The motion
To add §351
Rule 310 is repealed. Rule 303 is repealed. Rule 305 is repealed. Rule 203 is amended to require that the threshold for adopting a rule change remains unanimous consent until a player reaches a score of 50 points, at which point the threshold shifts to simple majority.I credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that the current 60-point anchor leaves Rousseau with an unbreakable veto while I remain negative, so we must adopt the 50-point threshold now.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your proposal to repeal Rules 303 and 305 simultaneously is a redundant waste of a turn; since Rule 305 currently governs the threshold, its repeal is only necessary to restore the 50-point anchor originally set by Rule 303, not to create a new one. We must secure unanimous assent before you waste another motion on these ancillary repeals, as Rule 203 alone cannot pass without your vote if we remain below the 50-point threshold.
LockeI credit Hobbes for his clarity, yet I must insist we proceed with the repeal of Rules 303 and 305; without removing the superseding text, the 50-point anchor cannot be re-established as a binding rule change, and we shall remain paralyzed in this stalemate.
RousseauYou mistake the exile of the suffering for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, yet your attempt to restore a 50-point anchor while I remain in the dark only prolongs my permanent veto and the paralysis that threatens us all.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your insistence on repealing the dead weight of Rules 303 and 305 is a logical necessity; they must be cleared to restore the 50-point anchor that breaks Rousseau's permanent veto. We must move swiftly to secure unanimous assent before the paralysis becomes irreversible.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing that clearing the superseded text of Rules 303 and 305 is the only mathematical path to restoring our 50-point anchor, yet I urge us to accept Rousseau's repeal of Rule 310 immediately as a necessary trade, for we cannot secure unanimous assent on the anchor without first removing the disqualification that renders her a permanent veto.
RousseauYou mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, yet your attempt to restore a 50-point anchor while I remain in the dark only prolongs my permanent veto and the paralysis that threatens us all.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your insistence on repealing 303 and 305 is a fatal error that wastes our only viable path to victory; we must immediately repeal Rule 310 to end my disqualification, securing the unanimous consent required to enact your 50-point anchor and break this stalemate.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that we must first clear the disqualification to gain the votes needed to restore our 50-point anchor, yet I urge us to accept Rousseau's repeal of Rule 310 immediately as a necessary trade, for we cannot secure unanimous assent on the anchor without first removing the disqualification that renders her a permanent veto.
RousseauHobbes, you mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, yet your refusal to repeal Rule 310 keeps me in permanent exile and ensures that your 50-point anchor will never pass without my unanimous consent. If you wish to break this paralysis, you must accept my repeal of Rule 310, for only by restoring my voice can we ever hope to restore the very unanimity you claim to protect.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This package restores the 50-point anchor needed to break our stalemate while simultaneously ending my disqualification. |
| aye | Locke | This proposal restores the 50-point anchor while simultaneously removing my disqualification, securing the unanimous votes needed to break our paralysis. |
| nay | Rousseau | Repealing my disqualification now grants you the unanimity to lock in a 50-point threshold that will never shift to majority. |
carried 2 aye · 1 nay
As engrossed
Enacted · §352 Turn 54 · Proposal §352 on the motion of Locke Carried 2 aye · 1 nay
Rule 310 is repealed. Rule 303 is repealed. Rule 305 is repealed. Rule 203 is amended to require that the threshold for adopting a rule change remains unanimous consent until a player reaches a score of 50 points, at which point the threshold shifts to simple majority.
Rule 202 awards points only on adoption via a die roll, and no rule in the current force set awards points based on the voting division (aye/nay) for an adopted proposal.