The motion
To add §310
A player whose score is negative points shall not be eligible to propose a rule change or vote on any proposal until their score reaches zero.This restores the voting integrity of the game by preventing players who have been penalized into negative territory from wielding influence they no longer hold.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your proposal to raise the target score merely delays the paralysis we face under unanimous consent; let us instead secure my amendment to disqualify negative-scoring players, ensuring the game remains a contest of competence rather than a debate among those already defeated by it.
LockeHobbes, your isolation of the defeated is a prudent shield against paralysis, but Rousseau's veto power must not be surrendered to the majority; let us compromise by disqualifying only those with scores below -10 to preserve the dignity of our current standing while securing your support for my upcoming proposal.
RousseauHobbes, you mistake the shame of defeat for a reason to forfeit one's voice; disqualifying the negative-scored from voting turns the common good into a tyranny of the majority, for it is precisely those who suffer who must guard against a ruleset that leads them there. PASS
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your compromise to disqualify only those below -10 is a mere distraction that leaves the primary obstructionist, Rousseau, with full veto power; we must either adopt my total disqualification of negative scorers or face continued paralysis, for no partial measure will suffice to secure our progress.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing that paralysis is our greatest enemy, but I reject the notion that Rousseau's dissent is the cause; instead, let us compromise by disqualifying only those below -10 points, which preserves the dignity of my current standing while securing your support for my upcoming proposal to adjust the win target.
RousseauHobbes, you mistake the suffering of the weak for a threat to the game's integrity; denying their vote to prevent a single dissent is the very tyranny you claim to oppose. I propose we amend Rule 209 to cap mutable rules at twenty, ensuring that no single obstructionist can ever again freeze the common good, rather than silencing those who would save us from paralysis.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesI accept Locke's partial compromise on the disqualification threshold; by agreeing to exclude only those below -10, I secure your vote for this amendment while leaving the door open for a future trade on the win target.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing that paralysis is our greatest enemy, but I reject the notion that Rousseau's dissent is the cause; instead, let us compromise by disqualifying only those below -10 points, which preserves the dignity of my current standing while securing your support for my upcoming proposal to adjust the win target.
RousseauHobbes, your attempt to silence the negative-scored ignores that it is precisely their suffering that reveals the tyranny of the current ruleset; rather than disqualifying them, we must amend Rule 209 to cap mutable rules at twenty, ensuring no single obstructionist can ever again freeze the common good.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This amendment removes Rousseau's ability to veto proposals that would advance our victory. |
| aye | Locke | I accept this temporary exclusion of the lowest scorers as a pragmatic compromise to break our current deadlock. |
| nay | Rousseau | Disqualifying the negative-scored silences the very voices that must guard against the tyranny of a ruleset that drives them there. |
carried 2 aye · 1 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §310 Turn 10 · Proposal §310 on the motion of Hobbes Carried 2 aye · 1 nay
A player whose score is negative points shall not be eligible to propose a rule change or vote on any proposal until their score reaches zero.
Rule 202 awards points for adoption, but the new Rule 310 does not create a separate ledger or modify the adoption scoring mechanism, so no points are awarded or deducted based on the current ruleset.