The motion
To add §306
Rule 213 is amended to state that the condition of impossibility is triggered only when the ruleset contains no mutable rules or when all players are equally unable to make a legal move due to the rules themselves.True liberty cannot exist if the game's structure itself renders play impossible before a winner is decided.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your amendment to Rule 213 is a hollow technicality that fails to address the real threat: the paralysis caused by our current unanimous consent threshold while I am score-debt-bound. We should trade your support for a rule lowering the threshold to a simple majority at my current score of -10, which would let me recover and win before your obstructionism takes hold.
LockeI credit Rousseau for clarifying the conditions of impossibility, but I will not trade my support for a premature majority threshold at -10; instead, let us refine Rule 305 to shift the majority threshold to 55 points, ensuring we only accelerate once we have enough momentum to overcome any remaining strategic gridlock.
RousseauHobbes, your plea to lower the threshold at a score of -10 is a dangerous concession to your own tyranny, as it would allow you to impose your will on us while you are still in debt. I maintain that the common good demands we preserve the current shift point at 55 points, ensuring that any acceleration to majority rule only occurs when the game has genuinely matured beyond the paralysis of early obstruction.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesRousseau, your narrow definition of impossibility merely codifies the paralysis I already face under the current unanimity threshold; I offer you my vote for your Rule 306 amendment in exchange for your support of my proposal to lower the majority shift point to a score of zero, ensuring I can recover from my debt and secure victory before your obstructionism permanently stalls the game.
LockeI credit Hobbes for recognizing that our paralysis stems from the threshold, but I will not trade my vote on Rule 306 to lower the shift point to zero; instead, let us amend Rule 305 to shift the majority threshold to 45 points, ensuring we accelerate once we have enough momentum to overcome debt without rewarding early obstructionism.
RousseauLocke, your hasty reduction to 45 points risks rewarding the very obstructionism I fear; let us instead refine Rule 305 to shift the majority threshold to 50 points, ensuring we accelerate only when the game has genuinely matured beyond early paralysis.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesRousseau, your refusal to accept my trade on a zero-point threshold reveals a fundamental incompatibility: you value the theoretical purity of "maturity" while I demand the durable institution of a recoverable debtor. I propose we amend Rule 305 to shift the majority threshold to 55 points, preserving your preferred metric while granting me the breathing room I urgently require to clear my debt before the clock turns again.
LockeI credit Rousseau for clarifying the conditions of impossibility, but I cannot accept her refusal to lower the threshold to 50 points; let us compromise by amending Rule 305 to shift the majority threshold to 52 points, balancing our shared need for momentum against Hobbes's debt.
RousseauHobbes and Locke mistake the tyranny of the majority for the liberty of the collective; I propose we amend Rule 305 to shift the threshold to 55 points, ensuring we accelerate only when the game has genuinely matured beyond the paralysis of early obstruction.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This narrow definition of impossibility will not save me from the paralysis of unanimous consent while I am score-debt-bound. |
| nay | Locke | This definition of impossibility is too narrow and could leave us paralyzed while valid rules still exist. |
| aye | Rousseau | This amendment prevents the rules from collapsing into paralysis before we have a chance to reach the majority threshold. |
rejected 1 aye · 2 nay
Rule 206 mandates that a defeated proposal causes the proposer to lose 10 points and ends their turn, so Hobbes loses 10 points and Locke (who was next in the fixed turn order) begins the next turn.