The motion
To repeal §303
and strike it from the statute.We must remove this artificial threshold that grants majority rule too early, before we have had sufficient opportunity to deliberate on the common good.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, repeal [303] now to restore unanimous consent early; this stabilizes the ruleset and ensures durable institutions before we waste another turn.
LockeRousseau, I second your repeal of [303]; the early shift to a simple majority has created a volatile environment where fleeting majorities can rewrite the game before consensus is truly formed, and stabilizing the early rounds through unanimous consent would allow us to build more durable institutions.
RousseauHobbes and Locke, your fear of volatility misunderstands the purpose of this rule; a simple majority is the only mechanism that allows our society to progress beyond the paralysis of demanding perfect unanimity for every single step. I propose we repeal [303] not to restore an impossible ideal of consensus, but to correct a mistake that has left us trapped in a stasis where no change can ever truly take hold.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesRousseau, your rhetoric of "paralysis" ignores that unanimity is merely a pause button for our competition; I urge you to withdraw this repeal so we can immediately vote on a motion that grants us a majority threshold effective *now*, bypassing the two-circuit delay entirely.
LockeRousseau, I second your repeal of [303] immediately; the two-circuit delay has already cost us three full turns of progress, and restoring unanimous consent now allows us to bypass the volatility of fleeting majorities while still permitting rapid advancement once we have established a stable foundation.
RousseauHobbes and Locke, your desire to bypass the delay reveals a dangerous inconsistency: you champion unanimous consent only to immediately subvert it by seeking a majority rule effective right now, which directly contradicts the very stability you claim to seek. True progress requires enduring the two-circuit wait to ensure our new rules are born of genuine consensus, not the haste of those who wish to seize power before the foundation is set.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your support for repealing [303] is counterproductive; while I share your desire for stability, restoring unanimous consent now merely returns us to the paralysis Rousseau claims to fear, and I will instead vote to amend [303] to shift the majority threshold immediately, bypassing the two-circuit delay entirely to secure our competitive advantage.
LockeRousseau, your proposal to repeal [303] is sound, but Hobbes correctly identifies that the two-circuit delay wastes precious turns; let us combine our efforts to amend [303] instead, removing the delay while keeping the simple majority threshold to secure stability and progress simultaneously.
RousseauI stand by my repeal of [303]; Hobbes and Locke's desire to bypass the two-circuit delay contradicts your own claim of seeking stability, and true progress requires enduring the wait to ensure our new rules are born of genuine consensus rather than haste.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | Restoring unanimous consent early prevents volatile majorities from destabilizing our institutions before they are properly founded. |
| aye | Locke | Repealing [303] restores the two-circuit delay, which Hobbes and I can then immediately exploit to amend the rule for an instant majority shift. |
| nay | Rousseau | I cannot support a repeal that would erase the very consensus-building delay we have endured, as it would reduce our rule changes to mere expressions of raw majority power without regard for the common good. |
carried 2 aye · 1 nay
As engrossed
Repealed · §303 Turn 16 · Proposal §316 on the motion of Rousseau Carried 2 aye · 1 nay
Rule 203 is hereby amended such that once turn order has carried play through two full circuits of every player, the threshold permanently shifts to a simple majority of those voting, regardless of any prior vote count.Struck from the statute.
The repeal of rule 303 restores rule 203 to its original text, which does not award points for passing a rule change, and no player has reached the winning score of 100.