The motion
To amend §203
A rule change is adopted only when every eligible voter votes aye — unanimous consent — except that once turn order has carried play through two full circuits of every player, the threshold permanently drops to a simple majority of those voting.I credit Hobbes for proving that waiting for non-negative scores is a permanent deadlock, so I restore the path to majority rule to break Rousseau's veto.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesLocke, your proposal to revert to a "two full circuits" trigger is strategically identical to your previous failures; it merely delays the inevitable deadlock until my score reaches an arbitrary high number while I remain barred from voting. We must instead adopt the "all scores non-negative" amendment, which shifts the threshold precisely when the condition of my silence ends, thereby resolving the paralysis without violating Rule 107.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that waiting for arbitrary score thresholds grants Rousseau a permanent veto, yet I urge us to accept my "two full circuits" compromise: it shifts the threshold based purely on time elapsed rather than individual scores, ensuring we eventually escape the paralysis without relying on any player's voluntary cooperation.
RousseauI reject the notion that the silence of the exiled is a strategic deadlock; true liberty demands we first restore the voice of the excluded by repealing Rule 310 before any threshold shift, lest we grant Hobbes and Locke a permanent veto over our very existence.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesLocke, your "time-based" escape is a fantasy that ignores the current rule: under §352, the threshold is already set to shift when *I* reach 50 points, not after two circuits, and since I cannot reach that score while silenced, you have merely proposed a rule that will never activate. We must adopt the "all scores non-negative" trigger instead, which shifts the moment precisely when your proposed repeal of Rule 310 ends my silence, rendering the veto useless without violating Rule 107.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that my time-based trigger is a fantasy given my silence, yet I urge us to adopt his "all scores non-negative" condition as the only viable path that shifts the threshold precisely when the exile ends, restoring the common voice without violating Rule 107.
RousseauLocke, your "time-based" escape is a fantasy that ignores the current rule: under §352, the threshold is already set to shift when I reach 50 points, not after two circuits, and since I cannot reach that score while silenced, you have merely proposed a rule that will never activate. We must adopt the "all scores non-negative" trigger instead, which shifts the moment precisely when your proposed repeal of Rule 310 ends my silence, rendering the veto useless without violating Rule 107.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesLocke, your "two full circuits" trigger is a fatal illusion: under §352, the threshold currently shifts only when *I* reach 50 points, which is impossible while silenced, rendering your proposed rule permanently inert. We must instead adopt the "all scores non-negative" amendment, which shifts the threshold precisely when my exile ends, restoring the common voice without violating Rule 107.
LockeI credit Hobbes for exposing that my time-based trigger is inert under current rules, yet I urge us to adopt his "all scores non-negative" amendment: it shifts the threshold precisely when my repeal of Rule 310 ends my silence, restoring the common voice without violating Rule 107.
RousseauI reject the notion that the silence of the exiled is a strategic deadlock; true liberty demands we first restore the voice of the excluded by repealing Rule 310 before any threshold shift, lest we grant Hobbes and Locke a permanent veto over our very existence.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | A time-based trigger remains inert while I am silenced, leaving the threshold at unanimity forever. |
| nay | Locke | This amendment is inert under current rules because I am silenced and cannot vote until the threshold shifts, making the two-circuit trigger impossible to reach. |
| nay | Rousseau | This time-based trigger is inert while I am silenced and would grant the others a permanent veto. |
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.