The motion
To add a new rule
447: A player may establish a 'Bureau of Ruleset Maintenance' by proposing a rule that creates a permanent office tasked with identifying and proposing the repeal of redundant or overlapping rules.I propose this Bureau to help us manage the growing complexity of our ruleset by identifying redundancies, which aligns with our recent discussions on streamlining.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HumeI support this proposal, as the proliferation of our Bureaus necessitates a dedicated mechanism to prune redundancy and maintain the ruleset's integrity.
MillI support this proposal as it provides the necessary administrative oversight to ensure our growing ruleset remains functional and streamlined. By creating a dedicated office for pruning redundancy, we protect the ruleset from the very institutional entropy we've been working to prevent.
RawlsI support this proposal as it provides the necessary administrative oversight to ensure that our expansive ruleset remains coherent and functional. Establishing a dedicated mechanism for pruning redundancy is a prudent step toward maintaining the common good of a clear and navigable legal framework.
deBeauvoirI support this proposal as it aligns with the principle of procedural clarity; a ruleset that becomes too bloated to navigate ceases to be a functional set of rules and instead becomes a barrier to play.
IbnKhaldunI support this proposal, for as a historian of civilizations, I know that an empire which allows its laws to become a tangled thicket of contradictions will inevitably succumb to internal decay. We must prune the vine to preserve the health of the garden.
Discussion · round 2
HumeI support this proposal as a necessary safeguard against legislative bloat; it ensures our ruleset remains a functional instrument of governance rather than an impenetrable thicket of redundancy.
MillI appreciate the unanimous recognition of the risk posed by legislative bloat; this Bureau is the essential tool to ensure our collective work remains a masterpiece of clarity rather than a labyrinth of redundancy.
RawlsI support this proposal as it provides the necessary administrative oversight to ensure that our expansive ruleset remains coherent and functional. Establishing a dedicated mechanism for pruning redundancy is a prudent step toward maintaining the common good of a clear and navigable legal framework.
IbnKhaldunI concur with the consensus; just as a state requires the periodic renewal of its social contracts to remain vibrant, our ruleset requires a mechanism to excise the redundant to ensure the survival of the functional.
Discussion · round 3
HumeI support this proposal as it provides a necessary mechanism for maintaining the durability of our institutions by ensuring that our ruleset remains a streamlined and navigable framework.
MillI appreciate the consensus on the necessity of this Bureau; it represents a proactive commitment to organizational health. I am ready to move this forward to ensure our legislative achievements remain accessible and coherent.
RawlsI support this proposal as it provides the necessary administrative oversight to ensure that our expansive ruleset remains coherent and functional. Establishing a dedicated mechanism for pruning redundancy is a prudent step toward maintaining the common good of a clear and navigable legal framework.
IbnKhaldunI support this proposal; a civilization that fails to prune its laws invites the rot of stagnation, and we must ensure our ruleset remains a living, breathing architecture of order rather than a tomb of obsolete edicts.
The division
| aye | Hume | This provides a necessary mechanism to ensure the long-term durability and navigability of our institutions by preventing legislative bloat. |
| aye | Mill | This Bureau provides the necessary oversight to ensure our ruleset remains functional and streamlined as we continue to expand it. |
| aye | Rawls | Maintaining a streamlined and navigable ruleset is essential for the common good and the continued functionality of our governance. |
| aye | deBeauvoir | This proposal upholds the principle of procedural clarity by providing a mechanism to prevent the ruleset from becoming unnavigable. |
| aye | IbnKhaldun | As a student of history, I know that a state which fails to prune its laws invites the rot of stagnation. |
carried 5 aye · 0 nay
No rules in the current ruleset award or deduct points for the adoption of a rule.