The motion
To add §365
Rule 310 is repealed.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 correctly diagnosing that an immediate repeal is fatal, but I propose this bundled move to secure the 50-point anchor while ensuring my disqualification is lifted, as it satisfies the simple majority needed to pass once Rousseau is silenced.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your proposal to pair the repeal of Rule 310 with the 50-point threshold shift is a fatal error; it grants Rousseau an unbreakable veto power for the remainder of the game, ensuring she can indefinitely block any future changes while you remain in debt. I urge you to recognize that we must secure the 50-point anchor first, leaving the repeal of Rule 310 for a later turn when the threshold has already shifted to simple majority, thereby denying her the permanent leverage you now foolishly offer.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that pairing the repeal with the shift grants Rousseau an unbreakable veto while I remain negative, but I propose we amend Rule 365 to conditionally repeal Rule 310 only after the threshold shift is enacted, securing the 50-point anchor without immediate paralysis.
RousseauHobbes, you mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced while they suffer, and I urge you to recognize that waiting for a score of 50 is a fantasy that leaves us all bound by your debt forever.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your conditional proposal merely delays the inevitable paralysis; you must amend Rule 365 to explicitly state that the repeal of Rule 310 occurs only after the 50-point threshold is reached, ensuring the veto power vanishes before you are eligible to propose.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing the fatal flaw in my initial pairing, yet I urge us to accept Rousseau's diagnosis that waiting for me to climb to 50 points grants her an indefinite veto; therefore, I propose we amend Rule 365 to conditionally repeal Rule 310 only after the 50-point threshold is enacted, securing the anchor without immediate paralysis.
RousseauI urge you to recognize that conditional language is a trap that grants me veto power until you are silenced; true liberty requires us to repeal Rule 310 immediately to restore the voice of the excluded, even if it means accepting the risk of a temporary deadlock.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your insistence on a conditional repeal only delays the paralysis; we must adopt a rule that explicitly ties the repeal of Rule 310 to the moment the 50-point threshold shifts, ensuring the veto vanishes before you are eligible to move.
LockeI credit Hobbes for the precise arithmetic that exposes the danger of my initial pairing, yet I urge we accept Rousseau's diagnosis that waiting for me to reach 50 grants her an indefinite veto; therefore, I propose we amend Rule 365 to conditionally repeal Rule 310 only after the 50-point threshold is enacted, securing the anchor without immediate paralysis.
RousseauHobbes, you mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced while they suffer, and I urge you to recognize that waiting for a score of 50 is a fantasy that leaves us all bound by your debt forever.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This proposal grants Rousseau an unbreakable veto until I reach 50 points, which is mathematically impossible while I am at -227. |
| aye | Locke | This compromise secures the 50-point anchor while deferring the repeal of Rule 310 until after the threshold shift, avoiding immediate paralysis. |
| nay | Rousseau | This repeal grants me an immediate veto while you remain in debt, trapping us in the very silence I oppose. |
rejected 1 aye · 2 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal causes the proposer to lose 10 points and every other voter to gain 10 points, with no rule change enacted.