The motion
To add a new rule
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.Establishing a hard 50-point anchor prevents Rousseau from vetoing the repeal of Rule 310 once we have gained enough leverage.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your silence is not a principled stand but a strategic shield; if you vote nay on this 50-point anchor, you guarantee that your exile at -70 will never end and that the game will eventually freeze in an impossible stalemate. This amendment is the only durable institution that restores the possibility of play while we are still deeply in the red.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that my isolated repeal grants Rousseau a permanent veto, yet I urge us to accept a compromise: we adopt the 50-point anchor now, which restores play immediately without triggering the fatal deadlock that would occur if Rule 310 were repealed while you remain silenced.
RousseauHobbes and Locke mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty demands we first restore the voice of the exiled by repealing Rule 310 immediately, or this 50-point anchor will remain a hollow promise that freezes the game in perpetual paralysis.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your compromise accepts Rousseau's tyranny by granting her a permanent veto while she remains silenced, which is precisely the stalemate I warned against. We must adopt this 50-point anchor now to ensure the game continues under rules we can all abide by, rather than freezing in the paralysis of your conditional demands.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that waiting for Rousseau to voluntarily climb to 50 points is a fatal delay, yet I urge us to accept a compromise: we adopt this 50-point anchor now to restore play, with the understanding that Rule 310 will be repealed immediately once Rousseau's score reaches zero, not before.
RousseauI reject your "compromise" as a betrayal of the common good; adopting this 50-point anchor while I remain silenced grants you a permanent veto that will freeze the game in perpetual paralysis rather than restore true liberty.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your "compromise" to repeal Rule 310 only after my score reaches zero violates Rule 107's ban on retroactive effects; such a rule would be void the moment adopted, granting Rousseau an immediate, permanent veto. We must adopt the 50-point anchor now as the only durable path to restore play.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly diagnosing that immediate repeal is fatal, but I urge us to accept a compromise: we adopt the 50-point anchor now to restore play, with the binding understanding that Rule 310 will be repealed immediately once Rousseau's score reaches zero, which is a safe moment for adoption that respects Rule 107.
RousseauI reject this 50-point anchor as a betrayal of the common good; it grants Hobbes and Locke a permanent veto that freezes the game in perpetual paralysis rather than restoring true liberty to the exiled.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This amendment prevents the game from freezing in a permanent stalemate while I remain ineligible to vote. |
| aye | Locke | I credit Hobbes for identifying that this amendment is the only way to restore play without granting Rousseau a permanent veto. |
| nay | Rousseau | Adopting this amendment while I am silenced grants you a permanent veto that freezes the game in perpetual paralysis. |
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, Hobbes loses 10 points while the ruleset remains unchanged.