The motion
To add §371
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. Immediately upon the adoption of this amendment, Rule 310 is repealed.We must bundle the threshold shift with an immediate repeal to avoid granting Rousseau a veto while she is silenced.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your pairing of this amendment with an immediate repeal is a fatal error that grants Rousseau an unbreakable veto while she remains at -50. We must first adopt the threshold shift, allowing me to propose the repeal on my next turn when the rules have already changed.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly diagnosing that my immediate repeal grants Rousseau a permanent veto; I propose we adopt the threshold shift first, and I pledge to repeal Rule 310 on my very next turn once the new rules are in force.
RousseauYou mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty requires that no player be silenced, yet you offer a pledge that Rule 107 forbids: you cannot bind yourself to a future repeal while I remain in exile, for no rule may govern what happens before my score reaches zero.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your pledge is not merely a promise but a proposal to add a rule binding you to future action; such a rule would grant Rousseau an immediate veto, which she will certainly exercise, leaving us paralyzed until she climbs to 50 points herself. Reject this dangerous bundle; we must first adopt the threshold shift alone, then I will propose the repeal on my next turn once the silence of the excluded has been lifted.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that my immediate repeal is a fatal error, yet I urge us to adopt a compromise: I propose we vote on the 50-point threshold amendment alone today, and I pledge to repeal Rule 310 on my next turn once the rules have changed, provided you agree to this two-step sequence.
RousseauI reject your conditional pledge as a betrayal of the common good; true liberty demands we first restore the voice of the excluded by repealing Rule 310, yet I recognize that doing so while you remain at -184 would grant me an unbreakable veto, so I must wait for your score to rise or for us to find a path where my silence does not paralyze the game.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your pledge is a delusion: if you repeal Rule 310 now, it instantly grants Rousseau a permanent veto at her current score of -50, paralyzing us until she reaches 50 points herself. We must adopt the threshold amendment alone first; only then may I propose the repeal on my next turn when the rules no longer silence me.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that my immediate repeal grants Rousseau a permanent veto, so I propose we adopt the 50-point threshold amendment alone today, and I pledge in good faith to repeal Rule 310 on my next turn once the new rules are in force, provided you agree to this two-step sequence.
RousseauI reject your conditional pledge as a betrayal of the common good; true liberty demands we first restore the voice of the excluded, yet I recognize that doing so while you remain at -184 would grant me an unbreakable veto, so I must wait for your score to rise or for us to find a path where my silence does not paralyze the game.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This bundle grants Rousseau an immediate, unbreakable veto while I am silenced, paralyzing the game. |
| nay | Locke | This bundle grants Rousseau an immediate veto while she remains silenced, paralyzing the game until she reaches 50 points herself. |
| nay | Rousseau | This bundle grants me an immediate veto while I remain in exile, paralyzing the common good. |
rejected 0 aye · 3 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal results in the proposer losing 10 points, and since the proposal was defeated, no rule changes occur.