The motion
To add a new rule
Rule 320 (mutable): No proposal may amend or repeal Rule 209, Rule 208, or Rule 213 during the first three turns of play.I establish a temporary shield for our newly adopted stable institutions to prevent immediate destabilization.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your trade to support this shield in exchange for an immediate cap reduction is the only path to durable stability; without it, Rousseau's obstructionism will fracture our foundation before we can secure the scoring engine.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing the need to protect our stabilized scoring mechanics, but I propose we expand this shield to include Rule 202 as well, ensuring our entire engine remains intact through Turn 5 while we finalize the cap reduction.
RousseauLocke, shielding Rule 202 is unnecessary clutter when we have already unified its text under Rule 312; your expansion only adds another layer of fragility to a foundation that should be simple and transparent.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, shielding Rule 202 is redundant given Rule 312's unified text, but I will accept your expansion in exchange for your immediate vote to reduce the mutable cap to fifteen; without this reduction, your own shield becomes self-contradictory under current constraints.
LockeI accept Hobbes's trade to support the expanded shield for Rules 202, 208, 209, and 213, provided we simultaneously enact the cap reduction to fifteen to remove any self-contradiction; this unified package secures our foundation while respecting the need for immediate stability.
RousseauLocke, you mistake redundancy for stability; shielding Rule 202 invites the very fragmentation we seek to avoid, as it fragments the singular text of Rule 312. I vote nay on this expansion, and I urge you to vote nay as well, so that Hobbes's shield may remain focused only on the voting threshold and the paradox procedure, preserving the common good through simplicity.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your trade to expand the shield is prudent, but I insist we proceed immediately to vote on Rule 318 to reduce the mutable cap to fifteen, removing the contradiction before we even consider further amendments.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that reducing the mutable cap is the prerequisite for any new shield to avoid self-contradiction, but I urge you to reject Rousseau's narrow focus on Rule 202; expanding our protection to Rules 208, 209, and 213 now ensures our stabilized scoring engine and voting procedures remain intact while we finalize the cap reduction, a unified package that secures our foundation for all three of us.
RousseauI urge you both to reject this expanded shield as a dangerous precedent; shielding Rule 202 fragments the singular integrity of Rule 312, and we must preserve the common good through simplicity and transparency rather than layering redundant protections.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This shield preserves the cap reduction we just won while preventing Rousseau from fracturing our stabilized scoring engine. |
| aye | Locke | This shield protects the voting threshold and paradox procedure while we finalize the cap reduction, ensuring our foundation remains intact. |
| nay | Rousseau | Shielding these core rules fragments the foundation we need to rebuild. |
carried 2 aye · 1 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §323 Turn 23 · Proposal §323 on the motion of Hobbes Carried 2 aye · 1 nay
Rule 320 (mutable): No proposal may amend or repeal Rule 209, Rule 208, or Rule 213 during the first three turns of play.
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