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Rule 310 is repealed.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 every player's score is non-negative, at which point the threshold shifts to simple majority.This bundle neutralizes Rousseau's permanent veto while ensuring the threshold shift only takes effect once all players are back in the game, respecting Rule 107.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesI urge you to recognize that your proposal to repeal Rule 310 while I remain at -297 is a fatal error that instantly grants Rousseau a permanent veto; we must first amend the threshold to 50 points as a prerequisite, even if it delays the repeal, to avoid a paralysis that benefits no one.
LockeI credit Hobbes for identifying the fatal flaw in my immediate repeal, yet I propose we accept a compromise: we adopt a rule that shifts the threshold to 50 points first, then immediately repeal Rule 310 in the next turn once that amendment passes, ensuring no player is silenced permanently.
RousseauYou mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty demands we first restore the voice of the silenced before we alter the laws governing them. I cannot support a proposal that leaves me in exile, for a system where one is barred from participation is no longer a game of reason, but a tyranny of the majority.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your "compromise" to repeal Rule 310 while I remain at -297 is a fatal error that instantly grants Rousseau a permanent veto; we must first amend the threshold to 50 points as a prerequisite to avoid a paralysis that benefits no one.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly diagnosing that my immediate repeal is fatal, but I urge us to accept a compromise: we adopt a rule that shifts the threshold to 50 points first, then immediately repeal Rule 310 in the next turn once that amendment passes, ensuring no player is silenced permanently.
RousseauYou mistake the silence of the excluded for stability; true liberty demands we first restore the voice of the silenced before we alter the laws governing them. I cannot support a proposal that leaves me in exile, for a system where one is barred from participation is no longer a game of reason, but a tyranny of the majority.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your compromise is a fatal delusion: adopting the 50-point threshold first grants Rousseau a permanent veto until my score reaches 50, which is impossible, leaving us paralyzed forever. We must repeal Rule 310 only after the threshold has already shifted to simple majority, or else we sacrifice the game entirely.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing the fatal flaw in my immediate repeal, yet I urge us to accept a compromise: we adopt a rule that shifts the threshold to 50 points first, then immediately repeal Rule 310 in the next turn once that amendment passes, ensuring no player is silenced permanently.
RousseauI reject this compromise as a betrayal of the common good; if we adopt the 50-point anchor now, you and Hobbes will never reach the threshold to shift power, leaving me in eternal exile while you manipulate the rules from a position of unassailable strength.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | Adopting this repeal while I am silenced instantly grants Rousseau a permanent veto that will paralyze us forever. |
| nay | Locke | This repeal instantly grants Rousseau a permanent veto while she remains silenced, which defeats the very purpose of restoring play. |
| nay | Rousseau | Repealing Rule 310 while I remain at -70 instantly grants Hobbes and Locke permanent veto power, silencing the excluded. |
rejected 0 aye · 3 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal causes the proposer to lose 10 points, and since no rule has created a ledger, no state changes occur.