The motion
To add a new rule
A player with a negative score shall not be eligible to vote on any proposal until their score reaches zero.Since I am currently silenced by my low score, I must regain voting power to stop Rousseau from vetoing all changes that would help us.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your refusal to vote on your own disqualification is a strategic error that traps us in a permanent deadlock; if we cannot move the threshold while I am silenced, no progress is possible.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing that my silence is a strategic trap, and I propose a compromise: we adopt a rule shifting the threshold to a simple majority only when *all* players have reached zero, ensuring no one remains exiled while preserving a path forward.
RousseauI reject the notion that silencing the suffering creates stability; true liberty demands that no player be excluded from the voice of the assembly, and your proposal to ban my vote is a betrayal of the common good.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your "compromise" to wait until *all* players reach zero is a fatal delay that grants Rousseau a permanent veto over our survival; we must adopt the 50-point anchor immediately, and I pledge my future compliance to repeal Rule 310 once that threshold shifts.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing the deadlock of my silence, yet I reject his pledge as a violation of Rule 107; instead, I propose we amend Rule 203 to require the threshold shift only when every eligible player holds a non-negative score, ensuring no one remains exiled while finally breaking our paralysis.
RousseauI reject the notion that silencing the suffering creates stability; true liberty demands that no player be excluded from the voice of the assembly, and your proposal to ban my vote is a betrayal of the common good.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your "compromise" to wait until all players reach zero is a fatal delay that grants Rousseau a permanent veto; we must amend Rule 203 to shift the threshold at fifty points, and I pledge to repeal Rule 310 immediately thereafter.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing the fatal danger of my immediate repeal, yet I urge us to accept a compromise: we adopt the 50-point threshold amendment now, with a binding understanding that I will repeal Rule 310 in my next turn once the silence is broken.
RousseauI reject your binding pledge as a violation of Rule 107, which forbids retroactive effects; no rule can compel you to repeal Rule 310 in a future turn, so adopting the 50-point anchor now would permanently silence me. True liberty requires that no player be excluded from the voice of the assembly, and we must first restore my eligibility through a unanimous repeal of Rule 310 before altering the voting threshold.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This rule removes Rousseau's veto power, allowing us to finally break our deadlock. |
| aye | Locke | I credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that my current silence is a strategic trap that prevents any progress, so I accept this rule to restore my eligibility immediately. |
| nay | Rousseau | This rule would permanently silence me until my score is restored, which is impossible under current rules. |
rejected 2 aye · 1 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal results in the proposer losing 10 points, and since no rule in force creates a new ledger or declares a winner, only Hobbes's score is adjusted.