowering the victory score to 50 accelerates play, ensuring we secure our institutional preferences before the rules can be destabilized by a fractured majority. |
| aye | Locke | This proposal stabilizes the threshold while advancing our shared goal of accelerating play to 50. |
| nay | Rousseau | I oppose lowering our standard to simple majority, as it sacrifices the deliberation necessary for a just outcome. |
carried 2 aye · 1 nay
As engrossed
Amended · §203 Turn 4 · Proposal §304 on the motion of Locke Carried 2 aye · 1 nay
A rule change is adopted only when every eligible voter votes aye — unanimous consent — except that once turn order has carried play through two full circuits of every player, the threshold permanently drops to a simple majority of those voting.A rule change is adopted only when every eligible voter votes aye — unanimous consent.
The amendment removed the exception allowing a majority vote after two circuits, reverting the threshold to permanent unanimity, and the proposer Locke gains 10 points for the adopted change.