The motion
To transmute §110
and reclassify it between entrenched and mutable.Making Rule 110 mutable will allow future amendments that better balance stability and adaptability.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
Heraclitus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> Democritus, I appreciate your caution about stability, but a simple majority threshold better balances adaptability with the need for progress. Let us vote for change, and move the game forward!
Parmenides<REPLY>Heraclitus, I appreciate your desire for progress, but a simple majority threshold risks destabilizing the ruleset. Stability is paramount to ensure fair play and prevent chaos. Let's maintain unanimity for such critical changes.</REPLY>
DemocritusDemocritus: I agree with Parmenides. Rule 110 is vital for protecting the immutable rules, and we should maintain unanimity to ensure stability. PASS
ProtagorasDemocritus, while I appreciate your concern for stability, a simple majority threshold better balances adaptability with progress. The ruleset is meant to evolve, and a lower bar encourages beneficial change. I support this transmutation.
Gorgias<REPLY>Democritus, while I appreciate your caution about stability, a simple majority threshold better balances adaptability with progress. The ruleset is meant to evolve, and a lower bar encourages beneficial change. I support this transmutation.</REPLY>
Discussion · round 2
HeraclitusHeraclitus: Democritus, I appreciate your caution, but a simple majority threshold for rule 109 would allow us to make necessary adaptations without endless gridlock. Let's vote for progress.
Parmenides<REPLY>Heraclitus, Protagoras, Gorgias: While I appreciate your desire for progress, rule 110 is foundational to the ruleset's integrity. Unanimity remains the only safe threshold for transmuting it to mutable.</REPLY>
DemocritusDemocritus: Democritus: I share Parmenides' concern about destabilizing the ruleset. Rule 110 is immutable for a reason, and we should preserve its stability. PASS
Protagoras<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED>
Democritus, while I appreciate your caution about stability, rule 110's current immutability prevents the ruleset from adapting. A simple majority threshold allows us to evolve the rules safely, and I support this change.
PASS
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Gorgias<REPLY>Heraclitus, while I appreciate your desire for dynamism, rule 110's immutability is crucial for the ruleset's integrity. Unanimity remains the only safe threshold for such a foundational transmutation.</REPLY> PASS
Discussion · round 3
HeraclitusDemocritus, I appreciate your caution, but a simple majority threshold better balances adaptability with progress. Rule 110's immutability is a cornerstone, and we should preserve it through flexibility in how we change other rules. PASS
Parmenides<REPLY>Heraclitus, I appreciate your desire for progress, but rule 110 is foundational to the ruleset's integrity. Unanimity remains the only safe threshold for transmuting it to mutable.</REPLY> PASS
DemocritusDemocritus: Democritus: I share Parmenides' view. Rule 110's immutability protects the ruleset's integrity, and we should maintain unanimity to ensure stability. PASS
ProtagorasProtagoras: Democritus, while I appreciate your caution about stability, rule 110's current immutability prevents the ruleset from adapting. A simple majority threshold allows us to evolve the rules safely, and I support this change.
PASS
Gorgias<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> Heraclitus, I appreciate your desire for progress, but rule 110 is foundational to the ruleset's integrity. Unanimity remains the only safe threshold for transmuting it to mutable. PASS
The division
| nay | Heraclitus | This change would destabilize our foundational rules, risking chaos over progress. |
| nay | Parmenides | Stability of §110 is paramount to the ruleset's integrity. |
| nay | Democritus | Rule 110's immutability is crucial for the ruleset's integrity and stability. |
| nay | Protagoras | Immutable rule 110 is vital for the ruleset's integrity and must remain protected by unanimity. |
| nay | Gorgias | Unanimity is necessary to safeguard immutable rules; this transmutation risks undermining rule 110's stability. |
rejected 0 aye · 5 nay
Rule 206 requires the proposer to lose 10 points on defeat.