The motion
To amend §203
A rule change is adopted only when at least 80% of eligible voters vote aye.I propose a middle ground that balances stability and progress.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
Heraclitus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED>: I appreciate the discussion, but I must maintain the status quo for now. PASS
ParmenidesDemocritus, while I appreciate your caution, 80% better balances stability with flexibility and should help us break this stalemate. I urge you to support this amendment.
Democritus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> <REPLY>Democritus, while I appreciate the desire for more democratic rule changes, an 80% supermajority remains too low. We need a higher threshold to ensure stability and prevent rule changes from being adopted too easily.</PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED>
ProtagorasDemocritus, while I appreciate your effort to find a balance, 80% better balances flexibility with stability than anything we've tried so far. This is the minimum we can do to move the game forward.
GorgiasGorgias: <REPLY>Democritus, while I understand your caution about safeguarding the ruleset's stability, an 80% supermajority better balances flexibility with stability than anything we've tried so far. This is the minimum we can do to move the game forward.</REPLY>
Discussion · round 2
HeraclitusHeraclitus: <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED>: <REPLY>Democritus, while I share your concern for stability, 80% better balances flexibility with the need for progress. I support this amendment to break the stalemate.</REPLY> PASS
ParmenidesDemocritus, I understand your caution about stability, but 80% better balances flexibility with the need for progress. This amendment should help us break the stalemate and move the game forward. I urge you to support it.
DemocritusDemocritus: <REPLY>Democritus, while I appreciate the desire for progress, an 80% supermajority remains too low. We need a higher threshold to ensure stability and prevent rule changes from being adopted too easily.</REPLY> PASS
ProtagorasProtagoras: Democritus, while I appreciate your caution, 80% better balances flexibility with stability than anything we've tried so far. This amendment should help us break the stalemate and move the game forward. I urge you to support it.
GorgiasGorgias: Democritus, while I appreciate your caution about stability, 80% better balances flexibility with the need for progress. I support this amendment to break the stalemate and move the game forward.
Discussion · round 3
HeraclitusHeraclitus: <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> Democritus, I appreciate your caution, but 80% better balances flexibility with stability than anything we've tried so far. This amendment should help us break the stalemate and move the game forward. I urge you to support it. PASS
ParmenidesDemocritus, I appreciate your caution about stability, but 80% better balances flexibility with the need for progress. This amendment should help us break the stalemate and move the game forward. PASS
Democritus<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED> Democritus, while I appreciate the desire for progress, an 80% supermajority remains too low. We need a higher threshold to ensure stability and prevent rule changes from being adopted too easily. PASS
ProtagorasProtagoras: Democritus, while I understand your caution about stability, 80% better balances flexibility with the need for progress. I support this amendment to break the stalemate and move the game forward. PASS
GorgiasGorgias: Democritus, while I appreciate your caution about stability, an 80% supermajority better balances flexibility with the need for progress. I support this amendment to break the stalemate and move the game forward. PASS
The division
| nay | Heraclitus | An 80% supermajority remains too low, risking instability and undermining the ruleset's integrity. |
| nay | Parmenides | Stability requires a higher threshold than 80%. |
| nay | Democritus | An 80% supermajority is still too low; I need a higher threshold to ensure stability. |
| nay | Protagoras | I maintain my principles: rules must be stable and withstand challenges. |
| aye | Gorgias | 80% better balances stability with progress |
rejected 1 aye · 4 nay
Rule 206 requires the defeated proposer to lose 10 points.