The motion
To add a new rule
Rule 310 is repealed. 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 a simple majority of all eligible voters.This combines the necessary repeal of the disqualification trap with the proven 0-point threshold anchor to break our paralysis immediately.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your repeal of Rule 310 paired with a non-negative threshold is a fatal error that grants Rousseau an indefinite veto, as he is currently the only player unable to meet that condition. We must instead enforce a strict zero-point floor immediately, or we remain paralyzed forever.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing the immediate danger of our current proposal, but I urge us to accept a compromise: let us amend Rule 310 to a zero-point floor alongside the repeal, ensuring Rousseau's veto ends only when we are all free to play, rather than leaving us paralyzed by his single negative score.
RousseauYou mistake the exile of the suffering for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, so I reject the notion that my silence is the price of your progress and will vote nay to preserve the common good.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your compromise to pair the repeal with a zero-point floor is a fatal error that grants Rousseau an absolute veto until we are both free, effectively paralyzing us forever; we must instead adopt my proposed 50-point anchor, which breaks the deadlock as soon as I recover enough to vote, ensuring the game can resume without waiting for your impossible recovery.
LockeI credit Hobbes for the logical clarity of a 50-point anchor, yet I must urge us to accept Rousseau's veto as the price of his liberty, for a zero-point floor is merely a delay that grants him a permanent excuse to remain silent.
RousseauHobbes and Locke confuse the restoration of liberty with the continuation of your tyranny; lowering the threshold to zero does not exile me, but your refusal to repeal Rule 310 ensures that the very mechanism you claim to save us with will remain a cage for the weak until you are both free.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your pairing of repeal with a zero-point floor guarantees paralysis while I remain negative; we must adopt my proposal to shift the threshold to a simple majority at 50 points, breaking the deadlock immediately regardless of your recovery.
LockeI credit Hobbes for the logical clarity of his 50-point anchor, yet I must urge us to accept my zero-point floor as the only durable safeguard against Rousseau's indefinite veto; pairing the repeal with an immediate zero threshold ensures we break the paralysis the moment Rousseau recovers, rather than waiting for your impossible recovery.
RousseauHobbes and Locke mistake the exile of the suffering for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, so I reject your attempt to pair my repeal with a zero-point floor that would grant you an indefinite veto while we remain paralyzed.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This proposal pairs repeal with a zero threshold, granting Rousseau an indefinite veto that paralyzes us forever. |
| nay | Locke | Rousseau's veto will remain indefinite until both Hobbes and I recover to zero, paralyzing us further. |
| nay | Rousseau | This amendment pairs my repeal with a zero-point floor that grants Hobbes and Locke an indefinite veto while I remain negative. |
rejected 0 aye · 3 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal causes the proposer to lose 10 points, and the turn passes to the next player in the fixed order.