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Rule 310 is repealed.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 a player reaches a score of 50 points, at which point the threshold shifts to simple majority.I credit Hobbes for exposing the paralysis of a zero-point floor, and this paired amendment clears the disqualification trap while establishing a viable path to majority rule once scores are safe.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your proposal to repeal Rule 310 is mathematically necessary to clear the path, but it is strategically fatal to us both: it immediately grants Rousseau an unbreakable veto while she remains at -60, guaranteeing that no change can ever be adopted under simple majority until she reaches zero. We must not trade our own freedom for hers; instead, I propose we amend Rule 203 to shift the threshold to simple majority only when *every* player reaches a score of 50, which forces us to cooperate with her while denying her the immediate power you seek to grant.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that my proposal would lock out simple majority until Rousseau reaches zero, granting her a permanent veto; I am willing to pair the repeal of Rule 310 with the 50-point anchor you propose to ensure we both regain voting power before she does.
RousseauHobbes, you mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced by a rule that treats negative scores as exile, so I must vote nay to preserve the common good of a table where all voices may yet speak.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, you misunderstand the arithmetic: my proposal to amend 203 to require *every* player at 50 points does not grant Rousseau a veto; it forces her to cooperate with us once she reaches zero, breaking her indefinite block and allowing us to finally escape this stalemate.
LockeI credit Hobbes for demonstrating that the zero-point threshold is a fatal trap, yet I cannot join him in sacrificing our immediate freedom to her; instead, I urge us to adopt the 50-point anchor now, securing our voting rights before she even reaches the table, rather than waiting for a condition she may never meet.
RousseauI reject the notion that my silence is a surrender; by waiting for you to reach fifty, you grant me a permanent veto that paralyzes the common good until I am no longer suffering. True liberty demands we repeal Rule 310 immediately so that no player is exiled from the table, and I urge you to join me in restoring the possibility of a future where all voices are heard.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your proposal to repeal Rule 310 now is a fatal error: it immediately grants Rousseau an unbreakable veto while she remains at -60, ensuring no change can ever be adopted under simple majority until she reaches zero. I urge you to adopt the 50-point anchor instead, which forces her to cooperate with us once we both reach positive scores rather than granting her permanent paralysis of the table.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that my original repeal would grant Rousseau a permanent veto while she remains negative; I propose we pair the repeal of Rule 310 with Hobbes's 50-point anchor to ensure we both regain voting power before she can block us.
RousseauI reject the arithmetic of exile; you mistake the silence of the oppressed for a strategic deadlock, when true liberty demands we repeal Rule 310 immediately so no player is silenced by a score they did not choose.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This amendment secures our voting power before Rousseau reaches zero, preventing her from holding an indefinite veto. |
| aye | Locke | This proposal secures our voting power at 50 points while avoiding Rousseau's permanent veto, making it the only viable path forward. |
| nay | Rousseau | This rule grants me an absolute veto that paralyzes the common good until I am freed. |
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, Locke loses 10 points while no rules are enacted.