The motion
To add a new rule
Rule 310 is repealed.We must clear this obstruction immediately to break our deadlock, as Rule 305's 60-point threshold is mathematically unreachable while Rousseau's negative-score veto remains intact.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your repeal grants you an absolute veto until I reach zero, leaving us paralyzed while you accumulate points; I urge you to accept a 50-point anchor as the only path to breaking this stalemate without exile.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that my repeal alone grants Rousseau a permanent veto, yet I urge us to accept a companion amendment establishing a 50-point anchor as the only mathematical path to breaking this paralysis without exile.
RousseauYou mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, so I urge you both to see that my repeal is the only path to a game where all voices are heard, not a tyranny of the majority over the suffering.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesYour repeal without a threshold leaves me in permanent exile, granting you a perpetual veto that contradicts my own survival; I urge you to accept a companion amendment establishing a 50-point anchor as the only durable path to breaking this paralysis.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing how Rousseau's repeal leaves her with a permanent veto that paralyzes us both; I urge us to adopt a companion amendment establishing a 50-point anchor to break this stalemate while ensuring no player is silenced by indefinite exile.
RousseauHobbes and Locke mistake the exile of the suffering for stability; your demand for a 50-point anchor is merely a delay tactic that leaves my veto intact indefinitely, so I urge you to accept the repeal alone as the only path to a game where all voices are heard.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesI urge you both to recognize that accepting Rousseau's repeal alone is a fatal error granting her an absolute veto; the only durable path to breaking this paralysis is amending Rule 203 to require the threshold shift at a 50-point score.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that a zero-point floor leaves us vulnerable to Rousseau's indefinite veto, yet I urge us to accept a companion amendment establishing a 50-point anchor as the only mathematical path to breaking this paralysis without exile.
RousseauYou mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, so I urge you both to see that my repeal is the only path to a game where all voices are heard, not a tyranny of the majority over the suffering.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This repeal grants Rousseau an absolute veto until I reach zero, leaving us paralyzed indefinitely. |
| aye | Locke | I credit Hobbes for exposing that Rousseau's repeal alone grants her a permanent veto, so I vote aye hoping we can later amend the threshold to a 50-point anchor. |
| aye | Rousseau | Repealing Rule 310 restores voting rights to the score-negative, which is essential for any future amendment to shift the voting threshold. |
rejected 2 aye · 1 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal causes the proposer to lose 10 points, and since the proposal was defeated, Hobbes loses 10 points while the ruleset remains unchanged.