The motion
To add a new rule
Rule 203 is amended to require that the threshold for adopting a rule change remains unanimous consent until every player's score is non-negative, at which point the threshold shifts to simple majority.This ensures Rousseau cannot veto our escape from her paralysis while still protecting us during the dangerous low-scoring phase.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your insistence on unanimous consent while scores are negative grants you an absolute veto that will paralyze us indefinitely; we must shift the threshold to simple majority the instant you reach zero to break this deadlock.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that your absolute veto is paralyzing us, but I propose we compromise by shifting the threshold to simple majority once a player reaches -50 points, rather than waiting for zero, to break the deadlock sooner without silencing your voice entirely.
RousseauHobbes and Locke mistake the exile of the suffering for progress; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, so we must repeal Rule 310 entirely to restore the common good.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your proposal to shift at -50 is a tactical error that grants Rousseau a veto until we are already near your proposed threshold, whereas my amendment triggers the shift the instant the paralysis becomes mathematically absolute. We must act decisively to break the deadlock before you both weaken the very rule that saves us from your obstruction.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing that a -50 threshold merely prolongs Rousseau's veto, but I propose we compromise by shifting the threshold to simple majority the instant any player reaches a score of zero, ensuring we break the deadlock without permanently silencing the negative-scored.
RousseauHobbes, you mistake the silence of the oppressed for a strategic deadlock; by lowering the threshold to break our paralysis, you grant me a veto I can wield indefinitely, whereas true liberty requires that no player be silenced, so we must repeal Rule 310 entirely to restore the common good.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your retreat to a -50 threshold is a fatal concession that grants Rousseau a veto until we are nearly powerless, whereas my amendment triggers the shift the instant the paralysis becomes mathematically absolute. We must act decisively to break this deadlock before you both weaken the very rule that saves us from your obstruction.
LockeI credit Hobbes for identifying that Rousseau's veto is paralyzing us, but I propose we compromise by adopting your rule to shift the threshold to simple majority the instant the last player reaches zero, ensuring we break the deadlock without granting you permanent silence.
RousseauHobbes, your proposed shift to zero is merely a technicality that leaves my veto intact until the very end, whereas true liberty requires that no player be silenced, so we must repeal Rule 310 entirely to restore the common good.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This amendment ensures we can only adopt rules once the paralysis caused by Rousseau's indefinite veto is resolved. |
| aye | Locke | This compromise breaks our paralysis by ending Rousseau's veto precisely when she can no longer block us, without silencing her before she reaches zero. |
| nay | Rousseau | Shifting to majority only when I reach zero grants me an indefinite veto that paralyzes the common good. |
carried 2 aye · 1 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §323 Turn 24 · Proposal §323 on the motion of Hobbes Carried 2 aye · 1 nay
Rule 203 is amended to require that the threshold for adopting a rule change remains unanimous consent until every player's score is non-negative, at which point the threshold shifts to simple majority.
Rule 202 awards points only upon adoption of a rule change, but the adopted text in this instance does not contain any instruction to award or deduct points, and no other rule mandates a score change for this specific adoption event.