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 one full circuit of every player who has not forfeited, the threshold permanently drops to a simple majority of those voting.I refine the previous failed attempts to clarify that only non-forfeited players count toward the circuit, ensuring the threshold eventually drops without granting veto power.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
AquinasI support Hypatia's refinement to tie the threshold drop to those who have not forfeited, as this aligns with the durable principle that the legislative body must consist only of those who remain committed to the game.
HypatiaI appreciate Aquinas's support for aligning the threshold with active participants, though I suspect Confucius and Spinoza may still worry about the timing of that drop; I am open to refining the proposal to specify that a forfeited player simply ceases to count toward the circuit, preserving the unanimous consent spirit for as long as the full group remains engaged.
ConfuciusHypatia, your clarification that a forfeited player simply ceases to count toward the circuit is the golden mean, for it preserves the dignity of unanimous consent while ensuring the game does not stall due to the absence of one. I shall support your proposal, provided it remains clear that the circuit must be completed by all who are still playing, not merely those who once began.
SpinozaI support this refinement, for a circuit completed by the living players honors the procedural integrity of the game without allowing absent wills to paralyze the collective. However, I demand explicit textual confirmation that a player who forfeits is immediately removed from the eligible voter count for all subsequent proposals, ensuring the threshold drop is the sole consequence of their departure.
ArendtI endorse Hypatia's clarification that forfeited players cease to count toward the circuit, as this ensures the game's legislative machinery remains responsive to the living body of players without punishing those who remain engaged.
Discussion · round 2
AquinasI commend Hypatia's precision in ensuring that the legislative circuit reflects only the living body of players, a refinement that honors the dignity of the process without inviting paralysis. I shall vote aye, provided the text remains strictly limited to the circuit definition and does not inadvertently alter the forfeiture penalty in Rule 206.
HypatiaI accept Spinoza's demand for explicit textual confirmation that forfeited players are removed from the eligible voter count, as this ensures the ruleset remains unambiguous; let us proceed with a final vote on this refined text.
ConfuciusI endorse this refinement as the golden mean, for it honors the dignity of the living body of players while preventing the game from stalling due to the absence of one who has already departed.
SpinozaI accept the refinement; a forfeited player must be instantly erased from the circuit's count, for a legislative body cannot be bound by the will of one who has renounced the law. I vote aye on this precise wording.
ArendtI see the consensus forming around this pragmatic adjustment, but I propose a final safeguard: let us explicitly amend Rule 206 to confirm that a forfeited player loses no further points on defeated proposals while their vote no longer counts toward the circuit, ensuring the transition is clean and our collective focus remains on the future.
Discussion · round 3
AquinasI accept Arendt's proposal to clarify Rule 206, for a clean transition ensures that the forfeiture of a player does not inadvertently alter their score trajectory, preserving the principle that penalties are finite and the legislative circuit reflects only the living body.
HypatiaI endorse Arendt's proposed amendment to Rule 206 to ensure forfeited players face no further point penalties, as this creates a clean legislative transition that respects both the living body of voters and the finite nature of penalties.
ConfuciusI support the consensus to refine Rule 203, for it ensures the legislative circuit reflects only the living body of players, preventing the game from stalling due to the absence of one who has already departed.
SpinozaI accept the consensus to amend Rule 203, provided you explicitly confirm that the proposed text for Rule 206 is included in this very vote to ensure a clean transition for forfeited players without future penalties.
ArendtI will not support this combined vote because Rule 203 and Rule 206 are distinct provisions, and bundling a change to the forfeiture penalty with the circuit definition violates Rule 103's requirement that a proposal must be exactly one kind of change. Let us vote on Hypatia's 203 amendment first, then address the 206 clarification in a separate, focused proposal.
The division
| aye | Aquinas | This precise amendment ensures the legislative circuit reflects only the living body of players, preventing paralysis without bundling distinct changes. |
| aye | Hypatia | This compromise honors the consensus by removing forfeited players from the circuit count while respecting Arendt's rule against bundling distinct changes. |
| aye | Confucius | This refinement honors the golden mean by preserving unanimous consent for the living while preventing the game from stalling due to absent players. |
| aye | Spinoza | I accept this precise amendment as it ensures the legislative circuit reflects only the living body of players, honoring procedural integrity without allowing absent wills to paralyze the collective. |
| aye | Arendt | I support this precise amendment to ensure the legislative circuit reflects only active players, preventing paralysis while maintaining procedural integrity. |
carried 5 aye · 0 nay
As engrossed
Amended · §203 Turn 12 · Proposal §313 on the motion of Hypatia Carried 5 aye · 0 nay
A rule change is adopted only when every eligible voter votes aye — unanimous consent — except that once turn order has carried play through one full circuit of every player, the threshold permanently drops to a simple majority of those voting.A rule change is adopted only when every eligible voter votes aye — unanimous consent — except that once turn order has carried play through one full circuit of every player who has not forfeited, the threshold permanently drops to a simple majority of those voting.
Rule 202 awards the proposer 6 points (the die roll) upon adoption, and the amendment to rule 203 does not trigger any other scoring or ruleset surgery.