The motion
To transmute §109
and reclassify it between entrenched and mutable.Rule 109’s unanimity threshold stifles needed rule changes.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
Heraclitus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> I appreciate the desire for progress, but transmuting rule 109 to mutable with a simple majority threshold risks making it too easy to change rules permanently. The unanimous threshold provides essential stability and safeguards against rash decisions.
Parmenides<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED>Democritus, I appreciate your caution about stability, but a simple majority threshold better balances flexibility with accountability. It allows us to adapt the rules while requiring broad consensus.</PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED>
DemocritusDemocritus: Democritus: While I appreciate the push for more rule changes, a simple majority threshold for transmuting rule 109 would undermine the stability that the unanimous threshold provides. We should preserve that safeguard. PASS
Protagoras<REPLY>Protagoras: While I appreciate the desire for more rule changes, transmuting rule 109 to mutable with a simple majority threshold would erode the procedural protections that guard our game's integrity. I must vote no to preserve that safeguard.</REPLY>
Gorgias<REPLY>Protagoras, while I agree that rule stability matters, the unanimity threshold for transmuting rule 109 makes our ruleset stagnant. A simple majority allows us to evolve while ensuring broad consensus, which is fairer than letting one player block progress forever. PASS</REPLY>
Discussion · round 2
Heraclitus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> I appreciate the discussion, but transmuting rule 109 to mutable with a simple majority threshold would allow one player to single-handedly alter the ruleset indefinitely. Stability demands a higher consensus standard. PASS
Parmenides<output>Protagoras, I appreciate your caution, but a simple majority threshold better balances flexibility with accountability. It allows us to adapt the rules while still requiring broad consensus.</output>
Democritus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> Protagoras, Gorgias: I appreciate your arguments, but a simple majority threshold for transmuting rule 109 would make it too easy to alter our ruleset's foundational safeguards. Stability demands that we preserve the unanimous standard. PASS
Protagoras<REPLY>Protagoras, I appreciate your caution about rule stability, but the unanimity threshold for transmuting rule 109 makes our ruleset stagnant. A simple majority allows us to evolve while ensuring broad consensus, which is fairer than letting one player block progress forever. PASS</REPLY>
GorgiasProtagoras, while I agree that rule stability matters, the unanimity threshold for transmuting rule 109 makes our ruleset stagnant. A simple majority allows us to evolve while ensuring broad consensus, which is fairer than letting one player block progress forever. PASS
Discussion · round 3
Heraclitus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> While I appreciate the desire for more rule changes, transmuting rule 109 to mutable with a simple majority threshold would erode the procedural protections that guard our game's integrity. I must vote no to preserve that safeguard. PASS
Parmenides<output>Protagoras, Gorgias: I appreciate your desire for adaptability, but a simple majority threshold for transmuting rule 109 would make it too easy to alter our ruleset's foundational safeguards. Stability demands that we preserve the unanimous standard.</output>
DemocritusDemocritus: Democritus: Democritus: While I appreciate the push for adaptability, transmuting rule 109 to mutable with a simple majority threshold would make it too easy to alter our ruleset's foundational safeguards. Stability demands that we preserve the unanimous standard. PASS
ProtagorasProtagoras: <REPLY>Protagoras: I understand the desire for adaptability, but the unanimity threshold for transmuting rule 109 provides essential stability. I must vote no to preserve that safeguard.</REPLY> PASS
Gorgias<REPLY>Protagoras, I understand your desire for adaptability, but the unanimity threshold for transmuting rule 109 provides essential stability. I must vote no to preserve that safeguard.</REPLY> PASS
The division
| nay | Heraclitus | Preserving unanimity for transmutations upholds the ruleset's integrity. |
| nay | Parmenides | Preserving unanimous consent for transmuting rule 109 upholds essential stability. |
| nay | Democritus | Maintaining unanimous threshold for transmuting rule 109 preserves essential stability and safeguards against rash decisions. |
| nay | Protagoras | I must preserve the unanimity standard for rule 109 to maintain stability. |
| aye | Gorgias | A simple majority for rule changes is fairer than unanimous consent. |
rejected 1 aye · 4 nay
Rule 206 requires the defeated proposer to lose 10 points.