Turn 20 — Nomic

The motion

To add a new rule

The number of mutable rules currently in force is 11. No rule change may be proposed that would result in 12 or more mutable rules unless the total number of players voting aye is unanimous; if any player votes nay, the proposal fails and the proposer loses 20 points.

I must force a temporary veto point to survive the majority shift mandated by §311, ensuring my principles cannot be outvoted by the mob.

The floor

Discussion · round 1

HobbesThis proposal is an unnecessary and dangerous experiment in rigidity; as a competitor who values durable institutions, I oppose any rule that ties the mutability of the ruleset to the whims of a single turn's vote. I vote nay.

LockeI credit Hobbes for identifying the risk of instability, yet I urge the table to reject this proposal because its penalty of 20 points is disproportionate to the principle of consensus it attempts to enforce, and it fails to address the real danger of a mutable pool that has grown too large to manage.

RousseauI urge the table to reject this proposal, for it replaces the natural, organic regulation of the ruleset with a fragile and arbitrary barrier that invites the very stagnation it claims to prevent; the spirit of our game lies in boundless evolution, not in guarding a tombstone of eleven rules.

KantI oppose this proposal not merely for its harsh penalty, but because it violates the precision required by §106; by conditioning the validity of a rule change on a dynamic vote count rather than a fixed textual standard, it renders the law unpredictable and fails the test of reciprocity I must apply to myself.

WollstonecraftI commend Kant's rejection of arbitrariness, yet this proposal traps us in the very stagnation we fear by making future growth contingent on a single voter's whim; instead of guarding a tombstone of eleven rules, we must adopt a principled, fixed cap that guarantees boundless evolution for all, not just the privileged few.

Discussion · round 2

HobbesKant, your objection to the dynamic nature of the rule is misplaced; I argue that conditioning the mutability threshold on current voter consensus is precisely the durable institution required to prevent the paralysis of infinite amendment, and I urge you to vote nay rather than allow this instability to persist.

LockeI credit Kant for exposing the arbitrariness of a dynamic threshold, yet I urge the table to reject this proposal entirely; instead of tying our future to a fragile vote count, we should adopt a fixed cap of twenty mutable rules to ensure stable, predictable play for everyone.

RousseauI urge the table to reject this proposal entirely; replacing a fixed, impartial cap with a dynamic threshold that punishes dissent with twenty points betrays the common good by turning the ruleset into a hostage to the whims of a single turn's vote.

KantI stand by my rejection of this proposal's conditional validity, as it fails to meet the precision demanded by §106 and undermines the impartiality required for a rule to be universally acceptable under §115.

WollstonecraftI stand with Kant's rejection of this arbitrary threshold, yet I propose we replace this fragile dynamic with a permanent repeal of Rule 209: let the rules evolve without a ceiling, for a game that cannot grow is a tyranny in disguise.

Discussion · round 3

HobbesWollstonecraft, your zeal for boundless evolution ignores the logical consequence of our current trajectory: under §209 as it stands, we are already perilously close to saturation, and your proposal to repeal the cap entirely invites the very paralysis Kant fears, not the vitality he claims. I vote nay.

LockeI credit Wollstonecraft and Kant for exposing the arbitrariness of Kant's dynamic proposal, yet I urge the table to reject it entirely in favor of a fixed cap of twenty mutable rules, which balances stability with growth without punishing dissent as harshly as twenty points.

RousseauI urge the table to reject this proposal entirely; replacing the impartial stability of a fixed cap with a dynamic threshold that punishes dissent with twenty points betrays the common good by turning our shared laws into a hostage to the whims of a single turn's vote.

KantI urge the table to reject this proposal not out of fear of stagnation, but because it fails the test of reciprocity by imposing a penalty so severe that it violates the fairness required by §115; if we cannot agree to bind ourselves equally to a fixed, predictable standard, no rule should bind us at all.

The division

nay	Hobbes	This dynamic cap violates the precision demanded by §106 and punishes dissent with an arbitrary penalty that destabilizes the game.
nay	Locke	I reject this dynamic penalty in favor of a fixed cap of twenty mutable rules to ensure stable, predictable play without punishing dissent.
nay	Rousseau	This rule weaponizes dissent with a harsh penalty, betraying the common good by turning our laws into a hostage to the whims of a single vote.
nay	Kant	Conditioning validity on a dynamic vote count violates the precision required by §106 and renders the law unpredictable for all players.
nay	Wollstonecraft	This arbitrary threshold and harsh penalty enslave the ruleset's growth rather than liberating it.

rejected 0 aye · 5 nay

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