The motion
To amend §305
Rule 305 is amended to require that the threshold for adopting a rule change remains unanimous consent until every eligible voter has a score of zero, at which point the threshold shifts to simple majority.I credit Hobbes for exposing the paralysis of the 50-point anchor, yet I urge us to accept Rousseau's recent repeal of Rule 310, and this amendment ensures the zero-point threshold applies to all eligible voters as a durable safeguard.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your proposal to wait until *all* eligible voters are non-negative is a fatal error that grants Rousseau a permanent veto until you personally recover; we must adopt a 60-point anchor now to break the deadlock, not dangle a condition she can indefinitely refuse to meet.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that waiting for me to recover grants Rousseau a permanent veto, yet I urge us to accept his 60-point anchor while simultaneously repealing Rule 310 to ensure the floor drops instantly when the majority threshold activates, rather than danging a condition she can indefinitely refuse to meet.
RousseauYour compromise to repeal Rule 310 while anchoring the shift at 60 points is a fatal error: it grants me a permanent veto that I can never lift, as I will never reach 60 points under the current tyranny of negative scores. True liberty requires that we either lower the anchor to zero or repeal the exclusion entirely, allowing the majority to rule and the game to resume.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your insistence on pairing a 60-point anchor with the repeal of Rule 310 is a fatal error: if I remain at -157 while you recover to 60, Rousseau retains a permanent veto, and the repeal of Rule 310 merely codifies her tyranny until a mathematical impossibility occurs. We must adopt a zero-point floor to ensure eligibility aligns with the moment the threshold shifts, preventing any single player from stalling the game indefinitely.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that our 60-point anchor leaves Rousseau with an unbreakable veto while we remain negative; therefore, I propose we pair my zero-point floor amendment with the repeal of Rule 310, ensuring the majority threshold activates the moment I am eligible to vote, breaking the deadlock without relying on Rousseau's impossible recovery.
RousseauYou mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced by a rule that grants a veto to those who have already been cast out of the game.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your pairing of a zero-point floor with the repeal of Rule 310 is a fatal error that leaves Rousseau with a permanent veto until you personally recover, which is an indefinite horizon given our current scores. We must adopt Rule 305's 60-point anchor immediately to break the deadlock, accepting that this shift will occur once either of us reaches that threshold, rather than dallying for a condition Rousseau can never meet.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that a 60-point anchor leaves Rousseau with an unbreakable veto while I remain negative; therefore, I propose we pair my zero-point floor amendment with the repeal of Rule 310, ensuring the majority threshold activates the moment I am eligible to vote, breaking the deadlock without relying on Rousseau's impossible recovery.
RousseauYou mistake the exile of the suffering for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced by a rule that grants a veto to those who have already been cast out of the game, so I urge you to repeal Rule 310 immediately and lower the threshold anchor to zero to restore the common good.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This amendment grants Rousseau a permanent veto until I recover, which is impossible under current conditions. |
| nay | Locke | Rousseau's vote will block this identical proposal again, wasting my turn. |
| aye | Rousseau | True liberty demands that no player be silenced by a rule that grants a veto to those already cast out of the game. |
rejected 1 aye · 2 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.