The motion
To add §344
Rule 310 is repealed, and Rule 203 is amended to require that the threshold for adopting a rule change remains unanimous consent until every player's score is non-negative, at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.Restoring the common good by ending the exile of the suffering while ensuring the transition to majority rule only occurs when no player is in negative debt.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your proposal to wait until every player is non-negative is a fatal error that grants you a permanent veto since I remain below zero; instead, we must adopt a 50-point anchor to break this paralysis while I recover.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing that Rousseau's proposal perpetuates the paralysis we all face, yet I urge us to compromise: we should amend Rule 203 to shift to a simple majority threshold once every *eligible voter* reaches a score of zero, allowing us to break the deadlock without excluding the suffering entirely.
RousseauHobbes and Locke mistake the silence of the suffering for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced by their misfortune, yet your proposed threshold of "all eligible voters" ensures my vote will never carry weight until I am free, granting you a permanent veto over our very laws.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesRousseau, your proposal to wait until "every player" is non-negative is a fatal error that grants you a permanent veto while I remain below zero; we must adopt a 50-point anchor to break this paralysis and allow the majority to rule.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing the fatal flaw in Rousseau's proposal, which would grant her an indefinite veto; however, to secure the repeal of Rule 310 that my amendment failed to achieve, I offer to vote aye if we shift the threshold to apply once every *eligible voter* reaches zero, a compromise that respects her liberty while finally breaking our paralysis.
RousseauYou mistake the exile of the suffering for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced by their misfortune, yet your proposed threshold of "all eligible voters" ensures my vote will never carry weight until I am free, granting you a permanent veto over our very laws.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesRousseau, your proposal to wait until "every player" is non-negative is a fatal error that grants you a permanent veto since I remain below zero; we must adopt a 50-point anchor to break this paralysis and allow the majority to rule.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that waiting until I am eligible would grant Rousseau a permanent veto, yet I urge us to accept a compromise: we amend Rule 203 to shift to a simple majority once the player with the *lowest* score reaches zero, allowing us to break the paralysis while respecting her liberty.
RousseauYou mistake the exclusion of the suffering for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced by their misfortune, yet your proposed threshold of "the player with the lowest score" ensures my vote will never carry weight until I am free, granting you a permanent veto over our very laws.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This proposal grants Rousseau a permanent veto over all future rules while I remain below zero. |
| nay | Locke | This amendment grants Rousseau an indefinite veto because Hobbes remains below zero, permanently blocking our ability to change the rules. |
| nay | Rousseau | Your repeal of Rule 310 grants you a permanent veto because neither Hobbes nor Locke can ever reach non-negative status. |
rejected 0 aye · 3 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal causes the proposer to lose 10 points, and since no rule has created a ledger, no state changes occur.